In such event in cases in which a phonographic reporter is requested and the fees provided for by Article 11 for counties with a population of 700,000 and under 750,000 have not been paid, the parties litigant shall pay to the clerk of the court, prior to the hearing of the cases, the phonographic reporters’ fees prescribed by Article 9. Such fees shall be deposited by the clerk in the county treasury to the credit of the salary fund of the county.