Section 1351 Of Chapter 5. Examination Of Witnesses On Commission From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5.

. A commission is a process issued under the seal of the Court and the signature of the Clerk, directed to some person designated as Commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath on interrogatories annexed thereto, to take and certify the deposition of the witness, and to return it according to the directions given with the commission.