Witnesses Act 1846 (SA)

nuthorizel and empowered, at tl{e request of such prosecutor or

,. witness, to order payment unto' him of a compensation for his

expenses and loss of time at the ~ o l l o ~ v i n ~ rate, that is to say-

if such person shall reside within the town where the Court is held, or within five miles of such Court,'lthe sum of Five Shillings; and if such person shall resid.e more than five miles from such Court, the sum of Fonr Shillings for e iy day srtch person shall duly .attend the Court, until he be disc arged; and the further sum of Sixpence per inile for every mile eyond five miles he may reside

from the Court. r i

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momoraundum of 11. And be it Enacted, That t& Chief Clerk of the Court, or

amount due * wib other proper Officer, shall keep a 4 account of the number of days

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such person shall duly attend the' Court; and shall, at the request of any prosecutor or witness to wh& an allolvance shall be ordered to be made by the Court, make ouq for such prosecutor or witness a memorandum in writing, setting forth the number of days such pcrsm dol l havc been 80 in attendance; and if such person shall rcsicle more than five miles from tlk Court, thcn the distance from the Court at which such person t$ay reside, and the amount to

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which he may be entitled for his {attendance; and which memo- raadum being signed by the Chief Clerk or other Officer, and delivered to the Sheriff, the said Slleiff shall forthwith pay to the

' The mount bo prosecutor or witness the T "-pressed in such memorandum; ,

pnid bp Sheriff and and all sums of money 80 paid by t e Sheriff shall be repaid to him 'mount T

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Tro8a"rcr of h" by the Treasurer of the Provilice, o$t of the public moneys thereof,

Provinoe. ' on receiving a wa~~i tnt of the ~ o j e r n o r authorizing him in that

Qovoraor may dircct behalf: Provided nlwi.lys, that thc !Goyernor may, if he think fit,

rnoncy * bondvanoed direct the said Treasurer to advadke to the Sheriff such sum of to 8harifP for tho

paymontofnitnau~. money as may be thought suffici&~t to pay to prosecutors and

witnesses the sums of they may become entitled '

for thcir at tcndance at any	undcr the foregoing
provisions; the Sheriff in	to the Trc~surcr fur

the ilpplication of such the termination of v h

such Session.	fi	f
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3?RDTZ. H. ROBE,

i	Lieu tenan t-Governor.	d
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