Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-08-26

The two installments of this
Labor Act now published con-
tain the methods provided for
presenting railway labor claims
under this act. Article 3 of
Section 2 published last week,
provides protection for the
employee or employees, elect
ed by their associates, as
spokesmen, a matter Of vital
interest to the unorganized
crafts of railroads.
The next inssallment will
deal with changes in pay,
rules and working conditions.
An Act to provide for the prompt
disposition of disputes between car
riers and their employees, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled.
Board Of Mediation
Sec. 4. First. There is hereby es-
tablished, as an Independent agency
in the executive branch Of the Gov
ernment, board to be known as the
Board of Mediation and to be COM
posed of five members appointed by
the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. The
terms of office of the members first
taking office shall expire, as desig-
mated by the President at the time of
nomination, one at the end of the
fifth year, after January 1, 1926.
The terms of office of all successors
shall expire five years after the ex-
piration of the terms for which their
predecessors were appointed; but any
member appointed to fill vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which his predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only
for the unexpired term of his pre-
decessor. Vacancies in the board
shall not impair the powers nor af-
feet the duties of the board nor of
the remaining members of the board.
A majority of the members in office
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of the business of the
board. Each member of the board
shall receive a salary at the rate of
$4,000 per annum, together with
necessary travelling expenses and
subsistence expenses, or per diem al
lowance in lieu thereof, subject to
the provisions of law applicable
thereto, while away from the prin-
cipal office of the board on business
required by this Act. No person in
the employment of or who is pecu-
niarily or otherwise interested in any
organization of employees or any car
rier shall enter upon the duties of or
continue to be a member of the
board.
A member of the board may be re-
moved by the President for ineff-
cheney, neglect of duty, malfeasance
in office, or ineligibility, but for no
other cause.
Second. The board shall annually
designate member to act as chair
man. The board shall maitain its
principal office in the District of CO.
lumbia, but it may meet at any other
place whenever it deems it necessary.
The board may designate one or more
of its members to exercise the func-
tions of the board in mediation pro-
ceedings. Each member of the board
shall have power to administer oaths
and affirmations. The board shall
have a seal which shall be judicially
noticed. The board shall make an
annual report to Congress.
Third. The board may (1) appoint
such experts and assistants to act in
a confidential capacity and, subject
to the provisions of the civil service
laws, such other officers and en-
ployees, and (2) in accordance with
the Classification Act of 1928 fix the
salary of such experts, assistants, Of
ficers, and employees, and (3) make
such expenditures (including expen-
ditures for rent and personal services
at the seat of government and else
where, for law books, periodicals, and