N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 183: Commission to take testimony out of county

§ 183. Commission to take testimony out of county. When any witness to

such controversy shall reside out of the county where the said trustees

resided at the time of their appointment, the referee or referees

appointed to hear said controversy shall have power to issue a

commission or commissions in like manner as justices of the peace are

now authorized to issue the same, and the testimony so taken shall be

returned to said referee or referees in the same manner, and be read

before them on a hearing, in like manner as testimony taken on

commission before justices of the peace.