If either party shall refuse to be sworn, or when sworn shall refuse to answer any proper question, the referees may imprison him until he consents to be sworn or to answer such question.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 515.150
Punishment for refusal to testify
Known as the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act
The act spans §§ 515–515 (57 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1155); Prior revisions: 1929 § 989; 1919 § 1439; 1909 § 2009
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.