The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-24
LEGAL

Sec II. Successors in office. All fees
charSed after the taking effect of this
act oy any officer herein mentioned shall
be collected by his successor or successors
In office in the same manner and at TIE
same time he should have collected the
same had he remained in office, and such
fees So collected shall be reported by the
OFFICER collecting the same tc the board
of county commissioners.
Sec Is. Witness fees. Witnesses shall
receive the following fees: For attending
before any court or grand jury, or before
any judge, referee, or commission, per
day one dollar and fifty cents; for at
tending before any justice of the peace,
seventy-five cents; for each mile neces-
sarily and actually travelled in going to
and returning from the place of attend
ance, five cents; provided, that no mileage
shall be allowed where the distance Is
less than one mile No witness shall re-
ceive per diem or mileage in more than
one case covering the same period of time
or the same travel, and each witness shall
be required to make oath that the fees
claimed have not been claimed or received
In any other case; and no juror shall re-
ceive pay as a witness while serving as a
juror. Witnesses shall be entitled to re-
ceive, for attending before any attorney
general, county attorney or assistant at
Encouragement, under any provision au-
thoriZing the officers to compel the at
tendance Of such witnesses, the sum OF
one dollar and fifty cents per day, to-
gether with mileage of five cents per mile
for each mile necessarily travelled in go
ing to and returning from the place Of
attendance. Such fees shall be paid by
the board of county commissioners where
the violation of the law being investigated
is alleged to have occurred.
Sec. 49, Certain officials not receive
witness fees. No person holding any Of
city or other municipality shall be paid
any witness fees in any cast whatsoever
when such person is witness for the
municipality when such state, county,
city or other municipality is party to
said suit: nor shall any sheriff or his un :
der-sheriff or deputies or any constable,
while attending court as an officer, claim
or be paid any witness fees in such cases;
provided. that this act shall not apply
where such witness is required to attend
court at place other than where he re
sides or is employed.
Sec. 20. Jurors. Jurors shall be paid the
following fees out of the county treasury:
For attending before any court of record,
for each days attendance, two dollars
and fifty cents per day; for each mile
turning from the place of attendance,
five cents; provided, that no mileage
SHAH be paid to jurors excused by the
court their own request On the first
day of appearance for returning from
place of attendance; each juror or witness
sworn before any coroner or Justice OF
the peace on inquest taken by him, one
dollar; each juror, for attending in any
justice court to be advanced by the party
such demand, and taxed to the party adj
judged to pay the costs, one dollar; and
one dollar for each additional day they
shall attend on the same.
Sec. q. County commissioners. Each
member of the board of county commits
sioners of the several counties Of the state
shall receive as full compensation for his
services for the county the sum OF five
dollars per day, and shall each
be allowed and receive five cents
per mile for each mile actually
transaction of any of the duties of said
offices, to be paid out Of the county
monthly or in quarterly install
ments; provided, that the salary of each
shall not exceed in any one
year the following amounts:
In counties having Per annum
a population of 1000 and less, not
to exceed IoVO
more than 1000 and not more than
5000 I9utO
more than 5000 and not more than
10000 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6OW
more than 10000 and not more than
1900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SucoJ
more than 1900 and not more than
more than 1000 and not more than
5000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4oO.p
more than 5000 and not more than
10000 oUO-uO
more than 5000 and not more than
5000 -.....-...--.-----... ooV.VV
more than 49, 900 and not more than
5000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IVo-VV
more than 5000 and not more than
nor Do'f than $1,000 and not more than
Provided Vide that the salary herein provided
shall be in full for all services of every
kind performed by such commissioners
Sec. o. Justices of the peace Justices
If the peace in their respective jurisdic-
ions shall receive the fees herein set
)ut and no more:
For issuing any writ, summons, or
order of attachment, gaInishment,
execution, fifteen cents -. ID
Tor issuing each writ, twenty-five
Making entry upon Justices docket
required by law. for each of the
first twenty entries, ten cents. 10 |
FOR each additional entry of one To-
lilo or less, five cents .........-.... .O5 |
Entering any order OF dismissal ao-
summons for jury. or other order Il
of two folios or less, fifteen cents Is |
each additional folio, five cents % 1
al transcripts, per folio, five cents. e5 /
my certificate or jurat, fifteen cents Is I
of any instrument,
filing each paper, not exceeding ten
in number, five cents ......--..-.-- 10
Sach additional paper, three cents. oo
approved bond or undertaking, fifteen
administering each oath, five cents;
(and in the trial of any case all 4
witnesses for each side shall be II
sworn when produced, and one |
charge shall be made for admin /
istering such oath) .........-........ %
ury trial, each day, one dollar ...... 1bp
rial by the court, each day, one
dollar 1VO
papers, twenty-five
or rendering Judgment, twenty-five +
cents 70
or entering judgment, ten cents..-- 10
abstraction of judgment, twenty-five
cents; Gall names in one precipe
shall be in one subpoena, unless
otherwise ordered) .....-........-... .25
or performing the duties of coroner,
the same fees as are allowed by
law to coroners
Iarrying and making return, two
Provided that if any person charged
18th a felony shall be discharged by the
fficer taking his examination, or il rec
gnized or committed for any such Of
snse and no indictment or Information
e preferred against him, the costs shall
e paid bV the prosecuting witness, unless
1e court shall find that there was proc
BILE cause for instituting prosecution and
lat the same was not instituted for ma