The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-20

| ployees, it shall be lawful to submit all
matters respecting such grievance or dis
pute, in writing. TO a board of aribGrators.
to he ,r, ~adjudicate aud determine the
same; salt board shall consist OF five per-
sons; when the employees concerned In
any such grievance or dispute as aforesaid
are members In good standing of any
labor organization, which is repreS ante |
by one or more delegates in q central
body shall nave power to designate wo of
said arbitrator; and the employer shall
have the power to designate two others
of said arbitrarors, and the said four
arbitrators shall designate a fifth psrson.
as arbitrator, who shall be chairman
of The board: In case the employees con.
cerned in any SUCH grievance Or disputes
as aforesaid are members in good stand
ing of a labor ORGANIZATION winch is not
represented In a central body, then the
organization of which they are members
shall have the power TO select and desig-
mats two arbitrators for satd board, and
said hoard shall be organized as herein
before provided; and in case the employees
concerned in any such grievance or dis
pute rs aforesaid ara not members of any
labor organization, then q majority of
said employees. at a meeting duly held for
that purpose, shall designate two arbitr
tors for said board, aud the said board
shall be organized as ~hereinbefore pro-
vided.
q. And be 1t enacted, That auy board as
aforesaid selected ma present n pc itiou
to the county judge Of the county where
such grievances or disputes 10 be arbI-
trated may arise, signed by at least a
majority Of said board, setting forth In
brief terms the nature OF the grievance OIL
dispute between the parties 20 said arbi-
tration. aud paying the license or order
of such judge establishing and approving
said board of arbitration: upon the pres
entation of said petition is shall be the
DUTY of the said judge to make an order
establishing such board of arbi ration and
referring the matters in dispute to it tor
hearing, adjudication aud determination;
the said petition and order or II COPY
thereof shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county in which the said
judge resides.
8. And be it enacted. That the arbitra-
tors SO selected shall Sign a consent to act
MS such, and shall take and subscribe au
oath before an officer authorized to adj
muster oaths, to faithfully and imparti-
ally discharge his duties as such arbitra-
ter, which consent aud olth shall be i'm
mediately fled in the office of the clerk of
the county wherein such arh1trato RS are
to act; when the said board is ready for
the transaction of business it shall select
one OF its members to act as secretary.
aud the parties to the dispute shall re-
ceive notice of a time and place of hear
ing: the chairman shall have power to
administer oaJhs n to issue subp9nas
for the production of books and papers,
and fer the attendance of witnesses, to
the same extent that such power is pos
sessed by the courss of record or the
judges thereof in this state; the board
may make and enforce the rules for it's
government aud transaction OF the busi-
ness before il aud fix It's sessions and ad-
tournaments. aud shall hear and examine
such witnesses as may be brought before
the board. aud such otier proof as may
be given relative to the matters in dis
pute.
4. And be it enacted, That after the
matter has been fully heard, the said
board or a majority of its members shall
within ten days render Adhesion thereon,
iu writing, signed by them. giving such
details as will clearly show the nature of
the decision and the matters adjudicated
and determined; sucir adjudication and
determination shall be d settlement of
the matter referred to said arbitrators,
unless an appeal is taken therefrom 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 transmitted to the secretary of the
state board of arbitration hereinafter
mentioned, together with the testimony
taken before said board.
5. And be it enacted. That when the
said board shall have rendered its adiudi-
cation and determination its power shall
cease, unless there may be in existence
az the time other similar grievances or
disputes between the same class of per-
som mentioned In section one. and in
such case sucn persons may submit their
differences to the said board, which shall
have power to act and adjudicate and de-
termine the same as fully as if said board
was originally created for the settlement
of such other difference or differences.
6. And be 1t enacted. That within thirty
days after the passage Of this act the
governor shall appoint q state board of
arbitration, to consist of three competent
persors. each of whom shall hold his
Office Tor the term of five years; one of
said persons shall be selected from q
bona fide labor Organization Of this state;
il any vacancy happens by resignation or
otherwise the governor shall in the same
manner, appoint an arhitrator for the
residue of the term; said b )ard shall have
a secretary, who stall lie appointed by
and hold office during the pleasure of the
beard and who 80 duty IL ST. all be to keep
a full and faithful record Of the pro-
ceedinys of the board and also possession
OF all documents and testimony forwarded
by the local boards OF arbitration, aud
perform snch other duties as the said
board may prescrIbe; he shall have
power. under the direction of the board,
to issue subtoenas. to administer oaths in
all cases before said board. to call for and
examine books. papers aud documents of
any parties to the controversy, with the
same authority to enforca their proiuc-
tion AS is possessed by the courts OF re-
cord, or h Judges thereof. in this state;
said srbitlators Of said state board and
the clerk thereof shall take and subscribe
the constitutional cath of office, aud be
sworn to the due and fitnful perform
anoe of the duties of their respective
of ices before entering upon the discharge
of the same; an Office shall be set apart In
the capitol by the person havlng charge
thereof, for the proper and convenient
transaction of the business of said board.
a. Aud be it enacted. That an appeal
may be taken from the decision of any
local beard Of arbitration within ten days
after the fling of its adjudication aud
detcrminatioh of any case; it shall
be the duty Of the said state board
of ar bitration to hear ana consider ap-
peals from thedecisions of local boards
and promptly to proceed to the inves til
cation of such case, and the adjudication