1442 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 932

to such persons at least ten days prior to the date set for
hearing.

B. A full and complete record shall be kept of all pro-
ceedings had at such hearing.

C. The Commissioner shall prescribe rules of procedure for
such hearings. The Department shall not be bound by the
usual common law or statutory rules of evidence or by any
technical or formal rules of procedure other than as specific-
ally provided in this sub-title,, but may conduct such hearings
in such manner as is best calculated to ascertain the substan-
tial rights of the parties interested.

D. The Commissioner shall have the power to administer
oaths, certify to official acts and records of the Department,
issue subpoenas for witnesses in the name of and under the
seal of the Department, compel the production of papers,
books, accounts, and documents; and he shall issue subpoenas
at the instance of any party to a hearing before the Depart-
ment upon payment of a fee of twenty-five cents (25) for each
subpoena so issued.

E. Each witness who shall appear before the Department
by its order shall receive the fees and mileage provided for
witnesses in civil actions in the Circuit Court of any county
or any law court of Baltimore City. Said fees and mileage
shall be paid by the state, but no witness subpoenaed at the
instance of parties other than the Department shall be entitled
to compensation from the state for attendance or mileage un-
less the Commissioner shall certify that his testimony is mate-
rial.

P. Depositions may be take with or without a commission
in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by law
for the taking of dispositions in actions pending in the Cir-
cuit Courts of this state, or any law court of Baltimore City.

162. (Rehearing before Commissioner. ) Any interested
party to a formal hearing before the Commissioner may, and
before he can seek a review as provided herein shall, within
20 days after written notice of its decision, file an application
before the Commissioner for a rehearing of the matter.

163. (Review. ) Within 20 days after notice that the appli-
cation for a rehearing is denied, or if the application is
granted within 20 days after notice of the rendition of a deci-
sion on the rehearing, any interested party may apply to the
Circuit Court of any county or any law court of Baltimore
City for the purpose of having the lawfulness of any original