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Section @1. Notiweiyf htenticn to c0¤te8t,—\\’henex·cr any t H ·;_·¤4»n imeulis to écnteét an electiqn of any Member of the House D H; 1:¢·ps<>Seufatil% O! the Unitéd States, bcjshall, withinjhlrty » ° ·§;».;·.·§ after jake reéult of su ;:h> election shall have been deter} mm-:} by Me Géicérwor ot canvassers auth0rized by law “ zi; dot.e»rmine the same, giye-`noticc, in writing, to the .Member Y ·wl;4•$@ éeathe designs t0» c0utast, of hisfintéution to cqutest Lthé » ~;m¤·. aud, in such·1t0tice,_sha11 specify particularly me gr0ux1ds~ P ¤;¤»n·¤·hich he reiia in u}€ COBt€8t.;_ (R. S. { {05.) _ _ _ . ii ?.02. Time for anbwér.-—>Any Memberv up0 n· wh0m the notice. F -m¢·mi¤;med in the preceding section may be servqd sha1l, within< V znirty days after the service thereof, answer Such ¤0ticcQ_i1d-W °** mitting_01f denying the facts alleged therein, and stating specii- ¤ s··¤l1;; guy ether grounds upon which he rests the ialidiiy ·0£' · his ¢—·k»¢;tion; and shall serve a copy of his answer `upgjn the? gt ··4_m1éxtiauL‘· (B._S..§j106.) A _ _ ‘ U C _ 283. Time for taking t¢st im0¤y.——·In qu contgested-election t <-;¤s4··s the tim gi I0wcd fur tvgkixig testimony Shall be ninety] imyszjnd the t¢sti m0¤y”s1;al1 bel-taken in the fcllowini order: ‘ Thea mxatestnut 3111111. take testimony dmfing thepiirst forty days, h me retuvgxaced Member during théA.succéc}1i¤g forty days} the ‘ mmestaut may take testimony in rebuttal cnlyduriuk the ` mniuing ten dayé of mid Thisieétion shall be C0l1+· ‘S s¤ru—ed_ requiring all`@iinony iucaseg of €0D{€S(Bd_`€l€CIi0l'1 “‘ m he taken within u1uety_d*By§ from theday cxrwhtch the, I
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rl;. 197 ; Mart 2, 1875, -¢. 119, 5 2, 18 Stat. @3.) _ ~_ _ V V 294. af dc@ti¤¤s; Lscrvicn.-+The_p&r1:y desiring »t0 F mke :1* depcsitidu “ undér `-the . provisians _ bi this chapter shall 5 give the opposite may néttm, in rwritinig of ..the time and $ plmze, wharf; and- where: the mum will bé take11,~¢>f the mma 02 i me wltuewcs to bé, cxaminw and their places of residence, C and ot théngme, at .1111 omccr bemre whom Vthe same will be , I taken Thé mum shall bepezsqmnlly served upon the oppésite ° t party, or upem any sgeut gr attorney ‘aut_h0rized by »him t0‘? i mke testimony or cross-examine wit%es in the, matte1·~ ot ar such cchtmt, if; bywthe {use clmaséuablc di1ig¢§m, such, per-·, li mma} service cgi: be made ;_but lf, by the of such diligenéé, Q
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having 3 duplicate of thy at usualqplace of Vabéde `?>£ 1h¤ &0pp0dte party,_ The notice shall be aermdm ss to uuow a the opposite party sumcieut time by the usual mute txavet 0 t 0Z¤ttem:1, and one day . for pr¤puatkm,1}exc1u¢1v¤· ¤t mndays Q and of ¤ervicc. Twtimqny in .1rebutm1.maF be taken on C fivedays"i1otice. _(R..8;§ 1%.-) ~ M W , _ L “ · s A 295, Testimuhy at bcyérd plncu St time.-·r·Te|» b timmy in 餤t.¤3ted»elect;i0¤ énsés my be taken at two or mug h placesfat-thesame 'time. `(B. S.|‘109.) * “ h
cozvmwss § 214 206. Who may issue subpmnas.——-—Whe>n any ccmtestant or re~· urnéd Lieuimr is devsimus <!fh€'3?iiil'liI3g tesstinxemy respecting sx ontested election, he may applyfor a subpmua toéither of the 0110wix1g—o®zers who may rwgide within the c0:;gre:=ssi01m1` dis~— ricttin which the election tdbe contested was hold: First. Any judge of any c0url*1·>ith<: L'ui:#€·<l States, Setmnd. Any chancellor, judge, 0 justice of il court of record { any State. t * __ Third. Any mayor, remrder, ornintehdent of any town or city. Fmnrth. Any referee. in bankrubtcy?, or,ne>tar;;t public. QHQ S, 110; Juné 7; 1878, c. 160, 20 Stat. 99.: July 1, 1898, c·. 541. § 39, 0 $¤1:.5.s:s:> M 207. Contents of subpmna.—-—Th<-2 omcer to wlwm the applicakm authorized by therpreceding Section is made shall ‘the;·rc»—— npqn issue his writ of $nhpmna4, directed to all such lwituesswt .s shall; be naméq to him, requiringltheir a4ttend¢mc€Befor<: aim, at some timé’and place named in the subpmna, in ordér to >e examimgd rbspectirig the ccmtested éiegtieim. _(R. SQ} 11};) 208. When justiccsof the peace any sct.———In case new at he ofécers mentioned in Scctioryyi of this time are residing n the congressional district from yvhtch thé election is prngxmmi 0 be contested, the application tharebyt-aqthodzed maybe made 0 any two»·j’¤sfig:c·s of the peace residixig‘ withih the district; md they may receive such application, and j0intiy` ]$*¥€3{.'9Qd npoult. (R.. S. { 112.) A. ” . *' ‘ 209. Depositions by c6n§ent.·-———If shall be competent mr the neirtieé, their agents or attémeyshutherizw to act in the m·emgas, by consent in writing, to takedepcs tions twitlmut mticcg nlsd, by · such _ written consent, td take tions (whether rpqn or with0ut ¤otit·e)` before any omcer or cmcmis author- ` zed to taketdepositious in éommonlaw, or civil aétions, or in rhénéery, 2bj* either the laws ci the United States or of the kate in {which thesame mhy kytakéq, and tq waive proof at he éméiai character Qt such ”0H¥c·e1• or omcers. Anpwiitten ·0nsent'gIveg_ as aforesaid shall be returned with the deposl- _ ions. ·(R. S."§ 113.)1 _ " * · _ t _. . 210.* Service; of s¤bpmn§.;—Ez{ch wi_tk1ess.sbal1 be duly served yith a subpcma, by a"cqpy~ theres; delivered to him ms left at sis usual. place of sboiie. at least Eve days-before‘the day on vhich the attendance.0f;t11ei Zwitricss `is required. (R.._S._ $.114;) — 211. Witnesses heéd abt `sttené égt éf beauty.-—+No witness hill. bc` required to attend ari examination cut of the ccmnty in vhich he mgyreside or bg served witlra. sqbpmm. (R; $. 212.. Penalty for failure to attend crt testify.———Anyt person vho. héving * bcetf téummcued in; manner abcvg directed, Muses or neglects to attend audi tcstif§, tmless·pre»·e¤té<l by dckness. br ‘1mavoidulhé~ necessity, ·sha11 imiieit the sum of i20, ”t0· be-recovered. with casts of suit, by the patty at:. wlmese nstancé the subptmzg was issucgdpaud fo; his usc. by an aittitm vt debt, to. any court of the fUnited Statesgaud shall also bc table tp an indictment for at mi$=Aemea_no¤,~ and jiunishment Q >y time Qnd imprismxmexgt. (R. S. § 116.) ‘_ A
· 213. Wiincmes tmtsidc of di8trict.y~—Dep0s1tions of witnesses
asiding outside ofethe district and “ bcysmd.thev,meacb_of_ a subxmm may bé taken before guy. omca; authorized by lziw to take éétimony in contéqtedéelection cases in the district inlyvhich he witness to be cxz1mir1M°may resiQe.· (R. S. { 117.) H _` ’ ‘ 21l..fAxty§¢ti§ed.¤§•y select cEiccr.—-·The pa_rty..m)tihec} as Iofésaid, hisfaéeut ot _&tt0rn¢»:y, may, it hc. sqe; St, seleét my mcer (havingautlmrity to take! depositions in Sues}; cases) to Qciate, with the cmcer zmmvd in the notice, in the taking of he dejpositionsi and hit both such uilicers attend, ~ the de;$0·. ideas shaltbc takcni before them both, sitting togethér, and ¤é t:ertiHéd_ by them bgth., But if éanlyfnxxe of such oiticers atand, §hc'depositi0¤s`~*'n1&y be taken befére and certified by dm alone. (KB. S. {.118.) i
