Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 12 — Contested Elections
§ 391. Certification and filing of depositions
Statutory text
Sealing of papers; deposit with clerk
The officer before whom any deposition is taken shall certify thereon that the witness was duly sworn by him and that the deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. He shall then securely seal the deposition, together with any papers produced by the witness and the notice of deposition or stipulation, if the deposition was taken without notice, in an envelope endorsed with the title of the contested election case and marked “Deposition of (here insert name of witness)” and shall within thirty days after completion of the witness’ testimony, file it with the Clerk.
Notification of filing
After filing the deposition, the officer shall promptly notify the parties of its filing.
Copy of deposition to parties or deponents
Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, not to exceed the charges allowed in the district court of the United States for the district wherein the place of examination is located, the officer shall furnish a copy of deposition to any party or the deponent.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Federal Contested Election Act
Pub. L. 91–138 § 12 · 83 Stat. 284
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 391
(Pub. L. 91–138, § 12, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 289.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 91–138, § 12, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 289.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 12. certification and filing of depositions (a) The officer before whom any deposition is taken shall certify thereon that the witness was duly sworn by him and that the deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. He shall then securely seal the deposition, together with any papers produced by the witness and the notice of deposition or stipulation, if the deposition was taken without notice, in an envelope endorsed with the title of the contested election case and marked “Deposition of (here Insert name of witness)” and shall within thirty days after completion of the witness’ testimony, file it with the Clerk. (b) After filing the deposition, the officer shall promptly notify the parties of its filing. (c) Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, not to exceed the charges allowed in the district court of the United States for the district wherein the place of examination is located, the officer shall furnish a copy of deposition to any party or the deponent.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable with respect to any general or special election for Representative in, or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States occurring after , see section 19 of Pub. L. 91–138, set out as a note under section 381 of this title.