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represented by such person or persons as it may choose and designate. Evidence may be presented either orally, or in writing, or both.

On request of individual members of the Board, the Board may, by majority vote, or shall at the request of either the Association representatives or the Company representatives thereon, summon any witnesses who are employed by the Company and who may be deemed necessary by the parties to the dispute, or by either party, or by the Board itself, or by either group of representatives constituting the Board.

The number of witnesses summoned at any one time shall not be greater than the number which can be spared from the operation without interference with services of the Company.

(k) A majority vote of all members of the Board shall be competent to make a decision.

(l) Decisions of the Board in all cases properly referable to it shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.

(m) In the event of a deadlock in the case of any dispute properly referable to it, it shall be the duty of the Board to endeavor to agree, within (30) days from the date of such deadlock, upon a procedure for breaking such deadlock. A majority vote of all members of the Board shall be competent to reach such agreement and the action of the Board, operating under such procedure, shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.

The thirty (30) day period specified herein with respect to agreement upon a procedure for breaking a deadlock may be extended by mutual consent of the parties hereto, but if agreement upon a procedure is not reached within such thirty (30) days and such thirty (30) days is not further extended by consent of the parties hereto, the Board shall have no further jurisdiction in that case.

(n) Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, restrict or abridge the rights or privileges accorded either to the employees or to the employer, or to their duly accredited representatives, under the provisions of the Railway Labor

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