As Amended
SEC. 11-9-119. Form of scire facias for witness.
The scire facias to be issued by the justice for a defaulting witness may be as follows, viz.:
"The State of Mississippi.
"To any lawful officer of ---- County:
"This is to command you to make known to ---- that a judgment in favor of ---- for ten dollars has been given against him by me, a justice of the peace of ---- County, for his default in not appearing before me, at ----, on the ---- day of ---- A. D. ----, to testify as a witness for ---- in the case of ---- against ----, No. -- as he has been subpoenaed to do; and unless, on the ---- day of ----, A. D. ----, before me at ----, at ----, o'clock, ----, he shall show cause to the contrary, the said judgment will be made final; and have there then this writ.
"Witness my hand this the ---- day of ----, A. D. --- J. P."
SOURCES: Codes, 1880, Sec. 2249; 1892, Sec. 2408; 1906, Sec. 2737; Hemingway's 1917, Sec. 2236; 1930, Sec. 2085; 1942, Sec. 1819.