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sec. 205ha-19). He is commissioned by the governor (ibid., sec. 5758).
" ( (ll) The commonwealth attorney must neither receive anything from persons
_ charged with crime in consideration not to prosecute the persons (ibid.,
_ sec. 1560) nor defend any criminal in the state except in cases infwhich
I he was employed before his election, or to which he is a party (ibid., sec.
. . 121); and his law partner must not defend any person whom it is HiE—duty
_ to prosecute (ibid., sec. 109).
(12) He appoints a district detective in counties having a city of the
second class (ibid., sec. 125M-1) and may appoint a stenographer to take
~ testimony before the grand jury (Crim. Code, sec. 110).
V CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
(l) The circuit court clerk is elected for a term of six years by the
_ county. He must be at least twenty-one years of age and a resident of the
~ state for two years and of the county for one year preceding the election
(Const. of 1891, secs. 99, 100). He is required to keep office within 200
V _ yETT YYHr5HT$`EEurthouse (Carroll*s Kentucky Statutes, 1956 ed., seo. 580),
and to write up each day*s proceedings in court (ibid., sec. 578). Upon
resignation or termination of office, he delivers all papers and records
pertaining to his office to his successor (ibid., sec. 57b). He may ap-
point deputies to assist him (ibid., secs. 572, 1765).
(2) The circuit court clerk is required to: certify a list of all claims
passed by the circuit court and payable out of the public treasury to the
state auditor of public accounts within twenty days after the termination
of each court session (ibid., sec. 559); keep a record of every execution
` and return made by the EhUYiff, recording all sales of real estate under
execution and data concerning same (ibid., sec. 575); and list steps taken
in every action and file a summary thereof with other papers in the case
· within thirty days after the close of each term (ibid., sec. $79).
(5) Additional duties of the circuit court clerk are to; issue subpoenas
for appearance before grand juries (ibid., sec. 581); certify soldiers*
claims (ibid., sec. 582); enter in a separate book all data concerning
‘ summons (ibid., sec. 585); make a full report to the state auditor of pub-
lic accounts every November as to all cases filed in court the preceding
year (ibid., sec. 585); keep a general index with the names of parties and
the sty1e_of each case before the circuit court (ibid., sec. 586); keep an
alphabetically indexed "Judgment Book" (ibid., sec. 588a-1); and make a
transcript of all papers when a change of venue is ordered to the clerk of
the court where the case is removed (ibid., sec. 1099),
(M) The circuit clerk must; tax costs on papers filed with each case at
the termination of action (ibid., sec. 906); give a list of pauper idiots
to the state auditor on or before September 10 each year, sending a corti-
fied copy of inquest proceedings to him (ibid., secs. 216aa-61, -62); re-
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