§ 327. Compensation and payment of stenographers. Each stenographer\nappointed as aforesaid shall receive such compensation for services\nrendered while engaged in taking testimony before a grand jury, as shall\nbe determined by the board of supervisors or county legislature of the\ncounty in which he is appointed, excepting that in the county of New\nYork, such compensation shall be fixed by the board of estimate and\napportionment of the city of New York, and such compensation shall not\nbe less than five nor more than ten dollars per day; and in addition\nthereto such stenographer shall be entitled to and shall be allowed for\na copy of testimony furnished to the district attorney the same rate per\nfolio as is prescribed by the civil practice law and rules, and such\nstenographer shall receive the same compensation for all copies of the\nevidence in excess of three copies, furnished by him to the district\nattorney. Such compensation shall be a county charge, and shall be paid\nby the treasurer of such county upon the affidavit of the stenographer\nand the certificate of the district attorney specifying the number of\ndays of actual service and the number of folios furnished; excepting\nthat in the counties of Broome, Cayuga, Delaware, Erie, Monroe, Oneida,\nOtsego, Rockland, Schenectady, Tioga and Westchester the salaries of\nsaid stenographers shall be fixed by the board of supervisors or county\nlegislature and in the counties of Monroe, Niagara and Oneida such\nstenographers in addition to such salary, shall be entitled to and shall\nbe allowed for a copy of testimony furnished to the district attorney\nthe fees prescribed by the civil practice law and rules. Such\ncompensation shall be a county charge, and shall be paid by the\ntreasurer of said county upon the affidavit of the stenographers and the\ncertificate of the district attorney specifying the number of folios\nfurnished; and excepting that in the county of Queens said stenographers\nshall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, and in the\ncounty of Ulster, twelve hundred dollars per annum; and excepting that\nin the county of Kings the salaries of said stenographers shall be fixed\nby the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York; and\nexcepting that in the county of Orange said stenographers shall receive\na salary in an amount as shall be prescribed in the annual county\nbudget. Such salaries shall be a county charge and shall be paid\nmonthly, and in Erie, Oneida, Rockland, Westchester and Niagara counties\nsemi-monthly, by the treasurer of said county in the same manner as the\nsalaries of other county officers are paid.\n
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