DORCHESTER COUNTY. 769

CHAPTER 575.

AN ACT authorizing, empowering and directing the judges of
the Circuit Court for Charles County to appoint a Court
stenographer.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the judges for the Circuit Court for Charles County
be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to
appoint a Court stenographer for said Charles county, who
shall be a sworn officer of said Court. And the said stenogra-
pher so appointed shall be paid a per diem of twelve dollars
per day for each and every day of actual service, which per
diem shall be levied by the County Commissioners, and be paid
by the County Treasurer of said Charles county, at the close
of each jury term of the Circuit Court for said Charles County,
as a part of the Court expenses, upon the presentation to them
of the certificate of the clerk or any of the judges of said
Court showing the attendance and services of said Court sten-
ographer.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Court stenographer so
appointed shall hold his position during the pleasure of the
said judges of said Court, and it shall be his duty to take full
stenographic notes of all oral testimony and judicial opinions,
orally delivered, at the regular jury terms of said Court. And
it shall also be his duty to furnish to any party to such pro-
ceedings, upon request, a typewritten copy of the notes of tes-
timony and judicial opinions so taken by him, or of such part
thereof as may be required, on payment by the party applying,
for the expense of such copy at the rate of five cents for every
one hundred words; provided, that said stenographer shall not
be compelled to take such notes when said Court is sitting as a
Court of Equity.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1910.

ARTICLE X.

DORCHESTER COUNTY.

CHAPTER 402.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 35,
35A and 36 as enacted by the January Session, 1906, and
Section 35B and 35c, as enacted by the January Session,