text_original: The local municipalities sometimes exercised the power of appointing Recorders to preside over their courts of law, and it happened in many instances that the municipal body made no condition as to the Recorder being a member of any branch of the legal profession.
text_transcription: THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES SOMETIMES EXERCISED THE POWER OF APPOINTING RECORDERS TO PRESIDE OVER THEIR COURTS OF LAW AND IT HAPPENED IN MANY INSTANCES THAT THE MUNICIPAL BODY MADE NO CONDITION AS TO THE RECORDER BEING A MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION
phonemes: ðə lˈoʊkəl mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdɚz tə pɹɪsˈaɪd ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ kˈɔːɹts ʌv lˈɔː, ænd ɪt hˈæpənd ɪn mˈɛni ˈɪnstənsᵻz ðætðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl bˈɑːdi mˌeɪd nˈoʊ kəndˈɪʃən æz tə ðə ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɛni bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə lˈiːɡəl pɹəfˈɛʃən.