PRINTER'S NO. 553
No. 509 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, MILANOVICH AND LIVENGOOD, MARCH 7, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 7, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 21, 1941 (P.L.425, No.173), entitled
2 "An act to establish a system uniform throughout the
3 Commonwealth for the compensation of witnesses, regulating
4 the amount, payment and taxation as costs thereof, and
5 repealing inconsistent legislation," increasing the
6 compensation and mileage of witnesses.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Sections 2 and 4, act of July 21, 1941 (P.L.425,
10 No.173), entitled, "An act to establish a system uniform
11 throughout the Commonwealth for the compensation of witnesses,
12 regulating the amount, payment and taxation as costs thereof,
13 and repealing inconsistent legislation," amended October 13,
14 1959 (P.L.1309, No.436), and section 4 further amended December
15 21, 1959 (P.L.1972, No.724), are amended to read:
16 Section 2. Every witness shall be paid at the rate of [five
17 dollars ($5)] twenty-five dollars ($25) per day during the
18 necessary period of his attendance.
19 Section 4. Every witness shall be paid mileage at the rate
20 of [seven cents (7¢)] fifteen cents (15¢) for each mile he
1 actually travels in going to such place from his place of
2 residence and returning, but not for a greater number of miles
3 than would be required for traveling by the usually-traveled
4 route between those places.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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