Section 10
SEC. 10. The Director of Civil Service shall be the executive officer of all boards of examiners hereinafter named and shall conduct the examinations given by any of these boards, according to rules and regulations promulgated by him and approved by the respective Department Heads. The bureau shall keep all the records of the boards of examiners, including the examination papers and the minutes of the deliberations of the boards. The director shall designate any subordinate officer of his bureau to act as secretary. Examination fees shall be paid to the officer designated by proper authority as the disbursing officer for the Bureau of Civil Service, and such officer shall pay all authorized expenses of the different boards including the compensation provided for by law for the examiners. The Board of Accountancy, the Board of Examiners for Marine Officers, the Board of Examiners for Marine Engineers, the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners, the Board of Dental Examiners, the Board of Optical Examiners, the Board of Examiners for Nurses, the Veterinary Examining Board, the Board of examiners for Surveyors, the Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers, the Board of Examiners for Mechanical Engineers, the Board of Examiners for Electrical Engineers, the Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers, the Board of Examiners for Mining Engineers, and the Board of Examiners for Architects, shall each be composed of a chairman and two members, who shall be appointed by the different Secretaries of Department, as hereinbelow proved, from among persons of recognized standing in their respective professions, who shall serve for a period of one year, and who shall receive compensation not to exceed five pesos per capita of the candidates examined, as the proper Department Head may fix. The chairman and members of the following boards shall be appointed by the Secretary of Finance: Board of Accountancy; Board of Examiners for Marine Officers; and Board of Examiners for Marine Engineers. The chairman and members of the following boards shall be appointed by the Secretary of Public Instruction: Board of Medical Examiners; Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners; Board of Dental Examiners; Board of Optical Examiners; and Board of Examiners for Nurses. The chairman and members of the following boards shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce: Veterinary Examining Board; and Board of Examiners for Surveyors. The chairman and members of the following boards shall be appointed by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications: Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers; Board of Examiners for Mechanical Engineers; Board of Examiners for Electrical Engineers; Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers; Board of Examiners for Mining Engineers; and Board of Examiners for Architects. The chairmen of the boards of examiners aforementioned shall report the results of the examinations to the Director of Civil Service, who shall submit such results to the corresponding Secretary of Department, and upon approval by the Secretary of the results of the examinations, the Secretary of the Department shall issue the license or certificate entitling the person to whom it is issued to practice the profession for which he has taken the examination. Except as modified by this Act, all laws governing examinations given by the above-mentioned boards shall continue in force.