The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
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 ]. Should the official reporter herein provided for on account of sickness or other cause. be unable 10 report the testimony of any trial as provided in this act, the judge Of the court shall have authority to appoint a special re- porter to serve until the official re- porter can resume his duties in such court. the compensation of such special reporter to be the same and paid in like manner as herein provided for official reporters; provided that in circuits hav- ing two judges or more the stenog- rapher appointed shall when not other wise engaged in the discharge of his official duties. be subject to the direc- ton of any judge of such circuit, 1t be- Ing the intention and purpose of this provision to avoid the necessity of ap- pointing a special reporter whenever any regular reporter of the circuit is available
 1. That in all cases reported by any official reporter or special re- porter, there shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the case a fee Of i've dol lars for each day or fraction thereof that such reporter shall be engaged in reporting a case, to be collected as in other cases. and when collected paid by the clerk into the county treasury Of the county in which the case is tried
 
 receive a salary Of twelve hundred dol lars per year. payable in monthly in stallments by the counties composing the circuits, each county to pay it's pro rata of such salary based upon the assessed taxed valuation of all prop erty of such county for the preceding year, such payment 10 be made on cer- tihcates issued by the judge of the court in favor of such official reporter for the respective amounts due by the several counties each month. the same to be paid by the treasurer of each county out of the general funds there of on presentation in the same man. ner as jurors certificates are now paid G. That before any official or special reporter shall enter upon the duties of his office he must subscribe to an oath to support the constitution and laws of the state of Alabama and | to faithfully perform all the duties of such office.
 r. That all stationery and supplies to be used by such official or special re- porters in their capacity as such shall be furnished and paid for by the ooun- ty or counties composing the respective circuits in the manner provided for the payment of the salaries of such official and special reporters on acquisition signed and approved by the judge of tho court.
 B. Any official or special reporter who charges more than the fees herein speci- fled for making any transcript shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon such fact being made known to the judge appointing such official or special re porter shall be promptly removed. g. In circuits having three circuit Judges, each judge shall appoint one competent court reporter. each of such court reporters shall receive a salary of s175 per month to be paid by the county as provided for in this act as to other counties and each and every provision of this act not in conflict with this section shall apply to such report CTS. This salary shall be the only com pensation to which such reporters l shall be entitled to receive for any and all services rendered by this act. Tho fees to which said reporters would be entitled shall be charged by the clerk or register of the court and shall be collected by him and paid into the treas ury of the county The idea and inten- tion hereof being to pay such repor- ter said salary and have the fees al- lowed herein charged and collected by the clerk or register and paid into the county treasury.
 10 In judicial circuits having moro than five Judges the judge or judges of criminal divisions of such courts arc hereby authorized to each appoint and designate a competent court reporter to report the proceedings of any case pending in their respective divisions. when the presiding judge of such divis- I ion shall deem 1t necessary or proper to have such cases reported. The reporter
 so designated shall receive $5 per day 1 for his services while actually engaged I in reporting the proceedings and shall receive ten cents per 100 words for the l transcript when the judge solicitor desires copy Of such transcript. said 1 amounts to be paid out of the county treasury upon the certificate of the judge that the amount is correct II. That this act shall not apply to circuits composed of one county having two judges. 12. That if any paragraph, provision or section of this act shall be held on declared tos be invalid or unconstitu- tiona1. same shall not affect any other paragraph, provision or section. 12h. That this act shall not apply to circuits having five or more judges, except to special reporters as pro- vided for in section 10 of this act 13 That all laws in conflict with the provisions of this act shall be express ly repealed.
 IA That this act shall become effec- tive on the first Monday after the sec- ond Tuesday In January. 1917. Approved September 20. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.