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22 U.S.C. § 268International Joint Commission; salaries; powers

submitted 115 years ago by ch. 285 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 149 words · no verdicts yet

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The President sets the pay for the U.S. members of the International Joint Commission. This commission handles U.S.-Canada boundary-water issues under a 1909 treaty. It can put witnesses under oath and use federal courts to force people to testify or hand over documents.

This section covers pay and legal powers for the U.S. members of the International Joint Commission, set up under the treaty of January 11, 1909, with Great Britain about U.S.-Canada boundary waters. The President fixes the salaries of the U.S. members. The commission, or any single member, can administer oaths and take sworn testimony whenever needed for any matter within its jurisdiction under the treaty. The commission can also compel witnesses to appear, or force people to produce books and papers, by applying to the U.S. district court for the district where the relevant session is held. That court is required to issue whatever orders and processes are necessary for this purpose.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The salaries of the members on the part of the United States, of the International Joint Commission, established under the treaty of January 11, 1909, between the United States and Great Britain, relating to boundary waters between the United States and Canada, shall be fixed by the President. Said commission or any member thereof shall have power to administer oaths and to take evidence on oath whenever deemed necessary in any proceeding or inquiry or matter within its jurisdiction under said treaty, and said commission shall be authorized to compel the attendance of witnesses in any proceedings before it or the production of books and papers when necessary by application to the district court of the United States for the district within which such session is held, which court is hereby empowered and directed to make all orders and issue all processes necessary and appropriate for that purpose.

Source credit: (Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, 36 Stat. 1364.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1911Enacted · Act of Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285 · 36 Stat. 1364

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 285 on 1911-03-04.

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