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Honorable John 0. lril, page 2
Ar lle 2)22t provides for the reporter's taking an
oath 'that he will well and tr uly i an impartial unner keep
a correct record of all evideoe offered in each ase report-
ed by ahl,. Article 2324 akes it the duty of the reporter
to attend all sesions of the eourtj to tae full shorthand
notes of al oral testim offered a very ease tried La
said ouart, togetr wita h fll objections to the d issibility
of the oviteao, th rulings and remarks of the court, an#
all exceptions to reserve all shorthand notes taken; to
turnish any person a trascript upon the pymrnat of fees pro-
vide by law. Bhe easta g artieles povide for the reporter's
eo0pesation sad expense.
Perhaps the most exhaustive and omprebensive re-
view of the authorities on the question of oivil offices ap-
pears in State of Montana xz rel. Julius B arney . R. 8.
hakins, 257 TFe. 41, 53 A. L. Ar. 3). e quote therefrn
as follows:
"There are a ieat ny judietal desilons
defitnag the word ott*ice' or the vords 'public
office.' The subject is an old one, and the deci-
sioas extend far back. Som of the decisions
stress one test others sor other. bowver, ina
nearly all are found certaLn eomon features that
staod oat prominetly. To quote from all examined
would extend this opinion emh beyond reasonable
length. however, we hall quote here Irom some
deesiions and defintions which illustrate, to
some extent, the various essentials of public ot-
f*ee, e0phasised by the courts and other author-
ities, and which state some of the things tint
have been held requisite.
"AA offe is det fid d by good authorty as
involving a delegatito to the individual of some
of the sovereign fations of ovenment, to be
exerets by him for the benefit of the public
by vrhbh it is distintuibed from ea ploy t, tt
State ex rl. Berhaill v. thoapson, lt 3.0. 49
29 5. 3. 7to.* * #
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6491, text, July 19, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth263769/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.