52:13-1.Ā  Attendance of witnesses;Ā  production of books and papers; legal and clerical assistance Any joint committee of the legislature, any standing committee of either house, or any special committee directed by resolution to enter upon any investigation or inquiry, the pursuit of which shall necessitate the attendanceĀ  of persons or the production of books or papers, shall have power to compel theĀ  attendance before it of such persons as witnesses and the production before itĀ  of such books and papers as it may deem necessary, proper and relevant to theĀ  matter under investigation.Ā  Any such committee shall also have the power toĀ  employ such legal and clerical assistance as it may deem necessary to theĀ  proper conduct of the investigation.
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