Every commissioner has the power to administer any oath, which may be lawfully required in this state, to any person willing to take it and to take and certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts of this state, in conformity with the laws thereof, either on interrogations proposed under commission from a court of this state or by consent of parties, and all such acts shall be as valid as if done and certified according to law by a magistrate of this state.
Source: L. 1885: p. 148, § 4. R.S. 08: § 689. C.L. § 4897. CSA: C. 40, § 29. CRS 53: § 118-1-33. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-1-33.