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Mary's County, as a part of the court expenses, upon the pres-
entation to them of the certificate of the clerk or any of the
judges of said court showing the attendance and services of
said court stenographer.

45B. 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, at such times and in such
cases as the court may direct. And it shall also be his duty
to furnish to any party to such proceedings, upon request, a
typewritten copy of the notes of testimony and judicial opin-
ions so taken by him, or of such part thereof as may be re-
quired, on payment by the party applying, for the expense of
such copy at the rate of twenty 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. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 6, 1931.

CHAPTER 140.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commissioners
of Worcester County to borrow not to exceed fifty thousand
dollars ($50, 000. 00) in any one year for the current ex-
penses of the county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That whenever the amount of taxes collected in
Worcester County shall be insufficient to meet the current ex-
penses, the County Commissioners of Worcester County are
hereby authorized and empowered to borrow on the faith and
credit of Worcester County to meet the current expenses of said
county, for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, a
sum or sums of money not to exceed fifty thousand dollars
($50, 000. 00) in the aggregate in any one year, and to issue
for said indebtedness the note or notes of the County Commis-