Provincial officer as ex-officio clerk of court.
Section 48
SEC. 48. Provincial officer as ex-officio clerk of court.—When the Secretary of Justice shall deem such action advisable, he may direct that the duties of the clerk of court shall be performed by a provincial officer or employee as ex-officio clerk of court, in which case the salary of said employee or officer as clerk of court, ex-officio, shall be fixed by the provincial board and shall foe equitably distributed toy said board with the approval of the Secretary of Justice between the national government and the provincial government.