Section 18Part 3 — Costs of Distress for Payment of Rents; Delivery of List of Distrained; Costs and Charges
Justice may summon witnesses
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A Justice may, at the request of the party complaining or complained against, summons all persons as witnesses and administer an oath to them touching the matter of such complaint or defence against it, and if any person so summoned, without any reasonable or lawful excuse, fails to obey such summons or refuses to be examined upon oath or solemn affirmation, then every such person shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding four dollars to be ordered, levied and paid in such manner and by such means and with power of commitment as is hereinbefore directed as to such order and judgment to be given between the party or parties in the original complaint, excepting so far as regards the form of the order, and hereinafter provided for.