district court of the United States: and it shall be the duty of the United States district attorney, on the certification of the facts to him by the general court-martial, to file an information against and prosecute the person so offending, and the punishment of such person, on conviction, shall be a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, that this shall not apply to persons residing beyond the State, Territory, or District in which such general court-martial is held, and that the fees of such witness, and his mileage at the rates provided for witnesses is the United States district court for said State, Territory, or District, shall be duly paid or tendered said witness, such amounts to be paid by the Pay Department of the Army out of appropriation for the compensation of witnesses: Provided, that no witness shall be compelled to incriminate himself or to answer any questions which may tend to incriminate or degrade him.
Act of March 2, 1901 (31 Stat. at Large).
