Puterbaugh v. Smith

By the act approved May 31, 1879, amending section 36 of chapter 51 of the Revised Statutes of 1874, entitled “Evidence and Depositions,” notaries public and other officers therein named, who may, at any time, be required to take depositions in any cause pending in any court of law or equity in this State, or by virtue of any commission issued out of any court of record in any other State, are empowered to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and if any witness shall willfully neglect or refuse to obey such subpoena, etc., the officer issuing the same is required to at once…