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 1438 SIXTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. CH. 509. 1927. *{{,°g}§f,",{’},‘§, cosrs IN rnocmnmos nnoooxrr wirnoor nmasonannn onomms °°"" ‘"°"°" Sac. 26. If the court havin 'urisdiction of roceedin in res t sggixxst t- im. my mmm of any claim or compensationgdrder determineg that theggroceedihegs in respect of such claim or order have been instituted or continued without reasonable ground, the costs of such proceedings shall be assessed against the party who has so instituted or continued such proceedings. ,,,,]?°"°°" °°”“‘““‘°“‘ rownas or narrrrr commssromms NSS-]$°$1ia¤%l•;°:l¢.t° Sac. 27. (a) The de uty commissioner shall have power to pre- serve and enforce order during any such proceedings; to issue sub oenas for, to administer oaths to, and to compel the attendance andp testimony of witnesses, or the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence, or the taking of depositions before any designated individual competent to administer oaths; to examine witnesses; and to do all things conformable to law which ma be nigicessary to enable him eiliectively to discharge the duties ofy his c ce. »n`g:mggil$°el°'i¤v;°jliii?aih (b) If any person in proceedings before a deputy commissioner d"‘;§f“§g_ °‘ 1** “’ °" disobeys or resists any lawful order or process, or misbehaves during a hearing or so near the place thereo as to obstruct the same, or neglects to produce, after having been ordered to do so, any pertinent book, paper, or document, or refuses to appear after having been subpcenaed, or upon appearin refuses to take the oath as a witness, or after having taken the oath refuses to be examined according to law, the deputy commissioner shall certify the facts to the district court having jurisdiction in the place in which he is sitting (or to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia if he is sitting in _ such District) which shall thereupon in a summary manner hear the evidence as to the acts complained of, and, if the evidence so war- rants, punish such person in the same manner and to the same extent as for a contempt committed before the court or commit such person upon the same conditions as if the doing of the forbidden act had occurred with reference to the process o or in the presence of the Fees for services. court' mins ron smnvrcns t ¤£°l§i°w$»(l Sac. 28. (a) No claim for legal services or for any other services °°°"· rendered in respect of a claim or award for compensation, to or on account of any person, shall be valid unless approved by the deputy commissioner, or if proceedings for review of the order of the deputy . commissioner in respect of such claim or award are had before any court, unless approved by such court. Any claim so approved shall, in the manner and to the extent fixed by the deputy commissioner or such court, be a lien upon such compensation. _ _ m,*;‘;.f*§“’mu§,'g,§,,,§‘},’,,§ (b) Any_ person (1) who rece1ves_any fee, other consideration, or M. ew- any gratuity on account of services so rendered, unless such consideration or gratuity is approved by the deputy commissioner or such court, or (2) who makes it a business to solicit employment for a lawyer or for himself in respect of any claim or award for compensation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. ,,§°,§’f"" °‘ mm °' xmooao or nwuar oa cram E""’l°””°°k°°"‘ Sno. 29. Every employer shall kee a record in respect of any in'ury to an employee. Such record 5ial1 contain such information of] disease, other disability, or death in respect of such injury as the