§ 268. — International Joint Commission; salaries; powers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC268]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 268. International Joint Commission; salaries; powers
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.
(Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, 36 Stat. 1364.)
