2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 24-401 — Clerk of Supreme Court; clerks of district courts; deputies; requirements.

Section 24-401
Clerk of Supreme Court; clerks of district courts; deputies; requirements.

The Clerk of the Supreme Court and of the several district courts in this state shall have power to appoint deputies; and deputies of the district clerks shall be residents of the counties in and for which they act. Each of such deputies shall be sworn to faithfully perform the duties of his office before entering upon such duties.

Source:

Laws 1879, § 43, p. 91

Laws 1905, c. 58, § 1, p. 304

Laws 1913, c. 173, § 1, p. 534

R.S.1913, § 1194

Laws 1917, c. 23, § 1, p. 88

Laws 1919, c. 77, § 1, p. 198

Laws 1921, c. 101, § 1, p. 370

C.S.1922, § 1117

C.S.1929, § 27-401

R.S.1943, § 24-401

Laws 1943, c. 90, § 13, p. 302

Cross References:

Deputy district court clerk:

Mileage, see sections 23-1112 and 23-1112.01.

Power to take acknowledgments, see section 24-403.

Salary, see section 23-1114.

Annotations:

Appointment of chief deputy was not made. McCollough v. County of Douglas, 150 Neb. 389, 34 N.W.2d 654 (1948).

Acts of deputy de facto are binding and can only be challenged by state. Haskell v. Dutton, 65 Neb. 274, 91 N.W. 395 (1902).

Clerk has authority to appoint assistants. State ex rel. Douglas County v. Frank, 61 Neb. 679, 85 N.W. 956 (1901); State ex rel. Douglas County v. Frank, 60 Neb. 327, 83 N.W. 74 (1900).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska