The Commission shall have a Secretary to be appointed by it. It shall be his duty to keep the files of the Commission and a full and true record of all proceedings thereof. He shall be the custodian of the minutes and proceedings of the Commission, and shall file and preserve all documents which may be entrusted to him, processing same as the Commission may direct.
Under the direction of the Chairman, the Secretary shall give notice of all determinations, rulings and orders of the Commission. He shall prepare for service such documents and notices as may be required of him by the Commission, and shall perform such other duties as the Commission may prescribe. He shall have power to administer oaths in all proceedings before the Commission.
The Chairman shall designate the Secretary or any other employee to act as disbursing officer and collector of the Commission with respect to requisitions, disbursements and collections. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall give a bond in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned on the faithful performance of his official duties. The premiums of such bond shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the Commission.
The Commission shall also have an Assistant Secretary who shall be appointed by the Chairman. It shall be his duty to perform the duties of the Secretary in his absence, and such other duties as the Chairman may determine. The Assistant Secretary, like the Secretary, shall have power to administer oaths in any proceeding before the Commission.
History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 8, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.