586

The District Court of the Virgin Islands may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony, and the production of books, papers, documents, and accounts, as required by a subpoena issued by any officer, chairman or other head of a board, commission or other agency referred to in section 585 of this title, on the filing, by such officer or chairman or other head, as the case may be, of a petition to the court asking that the witness be so compelled.