The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-24
CHAPTER CXXXVII.

An Act to provide for the amicable adjust
ment of grievances and disputes that may
arise between employers and employers,
and to authorize the creation of a state
board of arbitration.
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever any grievance or dispute of any
nature growing out of the relation of en-
| ployer and employees shall arise or exist be.
tween employer and employees, it shall he
| lawful to submit all matters respecting such
| grievance or dispute, in writing, to a board
of arbitratOrs, to hear, adiudicate and de
| termine the same; said board shalt consist of
five persons; when the employees concerned
in any such grievance or dispute rs aforesaid
are members in good standing of any labor
organization, which is represented by one or
more delegates in a central body. the said
central body shall have power to designate
two of said arbitrators; and the employer
shall have the power TO designate two Others
of said arbitTatOTs. and the said four arbitra
tors shall designate a NTH person as arbitra-
tor, who shall be chairman of the board; in
case the employees concerned in any such
grievance or dispute as aforesaid are mem-
bers in good standing of a labor Organization
which Is not represented in n central body,
then the organization OF which they are
member shall have the power to select and
designate two arbitrators for said board, and
said board shall be organized as hereinbefore
provided; and in case the employees concern
ed in any such grievance or dispute as afore-
said are not members of any labor o~rganiza-
tion, then a majority of said employees, mt q
meeting duly held for that purpose, shall
designate two arbitrators for said board. and
the said board shall he organized as herein
before provided.
=. And he it enacted, That any board as
aforesaid selected may present It petition to
the county judge of the county where such
grievances or disputes to lie arhitrated may
arise, signed by al least II majority OF said
board, setting forth in brief terms the nature
of the grievance or dispute between the par
ties to said arbIt ration andypayiug the license
or order of such judge establishing aud ap-
proving said board OF arbitratiOn; upon the
presentation of said petition il snail be the
duty of the said judge to make an order estah-
fishing such board of arbitration and refer
ring the matters in dispute TO 1t for hearing,
adjudication and determination; the said
petition and order or a copy thereof shall be
filed in the Office OF the clerk of the county in
which the said judge resides.
3. And be it enacted, That the arbitrators
so selected shall sign a consent TO act as such,
and shall take and subscribe an oath before
an officer authorized to administer oaths. to
faithfully and impartially discharge his du-
ties as such arbitrator, which consent and
oath shall be Immediately filed in the Office Of
the clerk of the county wherein such arhi-
traitors are to act; when the said board is
ready for the transaction of business ii shall
select one of its members to act as secretary,
and the parties to the dispute shall receive
notice of a time and place of hearing; tho
chairman shall have power to administer
oaths and to issue subpmnas for the produe-
tlon of books and papers, and for the attend
ance of witnesses; to the same extent that
such power is possessed by the courts of
record or the judges thereof IN this state; the
board may make and enforce the rules for its
government and transaction of the business
before it and fix its sessions and adjourn
ments, and shall hear and examine such wit
nesses as may be brought before the board,
and such other proof as may be given relative
to the matters in dispute,
4. And be it enacted. That after the matter
has been fully heard, the said board or q ma
jority of its member shall within ten days
render "a decision thereon, in writing. signed
by tnell' giving SUCH Hetulls as viii clchflN
show the nature of tine decision and the mat
tiers adjudieated and d tcrmined; such adju-
dication and determination shall he a settle
ment of the matter referred to said arbitrn-
tors. unless an appeal is taken thcrefrom as
hereinafter provided; the ADJUDICATION and
determination shall be in duplicate. one copy
of which shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county, and the other trans
mltted to the secretary of the state board of
arbitration hereinafter mentioned, together
with the testimony ta1cn before said board.
3. And be it enacted, That when tho said
board shall have rendered its adjudication
and determination its power shall cease, UNI
less there may be in existence at the time
other similar grievances OF disputes between
the same classes of persons mentioned in sec
tion one, and in such case such persons may