SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. · Sass. I. Cn. 347. 1926. 583 (b) Iglihecasgpiaboafd of sixltthe carrier or the l’°•¤*•°'·*¤· represen iveso eem oyees, a iesrespective to eagree- ment to arbitrate, shall each namg two arbitrators ;ythe four arbi- trators thus chosen shall, by a majority vote, select the remaining two arbitrators. If the arbi rators chosen by the parties shall fail to name the two arbitrators within fifteen days after their first meet- ing, the said two arbitrators, or as many of them as have not been named, shallbenamedbythelloardof Mediation. i Third. (a) When the arbitrators selected ‘ by the respective °¤N °gg°°*d parties have agreed ugn the arbitrator or arbitrators ' ` they shall notify the of Mediation; and, in the event of their failure to agree ugm any or upon all of the necessary arbitra- tors the period ed ct they shall, at the expiration of such period, notify the rd of Mediation of the arbitrators ésglected, if any, or of their failure to make or to complete such ection. ‘ (b) The board of arbitration shall organize and select its own °’“'*““°"·°°°· chairman and make all necessary rules for conducti.1§1its hearings: . Provided, however, That the board of arbitration sh be bound to rumen nu hearing ggve the parties to the controversy a full and fair hearing, which *°°“'“°°· all include an opportunity to present evidence in support of their claims, and an opportunity to present their case in person, by coun- sel, or by other representative as they respectively elect. mmm i , (c)» Upon notice from the Board o M 'ation that the parties, uma wvi>:.s;Ei$$¤ or either party, to an arbitration desire the reconvening of the §§§“§f§,§;°w’gd_ °¤· board of arbitration (or a subcommittee of such board o arbitra- tion appointed for such purpose pursuant to the agreement to arbitratef) to pass upon any, controversy over the meaning or appli- cation o their award, the card, or its subcommittee, shall at once _ reconvene. No question other than, or in addition to, the questions ,,,§Q$ °§§§‘,, q‘},?,'§gg*é relating to the meaning or application of the award, submitted ¢¤¤r¤¢¤·¤<i¤¤¤¢¢¤d- by the parg or parties in writing, shall be considered by the recon- vened a of arbitration or 1tS subcommittee. mum to be m d Such rulings shall be acknowledged by suchboard or subcommit— wma, we si part is tee thereof in the same manner, and filed in the same district court °""°· clerk’s office, as the original award and become a rt thereof. (d) No arbitrator, except those chown by the of Media- ,§§I,‘§‘{,bi”§§,?’*§§§°,*,§f tion, shall be incompetent to act asian ar itrator because of his mgg hk *¤- interest in the controversy to be arbitrated, or because of his con- N"' nection with or partiality to either of the parties to the arbitration. Paymmmmm _ (e) Each member of- any board of arbitration created under the siuonzcnsxzmmw provisions of this Act named by either party to the arbitration shall be comtpensated by the party naminglhim. Each arbitrator selected by e arbitrators or named by t e Board of Mediation shall receive from the Board of Mediation such compensation as the Board of Mediation may iix, together with his necessary travel- ingexpenses and expensesactually incurred for subsistence, while servin as an arbitrator. » · (f) gfhe board of arbitration shall furnish a certilied copy of its ,,S,$'d°i£,°°m,°§§,*§'g,_°' award to the respective parties to the controversy, and shall transmit the original, together with the papers and proceedings and a tran- '·b°"*,,‘{d Q scri t of the evidence taken·at the hearings, certi ed underuthe iiiedssumwun. hangs of at least a maiprity of the arbitrators, to the clerk of the district court_ of the nited States for the district wherein the controversy arose or the arbitration is entered into, to be filed in said clerk’s oilice as hereinafter provided. The said board shall also _§&“Q°,§_ g>g*g“mg,' _ furnish a certified copy of its award, and the papers and wc¤d’svi¤%;;ama¤¤m¤r ings, including testimoniy relating thereto, to t e Board o Media- ‘2;',§§,,,,,,,,, C,,,§,’m§§ tion, to be filed in its o ce; and 1n addition a certified copy of its ¤*°¤- award shall be iiled in the oiiice of the Interstate Commerce Com-
