The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-26

ings which may arise between individuals en-
gagged in trade, and for promoting the general
prosperity Of such city or town.
SEC. 9. All persons SO associating shall pro-
coed in accordance with the provisions Of title
one hundred and eleven (lll) Of chapter thirty
four (34) of the General Statutes, SO far as The
same are or may be applicable, and every sucl,
corporation shall be endowed with the follow
ing in addition to it's ordinary powers, viz:
First-Said corporation may constitute and
appoint committees of reference and arbitr;.-
| tions, and committees Of appeals, who shall
be governed by such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed in the rules, regulations
| or bylaws for the settlement of such matters
of difference as may be voluntarily submitted
for arbitration by members of the association,
| or by other persons not members thereof; the
acting chairman of either of said committees,
when sitting as arbitrator, may administer
oaths to the parties and witnesses, and issue
| subpenas and attachments, compelling the
attendance of witnesses, the same as justices
Of peace, and in like manner directed to any
constable to execute.
Sccond-Wheu any submission shall have
been made in writing. and final reward shall
have been rendered, and no appeal taken with
in the time fixed by the rules or bylaws, then
on filing such award and submission with the
clerk OF the circuit court an execution may
issue upon such award as if it were iudg-
ment rendered in the circuit court, and such
award shall thenceforth have the force and
effect of such Judgment, and shall be entered
upon the judgment docket of said court
Third-Said corporation shall have power
to appoint one or more persons, as they may
see it, to examine measures, weigh, gage or
| inspect flour, grain, provisions, liquor, lum-
Der, or any other article Of produce or traffic
commonly dealt in by the members of said
corporation, and the certificate of such person
or Inspector as to the quality or any quantity Of
such article, or their brand or mark upon it,
or upon any package containing such article,
shall be evidence between buyer and seller,
of the quantity, grade or quality of the same,
and shall be binding upon the members Of
said corporation, or others interested and
requiring or asserting to the employment of
such weighers, measurers, gagers or inspec-
tors; nothing herein contained, however, shall
compel the employment by any one such APP
pointee.
Fourth. Said corporation may inhict fines
upon any Of its members and collect the same,
for breach of its rules, regulations, or bylaws
but no fine shall exceed five dollars; said fines
may be collected by action of debt before
justice Of the peace, in the name Of the cor
poration.
SEC. 3. Any corporation of the class speci-
fed in section one Of this title heretofore Or
ganized or attempted to be organized under
former general laws may conform their arti-
cles to the provisions of this act, and re-tle
the same with the Secretary of State as herein
provided, and thereafter without any other
act or ceremony shall become entitled to all
the rights, benefits and privileges conferred
herein.