FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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the courts regularly, or ten dollars per diem for each day of

actual employment, when he shall be appointed to attend only

when his services shall be specially required by the judge,

said salaries to be paid in like manner as the salaries of the

other officers of the courts are now paid as prescribed in

section 223.

SEC. 231. Each of the stenographers so appointed shall

be skilled in the practice of his art, and shall hold his position

during the pleasure of the Supreme Bench. It shall be his

duty under the direction of the judge of the court to which

Duty of
stenogra-

he may be assigned for the time being to take full steno-

phers

graphic notes of all oral testimony and judicial opinions

orally delivered in every judicial proceeding and it shall be

his duty to furnish to any party to such proceeding upon

request a type-written copy of the notes of testimony and

judicial opinions so taken by him or of such part thereof as

may be required, on payment by such party of the expenses

of such copy at such rates as shall be fixed by rule of court

at the time. Whenever any judge shall be satisfied that a

copy of all or any part of the stenographic notes of testi-

mony or judicial opinions taken during any judicial pro-

ceeding at which he presided is necessary for the purpose of

justice, he shall, under such rules as shall be prescribed by

the Supreme Bench, pass an order that the expense of mak-

ing a copy of such part of said stenographic notes as he

shall specify in said order, shall be deemed a necessary dis-

bursement of the proceeding and allowed as such to the

prevailing party, and it shall be so taxed in the bill of

costs, but shall be paid in the first instance as shall be

directed in said order.

Approved March 15th, 1892.