582 SIXTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. CH. 347; 1926. the . settlement, . adjustment, or determination of dispptes between carriers a§;l1‘£2hei1;i—employees.or u?)ut1lpediaticn_ or arfitratiogcproé ceedings` un er or ursuant e rousions 0 any o aniligfyiii mm in Congress in respect to s& disp;}-ltes; and the President is authorized to r&1ire..the transfer and 'very to the Board of Mediation, Ummm of crea by this Act, of any andall such papers and documentsiiled ¤y¤rmnmmr1:Y»$ with or in the. `on of any agency 0 the Government. The °°"°· Preaidentis authorized to desigxgate a custodian of the records and property of the Railroad La r Board, until the transfer olive? of such records to the Board of Mediation and the disposi- tion o such property in such manner as the President may [direct. mff °‘ "*“ °'1·aocm>unn ur ouanoxrzo iwrns or rar, sums, nm wonxmo coN— ‘ nrnoxs N°¤¤• °'l¤*¤¤°•°· Sno. 6. Carriers and the representatives of the loyees shall °°b°¤v°°i° www give at least thirty days’ written notice of an intended change affect- mg rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, and the time and place for conference between the representatives of the parties interesmd in such intended changes shall be a eed uplon within ten days after the receipt of said notice, and saiftime s all be within the thirtv rx from mm than days provided in the notice Should changes be requested from °“°°"“’· more than one class or associated classes at approximately the same time, this date for the conference shall be un erstood to apply only to the first conference for each class; it being the intent t at sub- .€mu6.Dt conferences in respect to each request shall be held in the ~o er of its receipt and shall follow each other with reasonable Nopmégoiniumpus ppgmptness. In every case where such notice of intended change {lil stem, °Z?e.:mey been given, or conferences are being held with reference thereto, 1********- or the services of the Board of Mediation have been- requested by either party, or said board has proifered its services, rates of pay, rules, or working conditions shal not be altered by the carrier until A¤¢¢.p.¤w- the controversy as been finally acted upon, as required by section 5 E’°°¥’“°°· of this A$ by the Board of Mediation, unless a period of ten days has elai? after termination of conferences without request for or pro er of the services of the Board of Mediation. MN¤•¤¤¤- anamzarrox ¤l¤¤I¤r§*•¤i·¤| ¤&*; Sno. 7. First. Whenever _a controversy shall arise between a carrier m•y.by gpambggibé or carriers and its or their employees which is_not settled either in "'§,";,_";‘},‘§,';_ °‘· conference between representatives of parties or by the appro- priate adgustnnent board or throughmediation, in the manner pro- vided me hepreceding sections, such controversy may, by agreement of the arties to such controversy, be submitted to the arbitration of , p _ T la board) df three (or, if the parties to the controversy so stipulate, of W six) persons: Prooided,_howeve1·, That the failure or refusal of
v`r¤f¤¤•¤- either party to submit a controversy to arbitration shall not be con-
strued as a violation of any le al ob `gation imposed upon such party by the terms of this Act or ogierwise. _ M¤¤¤¤r ¤f <=¤<><>¤i¤¢· Second. Such board of arbitration shall be chosen in the following — · manner: ’ ‘ ‘ . · iB<>•·r¢¤ ¤f¤¤¤»- (a) In the case of a board of three the carrier or carriers and the representatives of the employees, parties respectively to the agreement to arbitrate, shall each name one arbitrator; the two arbitrators thus `chosen shall select qa third arbitrator. If the arbitrators chosen by the parties shall fail to name the third arbitrator within five days after their first meeting, such third arbitrator shall be named by the Board of Mediation. ‘
