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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title I COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
  4. Chapter 221 CLERKS, ATTORNEYS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF JUDICIAL COURTS
  5. Section 10 Temporary clerk; appointment by court

Section 10

Section 10: Temporary clerk; appointment by court

Section 10. If at a sitting of any court neither the clerk nor assistant clerk is present, the court may appoint a temporary clerk, who shall perform the duties of the office during the sitting or until the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties, unless an appointment under one of the two preceding sections is sooner made or unless a new clerk has qualified.