The officer authorized to hear and dispose of such applications may administer oaths and summon witnesses in the same way and under the same penalties as the courts of the state.
Code 1858, § 3679; Shan., § 5449; Code 1932, § 9611; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2711.
Cited: Hartford Acci. & Indem. Co. v. White, 22 Tenn. App. 1, 115 S.W.2d 249, 1937 Tenn. App. LEXIS 70 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1937).