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Mayor to proceed as herein.
Witnesses summoned who do not attend and give evidence may be committed.
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LVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the said mayor, before whom any such complaint and information shall be made as aforesaid, and he is hereby authorized and required, at the request of any of the parties to issue his summons to any witness or witnesses to appear within the space of twenty-four hours, and give evidence before such mayor at the time and place appointed for hearing and determining such complaint, and which time and place shall be specified in such summons, and if any person or person so summoned to appear as a witness or witnesses as aforesaid, shall not appear before such mayor at the time and place specified in such summons, or shall not give a sufficient excuse for his, her, or their default, or if any person or persons appearing according to such summons, shall not submit to be examined as a witness or witnesses, and give his, her, or their evidence, before such mayor, touching the matter of such complaint, then and in every such case it shall be lawful for such mayor, and he is hereby authorized (proof on oath, which oath the said mayor is hereby authorized to administer, in the case of any person not appearing according to such summons, having been first made before the said mayor of the due service of such summons on every such person, by delivering the same to him, her, or them, or by leaving the same at his, her, or their usual place of abode) by warrant under the hand of such mayor, to commit such person or persons so making default in appearing, or appearing and refusing to give evidence to the gaol or house of correction of said city, there to remain without bail or mainprize, until such person or persons shall submit himself, herself, or themselves to be examined, and give his, her, or their evidence, touching all matters under this act, before such mayor as aforesaid.
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