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Edition and 1967 Supplement), being Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County,"
subtitle "Circuit Court," subheading "Court Stenographers,"
relating generally to the salary of the Court Stenographers in
Prince George's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12-12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1963 Edition and 1967 Supplement), being Article
17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince
George's County," subtitle "Circuit Court," subheading "Court
Stenographers," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

12-12. Employment, compensation, duties.

The Judges of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Maryland are hereby
authorized and empowered to employ competent fulltime Court
Reporters for the Circuit Court of Prince George's County, each
reporter to be an expert stenographer or otherwise competent to
record court proceedings, who shall hold office during the pleasure
of the said Judges. Each reporter shall be paid such a salary as
the Board of County Commissioners of Prince George's County may
[fix not to exceed the sum of $9,000.00 per annum,] from time to
time prescribe after consultation with the court. Such compensation
payable by the County Commissioners of Prince George's County,
as other Court expenses are paid. Each reporter shall attend and
take full stenographic notes of, or otherwise record, all oral testi-
mony and Judicial opinions in such proceedings as the Court may
from time to time direct. Each reporter shall make and furnish to
any party, upon request, a transcript of any part of said notes, upon
the payment by such party of the expenses of such transcript at a
rate to be approved by the Court.

The Court may, in any case pending in said court, direct the
reporter to transcribe the notes taken with respect to such case and
to provide that the cost thereof at the rates aforesaid shall be taxed
as part of the cost in such case, or, if the Court shall so direct,
be paid as a part of the Court expenses.

Provided that nothing contained in Sections 12-11 and 12-12 will
impair the authority of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County
to employ a Court Reporter on a per diem pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 297 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1951, now
codified as Section 12-10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County, as the same may be now or hereafter amended,
when the need therefore shall become apparent.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 413
(House Bill 1355)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 5-501
and 5-502 of the Anne Arundel County Code of Public Local Laws