Warrant for nonattending witness

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MA Code › Part III › Title II › Chapter 233 › Section 6

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Section 6. The court, justice, master in chancery, master, auditor or county commissioners may in such case issue a warrant to bring such witness before them to answer for the contempt, and also to testify in the case in which he was summoned.

Section 6. The court, justice, master in chancery, master, auditor or county commissioners may in such case issue a warrant to bring such witness before them to answer for the contempt, and also to testify in the case in which he was summoned.

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Warrant for nonattending witness · Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 6 | Frix