The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-16
toFFIOtAL.l
LAWS o p THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tlsi 7hFd Session, Of pss Thirty
e, t'.- scvqsth Congress,
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AN ACT To- facilitate tho taking of des-
30 positions within the United States TO
ba used in the .couds of other coun-
-tiies, and Tor other purposes 'tii
Be Il ae4actsiby he Senate AND House of
Repsssentutivesof lie United STATES Of Ap,er-
iou in CSnsres' assembled, That The ies,i-
monY Of any witness residing within the
United States, TO be used In any suit for
the recovery ofmOney or prnperty de-
pending in any court in any foreign
! country with which the United States
are at-peace, aud in which The Govern
ment Of such foreign country shall be a
party OF shall have an interest, may be
0btaineH 10 be use d ia such suit If
c0mmIssion. or letters rrQgatory 70 take
! such tespm0ny shall have been issued
from lhe court in which sal Id suit il pend.
ing, on producing the sa6e before .ihe
district judge OF any district where said
.witness resides or shall be found, and on
due proof being made to such judge that
the testimony of any witnessis mate vial
TO the party desiring the same SUCH
| Judge shall issue a summons 10 such
witness requiring him to appear before
| the ollieer oV commissioner named in such
eomuii sion or letters rog atory, to testify
i in'such salt. t.SuQhisumm0ns shall ,speci;
| 'fy the time and. place at which such
| witness is required, TO attend, which
| place shall be wirhin one hundred miles
! 81 the place whersssaid witness resides
'or stta r be served with said summons, -
Sec 2. JAnd b. Il fiI,tlsr eruded, That
il nylperson shall refuse. or neglect 10
fappeaf atthe time and place mentioned
IN the summons. issued, in accordance
with This act or il, upon his appearance.
he shhll reipse TO- testify, he shall be
liable to the same penalties as would be
| incurred for like offence on tho trial of
a'suttin The district court Of the United
States. t4o ,s@l g. .u 81 4.-is,,-.,,.
t"' Sec. 8. And Je IL further enacted, That
| That every witness who shall appear and
testify, in manner aforesaid, shall be all;
lowed and shall receive from the party,
at " hose instance he shall have been
lsuniuioned, the same fees and mileage as
aterla lowed 10 witnesses in suits de pend
Eingait the district courts of the United
Estate bTi6f iG ,sf .,u 3, ...s sr5, !.
s>' See. f. ,And bs,itI fiE tier isnadsd, That
when ever any commission or letters roga,-
tory issued 10 take, the testimgny Of any
with Sss ina foreign country, in any sui
in which the Uhited States, are parties
or have an Interest," shall have been exc.
euted by the court or tue ,commissioDeJ
10 whom the,sane shall have been direct-
ed, he same shall be returned by. such
feUurt or commissioner 10 the. mipister or
I cons hl of the,United States nearest the
EpiAcS where said letiers or commission
isliall hats been executed, who onreceiv;
log lhe same shall indorse thereon, GER
fhfica to, stating the time and place when
land where the same was received; aud
fthat the said deposited is in, the. sam,
cohd ditiOn as when he received the, saWe
aud he. shal AhennpOn trBnsmit. the sale
leu drslor commission, 80, executed an(
Fcefti fSd byimSii, tOs he clerk oftthe cOur
frini whith the same issued, in The man'
lHer ssRhiuh his official, dispatches, ar,
I FiFans sInii ted 10 the Government. ,AnC
stlie leSiimOby of wi ness,s 30, as afpre
" said, taken aud returned, >. shall br real
"a. evidence ORsthe trial Of the, suit il
whiehthr same shall have begn taken
withont ohjeciien asto 1hq melhud Of re
turning the Sanes .uyS tiJ3 a. y,,
Approved sMAreh a 1869, 3,sra .-,,,.-n,