Section 27Executive Order No. 5427, of August 20, 1930 of the President of the United States, entitled "Waiver or Reduction of Application and Visa Fees for Nonimmigrants.", Sec./Art. 27

(a) Every board of special inquiry shall be composed of a Chairman and two members, who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines alone and shall be removable at his pleasure. The Commissioner of Immigration may assign to such officers duties and functions in addition to those pertaining to them by reason of their membership in the board. At ports where it is not convenient or necessary to organize permanent boards of special- inquiry, the President may designate any other employee of the Government to serve as a member of the board of special inquiry which might be organized therein from time to time.

(b) A board of special inquiry shall have authority to determine whether an alien seeking to enter or land in the Philippines shall be allowed to enter or land or shall be excluded. For this purpose, the board or any member thereof, may administer oaths and take evidence. The hearing of all cases brought before a board of special inquiry shall be conducted under rules of procedure to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration. The decision of any two members of the board shall prevail and shall be final unless reversed on appeal by the Board of Commissioners as hereafter stated.

(c) An alien excluded by a board of special inquiry may appeal to the Board of Commissioners, whose decision in the case shall be final. In appeal cases, the alien shall have the right to be represented by an attorney or counsel who shall have access to the record of the board of special inquiry in the particular case on appeal.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF ARRIVING ALIENS