The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-01
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER No. 254.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter POL of the Acts
of 1920 entitled AN Act to authorize and
empower the Judges of the Fourth Judic al
Circuit of Maryland to appoint an Official
Court Stenographer for said Circuit and to
define his duties and provide for his
pensatiOn by the County Commissioners of
Allegany. Garrett, and Washington Counties
in certain proportions and to enact in
lieu thereof, an act to authorize and en-
power the Judges of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit of Maryland, to appoint Official
Court Stenographer for the Circuit Court
OF Washington County, and one Official
Court Stenographer for the Circuit Courts
for Alegany and Garrett Count es, and to
define his or her duties, and to proNi for
his her compensation by the County
Commissioners of Washington County and
the County Commissioners of Alegany and
Garrett Counties.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
semby of Maryland, That Chapter POI of the
Acts of 1920 entitled "An Act to authorize
and empower the Judges of the Fourth Judi
cal Circuit of Maryland TO appoint an Official
Court Stenographer for said Circuit, to define
his duties and provide for his comp ensatiou
by the County Commissioners of Al!egany.
Garrett and Washington Counties in certain
proportions" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed
Sec. ,. Be it further enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That tide Judges
of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Maryland
be and they hereby authorized and direct
ed to appoint two Official Court Stenogra-
pliers, one for the Circuit Court of Washing
ton County and one for the Circuit Courts of
Allegany and Garrett Counties, who shall be
officers of the courts of said circuit.
And the said Court Stenographer so appoint
ed for the Circuit Court for Washington
County shall receive a salary of $4,000 per
annum from the time of his or her appoint
ment or qualification. And the said Court
Stenographer SO appointed for the Circuit
Courts for Allegany and Garrett Counties
shall receive salary of 81 10000 per annum
from the time of his or her appointment and
qualification.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the
County Commissioners of Washington County
shall levy and pay to the said Court Stenog-
rapher so appointed for the CircuitNCourt for
Washington County the said sum of $4,000
in monthly installments or before the 10th
day of each month as long as said Court Stem
ographer is performing the official duties here
in provided for, until said County Commits
sioners notified by the Judges of said cir
cult, any of them, to the contrary.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the
County Commissioners of Allegany County
shall levy and pay to the said Court st ,rog-
rapher so appointed for the Circuit Courts for
Alegany and Garrett Counties the sum of
81 10000 in monthly installments on or be-
fore the 10th day of each month long as
said Court Stenographer is performing the
official duties herein provided for, or until
said County Commissioners notified by
the Judges of said circuit or any of them, to
the contrary. And that the County Commits
sioners of Garrett County shall levy and pay
TO the said Court Stenographer so appointed
for the Circuit Courts for Alegany and Gar
rett Counties the sum of $4,000 in monthly
installments or before the 10th day of
each month as long as said Court Stenogra-
pher is performing the official duties herein
provided for until said County Copmis-
sioners afe notified by the Judges of said cir
cult, or any of them, to the contrary.
Gee. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
said Court Stenographer so appointed shall
be skilled in the art and practice of stenog-
raphy and typewriting and shall hold said
position until removed by the Judges of said
circuit or majority OF them and in of
vacancy in said office said Judges are au-
thorized and detected to appoint a suitable
person in conformity with this Act to fill
such vacancy. 1t shall be the duty of said
Official Court Stenographer at the discretion
Of said court to take full stenographc notes
OF all oral testimony and judicial opinions
ally delivered at the regular terms and at all
trials of cases in law in equity of said
courts when the testimony is taken in open
court, and any other judicial opinions jul
dical matters pertaining to the business of
the Fourth Judicial Circuit when requested
by any of the Judges thereof. 1t shall be
the duty of the said Court Stenographer to
furnish to any party to such proceedings, or
his attorney promptly, upon request a type
written copy of the notes of testimony and
Judicial opinions so delivered in open court
and taken down in shorthand, or such part
thereof as may be requested, on payment of
such party of the expense of said copy at
the rate of ten cents for every hundred words,
excepting when typewriter copy is requested
TO be written and furnished during the prog
rtss of the trials of the case, other than equity
cases when said Court Stenographer shall be
entitled to charge for the at the rate
OF 20 cents per hundred words. SAID Official
Court Stenographer shall be entitled to make
an additional charge of cents per hundred
words for each carbon copy furnished any
OF said parties at any time. When any Judge
of said court shall pass an order requesting
g typewriter copy of all any part of the
notes of said Court Stenographer taken as
aforesaid to be made, it shall be the duty of
said Court Stenographer to make such copy
without charge, and said transcript and also
the transcripts of all testimony taken pro-
vided in equity cases, shall be filed in the pro-
.ceedings in which said notes taken.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of said Official Court Stenog-
rapher for Washington County to be in at
tendance daily to do all the work required of
him or her by the Chief Judge or any of the
Associate Judges of sa d Circuit; and it shall
be the duty of the Official Court Stenographer
attendance daily to do all the work required
Of him or her by the Chief Judge or any of
the Associate Judges of said Circuit.
Sec. T. And be it further enacted That
after said Official Court Stenographers shall
be appointed by said Judges under this Act
that no one shall be appointed under the pro-
visions Of Chapter 1856 Of the Acts of 1898,
Chapter 235, of the Acts of 1904, and Chap
ter $50, of the Acts of 1906, of the General
Assembly Of Maryland. unless said Official
Stenographers or either of them shall be
sick or incapacitated for some sufficient
reason be unable to be present in which
event any of the Judges of said circuit NAV
employ a stenographer provided in said
Acts of the General Assembly, of Maryland
who shall receive $1,000 per day for taking
testimony and the fees herein provided for
transcript.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted That in
an equity cases when the testimony is taken
in open court, and in all cases which shall
be appealed by any court to the Court of Ap-
peals Of Maryland, the costs of said stenogra-
pher for making the original transcript in
SAID cause shall be taxed and paid as other
court costs are paid in said circuit
Sec. g. And be it further enachad, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage, and the Judges of said circuit shall
appoint the said Official Stenographers as
soon thereafter may be convenient, and
that the salary as hereinbefOre provided shall
begin and take effect from the date of the ap-
continent and qualification of said Official
Stenographers.
Approved April -, 1922
CHAPTER No. 365
AN ACT TO repeal and re-enact with amend