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CHAPTER cyI1I.
An Act to provide for the payment of the expense
of trials of impeachment

An Act to provide for the payment of the expenses
of trials of impeachment.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and GeneralA AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the ex'
penses incurred by the senate sitting a court Of
impeachment upon the trial of any impeachment
and such expenses as may be incurred under the
direction of such court by any officer of the COURT
or by the managers appointed by the house OF
assembly to conduct the trial of such impeach-'
ment, the fees and expenses of witnesses on be-
half of the state, the compensation of the stenog
rapher of the court and all other costs and ex-
penses on behalf of the state, properly incurred,
or made in the preparation for, management OF
conduct of such trial, shall be paid by the state
treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller 10
the person entitled thereto, upon the presentation
of proper voucher therefor, approved by the
president of said court
3 And be it enacted, That every person sum
moned to attend such court as witness shall be
entitled to receive from the party in whose behalf
such witness is summoned one dollar for each.
days attendance at said court, and mileage atthe
rate of six cents for each mile required to be
travelled in going from and returning to his place
of abode: no witness shall be required 10 attend
such court until one days fee, and mileage for
one way by the most usual route from his place OF
abode to the city of Trenton, is paid or rendered
8 And be it enacted, That for the purpose of
providing funds TO pay witnesses summoned to-
such trial on behalf of the state, the comptroller
is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the
state treasurer upon the order OF the president OF
the court in favor of the sergeant-a alarms of the
senate or other officer intrusted by said court with
the services of process, or in favor of the chair
house of assembly, such sum or sums, not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars at one time, as win
be sufficient to meet the expenses of such pay
ments of witnesses and such other expenses as
may be necessarily and properly incurred In serv-
ing such process. or In The preparation, manage
ment or conduct of such trial, and such officer
shall at the end of the trial, account to the comp
troer for his disbursements out of such fund and
forthwith pay into the treasury OF the state any
unexpended balance thereof, and shall file with
the comptroller vouchers for the sums discussed
by him or under his direction.
L. And be it enacted, That the said court may
order the board and maintenance of any INDECENT
person summoned as witness on such trial, while
In attendance thereon, to be paid by the sergeant
at-arms or other officer charged with the service
of process, out of the money Of the state in his
hands, in the same manner as witness fees are
paid but all bills for such board and mainte-
nance and all payments to witnesses Of fees and
mileage, except those required to be made in ad-
vance, shall be paid only on the certificate Of the
clerk of the court that the same are correct
5. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March so, 1885.