Conduct Money

Conduct-money, money paid to a witness for his travelling expenses. Testes qui postulat debet dare eis sumptus competentes. (He who requires witnesses must find their expenses to a sufficient extent.)-Reg. Jur. Civ. A witness whose expenses are not paid may refuse to give evidence, it being provided by the still unrepealed 5 Eliz. c. 9, that a witness 'having tendered to him, according to his countenance or calling, such reasonable sums of money' for his expenses, 'as having regard to the distance of the places is necessary,' is to forfeit 10l., and yield further recompense to the party grieved, etc.; and see Hallett v. Mears, (1810) 13 East 15; 12 RR 296, and note to the effect that unless the whole necessary expenses of the journey to and from the place of trial, and of the witness's necessary stay there, be tendered with the subp'na, the Court will not grant a subp'na for the non-attendance of the witness at the place of trial.