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Rule 179. Witness Shall Attend

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Every witness summoned in any suit shall attend the court from day to day, and from term to term, until discharged by the court or party summoning such witness. If any witness, after being duly summoned, shall fail to attend, such witness may be fined by the court as for contempt of court, and an attachment may issue against the body of such witness to compel the attendance of such witness; but no such fine shall be imposed, nor shall such attachment issue in a civil suit until it shall be shown to the court, by affidavit of the party, his agent or attorney, that all lawful fees have been paid or tendered to such witness.

Source: Acts 1939, 46th Leg., p. 323, Sec. 4, amending R. C. S. Art. 3707, unchanged.

Note: Same as Rule 176.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.

Repealed by order of Aug. 4, 1998, and Nov. 9, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. See Rule 176.6(a).

For context only: Art. 3708. Fees of Witnesses. Witnesses shall be allowed a fee of one dollar for each day they may be in attendance on the court, and six cents for every mile they may have to travel in going to and returning therefrom, which shall be paid on the certificate of the clerk, by the party summoning them; which certificate shall be given on the affidavit of the witness before the clerk. Such compensation and mileage of witnesses shall be taxed in the bill of costs as other costs.