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 g 145,1 rrmn 45.-1 doe diligence deéide, any disnnwinvoivlg grievances, rules, or workingtmndiationa which ia not decided aa moeided in nection 132 and which auch adjmtment board would be required to receive -tor bearing and decision under the iirovisions of Section 13}, ( _ _ . Y · (b) The Labor Board, (1) upon the agplication of the gbiet executive of any carrier or organisation of employew or subordinate omclals whom znembas are directly intqeated in the dispute; (2) upon a written petition signed by not less than one hundred nnorgani@ employees or subordinate omclals directly interwted ein the dinpnte, or (3) upon the Imbor ·Boara`s* own motion it it in of the opinion that the dispute in likely substantially. . to interrupt Y commerce, shall receive tor bearing, and `aa. soon as practimble and with dna diligence deoitle, all dispntm with rwpect to the ivagm or mlaries of employees or. subordinate o®::ials; of `mrriersynot decided as pmvitled in section 132. The Labor Board may upon its own motion within tenY days after the decision, in accordance with the ;n·ovisions'“ ot section 132, of any dispute with respect to w:1¤eS or salaries ot employees or subordinate o¤cla1s `ot earriors, imsizend the operation of suelfdecision it the Labor Board is of. the opinion- that the decision involves auch an increase in wages or salaries as will be likely to necmitate a- substantial rcmijnstment of the rates of any carrler; '1te‘Labor- Board shall hear any decision so suspended andeas soon an pragtica· B ble and with due diligence decide to amrm or modify Buell snependod decision}, .· · 4 _ · _ V o (o) A deeision by the Labor Board under the provisions of ( apamgrapha (a) or (b)~ of this` section shall require the con— currence therein of at least Eve of the nine members of the Labor Board: .Prov•’ded, That `in case of any decision under  paragraph (b), at least one of the representatives gg got the . public- ehall concur in such declsion. All decisions of the Labor Board aball be entered upon the records of the board  and copies thereof, together; with such statement ot facts beari 1 ing thereon as the board may deem proper, shall be imme- - diately communicated to the partiw to- the diépute, the President, each adjustment board, and the commission, and- shall be given further, publicity in such manner as the "Labor Board may det e. _ · ` - (o) au the oecxsaque or me Labor negro xo mpeei to wagw or ealari@ and of the Labor Board or an adjustment bmrd in rupect Yto workim conditions oi employees or aubordinate emcials  carriers snail establish rates ot, wages and aalarl@ ‘ and standards of working gonditione which in the opinion ot - the board are " juat and 'rwsonable. .-In [determining the justnm and reasona1zl@ at aucnwages and aalarlu or working conditions the board shall, so tar aa applicable, take into ~conslderation· among other relevant cir- Q (I)fI'he amlea of Wages paid for similar  ot_ work in other industries; no . ·, · _ B .' 3 (2) The relation between wagu andthe cost of living; ‘ (3) The hazards of the employment _; ” ( $(4) The training and skill required; e, . (5)·The degree o£yr ¤bility; ‘ _ . (6). The character and omularity ot the- employment; and (7)__Inequa1it1es of lnereaaea ln wages or of treatment, the result of previous wage orders or adjustpenta. (Feb. _ 28, 19%,* c. 91, { 307, 41 Stat. 470.) . 3 ;· · _ -‘ _ . 140. -E’o=wera_ and duties of Labor Board aa to `eleetion · of J chairman; maintenance of omtral oBoo-; meetings; investigatlensg regalatiing reports.·—·Tbe Labor _Bmrd--g· · · (1) Shall elwt a chairman ‘by majority veto oi its mem- _ (2) Shall maintain central-&u in  Illinois, but the Law: Board may, whenever Tit deem it necessary, meet atmcbotbernlacoanltmaydetermlnos ‘ `

2AILROA.D8° §_ 143 (8) Shall investigate and study the relations between gearriers and their `employem, particularly questions relating to wages, hours of labor. A and other 'cemftions of employment and the` respective privileges, rights, and dutim ot carriers » and employees, and shall gather, compile, clasdfy, digest., and publish, from time to time, date and information relating to. such questions to `the end that the Labor Beard may be Q properly equipped to perform its duties iunder this chapter and that the members. ot the adjustment boards and the public may be properly informed:. _ ‘ _ - (4) May make regulations necessary for the emelent execu- tion of the functions vested in it by this chapter; and i ‘_ (5) Shall at least, annually collect and epubllsh the decisions g and regulations of the Labor Boerd and the adjustment boards and all court and administrative decisions and regulations of the commission ln respect to this chapter, together with A cumulative index·digest thereof. _(B‘cb. 28, -1920, c. 91, 5 308, 41` Stat. 472.), · · ‘ · _` t · ·141.` Parties to dispute entitled ato hearing in person or by- comnsel.-Any` party to any dispute- to; be·=;con`stdered by · an adjustment board. or by the Labor Board shall be entitled to a ¤em~1ng_ either in: person or by counsel. . (Feb. 28, 1920, c. Q1,.} 309, 41 Stat. 472.) _ _, » · _ 142. Power to secure evidence; failure of witness to comply witlrsubptens or his oontumaey  geenteipt; incriminsting teeti1nony;,perjnry.-—(a) For the e&:imt administration of the functions vested in the Labor Board by this chapter, any member thereof `rnay require, by suhpwna lmued and signed by. himself, the attendance of any witnessend the production of any book, paper, document, or. other eridwce from any place in the United States et any designated place of hearing, and the taking of a deposition before any designated person having power- to administer oaths. In the case of a deposition theptestimony shall be reduced to writing by T the iperson taking the depwition or under his direction, `and shall- then be subscribed to by the deponent. Any member of the Labor Board may administer oaths and examine any wit-~ `ness. Any witness summoned before the board- and any witness whose deposition is taken- shall be mid the mme 1%:; and mileage as are paid witnesses in fl1e.courts_oI the United h Stntes.—‘ `. `.· .-— (b). In case ot_-failure to comply with any subpoena or ln mae of the contu1nacy`-ot_ any Vwitnem Appearing before the Labor Board, the board may invoke the aid ot eny United States district. court. Such `court {ay thereupon order the witnm to comply with the requirements of mach subpoena, or to `give evidence toochlng. the matter in question, ns the ease may ber, Any failure to obey such order may be punished by `such court as a contempt thereof. ,_ ·(c) No person shall be excused from so attending end. testi- · lying or deposing, nor from so producing any book, paper, rdocuxnent, oro other evidence on the ground that the testimony ` or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of himi may tend to lncrlmlnate him_ or subject him to a penalty or for- ` ieltnre; but in natural person shall bepreeecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transsction, matter, orlthing, as to which in obedience to a subpoena and under oath, he may so testify or produce evideucer documentary or otherwise. But no person shall ;be exempt from , prosecution and punishment. for perjury cornnxitted in so teetifying. (Feb. 28,1920, c. 91, S 3;l0,_41 Stat. .472.) ‘ - ,148. Access `te books, accounts, records, etc.; penalty- fo! !¢f¤&sL—-··-(a) `When necesSnry to` the efficient aelminise tration of the functions `rested in the Labor Boardby this chapter, any rnernber, omeer, employee, or agent thereof, duly . authorised in writiny by the bourd, shall nt all reasonable times for the pnrposeof exeinination have access to and the . right to copy any book, account, record, paper, or correspond-