§ 5-2-205 — Deputy clerk; appointment; residence requirement; oath; salary

The clerk of the supreme court may, by and with the consent of
the justices of the supreme court, or a majority thereof,
appoint a deputy clerk, who shall reside where the supreme court
is held. The deputy shall take and subscribe a like oath with
his principal and may perform all the duties of the office in
the name of his principal, and the attestation of the deputy to
all decrees, orders and processes, shall have the same effect
and force as if issued by his principal. The deputy clerk shall
receive an annual salary to be determined by the supreme court
which shall be paid in monthly installments in the same manner
as other state salaries are paid.