The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-25
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.


AN ACT to repeal Chapter POI of the Acts
of 1920 entitled AN Act to authorize and
empower the Judges of the Fourth Judic al
Circuit of Maryland to appoint Official
Court Stenographer for said Circuit and 70
define his duties and provide for his com
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 Jud cial
Circuit of Maryland to appoint one Official
Court Stenographer for the Circuit Court
of Washington County, and one Official
Court Stenographer for the Circuit Courts
for Allegany and Garrett Count es, and 10
define his or her duties, and to provide for
his her compensation by the County
Commissioners of Washington County and
the County Commissioners of Allegany and
Garrett Counties.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Chapter POI of the
Acts of 1920 entitled can Act TO authorize
and empower the Judges of the Fourth Judi
cial Circuit Of Maryland to appoint an Official
Court Stenographer for said Circuit to define
his duties and provide for his compensation
by the County Commissioners of AIegany
Garrett and Washington Counties in certain
proportions" be and the same il hereby
pealed.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That tie Judges
of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Maryland
be and they are hereby authorized and direct
ed to appoint two Official Court Stenogra-
pliers, for the Circuit Court of Washing
ton County and one for the Circuit Courts of
Allegauy and Garrett Counties, who shall be
sworn officers of the courts of said circuit
And the said Court noyrapher so appoint
I 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 a salary of 81 10000 per annum
qualification.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That the
| County Commissioners of Washington County
shall levy and pay to the said Curt Stsnog-
rapher appointed for the Circuit Court for
Washington County the said sum of $4,000
in monthly installments on or before the 10th
day of each month as long as said Court Stem
ographer is performing the oiici,l duties here
IN provided for, or until said County Commits
sioners are notified by the Judges of said cir
cult, or any of them, to the contrary
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
County Commissioners of Alegany County
shall levy and pay to the said Court Starog-
rapher so appointed for the Circuit Courts for
Allegany and Garrett Counties the sum of
Sl5OO.OO in monthly installmcnts on or be-
fore the 10th day of each month as long as
SAID Court Stenographer is performing the
official duties herein provided for, or until
said County Commissioners are notified by
the judges of said circuit any of them, to
the contrary. And that the County Commits
sioners of Garrett County shall levy and paw
TO the said Court Stenographer so appointed
for the Circuit Courts for Allegary and Gar
rett Counties the sum of $4,000 in monthly
lilStsilihltlls on or before the lUfn Qay OF
each month as long said Court Stenogra-
pher is performing the official duties herein
provided for until said County Commits
sioners a te notified by the Judges of said cir
cult, or any of them. to the contrary.
Sec 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 case of
a vacancy in said office said Judges are au-
fbt,vi aud al .t.,1 -. .-,A
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 fun stenographic notes
of all oral testimony and judicial opinions or
ally delivered at the regular terms and at al
trials Of cases in law or in equity of said
courts when the testimony is taken in o1cn
court and any other judicial opinions or ju-
dicial matters pertaining to the bus ness 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 short-h hand. or such part
thereof as may be requested on payment of
such party Of the expense of sad copy at
the rate of ten cents for every hundred words !
excepting when typewritten copy IS raque ted
to be written and furnished during the prog
riss of the trials of the case, other than equity
cases, when said Court StenCgFapher shall be
entitled to charge for the same at the rate
Of 20 cents per hundred words. Sad 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 order requesting
a typewriter copy of all or 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 i
the transcripts of all testimony taken as pro- |
vided in equity cases, shall be filed in the pro- |
ceedings in which said notes were taken
Sec: g.. 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 any of the
Associate Judges of said Circuit; and it shall |
be the duty of the Official Court Stenographer |
for Allegany and Garrett Counties to be in |
attendance daily to do all the work required |
the Associate Judges of said Circuit.
Sec 7. And be it further enacted That |
after SAID Official Court Stenographers shall |
be appointed by said Judges under this Act |
that shall be appointed under the pro-
visions of Chapter 1856 of the Acts of 1898. |
Chapter 235 of the Acts of 1904. and Chap |
Assembly of Maryland, unless said Official |
Stenographers 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 stenographer as provided in said |
Acts of the General Assembly of MARYLAND |
VINO shall receive $1,000 per day for taking |
testimony and the fees herein provided for
transcript.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted That in
all 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: 8. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shail 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 hereinbefore provided shall
begin and take effect from the date of the an
pointment and qualification of said Official
Stenographers.
Approved April 10, 1922