Every witness summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions is entitled to fifty cents (50¢) for each day's attendance; and when summoned to attend in another county from that of the witness' own, shall be entitled to five cents (5¢) per mile for every mile in going to and returning from the county, and all necessary tolls and ferriage.
Code 1858, § 3831 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 112, § 2); Acts 1867-1868, ch. 11, § 1; integrated in Shan., § 5619; Code 1932, § 9801; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-403.
Law Reviews.
Claims Against the State in Tennessee — The Court of Claims, 4 Vand. L. Rev. 875.
Attorney General Opinions. Travel reimbursement for out-of-state witnesses in misdemeanor cases, OAG 99-057, 1988 Tenn. AG LEXIS 197 (3/9/99).