The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-22
70. F. No. 1871
An act to ProUide for Creating a Jury
and Witness Service Fuad.

An act to Provide for Creating a Ju1
and Witness Service Fund.
e SECTION BE it enacted By ii
] Gorernor and Legislative assembly z
g tie Territory Of Utah, Tia! within
= sixty days after the passage OF thi
= act it shau be the duty of the clerk
, of the several District Courts OF thi
territory to enter into bonds to thu
Territory of Utah in the sum of 81, 00(
each, with good and sufficient sure
ties, freeholders and residents Of the
district, which bond shall be sp,
proved by the Judge of the Court, and
conditioned to faithfully perform his
duties SIS prescribed by this Act.
SEC. 2.-It shall be the duty Of
each clerk OF the District Court o! the
several judicial districts of this terri
tory, hereafter appointed by said
Courts, before entering upon the
duties of his Office, to give bonds pro
vided in tie preceding section.
SEC. ST. at any time it shall ap-
pear to the satisfaction of the judge
of the district that tae bond Is insult
fcient or the suroties irresponsible,
be may require additional sureties, or
a new bond.
SEC. 4.-The bonds given pursuant
to this act shall be recorded in the
Journals OF the court aud forthwith
forwarded to the Auditor of Public
Accounts and be By him fled in his
office.
SEC. 5.-In case of defaplt of auy
clelk to comI ly with or perform any
of the duties enloined upon him by
this act, the Auditor of Public Ac.
counts may order an action to be COM
menced against him on his official
bond.
SIC. 6.-Hereafter there shall
be taxed on each civil &C
ton commenced il said courts a
jury fee Of $40, to be paid by the party
commencing such civil case at the
time Of fling the complaint and be-
fore the summons issues.
SEC. 7-In each suit on appeal to
the District Court, there shall be
taxed a jury fee Of So, to be paid by
tie appellant at the time of entering
the case.
SEQ. S-Whenever an issue shall be
tried by q jury and shall occupy
more than three days, there shall be
taxed an additional jury fee of So for
each day in excess of three so occu
pied
SEC. 9-The jury fee herein pro-
v:ded FOR may, If the judgment in the
case be against the defendant, or re-
spoadent, be included in the bill of
costs and collected at the same time
and in the same manner that other
costs are collected.
Sac. lot lie the duty of the
Auditor of Public Accounts, at as
early day as practicable after this
act takes effect to prepare for and
deliver to each clerk of the District
Courts, a jury book, witness book,
q book in which to enter fines and
forfeitures incurred and collected in
said counts and forms for returns, all
to be in such form as will be con-
and suitably ruled, to be used
by the respective clerks as provided
in this act.
SEC. 1.-THE jury fees and the
fines and forfeitures incurred and
collected in said courts respectively
shall be paid to the clerk, an account
Of which shall be kept by him, and
quarterly, within ten days after the
clase of each term of said court,
be reported to the Auditor
of Public Accounts, and the
amount collected paid into the terri
torial treasury, arising under this act
he shall take duplicate receipts there
for, one of which he shall retain and
the other be shall file with the
Auditor of Public Accounts. At the
same time the clerk must report 10
the Auditor of Public Accounts the
list OF thejurors summoned and serv-
ing in said court, and of the witnesses
in criminal cases at the term previous.
showing the number OF days each
served, with the mileage and amount
due each.
SEC. 12.-The jurors in both civil
and criminal cases, serving in said
courts, and the witnesses in criminal
cases, both for and against the &C
cused, must be paid out of the terri
torisl treasury, with funds arising
under this act, and with the
fines and fOrfeitures incurred and
collected in said courts, and
with such appropriations as may be
made for ths. purpose, but neither q
Juror nor witness shall be go paid WHO.
for the same attendance or irsVel has
been paid, or is entitled to be paid,
by the United States.
SEC. 13.-The Jurors are to be paid
for each days attendance at court
$3.50, and mileage one way only,
from his residence 10 the place OF
holding court, 15o. per mile.
SEC. 14.-ESeh juror and each wit
ness ia criminal cases. must, on being
discharged by the court, go before the
clerk of the court and sign the jury
book or witness book, as the case may
be, in the column ruled for that pur-
pose, and the form to be re
ported TO the Auditor of Public
Accounts, and upon mis- oatt