Honorable C. J. Wilde, h(le 8 ArtSaX 8W3 o? tha FLmlmd Civil Statutes provides: l 'xa oam of lllnus, pros8 of oiYi&al uork, qr unaroldablo dlubllltq of tha oiiioial sh~rtbspd roprtor perform his duties rop0rti.n~ prooud- lqs in oourt, the JuQ. o? the oourt may,~la his aisoretlo4, l athorlte a &eputy sb~rtbaad nporter to l ot during tha l bssaeo o? uld ~f?ioial shortbsnd re- ~portor, +u¶ said deputy horthmd reporter shall rey- odrr, during tbo time ots ?or said offlolal sbortbmaQ reportor, tha same ulary and raaa as to tha official shOrtband reporter of 8aid oourt, to bs id la,tbs manner proribs for tba ofSioi81 sbort- c nd nportu; but the said o??lolsl shorthml rt porter sball alao %soslvo hts salary in full 6urlng said taporary dlublllt~ to aot. Tha nmoesslty for a aeputy offtoiml sharthn4 reporter absll ba Je?t ontniy rlthln the 4lseratlan of tba Jualgo of ths . T h us it olurly l p rs r rm tha statute ‘the jud@a of the oourt has the a soretlon an4 authority to nma e@

a aoputy she&than& npor$ar upou his flndl~ that the oiti- elal amart rsportor 18 ill; 18 prosad by o??lelal work or hem boom afmroidabll;l ruulaed tumble to par?t+rm his &&ties.

h Emma that tha pamon sorvi~~ as deputy abort- lmnd reporter imOlva4 in your iaqrriry was mad to mob post- tlon by the juQ@ o? tbm omrt In uhloh bm is now senin&. Taur 0 inian totpost prunmu that the u&g* o? the oourt ha4 no l TI i enoe before Mm thst o??lola f shortband roportar uas ill* promeel b offloim&rork or aaavol6ably ron&W~ia- oapeble or pm?6 nx rig the duties lmposo4 Qpon him, St tb tiw be sppointod the doputr sborthasd reporter. Uhmthar or not o??lola~ oourt raporteuss ill, pressed by oifloial WC+?& qr tuurol4ably nabend lnoa ble of par?omlng his &&to8 us8 a faot qu~stloa for the Uge TV pas@ 8, and ‘IO pruuma r ha aotd 0~0~ the ?bots mado knowit m and that ho % ot.4 in6oo&?auh.. Our answr Mtw8ll ?o&wr th0nrom that the deputy 8hwthaM keporter 18 at tied to tbm arm ssluy an4 ?mes a8 18 provl48d for tb efilaial ehortlmnd ro- pertor ?or tha time l rrod by blm.

?!a p,ss noi to soeond phau of your question r.auiJagr

I.

Honorable C. J. 11118e, Pa&e 8

*In otbsr words, if the dutLe8 of a person 80 employ06 were saoh.tbst fifty garb eont of the tlms -8 ooaupSe4 in other duties and fifty per oant of the time id aotla& ae an l otual l sslstaat oou+ re- st,atus otthe amount of salary to ~tc$;sa(ethe H l r o not sure we fully understand the import ofyour question, but will prooee6 dh9ouss the matter gen- erally.

Wo ?lna no reptireoent in the statutes rhioh ukes it mqhdatory a shorthand reporter dorote any glwtn aurber of boars to the duties of his o??loe. It is su??lolmt to the raaution bf the duties lmposod upon him tbst be. 1s~ vdlable to the ,oqqpt and liti6SIltS'fCW suoh srnlee Ss the a& re- quir**. He it**& not l otuslly exeaute an atlve duty within any oas &a~,, It su?floes tht ha is sva lsblo for saoh duties as be .I8 oallul upon to perform. It natunll~ ?ollows tha't he mi&t'8xeoizt& dutlrs of bin position by working in hi@ o?- floe an hoar uoh &*J or WOE by not appearing at the @our% house s't aXi, We find no probibltlan In the statutu against his l nga(llag~ln atber work, with or without sompsnrtlam, dur- ing tho,w hours he is not actually reporting. i

Wbwtlwr er not the deputy offloial shorthand r#poHOr inroWe in your ia@- Ls.acrtlng frrr the o??lolsl sboM$an~ repcuAer', HOE tlbu&h sjwxls but fifty pox' sent of his time lntbe sxooatlon of the duties irmposed upon blm, is a trot ques- tion WblOh tbe.Leglslature ha uen flt to rest .hulds or jUdHdi(l* OS the 60urt in whioh he sSrVS8.

Trusting that this dlsousslon Ml1 aable you to properl:p dlsposo of the issue boforo you, wo are

Yours very truly APPROVXD SE?'?; 8, 1,041

/‘I/ ~rorer.W.lers

FIRST A.SSISTAlUT

ATTORWZZ GRWEFUL

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APPROPRD O~IWIOR COMXTTBR BT B.W.B. CXAIRwUH W.J.F.