The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-04-28

Il. G. LIE BLOND,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
III JAMES MYERS,
NJ Presiden, Of the Senate
March 26, 1854.
kE,A 9k AN ACT 81 $500
n Authorizing dispositions to be taken IN
Il the Slate Of Ohio, to be used 10 The
II courts OF other States.
i SEC. /. Be, IL enacted BY the General
\. Assembly of.ke Stdte Of Ohio, That
any party 10 any civil action, cause, OF
! matter, pending before any court, or be-
fore any mayor, Or any other judicial offi
Ger OF city, or town corporate, or before
any arbilrators, or referees Of any other
State, disirici, or territory Of the United
States, may oblaiisihe testimony Of any
witness residing in this Stale, 10 be used
in such other Stale, district, or territory
SEc.2. Any officer or commissioner,
authorized by any other State, district, ,or
( territory OF the United States, 10 take do
positions in this Suic, shall have power
at tbs instance Of the party wishing TO OBJ
tain the deposition ofany Wiiness,io cause
such witness, If he resides in tho county
where his deposition is TO be taken, by
process of summons,to appear before him,
on reasonable notice, at certain time
and place, therein specified.
SEc. 8. The officer or commissioner,
before whom such witness shall appear, ,
shall take down his testimony in writing,
and shall certify and transmit the same 10
| the cour, OF tribunal, before which such
civil acuon' cause, or matter is pending,
in such manner as the practice Of the
court or tribunal may require.
;. SEC. 4. Ifany person shall refuse OF
neglect 10 attend al tho time and place
mentioned in the summons, issued in ac'
cordance with this act, not having Tea>
sonablo excuse for such refusal or peg
Ieci, or il on bis attendance, he shall re-
fuse to testify, or answer any question,
not being protected by law from iestifys
ing thereto, The officer, or commissioner
issuing such summons, is hereby author
f lied and empoweredto TO compel such per-
von, by atiachmeni,to appearS5answer,un'
; der such penalties as would be incurred
! for like offence, OH the trial Of a ciy
action before Justice Of the Peace, in
T this State; Provided, that before any per
, son, summoned as Aforesaid, shall be
compelled I'd testify, he shall be paid. il
he demand them, his lawful fees for at
tendance.
SIC S. Any person who shall appear
and testify, in manner aforesaid, shall be
entitled to receive, froul the party at
whose instance he shall have been suns
moned, seventy FIVE cents for each day
he shall give bis attendance, and five cents
per mile from his place Of residence, to
and from the place cf taking such depo-
silion; and il any person, summoned as
Aforesaid, shall appear. and not be called
on to testify. he shall receive, for his at
Tendance, the same compensation as he
would be entitled 10, BY this aci, for each
days attendance,
SEc. 6. That if any person, on his
oath or affirmation, duly administered BY
any officer or commissioner authorized 10
take dispositions by virtue oftbis act,shall
wilfully and corruptly depass, affirm, OF
declare any matter to be fact, knowing
tho same to be false, or shall,in like man
ner, deny any matter 10 be fact, knowing
the same TO be true, every person SO Of
tending shall be deemed guilty Of PERU
~, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
imprisoned in The Peni,en-iary Of Ohio,
and kept al hard labor, mot more than ten,
nor less than three years,
SEc. Z. That if any person shall per-
suade, procure, or suborn any other per
son 10 commit willful and corrupt perjury,
in manner aforesaid, every person SO Of
Tending shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned in The PeniteD.iary Of Ohio
and kept at hard labor,not more than ten,
nor less than three years.
SEc 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
F.C. LIE BLOND,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
JAMES MYERS
President Of tho Senate,
March 25, 1854.
|, JonN MoNRoE, Auditor in and loI
Putnam county, Ohio, do hereby certify
that the foregoing laws have been cafe>
fully compared by me and ara in accor-
dance with those certified to by the Sec
retaiy Of State.
JOHN MONROE, Auditor.