The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-08-25
IT IS HOST UNJUST.

Vt the last sitting Of the General
ASS mbly ofthe State of Louisiana,
the following act was passed:
No. 10. AN ACT.
To amend and re-enact Act No. 30 at the
regular session of 1856, approved June Attn,
1856, entitled "An Act to amend and re-en-
act section 4 of Act No. : of the acts of 1877,
approved March 2lst, 1877.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, that Act No. 80 of 1886, be
amended and re-enacted 30 as to read
as follows: That in all preliminary
criminal trials OF proceedings, and for
attendance before grand juries. wit
nesses shall not be allowed any fees
per diem or mileage, provided that
witnesses subp9naed upon final trials.
shall receive fees OIL per diem rs may
be fixed by the Police Juries of the
several parishes, not TO exceed one
dollar per day and no mileage.
Section 2.--Be it further enacted,
that all laws or parts of laws contrary
to. or in conflict with the provisions of
this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
"Signed" G.. W. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tlves.
"Signed" HIRAM r. LOTT,
President pro EN-. of the Senate.
Approved July I'd, 1894.
"Signed" MUMMY j. FOSTER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true Copy
~"sigued" GEORGE SPENCER.
Assistant Secretary of State.
This act was promulgated and be-
came law on the Sth of July 1894.
1t provides that witnesses in all
preliminary criminal trials or pro-
ceedings, and for attendance before
grand %juries, shall not be allowed any
fees per diem or mileage, but will only
be entitled to fees or per diem as may
be fixed by the Police Juries of the
several parishes. not to exceed one
dollar per day and 30 mileage when
subp9naed upon final trials in crimi-
al cases.
The law as it stood before the en-
actmen. of this act No. 40, was bad
enough, as 10 fees were allowed to
witnesses in preliminary criminal tri-
ais or proceedings, and for attendance
before grand %juries, but at least fees
per diem and mileage We're allowed in
final criminal trials. This section of
the law, as now amended, not only
dces not allow fees per mileage and
per diem to witnesses subpnnaed be-
fore preliminary criminal trials or pro-
ceedings, and for their attendance be-
fore grand %juries, but they are not al
lowed to receive fees for mileage in
final criminal trials, whatever may be
the distance they have to travel to
and from the Court, the only fee al
lowed to witnesses in final trials being
such as may bs fixed by the Police Ju-
ries of the several parishes, not to ex-
coed n dollar per day.
This law is a most unjust one to al.
witnesses in our parish. aud especial
ly to those living fifty or sixty miles
from the parish seat, as is the case in
our parish. Instead of receiving COM
peisation for their services, many in
The future will have to disburse mon
ev in order to meet expenses.
As far as the Police jury of our
parish is concerned, we feel confident
that they will allow t. the witness all
that they possibly can under the
law.
This law should not remain am
longer than the neX meeting IF tie
General Assembly, wiren We hone
iaw vii! lie enacted as will allow
ia r compensation to witnesses subpG =
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til!al trials of criminal cases.