New York § 160 - 160Appointment of temporary stenographer where official stenographer fails to attend term
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 160 — 160Appointment of temporary stenographer where official stenographer fails to attend term, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 160. 160Appointment of temporary stenographer where official stenographer fails to attend term
§ 160. Appointment of temporary stenographer where official stenographer fails to attend term. If an official stenographer shall not be in attendance at a trial term of the supreme court, or a special term of the supreme court where issues of fact are triable, the justice presiding at the term may, in his discretion, employ a stenographer who shall be paid such compensation as the justice shall by his certificate fix, not to exceed thirty dollars for each day's attendance, and ten cents for each mile for travel to and from his residence to the place where the term is held, together with a reasonable sum for his necessary expenses and stationery. The sum so fixed shall be a charge upon the county in which the term shall be held, and shall be paid by the county treasurer upon such certificate from the court fund or the fund from which jurors are paid.
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Section 160 ("160Appointment of temporary stenographer where official stenographer fails to attend term") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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