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paid in like manner as the salaries of the other officers of the
courts are now paid as prescribed in section 372 of this sub-
division.

380. Each of the stenographers so appointed shall be
skilled in the practice of his art, and shall hold his position dur-
ing the pleasure of the Supreme Bench. It shall be his duty,
under the direction of the judge of the court, to which he
may be assigned for the time being, to take full stenographic
notes of all oral testimony and judicial opinions orally deliv-
ered 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. When-
ever any judge shall be satisfied that a copy of all or any part
of the stenographic notes of testimony or judicial opinions,
taken during any judicial proceeding 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 making a copy of such part of said steno-
graphic notes as he shall specify in said order shall be deemed
a necessary disbursement of the proceeding, and allowed as
such to the prevailing party, and it shall be so taxed in the
bill of cost, but shall be paid in the first instance as shall be
directed in said order.

381. The Judges of the Orphans' Court of the City of
Baltimore are authorized and directed to appoint a stenog-
rapher for that court, who shall be a sworn officer of the court,
but shall be required to attend the sessions of such court only
when specially summoned by the presiding judge thereof.
The stenographer so appointed shall be skilled in the practice
of his art, and shall hold his position so long as he efficiently
discharges the duties of his office. In any proceeding in said
court in which either party shall give notice that in the event
of a decision of said court adverse to the claim of such party,
an appeal will be taken to the Court of Appeals, the presiding
judge of the court shall require the attendance of the stenog-