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 SIXTY-NINTH oonomass. sm. 11. os. 509. 1927. 1437 district court for the judicial district in which the injury occurred (or to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia if the injury A _ I t occurred in t e District). If the court determines that the order °°°°° °°`"‘ was made and served in accordance with law, and that such employer or his oflicers or agents have failed to comply therewith, the court shall enforce obedience to the order by writ of injunction or by other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, to enjoin upon suc person and his oiiicers and agents compliance with the or er. (d) Proceedin for suspending, setting aside, or enforcing a hPfs><¤¤di¤g1§:d¤¤1v BS compensation orcizsr, whether rejecting a claim or making an award, eii°$J)$ivi4a4.' shall not be instituted otherwise than as provided in this section and section 18. _ _ _ Monmcarion or Awaans ,,£QI,$§" ‘°‘”"’“°' Sno. 22. Upon his own initiative, or upon application of any party ,,§i'°°°d‘“°{°"°"°“'* in interest,,on the ground of a change in conditions, the deputy cormnissioner may at any time during the term of an award and after the compensation order in respect of such award has become final, review such order in accordance with the procedure prescribed in respect of claims in section 19, and in accordance with such sec- A"°°’p' mi tion issue a new compensation order which may terminate, continue, increase, or decrease such compensation. Such new order shall not affect any compensation paid under authority of the prior order. rnocnnunn nnroan rmi nnrurr commrssiomm d§,,§@§‘;Q}},’,§,§,S;°,$,§,‘;§? Sno. 23. Sa) In making an investigation or inquiry or conducting ,,,§{“‘°”°’ °' °°“d“°°` a hearing tie deputy commissioner shall not be bound by common law or statutory r_uIes of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this Act; but may make such inves- tigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ' best ascertain the rights of the parties. Declarations of a deceased employee concerning the injury in respect of which the investigation or inquiry is being made or the hearing conducted shall be received in evidence and shall, if corroborated by other evidence, be sufficient to establish the injury. (b) Hearings before a deputy commissioner shall be open to the mH°°'*°¤'°b°°¤°¤· public and shall be stenographically reported, and the deputy com- ` missioners, subject to the approval of the commission, are authorized to contract for the reporting of such hearings. The commission shall by regulation provide for the preparation of a record of the hearings and other proceedings before the deputy commissioners. WITNESSI'*i Wmwcm Sno. 24. No {person shall be required to attend as a witness in any uA¢¢¤¤£_¤¤·>¤ ¤¤¤¤¤- groceeding be ore a deputiy commissioner at a (place outside of the °°°'° tate of his residence an more than one hun red miles from his place of residence, unless his lawful mileage and fee for one day’s attendance shall be first aid or tendered to him; but the testimon of any witness may be taken by deposition or interrogatories accorci mghto the rules of practice of the Federal district court for the ju `cial district in which the case is ending (or of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia itp the case is pending in the District). WITNESS FEES Witness tees. Sno. 25. Witnesses summoned in a proceeding before a deputy Aa snowed in rea- commissioner or whose depositions are taken shall receive the same °”° °°‘"”‘ fees and mileage as witnesses in courts of the United States.