§ 29.3-14. Investigations.

 a. Inquiries and Investigations. The Council shall have the power, by resolution, to authorize inquiries and investigations to be conducted by the entire body or by any of its committees in aid of its legislative powers and functions.

 b. Witnesses and Documents. The Council may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers or other evidence at any meeting of the Council or any committee thereof, and for that purpose may issue subpoenas signed by any member of Council, and cause the same to be served in any part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 c. Oaths of Witnesses. The member of Council presiding at any meeting held pursuant to this section shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses.

 d. Witness Fees. No person subpoenaed as aforesaid, shall be required to respond to the same until mileage and witness fees, equal to those then established by the General Assembly shall have been first furnished to the witness.

 e. Subpoenas, Fine for Violation. If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any subpoena issued by the Council, that person shall, upon conviction thereof at a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine as may be ordained, and in default of the payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30) days.

 f. Subpoenas, Court Proceedings. If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any subpoena issued by the Council, Council may apply by petition to the Court of Common Pleas for its subpoena, requiring the attendance of such persons before the Council or the court.