Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-08-12
PUBIIC-No. LOG.
An Act TO regulate the Taking Of Depo-

An Act to regulate the Taking of Depo-
sitions in certain Cases.
BE 1t euac,cd by the Senate aaa House
Of Representatives. of tie Unded States Of
america in Congress assembled, That
any defendant in criminal case, in the
District of Columbia, either after prelimi-
nary examination, indictment, or informa-
tion, may examine witnesses on commits
sion in such manner as is hereinafter pre-
scribed.
Sec. .. Ind be il. fanher enacted, That
a defendant wishing to take the depos.
tion of a witness residing more than one
hundred miles from the city OF Washing
ton may select any of the following Off
GERS rs commissioner to take such de-
position: the clerk or Judge of any court
ofrecord, or any notary public, or any
consul of the United States, either by the
name Of Office of such officer, or by his m
dividual name and official style; and the
name of the court of which such constituted
commissioner is clerk or Judge, and the
name Of the state and county, if with
ont the United States the name of the state
and town, or city. in which such notary or
consul resides must be stated in the notice
and in the commission.
Sec. 3. Ind be it .fIr!hcr Cnacted, That
five days notice must be given by a de-
fendent, or his or her attorney, of the time
when commission will be sued out OF
the clerk Of the criminal court for the
District of Columbia for taking the de-
position Of the witness, giving the name
of the witness.) which notice must be ac-
compani.d with copy Of the interrogato-
ries to be asked such witness.
Sec. 4. Ind be It further enacted, That
at or before the time fixed in the notice,
the district attorney may file cross-inttr-
rogatories; but if he fail so 20 DO, the
clerk shall file the following .
l. Arc all of your statements in the
foregoing answers made from your person
al knowledge; and if not. do your an
swers show what are made from your per-
sonal knowledge, aud from what 'ntorma-
ton. and the source of that information !
If not, now show what is IRON information
anG give its source.
9. State everything you know concern
ing this case favorable to either the gov
ernmcnt or the defendant.
Sec. 5. And be At further enacted That
the notice and copy of interogatorles may
b. served and returned in the same man
ncr and by the same officers or persons as
is provided by law for the service and re-
turn ola summons or subpoena in a civil
action within the District of Columbia.
Sec. G. And he It .ftHher enacted. That
the commission shall issue in the name Of
the criminal court. aud under its seal. and
must be signed by the clerk. and need
contain nothing but the authority confer
red upon the commissioner and instruc-
tions to guide him. statement Of the
cause in which the testimony is to be
used and copy Of all the iuterrogaiories
fed appended.
Sec. 7. Ind b. Hfsrtkcr cracfel. That
the pcrson before whom any Of the de-
POSITIONS abov. contemplated are taken
mns, cause the intcrruga'ori-s appended
n the commission TO be written out. and
the answers thereto TO be inserted i;nme-
dia,elv underneath the respective quesiiors
the whole. when csmpl~,-d. b-ing real
ov.. bv or 10 the witness. rnns, b. bv him
or h-r subscribed and sxosu 20 in the
usual manner
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all EXHIBITS produced tsfore the per~on
taking the d-pssifiou. % proved or Inferred
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