SIXTY·NIN TH CONGRESS. Sass. I. CH. 347. 1926. 58]. only those whom theboard shall deem wholly disinterested in the controversy to be arbitrated and impartial and without bias as between the parties to such arbitration. Should, however, the board ml?-j';,‘},j,f‘_{f,_”°* '“" name an arbitrator or arbitrators not so disinterested and impartial, then, u n proper investigation and presentation of the facts, the board sliiill promptly remove such arbitrator. If an arbitrator named by the Board of Mediation, in accordance “°‘°°“°° °’°“°“""· with the revisions of this Act shall be removed by such board as provided by this Act, or if such an arbitrator refuses or is unable to serve, it shall be the duty of the Board of Mediation, promptly, to select another arbitrator, in the same manner as bprovided in this Act for an original appointment by the Board of ediation. (b) Any member of the Board of Mediation is authorized to take u§°",,'{§,;'l'§,‘}",f;‘§,§‘,,E the acknowledgment of an agreement of arbitration under this Act, ¤¤¤¤¢¢¤ arbitrate- When so acknowled d, or w en acknowledged by the parties before a notary public or 51(ie clerk of a district court or a circuit court of ap eals of the United States, such agreement to arbitrate shall be delivered to a member of said board, or transmitted to said board, to be filed in its oiiice. (pg When an agreement to arbitrate has been filed with the Board ,,,1`{§’,§},°§,,E§’,,,°§{,’{?"Q*§’§$ of ediation, or with one of its members, as provided by this sec- g:•$¤m:g¤¤¤¤¤* ¤¤¤ tion, and when the said board, or a member t ereof, has been fur- ` nished the names of the arbitrators chosen by the parties to the con- troversy, it shall be the duty of the Board of Mediation to cause a notice 1n writing to be served upon said arbitrators, notifying them of their appointment, requesting them to meet promptlly to name the remaining arbitrator or arbitrators necessary to comp ete the board of arbitration, and advising them of the period within which, as provided by the agreement to arbitrate, they are empowered to name such arbitrator or arbitrators. Rum I I “__ (dg Either party to an arbitration desiring the reconvening of a mmm; to on boar of arbitration to pass upon an controversy arising over the §‘§’,§',§‘§_°' “p’“““°" meaning or application of an awardy may so notify the Board of Mediation in writing, stating in such notice the qgestion or uestions to be submitted to such reconvened board. The oard of Lfediation ,,,$,{,§,'Qf‘°“‘°“‘ '°’ shall thereupon promptly communicate with the members of the board of arb1trat1on, or a subcommittee of such board appointed for such purpose pursuant to a provision in the agreement to arbitrate and arra e for the reconvening of said board or subcommittee, and shall notilgy the respective parties to the controversy of the time and place at w ich the board, or the subcommittee, will meet for hearings upon the matters in controversy to be submitted to it. No evidence dwRgg*{})°{_?¤mg6§vBg,”· other than that contained in the record filed with the original award ` shall be received or considered by such reconvened board or subcom- mittee, except such evidence as may be necessary to illustrate the inte retations suggested by the parties. If any member of the orig- ¤§& 3* §‘_g_}’g§ inalrboard is unable or unwilling to serve on such reconvened board of <>fi¢l¤¤1 MM um- or subcommittee thereof another arbitrator shall be named in the b1°°°°°"°’°t°° same manner and with the same powers and duties as such original arlzitrarpgn I CO C th c e nterstate mmerce ommission e Bureau of Labor AHM ·*¤·¤¤* Statistics, and the custodian of the records, ’ ectively, of the Rail- g road Labor Board, of the mediators designalxhn the Act approved §‘§,,t§§_ "°'°d °° °*‘° June 1, 1898, providing] for mediation and arbitration, known as the §°{·;g· ¤·4g°· Erdman Act. and of t e Board of Mediation and Conciliation cre- °' 'p` ` ated by the Acttglproved July 15, 1913, roviding for mediation, V°l·”·P·*“*· conciliation, and a itration, known as the gewlands Act, are hereby authorized and directed to transfer and deliver to the Board of Mediation created by this Act any and all papers and documents here- tofore filed with or transferred to them, respectively, bearing upon
