338 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cr:. 234. 1924. ¤°·¤*;g_;¤** all evidence received by the Board and its divisions (including, in cases where the oral testimony is reduced to writing, the transcript thereofkslliah be Hublic records open to the inspection of the rubncsuon. public. The rd sha provide for the publication of its reports at the Government Oiilce in such form and manner as may mecwevmmen. be best adapted for public information and use, and such authorized publication shall be competent evidence of the reports of the Board therein contained in all courts of the United States and of the several suc. States without any further proof or authentication thereof. Such reports shall be subject to sale in the same manner and upon the Prqncivsl cmu md same terms as other public documents. The tprincipal office of the m°°°“‘°° Board shall be in the District of Columbia, ut the Board or any of its divisions may sit at any place within the United States. The times and places o the meetings of the Board, and of its divisiom, shall be prescribed by the chairman with a view to securing reasonable opportunity to taxpayers to appear before the Board or any of its_div1sions, mwgth as little inconvenience and expense to taxpayers as is practice
* •°°¤*• (i) For the eilicient administration of the functions vested in the
’ or any division thereof, any member of the Board may admimster oaths, examine and require, by subpmna ordered by the Board or any divisron thereof and signed by the member, (paltlhe attendance and y of wittrmses, and the prodgction o n retmns, pers, ocuments, correspon e and other eviilence from any {Tice the United States at liu? designated place of hearing, (2) t taking of a deposition before any designated mdiyidual competentto administer oaths underthis Act, and {3) the answer m writing under oath toany question offactsubmitted. ”°’°"“°““· the case of a deposition the testimony shall be reduced to b the individual takinglthe deiposition or under his direction an Wi*¤·¤=’· *¤¤¤·¤*¤· sliall then be subscribed y the etponent. Alrryl witnesses summoned or whose deposition_is taken un er this su 'vision shall be aid %1e_iss(rn§ and mileage as are paid witnesses in the courts orp the _ _ D1 e .,m€;°§‘,,‘“]p¤§{"§,”.'§'f% (j) The Secretary shall furnish the Board with such clerical ¤¤f¤r¤¤=l¤~>¢· assistance, quarters, stationery furniture, office eqmpment, and other supplies asl may lie ntelrzesssaéy ior the eiiicient execution of the f1mctions veste in it y is ion. m'g;·:ggg;¤d·g¢·=·· ¤~ (k) The members and employees of the Board and employees assigned thereto shall receive eir necessary traveling expenses, and their actual exgenses incurred for subsistence while traveling on duty and awag om their designated stations in an amount not _ to exceed $7 per ay in the case o members, and $4 r day in the mAg£_g>i¤u;gf¤;u¤;p=¤lL'g case of employees The _Board is authorized in accordiiince with the tural 42, mg civil service laws to appoint, and in accordance with the Classification · °· · Act of 1923 to iix the compensation of,_ such employees, and to melee such expenditures, mclu mg expenditures for rsonal services and rent at the seat of the government and elsewliire, and for law boolrs, books of reference, and periodicals, as may be necessa eiliciently to execute the functions vested in the Board, in case sux A W1 Om udp assistants and such ex§>cnd1tures_are not suitably provided for b ,,,,,§*"° ” the Secretary under su dlV1810D (3). All expenditures of the Board mnmmmb shall be allowed and plaid upon the presentation of itemized vouchers P,,,,,p_m,_ · therefor, signed by the chairman, out of any moneys appro riated for tire cpllection of mternagrerlenue taxes mrgdalgotteg to thegioardf orouoanmoneysspecnca a ron orte u ,,,'{"g,g*§ug‘§.,‘$,§’§;,‘f" the Board. llhe Board shall be in iiidegmdent agency tlligogzigcg-» tive branch of the Government.
