Section 8Part 0 —
Governor may appoint Commissioner of Wreck
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If it appears to the Governor that any matter needs to be investigated concerning any wreck within the Islands or the recovery or possession of any articles comprising the same, he may appoint, by instrument under his hand, a Commissioner of Wreck to investigate such matter and to submit a report thereon in writing.
For the purpose of making investigations, the Commissioner of Wreck is invested with all the powers of a Magistrate including the power to subpoena witnesses, to take and receive evidence upon oath or affidavit, to permit interested parties (including the Governor) to be represented by an attorney-at-law, and to conduct the investigation either in public or in private as he deems fit.