Section 164. Emergency stenographers in criminal cases

Where the prompt
  disposition of charges against a person accused of the commission  of  a
  crime  is  deemed necessary, or the ends of justice require, the justice
  presiding at a term of the  supreme  court  where  issues  of  fact  are
  triable,  in  his  discretion,  may  employ one or more stenographers in
  addition to the regularly assigned stenographer, to assist in the taking
  and transcribing of the minutes of  such  trial.  Such  stenographer  or
  stenographers   shall   be   paid   for  his  services  such  reasonable
  compensation as the justice shall by his certificate fix, together  with
  a  reasonable  sum  for  his  necessary  traveling expenses, if any, and
  stationery. The sum so fixed shall be a charge upon the county in  which
  the  term  shall  be held and shall be paid by the county treasurer upon
  such certificate from the court fund or the fund from which  jurors  are
  paid.