Chapter CCXLV. *to regulate the Taking of Testimony in certain Cases*
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CHAP. CCXLV.— An Act *to regulate the Taking of Testimony in certain Cases*. March 3, 1873. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Witnesses not compelled to appear or testify before commissioner to take testimony, under letters rogatory from foreign court, when, &c., except, &c.; That no witness shall be compelled to appear or to testify before any commissioner or officer appointed to take testimony under letters rogatory, issued or to lie issued from any court in any foreign country, in any suit or proceeding in which the government of such foreign country shall be a party of record or in interest, except for the purpose of answering specific written interrogatories issued with and accompanying such letters rogatory, and addressed to such witness. *Provided*, That when counsel for all the parties attend the examination, they may consent that questions in addition to those accompanying the letters rogatory may be put to the witness, unless the letters rogatory exclude such additional interrogatories.
Sec. 2. That no witness shall be required, on such examination, or anynor to make disclosures tending to criminate themselves. other under letters rogatory, to make any disclosure or discovery which shall tend to criminate him either under the laws of the State or Territory within which such examination is had, or any other, or any foreign State. Approved, March 3, 1873.