52:13-5 - What constitutes contempt; report thereof to legislature - New Jersey Statutes

52:13-5.  What constitutes contempt;  report thereof to legislature
    Whenever, in any investigation or inquiry by any committee constituted by joint resolution of the legislature to enter upon or make such investigation or  inquiry, any witness summoned or subpoenaed to appear before such committee to  testify or to produce books, documents, papers or records, shall willfully  neglect or refuse to appear in obedience to the summons or subpoena, or shall  willfully neglect or refuse to produce any books, documents, papers or records  commanded to be produced by the summons or subpoena, or shall refuse to be  sworn or affirmed, or shall refuse to answer any question put to him which the  committee shall decide to be proper and pertinent to such investigation or  inquiry, or shall in any other way contemn the authority or privileges of the  legislature, and the facts alleged to constitute any such contempt shall have  been reported by any such committee to the legislature, the alleged contemner  shall be tried, and the alleged contempt determined, as hereinafter provided.