Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceeding

4 V.I.C. § 281 — under Judicial Officers.

4 V.I.C. § 281

(1) Every judicial officer shall have power:(1) To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence and in the proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of a duty imposed on him by law;(2) To compel obedience to his lawful orders;(3) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding pending before him; and(4) To administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his powers or the performances of his duties.

(1) To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence and in the proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of a duty imposed on him by law;

(2) To compel obedience to his lawful orders;

(3) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding pending before him; and

(4) To administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his powers or the performances of his duties.