New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

tratlon and concentration, consisting OF three
competent g, persons, VINO shall hold office un-
I'll their successors are appointed On the
first. Monday IN January, 1887, and there
after, Diennally, the governor, by and with
Ike advice aud consent, shall appoint said
board, which snail be constituted as To-
lows: One of them shall be an employer of
labor, one of them shall be a member Sc
lecte0 from some bona tide trade union aud
not an employer of labor, and who may bs
chosen from list submitted by one or
more trade and labor assemblies III the
state, and the third shall be appointed upon
the Recommendation of the other two as
hereinafter provided. and shall be neither
an employee or an employer Of skilled labor;
provided, however, that if the two first APP
pointed do not agree i'll nominating one or
more persons to act as the third member
before the expiration Of ten QO days, the
appointment shall then be made Dy the gov
ernOr without such recommendation. Should
vacancy occur at any time, the governor
shall in the same manner appoint some
one having the same qualifications to serve
out the unexpired term, and he may also
remove any member OF SAID Doaru.
possible after their appointment, organize
by electing one of their members as presi-
dent and another as secretary, ana estab-
lish, subject to the approval of the gov
ernor, such rules of procedure as may seem
advisable.
Sec. 3. That whenever any controversy
or difference arises relating TO- the condl-
lions or employment rate of wages pc
tween any employer, whether an lnd1Viti,
ual. co-partnership or corporation, and
whether resident or nonresident. and MS
or their employees, if at the time he or 1t
employs not less than ten 1O) persons Ill
the same general line of business in any
city or TOM in in this state, the board shall
as soon as practicable thereafter. visit the
locality Of the dispute and make careful
inquiry into the causes, thereof. hear all
persons interested therein who may come
before them, advise the respective parties
what, if anything, ought to be submitted
to by either or both to adjust saiq dispute.
and within ten days after said inquiry
make written decision thereon. his de-
cision shall at once be made public and
short statement thereof published IN bl,
the said board shall also cause copy OF
said decision to be filed with the. clerk OF
the district court of the county where said
Sec. T. That said application shall he
signed by said employer or by majority
of his employees in the department of the
business in. Which the controversy or ar,
agent, or by both parties. and shall con-
tain concise statement Of the grievance
alleged, and shall be verified by at least
Is signed by an agent claiming to fepresenC
a majority of such employees, the board
shall, before proceeding. further, satisfy
itself that such agent is duly authorized in
writing to represent such employees, but the
names of the employees giving such author
/ ity shall be kept secret by said board:
w ltulu luiee UuHS tilef the receipt VI Sulu
application the secretary of said Board shall
cause public notice to be given Of the time
and place where said hearing shall be held.
But public notice need not be given when
both parties to the controversy join in the
| application and present Herewith a writ
| ten request that no public notice be
given. When such request is made notice
| Shall be given to the parties interested in
| such manner as the board may order: and
the board may at any stage of the proceed
! ings cause public notice to be given, not
t,ofn 1infv Cy11h
| Sec. 5. The said board shall have power
| to summon as witnesses any clerk. agent
| or employee in the departments of the bust
| ness who keeps the records of wages earned
| in those departments, and require the pro-
| duction Of books containing the records of
| wages paid. Summons may be signed and
| Oaths administered by any member Of the
| board. Witnesses summoned before the
| board shall he paid by the board the same
! witness fees as witnesses before a district
court
| cation, after notice has been given as atOre-
| said the board shall proceed as before pro-
| vided and render written decision which
| shall be open to public inspection, and shall
| be recorded upon the records of the board
| and published at the discretion Of the same
in biennial report which shall be MADE to
| the legislature on or before the first Mon-
day in January of each year. in which the
| legislature is in regular session.
Sec: Z. In all eases where the appl:ca;-
ton is mutual. the decision shall provide
parties concerned in said controversy, or
dispute for six months or until sixty days
after either party has given the other no.
tce in writing of his or their intention not
| to be bound by the same. Such notice may
| be given to said employees by posting the
same in three conspicuous places in tho
| shop. factory or place of employment.
Sec. S. Whenever it shall come to the
knowledge of said board either by notice
| from the mayor of a city. the county COM
missioners, the president OF chamber OF
| cOmmnrca other REPRESENTATIVE body. the
| president Of central labor council or as
| sembly, or any five reputable citizens or
| otherwise that what is commonly known
as a strike or lockout is seriously threat
! ened or has actually occurred in any city
or town of the state. involving an employer
| and his or it's present or past employees, il
| at the time such employer is eml,.5ying. or
up to the occurrence Of the strike or lock-
out was. employing not less than ten per
| sons in the same general line of business
| in any city or town in this state. and said
| board shall be satisfied that such Informs
| ton is correct, it shall be the duty of said
board within three days thereafter. to put
| themselves in communication with such en-
| ployer and employees and endcavor by nc
| diation to effect an amicabie settlement be
| tween them, or to persuade them TO submit
the matter in dispute to loc; .lrd OF
| arbitration and Cancellation. as hereinaf er
| provided, or to said state board and the
said state board may Investigate 49, ca"s"
| or causes of such controversy and ascertain
! which party thereto is mainly responsible
| for the continuance of the same AMI m: Y
make and publish report ASSIGNING such
responsibility. The said board stall have
| the same powers for the foregoing rur-
poses as are given them by scctions thee
| and four Of this act.
See .. The parties to any controversy or
| difference. as specified in this act. may
| submit the matter in dispute in writing TO
! a local board Of arbitration and concilia-
| ton: such board may either be mutually
| agreed upon, or the employer may designat 2
| one of the arbiters. the employees Or their
| duly authorized agent another, and the two
| arbiters so designated may choose third
| who shall also be chairman of the board.
| Each arbiter so selected shall sign con-
| semitic act as such, and shall take and sub
scribe an oath before an officer authorized
| to administer oaths, to faithfully and i'm
| partially discharge his duty as such abb
| ter, which consent and oath shall be fled
| in the office of the clerk of the district
| court Of the county where such dispute
| arises. Such board shall. in respect to the
matters submitted to them, have and exer-
| else all the powers which the state board
might have and exercise. and their decisions
| shall have whatever binding effect may be
agreed to by the parties to the controversy
| in the written submission. Vacancies in
| such local boards may be filled in the same
manner as the regular appointments are
=, board to aid and assist Ill the formation OF
such local boards throughout the state III
| advance of any strike or lockout, whenever
and wherever in their Judgment the fo"ma
| ton of such local boards will have a tend
| ency to prevent or allay the occurrence
| thereof. The jurisdiction of such local
boards shall be exclusive in respect to the
matters submitted to them; but they may
! ask and receive the advice and assistance
| of the state board The decisions of such
I local boards shall be rendered within ter
/ days after the close of any hearing held
| before them; such decision shall at once be
! filed with the clerk of the district court OF
the county in which such controversy arose
/ and a COPY thereof shall be forwarded tc
/ the state board
Sec. 10. Each member of said state
/ board shall receive as compensation five
l (5) dollars a Jay. including mileage, fol-
J each and every day actually employed il
i the performance of the duties provided foI
j by This act: such COMPENSATION shall he