San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20

habeas corpus cases, s cents for each
100 words, but the fees in habeas cor
pus cases shall in no event exceed IS
in any one case.
Section 8. The district or county at
torneys shall receive the following,
fees: r.
1. For all convictions in cases Sof fe-
lonious homicide, when the defendant
does not appeal or dies or escapes af-
ter appeal and before final judgment
of the Court of Criminal Appeals, or
firmed, the sum Of $40.
2. For all convictions of felony when
the defendant does not appeal, or dies
or escapes after appealing, and before
final Judgment of the Court of Grimm
al Appeals, or when upon appeal the
judgment is affirmed, the sum of $24;
provided, that in all convictions of
felony, where the verdict and judg-
ment is confinement in the House of
Correction and Reformatory, the fees
of the district or county attorney shall
be $12.
8. For representing the state in each
case of habeas corpus where the de-
PENDANT is charged with felony, the
sum of $16
Section 4. The sheriffs or constables
shall receive the following fees:
l. For executing each warrant of ar
rest or capias, or for making arrest
without warrant, when authorized by
law, the sum of so cents and 4 cents
I for each mile actually and necessarily
travelled in going to the place of ar
rest, and for conveying the prisoner or
prisoner to jail, mileage as provided
for in subdivision shall be allowed.
2. For summoning or attaching each
witness 40 cents.
3. For summoning jury in each case
where jury is actually sworn in, $1.60.
4. For executing death warrants $40.
5. For removing a prisoner, for each
mile going and coming, including
guards and all other necessary expens-
es when travelling by railroad, cents;
when travelling otherwise than by rail-
road, II cents. provided, that when
more than one prisoner is removed at
the same time in addition to the fore
going shall only be allowed cents per
mile for each additional prisoner; pro-
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goes beyond the limits of the state af-
ter a fugitive on requisition of the
governor he shall receive such COM
pensation as the governor shall allow
for such services.
g. For each mile the officer may be
compelled to travel in executing Grim
inal process, summoning or attaching
witnesses, 4 cents; provided, that in
no case shall he be allowed to duplicate
his mileage when two or more witness
ses are named in the same or different
writs in any case, and he shall serve
process on them in the same neighbor-
hood or vicinity during the same trip.
He shall not charge mileage for serving
such witnesses to and from the county
seat, but shall only charge one mileage,
and for such additional only as are ac-
tually and necessarily Travelled in sum-
moning and attaching each additional
witness. When process is sent by mail
to any officer away from the county
seat, or returned by mail by such Off
Ger, he shall only be allowed to charge
mileage for the miles actually travel
ed by him in executing such process,
and the return of the officer shall
show the character of the service and
miles actually Travelled in accordance
with this subdivision, and his accounts
shall show the facts.
z. To officers for service of criminal
process not otherwise provided for, the
sum of cents per mile going and re-
turning shall be allowed; provided, il
two or more persons are mentioned in
the same or different writs the rule
prescribed in subdivision shall apply.
8. For conveying a witness attached
by him to any court, or in any habeas
corpus proceeding out of his county,
or when directed by the judge from
any other county to the court where
the case is pending, 81 per day for each
day actually and necessarily consum-
\ ed in going and returning from such
| courts, and his actual necessary. ex-
/ penses by the nearest practicable route,
/ or nearest practicable public convey
ance, the amount to be stated by him
in an account. which shall show the
nIaca where the witness was attach