472 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ch. 91. 1920. "“”'°“*"°" *°'· Sec. 308. The Labor Board--· ,,,f,§‘,;""“"‘ ‘° "° (1) Shall elect a chairman bi; majority vote of its members; ¤¤¤¤•¤m¤¤1¤¤¤ ¤¤ (2) Shall maintain central offices in Chicago, Illinois, but the Labor °m'"°’ . V may? whenever it deems it necessary, meet at such other place _ _ asit may etermine; _ ,,,,¥§§,‘§f,‘F§§},,°{‘f,,,,,",'§‘;; - (Q3) Shall investigateand study the relations between carriers and ggagwgtgd ¤¤¤- fhg? emygoyales, pargcularlyf quesaions relatipig go wages,_hours of ' a r, an other con itions o em oyment an the res ctive privi-· _ leges, rights, and duties of carrier? and employees, andpdhallgather, d,f{,,°$‘,}’{,',?';§,‘§‘,§3,§¥,;,5P’ pgfrgpile, classifby, digest, ang publish, from ltame tp gmc, gat; a)n0d’ rmationretingtosucoquestionstoteen atte ar Board may be properly equipped to perform its duties under this title angd that gheilaem eas of the Adjustment Boards and the public may ro y orme ; ‘ ‘ ,,£§f’°“°°" "°g“l"' (E) my make tiéegulations necessary for the efficient execution of the fimctions ves in it b this title; and _· m{°u°j_°g=·,m*g;n*;¤ (5) Shall at least annually collect and ublish the decisions and ' regulatiops of the Labor gioazrd and tlhe Agjustmengz Boards and all court an admm1s` trative ecisious an re ations o the Commission in respect to this title, together with a cumgilueltive index-digest thereof. · iu;{¤¤¤¤¤• ¤* ¤¤¤* Sec. 309. Any parzato dis ute to be considered byan Adjustment Board rg by the 1 bor oard) shall be entitled to a hearing either · m rson or y counse . . m*;{’,fg'v‘ggf,';°0*;fb”¤°° _3I0. (a) For the efficient administration of the functions vested m the Labor _Board by thas title, any member thereof may require, by subpoena issued and signed by himself, the attendance of um 8.I1I¥`0W1:1l1§SS‘ the production of any book, paper, document, or D°l’°“ ot r e ence many p uae in the United States at any designated place of hearing, and the taking of a delppsition before aniy designated person having power to administer oat_ . In the case o a deposition tlhe testimony shall reduced to by the person taking the eposition or under his direction, and sha 1 then be subscribed to by mmm MS em the deponent. Any member of the_Labor Board mg administer oaths
- ‘ and examine any witness. Any witness summon before the board
and any witness whose deposition is taken shall be paid the same fees of and m1 cage as are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. ""”""'°° °°"'°°‘ (b) In case of failure to comply with any subpoena or in case of the contumacy of any witness appearing be ore the Labor Board, the board may invoke the aid of any United States district court. Such court may thereupon order the witness to comply with the requirements of such subpwna, or to gge evidence touchin the matter in question, as the case may be. y failure to obey sugi order mav be _ punished by such court as a contempt thereof. i s°'}`,$’$""“°“’ °°‘”F’“" (c) _No person shall be excused from so attendin and testifyin or deposmg, nor from so producing any book, paper, clocument, or ogier evidteipce on the grougd aliagthe testimlony or evidenceilillplcumentary ___ oro erwise,requ1re 0 _ mayten to` criminte b' t °,‘,,‘Q,‘{”,,‘,£‘_,j’*l,,,f,g',§'&‘{°*”’ him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no nathial persthn shallollieslpmgdcuted or subyected to any penalty or forfeiture for or_ on account of any tranaiactipin, matter, or thing, as to which in obedience to a sub- Pmm ompml puma an un er oath, he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise. But no person s all e exempt from prosecu- Mmbm to mm W tion and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. cess to books, records, Sec. 311. (8) Vlfrlfléfl Il€0€SS8.I’y to the 6HlClB!1t administration of °‘°· the functions vested in the Labor Board bv this title, any member officer, emapaoyee, or agent thereof, duly authorized in writing by the board, sh at all reasonable times for the purpose of examination have access to and the right to copy any book, account, record pa er Pm,,y,,,, m,m,_ or correspondence relating to any matter which the board is hutffor; ized to consider or investigate. Anyigerson who upon demand refuses any duly authorized member, officer, employee, or agent of
