Be it enacter by the legislature of West Virginias That section twelve of chapter eighty-three of the acts of the legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 1. The annual compensation of the prosecuting at 2 torney shall be two thousand dollars. Sec. 2. Section twelve, of chapter eighty-three, of the acts of 2 the legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, 3 relating to the salaries of the officers mentioned in section one, 4 in so far as the same is in conflict herewith is hereby repealed. This act shall take effect June first, one thousand nine hundred 6 and twenty-one. 5 House Bill No. 267 (BY MR. FOUT.) [Introduced January 21, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL fixing the annual allowance of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Grant. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the county court of Grant county shall annually allow 2 to the prosecuting attorney of said county, as salary for his ser3 vices, the sum of one thousand dollars, payable monthly out of 4 the county treasury. 5 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby 6 repealed. House Bill No. 229 (BY MR. BISER.) [Introduced January 20, 1921; referred to the Committee on Counties, Districts and Municipal Corporations.] A BILL fixing the salary of the sheriff and prosecuting attorney of Morgan county, West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. After January first, one thousand nine hundred and 2 twenty-one, the salary of the sheriff of Morgan county shall be 3 two thousand dollars per year, and the salary of the prosecuting 4 attorney shall be twelve hundred dollars per year. 5 All acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, are hereby re6 pealed. House Bill No. 11 (BY MR. HALL, of Wetzel) [Introduced January 17, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL to fix the salary of the prosecuting attorney of Wetzel county, and fixing the time and manner of the payment of the same, repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: The county court of Wetzel county, West Virginia, shall allow 2 and pay to the prosecuting attorney thereof, out of the treasury of 3 said county, an annual salary of two thousand dollars, which sal4 ary shall be paid monthly in the same manner that the salaries of 5 other county officers are paid. 6 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby 7 repealed. House Bill No. 17 (BY MR. WEISS) [Introduced January 17, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL to fix the salary of the prosecuting attorney of Ohio county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The salary of the office of the prosecuting attorney 2 of Ohio county shall be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 3 five thousand dollars, to be paid in monthly installments, the same 4 as other officers. Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are 2 hereby repealed. House Bill No. 205 (BY MR. MOORE, of Marshall) [Introduced January 20, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL to amend and re-enact section twelve of chapter eighty-three of the acts of the legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, relating to the salaries of the sheriff, clerk of the county court, clerk of the circuit court and prosecuting attorney of Marshall county, West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section twelve of chapter eighty-three of the acts of the legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 1. The annual compensation of the sheriff shall be 2 four thousand eight hundred dollars, the county clerk, three thou3 sand six hundred dollars, the circuit clerk, three thousand dollars, 4 and the prosecuting attorney, two thousand four hundred dollars. Sec. 2. Section twelve of chapter eighty-three of the acts of the 2 legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, re3 lating to the salaries of the officers mentioned in section one, in so 4 far as the same is in conflict herewith is hereby repealed. House Bill No. 333 (BY MR. MIDelburg) [Introduced January 24, 1921; referred to the Committee on Counties, Districts and Municipal Corporations.] A BILL fixing the annual compensation of the clerk of the county court and the clerk of the circuit court (or clerk of the circuit, court of common pleas and criminal or intermediate courts) in counties with a population exceeding one hundred thousand. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That the annual compensation of the clerk of the 2 county court and clerk of the circuit court (or clerk of the circuit 3 court, court of common pleas and criminal or intermediate courts) 4 in counties with a population exceeding one hundred thousand, ac5 cording to the last preceeding official census, shall be as follows: 6 For the clerk of the county court, six thosuand dollars: For the 7 clerk of the circuit court (or clerk of the circuit court, court of 8 common pleas and criminal or intermediate courts) six thousand 9 dollars. Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are 2 hereby repealed. House Bill No. 185 (BY MR. DAVIS, of Taylor.) [Introduced January 20, 1921; referred to the Committee on Counties, Districts and Municipal Corporations.] A BILL to empower the judge of the circuit court for the nineteenth judicial circuit to employ a competent official reporter, defining his duties, the uses to which the records made by him may be put, fixing his salary and providing for the manner of its payment, and the fees that may be charged for his services. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The circuit court of the nineteenth judicial cir2 cuit or the judge thereof in vacation, is hereby empowered and 3 authorized to employ and appoint a competent stenographer to 4 take and report the proceedings had and the testimony given in 5 any case, either civil or criminal, or in any other proceeding had 6 in said court, including the taking of testimony before the grand 7 jury of said court for the use of the prosecuting attorney of said 8 court, and proceedings before the judge of said court in vacation. 9 Said stenographer shall be authorized to attend the sessions of 10 the grand jury held in said circuit, but shall retire from said ses11 sion when directed by the foreman or a majority of the grand jury 12 or ordered to do so by the court, and when the grand jury de13 sires to consult or vote upon any matter before them. Said ap 4 [H. B. No. 185 14 pointment and employment of such stenographer shall be at the 15 pleasure of the judge and may be made by an order entered of 16 record in said court, and the stenographer so appointed shall be 17 designgated as the "official reported of the nineteenth judicial 18 circuit." He shall be under the control and direction of the 19 judge and shall be duly qualified under oath. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of such reporter to take full short 2 hand notes of the testimony and proceedings in which his services 3 may be required and such notes shall be deemed and held to be 4 official and the best authority in any matter in dispute, and a copy 5 of the same written out in long hand or in typewriting, made as 6 herein provided, shall be used by the parties to the cause and in 7 any further proceedings therein in which the use of the same 8 may be required. It shall be the duty of the said official re9 porter to furnish a copy of his notes written out in long hand or 10 typewriting of the testimony and proceedings in any cause upon 11 the request of the judge, and in criminal cases, upon the request 12 of the prosecuting attorney, without charge, the copy to be filed 13 in the clerk's office. Sec. 3. Said official reporter shall receive for his services as 2 such court reporter, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars per year, H. B. No. 185] 5 3 nine hundred dollars of which shall be paid quarterly by the coun4 ty court of Barbour county out of the county treasury, and the 5 remaining nine hundred dollars shall be paid quarterly by the 6 county court of Taylor county out of the county treasury. All 7 fees for services rendered in each of the above named counties by 8 the official reporter in the discharge of his duties as such, to the 9 amount of nine hundred dollars per year for each county, shall, 10 when collected by the sheriff or said reporter, be paid into the 11 treasury of the county in which the services were rendered; and |