The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29


shall at once call meeting TO consider
the propoS d change. Should the party
or parties applying for such change fail
to respond call for a meet ng to con
Sder such no ice or notices, the applica
ton snail be deemed withdrawn. Changes
when made, shall become operative upon
expiration of the twenty days notice tC
the commiss oner, or sooner If unanl'
mously agreed upon.
Section Amy line, party hereto, which
may desire to put in effect rat s or divls-
ions not previously agreed upon by the
parties hereto, and filed with the commits
sioner, shall submit them through the
commissioner to the vote of the executive
committee, except as provided in section
4 of this article; and such change in rates
or divisions shall not become effective
until they have been furnished by the
commissioner to the parties hereto IS
prescribed in section l of this article, or
until and after the twenty days notice, as
above provided, has expired.
Section 3-AIl tariffs, regu lar or special,
or ,ntracts, affecting the traffic covered
! by this agreement, shall be filed with
the commissioner. 1t is made his duty
to examine them and see that they
are in accord with the action of the
executive committee covering same, and
to see that they are enforced as per author
ity, with which he is herein Invested.
Section 4-Should necessity for change
in the rates or regulations arise, prompt
action shall be taken by the commissioners,
and his ruling shall stand until the next
meeting of the executive committee,
ltryl,n bol ha fol
such changes of rates or regulations made
by the commissioner shall be promptly
reported to each party hereto.
ARTICLE t.
Section The executive officer of this
association shall be the commissioner.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER.
Section I'm case of failure to elect,
or in case of death or resignation or dis
ability of the commissioner, or failure to
qualify, it shall be the duty of the execu-
tive committee to appoint a commissioner
pro tenn.
Section 3-The executive committee is
empo Wered to fix the salary of the com
missioner and such other employees as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this agreement
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS.
Section IA commissioner to represent
all parties shall be elected by unanimous
vote of the executive committee and may
be removed by two thirds vote of said
committee.
Section 5-The commissioners salary
and all expenses of the. association shall
be borne by the several parties hereto in
the following manner: That until such
time as the chairman shall have received
sufficient records to determine the exact
interest of each party in this association,
he shall apportion the expenses arbitra-
rily, as may seem to him quitable.
Section 6--The Office of the commits
sioner shall be at Houston, Tex, and his
duties shall be as herein defined.
Section THE commissioner shall be
ex-officio chairman of the executive COM
mittee, but not entitled to vote except az
in Section 3, Article ..
Section 9-The accounts of the commits
sioner shall be audited and approved by
the executive committee, either by them
selves or by representative, as they may
| elect.
| Section 9-The commissioner shall have
authority to construe the articles of this
association aud all resolutions that may
be adopted, and his decision shall be bind
ing upon each member until reversed by
the executive committee by a vote of two
thirds Of its members.
Section 10-The commissioner shall be
promptly furnished with copies of all way
bills issued by roads parties hereto, re-
lating to the freight traffic covered by
this agreement; all books and papers OF
the several parties hereto shall also be
open to the ins pection of the commits
sioner, or his preventative, in order TO
insure his obtaining complete record OF
the traffic above referred to. He shall
keep the records of the association, and
shall make such reports as the executive
committee shall from time to time require
ARTICLE D.
For the purpose of providing for the
current expenses of the association, the
commissioner is authorized and en-
powered on the first day of each month to
assess each member sufficient to give him
sum equivalent to his estimated expen'
ses for the current month; within five
days thereafter statement showing the
assessment shall be forwarded to each
member of the association. Upon the
receipt of such statement, each company
will remit to the commissioner the amount
assessed against it, in default of which,
on the twentieth day of said month, the
commissioner will draw at sight
for the amount; the commits
sioner shall keep an account OF
such assessments, and when the accounts
of said months are made up and approved
shall readjust the apportionments for the
| expenses of his Office by debts or credits
ARTICLE 6.
In case any question should arise under
| this contract, as to the construction of
the same, or in case any of the parties
hereto shall feel themselves unjustly
treated, they shall have the right to ap'
peal from the executive committee to an
arbitration, to be appointed as follows
The party aggrieved shall have the right
to select one arbitrator, the commissioner
a second one, the two to select third be
| fore the case is presented, but the third shall
not act unless the two Others cannot agree
decision of majority on any question
submitted to them shall be final. 1t viii
be the duty of the commissioner to make
this appointment whenever called upon
by an aggrieved party to do 80, within ter
days at least. In case he fails to make
this appointment, then the aggrieveG
party shall have the right to submit the