Chapter XXXIV. making provision for the compensation of witnesses who attended the trial of the impeachment of Samuel Chase
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Chap. XXXIV.— An Act making provision for the compensation of witnesses who attended the trial of the impeachment of Samuel Chase. April 21, 1806. *Be it enacted, &c., * That, to every witness summoned to attend the$3 per day to every witness who attended the trial of Samuel Chase, &c.Mileage. trial of the impeachment of Samuel Chase, there shall be allowed and paid, for every day’s attendance upon the said trial, the sum of three dollars; and also, for mileage, at the rate of twelve and an half cents for every mile distance coming to the city of Washington, and returning to the usual place of residence of the witnesses, respectively.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That it shall be the duty of theSecretary of the senate to ascertain and certify the amount due to each witness, &c. secretary of the senate to ascertain and certify the amount due to each witness for attendance and mileage; which certificate shall be a sufficient voucher to entitle the witness to receive from the treasury of the United States the amount certified to be due, unless otherwise ordered by the senate. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted, *That the sum of six thousand dollars$6,000 appropriated to defray the expenses incurred under this act, &c. be appropriated to defray the expenses to be incurred under the provisions of this act, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, April 21, 1806.