The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-03-08
THE TESTIMONY BILL.
A isc-oiutiou TN tire I.uw.
An act to amend the laws Of evidence in
this Commonwealth.

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s.c, the Laws now .ex;st;,o r.l.,;n,, ~ ~,
.o,,lemer, or ,.,o,os n doooa.o1 60.
infants idiot. or lup,t;c. ar the a,,o.,.'
,;or of tho execu,;on 90 v;ll. .. 80 -
vevances os rial os,a,es or oe .nv o,ho,
instrument rcouircd bv tho Law On no a,
tested
Src z Neither bushord nor w;e,
shall bc compe,ep, e,r ar oa.;ns, ooob
other or c,,ce,n;,, o,,, ooD,nnn;..,;,,,
made by one 10 the other apr;nc morr;.
ago whether callcJ yb;Io ,bo, rolo,;o,
subsi.tedoraf,erward.. p,o,;l,,{ Lo,,.,,r
That in actions where the v;es wero sbs
. s-u, cole vould bo ploin,;a or decond.
ant the wife NAV testify or her husband
NAV testify hut both shall NOT be Nor.
mit,ei To testify
SIC. 4. No party shall be allowed to
testify, by virtue Of section /, in any ac-
ton 1r special proceeding where the adj
verse party is deaf and dumb, or am in
Elnt, or is the guardian or trustee Of A
child or children Of q deceased person. or
is the committee Of an IDIOT or lunatic. or
Is the executor or administrator Of de-.
ceased person. or i. the marty claiming
a. heir or deyiscc Of deceased person.
except in the following cascs. viz:
1T. In actions or special proceedings
with the executor. administrator. guar
dian, pcrsoual representative. or trustee
OF infant heir or devisee, as above speci-
fed, a party may testify To facts which
occurred after the death If the decedent
or parent.
u. In actions or speciai proceciinrs
upon contract, made by deceased persons
through .aaut,, and in which the agent
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,b,, ,r,,.r;roa L.,o.4n him ard The
o,,.,, in rei,,ion IN such contract ma, the
MAKING thereof and in relation TO any
,.,,.o--.,;ons or t,,,s,c,;,,s he,wear
III, .,J s,.b accent testified IN by
,ho,,on,
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~ c;,l,or If the classes above spcoifed
:, Which any ,dv,r.e ,or,v or any otbe,
-, L.,;n,, hr.c, ;n,,rost IN ,bs
-. - ,,,.r,,ory,, .h,Il bo c,llod n.
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co,,vcrsa,iors with ,,,rtv IN .ncb oct;op.
.,,b marty sb,Il also be n,rmit,cd 10 les
tifv =. IN speci6e transactions and con.
vcr.o,i,ns
an In ,ction. or special proceedine,
of either a, tho classes ahove snecified N
which ons Marty call. n witness Cotbe,
I,, nm ,capt or ner.on iptrus,ed, Il
urovo conversations or admissions of tn,
a,ro.;te Marty occurring before the death
e ,J locoascd norson lint in his ob
sooco ,ho orno.i,e marty NAV testify rs I,
,ho sor,o cdnversations or admissions
al L, actions or snocial nroceelipp,
- ,l....r ,i,o .lassos ahove s,oo;soJ !,
,,l;,h ,bo oi,;r, or deC.nce i enpdea n,
book account n marty NAV testify Ms I,
Tho oorroc,;o,s of tho original entries /
II, h,. h;nsoIr and ON sneh au,bentica
,;on ~ tho account hoax and entr;e,
sa;1 hooL aud o,tr;os shall he ndmi.sibl,
.s o,,;1onoo IN Tho c,se
e,h n the donosition Of n marty VIII,
has Jied dur;ng tbe repdency of the sui
sb,I No o;ven in evidence ON the trial o
.uch o.,se tho onnosi,e marty may testif,
w,,,ors contained i; s,;j danosi
,;da Ia nat exclpded nv irrelevancv or
-inadu .,hi,;,y oll actions or .ncc;,
nroo.ll;nos hv ar AGAINST a survivin,
nar,nor ., n,r,oors or n surv;v;nt, ;oip
aon,rao,,,r ~ oon,roc,or. no adyers,
marty TO the suit shall be competcn
Wines 10 "stliy 10 ''ai'S'e'ionS OF u'