Chapter 183. Fixing the fees of jurors and witnesses in the United States courts, including the District Court of Hawaii, the District Court of Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 183.— An Act Fixing the fees of jurors and witnesses in the United States courts, including the District Court of Hawaii, the District Court of Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.April 26, 1926.[[H. R. 120](/us/bill/69/hr/120).][[Public, No. 148](/us/69/pl/148).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,United States courts.Fees established for jurors and witness in. That jurors and witnesses (other than witnesses who are salaried employees of the Government, and detained witnesses) in the United States courts, including the District Court of Hawaii, the District Court of Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who attend, including those attending before United States commissioners, shall be entitled to a per diem for each day of actual attendance anti for each day necessarily occupied in traveling to Travel expense.attend court, or upon the commissioner, and return home, and, in addition, mileage as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Jurors attending in such courts, or before such UnitedJurors.Allowances. States commissioners, shall receive for each day’s attendance and for the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from the same $4, and 5 cents per mile for going from his or her place of residence to the place of trial or hearing, and 5 cents per mile for returning. 324 Sec. 3. Witnesses.Allowances.Witnesses attending in such courts, or before such commissioners, shall receive for each day’s attendance and for the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from the same $2. and 5 cents per mile for going from his or her place of residence to the place of trial or hearing and 5 cents per mile for returning: *And provided further*, That witnesses (other than witnesses who *Proviso*.Additional if residing at a distance preventing daily return thereto.are salaried employees of the Government and detained witnesses) in the United States courts, including the District Court of Hawaii, the District Court of Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who attend court or attend before United States commissioners, at points so far removed from their respective residences as to prohibit return thereto from day to day, shall, when this fact is certified to in the order of the court or the commissioner for payment, be entitled, in addition to the compensation provided by existing law, as modified by this Act, to a per diem of $3 for expenses of subsistence for each day of actual attendance and for each day necessarily occupied in traveling to attend court and return home.
Sec. 4. Application to specified States.Vol. 35, p. 377.Jurors and witnesses in the United States courts, or before a United States commissioner, in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming shall receive for each day’s attendance and for mileage the same fees as jurors and witnesses as herein provided. Sec. 5. Conflicting laws repealed.Effective in 30 days.All laws or parts of law’s in so far as they are in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
This Act to be effective thirty days after its approval. Approved, April 26, 1926.