47-15-5. Duty of counties to pay salaries of superior court reporters emeritus; duty to levy taxes sufficient to pay such salaries.

The salary provided for in Code Section 47-15-3 shall be paid pro rata out of the general treasuries of the various counties comprising the circuit of the court reporter emeritus, upon the basis of population. Each of the counties comprising such circuit shall pay such part or portion of such salary as its population bears to the total population of all counties of such circuit according to the most recent United States decennial census.#

It shall be the duty of the county governing authorities of the various counties comprising the circuit of such court reporter emeritus, when levying taxes for expenses of courts, to levy and make collection of sufficient taxes in their respective counties for the purpose of paying the portion of the salary of the court reporter emeritus chargeable against the respective counties.#