550.170. Costs of three witnesses allowed.

Costs of three witnesses allowed.

550.170. The judge and prosecuting attorney shall in no casetax the state or county with more than the costs of threewitnesses to establish any one fact, nor with the costs ofwitnesses unnecessarily summoned and not examined, but the costsof such surplus or unnecessary witnesses shall, in the discretionof the court, be taxed against the party or attorney causing themto be summoned.

(RSMo 1939 § 4245)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3850; 1919 § 4193; 1909 § 5401