Every person who voluntarily appears, or who, having been summoned as a witness by the authority of the city council or the city manager, or both of them, to give testimony or to produce books, papers and other evidence material to the inquiry being conducted by the city council, city manager or any committee authorized by either the city council or the city manager, or both of them, willfully makes default or refuses to answer any question pertinent to the matter under investigation, or refuses to obey any subpoenas or fails to produce books, papers and other evidence required by them, or any of them, shall be deemed guilty of contempt and may be fined as provided in § 1-6 of this code.
(1964 Code, § 2-4)
Charter reference:
Council to provide by ordinance penalties for failure to comply with subpoenas or furnish books, etc., in connection with investigation, see Ch. V, § 7