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The parties may offer the evidence they may desire and shall submit such additional evidence as the referee may deem necessary to understand and determine the questions object of the dispute.\nThe referees shall decide upon the relevance of the evidence submitted by the parties and the acceptance thereof, without having to conform with the rules of evidence.\nAll the evidence shall be submitted in the presence of all the referees and of all the parties concerned, except when any of the parties is in default or has forfeited his right to be present.\nHistory —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 17, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951.