The council shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers relating to any subject under consideration in which the interest of the city is involved, and shall have power to call on the proper officer of the city, or of the county in which such city is located, to execute such process. The officer making such service shall be entitled to receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law for similar service, to be paid by the city. The president of the council, or president pro tem, shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.100
Powers of council — witnesses, papers
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fitzgerald v. City of Maryland Heights (1990)
Most recently applied in Fitzgerald v. City of Maryland Heights (August 1990)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 6885); Prior revisions: 1929 § 6739; 1919 § 8226; 1909 § 9163
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.