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 SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 451. 1916. 737 Sec. 26. The board shall have power, and it shall be `ts dut l¤"°°“¢“*°¤=’· °*¤¤· Errhggygpggopgphmt shaiill btzhmade tc; itté 1;; investigate this déztipn 05f E\E%<;nn“:ae;]:;l;lfyI¤$·! _ vernmen wi res ec e d V · burdens imposed uplon vessels of tlie United Stlslltlexsldgrlgslgaedoiln flordilgn tgade wqheneveigg s all appxear thait the law? regulation? or practices 0 an ore vernmen operaemsuc a t t 1 f thehl,l'nited€§aFes age pot accorded equal pri\{l 1in fgreigislrrzde wi vess 0 suc oreign counf 0 v f th f ' countries, either in trade to or from lliegpoits glssuchofoiieiglii cociiiil§; glrmiglitresppclt of tlge passage of trqJnsp1¢Z·ltaEaionlt§1rougl:; such foreign assen ers or goo s m en or s men or r - tationrln such vessels of the United States, eitherpto or from gdlililgodf such foreign country or to or from ports of other foreign countries. It shall be the duty of the board to report the results of its investi- d,,I,;'{’}’§{§_"’ "‘° P'°“' gation to the President with its recommendationsand the President is hereby authorized and empowered to secure by diplomatic action pqual privileges for vessels of the United States engaged in such Img. u, 4;,,,,,,,,,, oreign trade. And if by) such diplomatic action the esident shall ” °¤,°* ‘ P'*'“°¤°¤ ¤°* be unable to secure suc equal then the President shall ` advise Congress as to the facts an his conclusions by special message, if deelmed ilinpoiiltant in the public interest, in order that proper action msg e ta en thereon. nc. 27. That for the p ose of investiga alleged violations ,,,,,,,,,,,,,‘°‘?‘°‘°"?' ’° “°°‘“‘ of this Act, the board malyrby subpsuzna comtiigfthe attendance of Y M witnesses and the production of boo, papeis, documents, and other evidence from any place in the United States at any designated place of hear;§%mSubp¢enas may be signed by any commissioner, u§§E’£,°§{‘“· "°’°“' and oaths or ations may be admimstered, witnesses examined, and evidence received lay any commissioner or_examiner, or, under the direction of the boar , by any person authorized under the laws of the United States or of any1SState, Territory, District, or posses- Fm M sion thereof to administer oat. Persons so acting under the direc- ' tion of the board and witnesses shall, unless employees of the board, be entitled to the same fees and mileage as in the courts of the United States. Obedience to any such sulipcsna shall, on application by the E°'°'°°"”'"‘ board, pe enforced as are orders of e board other t an for the pay- ment 0 money. H, U _ Sec. 28. That no person shall be excused, on the ground that it  y’m"°°m play tend to incrimiiiate hgn or subject   to abpeeighty or forfeilture, rom attendmg` an tesf ying, or pro ucing oo, papers ocumengas, and other evidence, ine(pib1ed%)en<;e1 to the subpoena of the hoard or o any court in an proce g as upon or gro out 0 any alleged violation of this Act; but no natural personwslhlgll be prose- °"'”i°°H”’m°°°" cuter; or sulzjected tg! any ppnalty o1£cf<;·f]§1t;11re fo: or_pIncE.¢;¢:)o1;.1;t gf an ransac ion, ma er, or lung as c , m u pmyna and under oath, he may so testify or produce evidence, excgpt P°°‘"" °‘°"’°°°‘ that no person shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment or e °u committe in so test   g. ¤,.mc,,m - P gud? 29. That in case of vio tion of any order of the board, other uiérmqaqmkhjf ti; than an order for the payment of money, the board, or any party for pying mm,. ‘”’€`if$£L’ 3331 `{.‘21“vi¤t‘g°“*.¤?i2,dE*é€i£°‘3§“€ife°{$.‘l‘Zi3§’· T3?} ifpiitii u 1 hearing, the court determijnes that the order was regularly made and duly issued, it shall enforce obedience thereto by a writ of mjunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise. ,,0, mmm, 0, Sec. 30. {That in mise of violatioprgf any oider of the board for the muy- t 0 money the person to om suc _ award was e may Elgfizfiglilhe district court for the district in which such yipison resides, or in which is located any office of the carrier or other person to whom the order was directed or m which is located any point of call on a regular route operated by the carrier, or in any court of gen- 91890°—vor. 39-—r·r 1--47