486.130. Every commissioner shall have power to administerany oath which may be lawfully required in this state, to anyperson willing to take it; and to take and certify alldepositions to be used in any of the courts of this state, inconformity to the laws thereof, either on interrogatoriesproposed under commission from a court of this state, or byconsent of parties, or on legal notice given to the oppositeparty; and all such acts may be as valid as if done and certifiedaccording to law by an associate circuit judge in this state.
(RSMo 1939 § 13385)Prior revisions: 1929 § 11763; 1919 § 2141; 1909 § 2704