24. Boards of Inquiry: Time and Place of Meeting.

The members of any Board of Inquiry under the Civil Service Act shall fix the time and place of their sittings; and the Chairman shall inform the accused, in writing, accordingly, and require his attendance at the time and place fixed. If the accused cannot be found, a notice requiring his attendance may be sent by post to his usual or last known place of abode; and if he do not attend, or send a sufficient excuse for his non-attendance to the satisfaction of the Board, the inquiry shall proceed in his absence.