The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-26
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u. party prOpOslnE dtpOsI[OhS
fifteen days notice to be given thereof to the solicitor
to the claimant his counsel the may be. The
notice must be in writing and must state the of
the Commissioner and of The Witnesses and of the claim
ant and the day Of the month"; the hour and the place
taking the deposition and must be subscribed by the
citor his agent by the claimant his attorney of
record When the claimant proposes to take deposition,
and the witness resides than FIVE hundred miles
Washington where the solicitor proposes to take the
deposition and the witness resides than five hundred
miles from the claimant his counsel days further
notice Shall be given for every additional twenty miles
H. If the witness, having been duly summoned and his
fees rendered him. shall fail refuse to appear and testify
before any commissioner rule upon him shall be Issued
notion to show why fine should not be imposed
upon him. and if he fail to show sufficient cause he shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.
ID All witnesses shall be affirmed, before any
questions put to them, TO tell the TRUTH the whole
truth and nothing but the truth relative to the in
which they to testify and each witness shall then
state his name his occupation, his age his place OF resi-
dence for the past year whether he has any interest d
rect indirect in the claim which is the subject Of in
qury and whether and in what degree he is related to
the CLAIMANT At the conclusion of the deposition the
witness shall state whether he know of any other mat
ter relative the claim in question and if he do he shall
state it.
a. All evidence must be in writing and all dispositions
must be taken by questions each Of which is to be written
down by the commissioner in the body Of the deposition
and then proposed BY the commissioner to the witness
and the thereto to be written down by
the commissioner in the presence OF the witness But
nterogatores and neutrality-suspicious. be admins
tered under the supervision of the court Whenever in their
opinion justice and expediency require and each depo-
ston must be signed BY the deponent in the presence Of
the commissioner
Is. The commissioners return shall be as follows:
State Of -- county of ---, IS.
On this --- day Of ---- A. d. ---- personally
--- the witness within named and after having
been first to tell the TRUTH the whole truth and
nothing but the truth the questions contained in the with
in deposition written down by the commissioner and
then proposed by him to the witness and the answers
thereto were written down by tho commissioner in the
presence OF the witness vino then subscribed the depos
of -, taken al the request of -, to be used in the
investigation of claim against the United States
pending in the Court Of Claims in the name of --
The adverse party notified, did attend, and did
object - Commissioner.
Fees of witness,
Attendance, -----
Commissioners fees
10 The commissioner shall enclose the commission dep
ositous and exhibits if any packet under his seal
and direct the TO the clerk nj Washington and de
pose the packet in the post office.
IL. The commissioner sha! be obliged TO certify and
forward the deposition taken for either party until his fees
for the taking Of the same aud the postage shall
paid rendered to him by the party whose instance
the commission issued which fees shall be such
now may hereafter be- prescribed by Congress for the
performance of similar duties by commissioners and the
fees Of witnesses shall also be such now, may here
after be- prescribed by Congress and shall be paid by the
party AZ whose instance the witnesses appear
ls, No objection TO deposition will be considered as
waived because such objection taken before the
commissioner.
~ NO counsel viii be permitted to practise in the court
unless he is Of good moral character and has been
admitted or licensed practise in the Supreme Court Of
the United States in the highest court OF the District OF
Columbia or in the highest court of State Terri
tory OF which admission the certificate of the clerk Of such
court or such license will be the only evidence and be
lore admission such counsel shall be to support the
constitution of the United States and that his conduct
counsel shall be upright and according TO law But any
claimant may appear in person and manage his own cause
~ Az the time Of fling the petition, within reason
aDie ume afterwards the petitioner may If he choose file
he ,rs-I, ha
lies to maintain his and the solicitor shall within
reasonable time thereafter file brief in thereto