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in each case of either a salaried referee or a body consist-
ing of three members, one of whom shall be a salaried
referee, who shall serve as chairman, one of whom shall be
a representative of employers and the other of whom shall
be a representative of employees; each of the latter two
members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and be
paid a fee of not more than $10. 00 per day of active service
on such tribunal plus necessary expenses. No person shall
participate on behalf of the Board in any case in which he is
an interested party. The Board may designate alternates
to serve in the absence or disqualification of any member
of an appeal tribunal. The chairman shall act alone in the
absence or disqualification of any other member and his
alternates. In no case shall the hearings proceed unless
the chairman of the appeal tribunal is present.

(e) BOARD OF REVIEW.

The Board of Review may on its own motion affirm,
modify, or set aside any decision of an appeal tribunal on
the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case,
or direct the taking of additional evidence, or may permit
any of the parties to such decision to initiate further ap-
peals before it. The Board of Review shall permit such
further appeal by any of the parties interested in a deci-
sion of an appeal tribunal which is not unanimous and by
the deputy whose decision has been overruled or modified
by an appeal tribunal. The Board of Review may remove
itself or transfer to another appeal tribunal the proceed-
ings on any claim pending before an appeal tribunal. Any
proceeding so removed to the Board of Review shall be
heard by a quorum thereof in accordance with the require-
ments in subsection (c) of this section. The Board of
Review shall promptly notify the interested parties of its
findings and decision. Any decision of the Board of Review
shall be deemed the final decision of the Board of Public
Works.

(f) PROCEDURE.

The manner in which disputed claims shall be presented,
the reports thereon required from the claimant and from
employers, and the conduct of hearings and appeals shall
be in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board for
determining the rights of the parties, whether or not such
rules conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence
and other technical rules of procedure. A full and complete
record shall be kept of all proceedings in connection with a
disputed claim. All testimony at any hearing upon a dis-