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.
W.S. 5-2-205