Prohibiting Certain Practices of Discrimination in Housing Accommodations Because of Race, Creed, Color, National Origin or Ancestry

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to attempt an adjustment by education, conciliation and conference. No more than ninety (90) days shall be allowed for this purpose. D. If in the opinion of a majority of the Commission the efforts to settle any complaint by the above enumerated means have not adjusted the specific complaint, the Commission shall cause a public hearing to be held. A notice of such hearing, including the particulars of the complaint, shall be sent to the respondent by registered mail not less than ten (10) days prior to the day set for hearing. The hearing may be conducted before the Commission at a duly held meeting of not less than a quorum of such Commissioners, or such hearing may be con- ducted before a hearing officer appointed by the Commission, which hearing officer shall be a member of the Commission. Hearings conducted before the Commission, or a hearing officer, shall be conducted in an informal manner and without recourse to the technical common -law rules of evidence required in proceedings in judicial courts, and such manner of proof and introduction of evidence shall be deemed sufficient and shall govern the proof and decision of all questions of fact, if substantial, reliable and probative evidence supports such Commission's determination. The Commission shall, as a matter of policy, provide for the exclusion of irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence. Every person who is a party to such proceedings shall have the right to appear in person or by counsel, to submit evidence in open hearing and shall have the right of cross - examination. Such hearings shall be held in the City Hall of the City of South Bend, Indiana. E. I.n the event of such hearing before a hearing officer, as herein set forth, the recommendation of such hearing officer, to- gether with the complete file, shall be submitted to and filed with the 7