The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-13
SENATOR G0RD0N'S
ARBITRATION BILL
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quiry, the board shall have power tc
summon and enforce the attendance oil
witnesses; to administer oath, require
witnesses to give evidence on oath OF
affirmation, and to produce such books
papers or other documents or things az
the board deems requisite to the full in
vestigation of matters into which it is
| inquring, in the same manner as any
court of record in civil cases. Any mem
Der OF the board may administer oaths,
and the board may accept, admit and call
for such evidence as in equity and good
conscience it may think fit, whether
strictly legal evidence or not.
Sec. 24-The summons shall be in the
usual form prescribed by law in civil
cases, and may require any person to
produce before the board any books, pa
pers or other documents or things in
his possession or under his control, in
any way relating to the proceedings.
Sec. 25-All books, papers and other
documents or things produced before the
board, whether voluntary or in pursu-
ance to summons, may be inspected by
the board, and also by such parties as
/ the board allows; but the information
obtained therefrom shall not, except in
so far as the board deems it expedient,
be made public and such parts OF the
books, papers or other documents as in
the opinion of the board do not relate
| to the matter at issue may be sealed up.
See. 26-Eyery person who is sum
moned and duly attends as witness
shall be entitled to the same fees as
witnesses in county court.
Sec. Elf any person who has been
! duly seryed with such summons, and to
whom at the same time payment or
tender OF his fees as a witness has been
made, fails to attend or to produce any
book, paper or other document, or the
thing required by his summons he shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and liable
to fine not exceeding one hundred dol
/ lars, unless he shows that there was
good and sufficient cause for his failure.
Sec. 2s If in any proceedings before
the board, any person willfully insults
any member OF the board, or willfully
interrupts its proceedings, or without
good cause refuses to give evidence, or
lis guilty in any other manner OF any
willful contempt in the fact of the
board, any officer of the board or any
sheriff or constable, may take the per-
son offending into custody and remove
him from the presence of the board,
to be detained in such custody until the
rising OF the board; and the person so
offending shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
Sec. 2g-The board or any member
thereof, and, on being authorized in
writing by the board, any other person,
may, without any other warrant than
this act, at any time enter any build
ing, mine, quarry, mine or quarry work
ings, vessel, factory, workshop, place or
premises OF any kind wherein, or in
respect of which, any industry is carried
on, or any work Is being or has been
done, or commenced or any matter or
thing is taking place or has taken place,
which has been made the subject of
reference to the board, and inspect and
view any work material, machinery, APP
pliance OF article therein, and interro-
gate any person in or upon such build
ing, quarry, mine. or mine or quarry
workings, vessel. factory, workshop,
place or premises aforesaid, in respect
OF or in relation to any matter or thing
hereinbefore mentioned, and any person
who binders or obstrncts the board or
any such person authorized aforesaid
in the exercise of any power conferred
by this act, shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor, and shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
See 30--Any party 10 a reference may
be represented before the board By three
or less than three persons designated
for the purpose and by counsel
Sec. 81 Every party appearing by
representative or counsel shall be bound
by the acts OF such representative or
counsel
Sec 80 If, without good cause shown,
any party 70 proceedings before the
board fails to attend or to be repre-
sented. the board may proceed as il he
had duly attended or had been repre-
sented
Sec. 33-The sittings Of the board shall
be held at such time and place as are
from time to time fixed by the chair
man, after consultation with the other
members of the board, and the parties
shall be notified by the chairman as to
the time and place at which sittings are
to be held, provided that so far as prae
teal the board shall sit in the location
within which the subject matter Of the
proceedings before il arose
Sec 3d. The proceedings of the board
shall be conducted in public, provided
that at any such proceedings before it
the board. on its own motion or on the
application OF any of the parties, may
direct that the proceedings shall be con |
Quoted in private, and that all persons
other than the parties. their representa-
tiyes. the officers of the board, and the /
witnesses under examination, shall with !
draw.
See. 35-The presence Of the chairman
and at least one other member shall be !
necessary to constitute a sitting Of the
board
See. SO In case OF the absence of any
one OF the members from the meeting 1
Of the board, the other two members |
shall not proceed unless it is shown /
that the third member has been notified /
OF the meeting in ample time to admit /
of his attending. II any member of a /
board dies or becomes incapacitated or
refuses to act, or is found TO be disquali- I
fed, his successor shall be appointed in /
the manner provided with respect TO the
original member OF the board
See 37-Tbe hoard NAV AZ any time