If any person, party, or witness disobeys an order of the referee, properly made in the proceedings before the referee under parts 1 and 2 of this chapter, the person, party, or witness may be punished by the court or judge ordering the reference for a contempt.
En. Sec. 222, p. 89, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 245, p. 185, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 294, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 345, p. 135, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 345, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 357, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 1267, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6855, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9461, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 721; re-en. Sec. 9461, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-5908; amd. Sec. 473, Ch. 56, L. 2009.