The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-20
A BILL,

By MIR. MatlOob, to DO Entitled An Act To
Amend Article iO7 of the Revised stat
utos OF the state OF Texas, and to Add
Thereto Articles iiO7a, ii01b, i1O1c and
11Osd.
Section |. De It enacted by the Legislature of the
sti'e of Texas That article nor of the Re-
Vlscd Statutes oil the state Of Texas be amend
ed and that articles ll07d, ll07b llO7C and
liOid be added thereto so rs TO read rs follows
Article 1907. The state shall not pay wit
ness fees, except in felony cases where a
witness has been attached, or recognized
after being attached, in cases pcndi'g in
counties other than that in which witness
resides.
Article 1l01a. Witness fees shall be al.
lowed TO such state witnesses only az the
district or county attorney shall certify are
material for the state, and to witnesses for
the defendant, after he has made affidavit
stating the facts which are expected 10 be
proved by the witnesses land that lac is toe
poor to pay the same, which affidavit must
be made az the time of his procuring the
attachment for such witness; the truth of
such affidavit and the allowance Of such
fees being left in the discretion of the cour.
trying the case.
Article 1903. Before the close of each
tci III VI lut hislil~i tIuIb tllt Nltltc5 nllHll
make affidavit IN writing, stating the um-
Der of days he has attended upon The court
in the case, ANA the number of miles
he has Travelled in going TO and
returning from the place of trial, which afli-
,avit shall be ii cd among the papers of the
case.
Article ll07c. 1t shall be The duty of The
district judge. when any such bill is pre-.
sented TO him, to examine the same careful.
ly and TO inquire into the correctness
thereof, and to approve the same in Whole
or In part or to disaplroye The entire bill,
as the facts and the law may require, and
such bill, with the action of the Judge
thereon, shall be entered on the minutes Of
said court, and Immediately on the rising
OF the court, IL shall be the duty Of the clerk
thereof to make certified copy from the
minutes Of said court, of said bill, and the
action Of the judge thereon, and transmit
the same by mail IN registered
letter to the comptroller of public accounts,
for which service the clerl, shall ue entitled
to lee of % cents, to be paid by the Wit
ness.
Article ll01d. II shall be the duty OF the
comptroller, upon receipt ofsuch claim and
said certified copy OF the minutes of said
court 10 carefully examine the same aud
il correct, to draw his warrant on the state
treasurer for the amount due and IN favor
of the witness entitled to the same; pro-
yided, if thc appropriation for paying such
accounts is exhausted, the comptroller
shall file the same away, If correct, and
issue u certificate in the name OF the witness
entitled to the same, SITTING therein the
amount OF the claim; and all such caims
or accounts not transmitted TO or placed on
file in the Office Of the comptroller of public
accounts, within SIX months from the date
of the final disposition OF the case in which
the witness was attached or recognized to
testify, shalt he forever barred; and all
laws, and parts of laws, in conflict with the
provisions of this bill are hereby repealed