The labor world., 1921-01-29

be exercised or performed by such
member Of the commission, or officer
or employe of the department, as
shall be designated by the commits
sion. The state board of arbitration,
as now constituted, is hereby abol-
ished.
"Section IA. The department of
labor and industries shall consist of
the following divisions to-wit: Di-
vision Of Workmen's Compensation,
Division of Accident Prevention, Di-
vision of Statistics, Division Of Women
and Children, Division Of Employ
ment, Division Of Mediation and Ar
the commission may deem necessary
and establish. Each division of the
department and persons in charge
thereof shall be subject to the super
vision and direction Of the commits
sion and Of any commissioner as
signed to supervise the work of such
division, and, in addition to such du-
ties as are or may be imposed on
them by statute, shall perform such
other duties as may be assigned to
them by the commission.
''Section IS. The commission. shall
have the following powers and duties:
"() To exercise powers and per-
form such duties concerning the ad-
ministration Of the Workmen's Com
pensation Laws Of the state as may
be conferred and imposed on it by
such laws.
"(2) 70 exercise all powers and
perform all duties now conferred and
IMPOSED on the department Of labor
and industries as heretofore consti-
tuted, and the" bureaus OF such de-
partment, so far as consistent with
the provisions Of this act.
"(3) To establish and conduct free
employment agencies, as now pro-
v1ded by law. and on and after the
first day Of July, 1921, to supervise
the work Of private employment Of
fices, to do all in its power to bring
together employers seeking employees
and working people seeking employ
ment, to make known the opportuni-
ties for self-employment In this state,
to aid in inducing minors to UNDER
take promising skilled emp1oyments,
to encourage wage earners to insure
themselves against distress from un-
| Employment, to Investigate the extent
and causes Of unemployment in the
state and remedy therefor, and to
devise and adopt the most efficient
means in its power to avoid unem-
| ployment.
"(4) TO do all in It's power to pro-
mote the voluntary arbitration. rnedi-
alton and Cancellation Of disputes be-
| tween employers and employees and
to prevent strikes, lockouts, boycotts,
| blacklists, Determinations and legal
proceedings in matters Of employ
ment. In pursuance Of this duty it
may appoint temporary boards Of ar
bitratiof or conciliation, provide the
necessary expenses Of such boards,
order reasonable compensation not
$500 per day for each member en-
gagged TN such arbitration or concilia-
t1on, prescribed rules Of procedure for
| such arbitration or Cancellation
boards, conduct Investigations and
hearings, issue or publish statements,
findings Of facts, conclusions. reports
and advertisements, and may do all
other things convenient and necessary
to accomplish the purposes directed in
this act. The commission may desig-
nate a subordinate to be known as
Chief mediator and may detail other
assistants or employees for the purpose
Of executing these provisions, without
extra compensation. In order to carry
out the provisions Of this subsection,
the industrial commission, or any
commissioner thereof, or any tenn
porary board Of conciliatton or arbi-
tration, shall have power to admin
lister oaths to witnesses, and to issue
subpoenas for the attendance of wit
nesses; and 1t any person refuses to
comply with any order or subpoena
issued oy the commission. a commits
sloner or a temporary board OF con-
ciliation or arbitration, or II any wit.
ness refuses to testify regarding that
about which he may be lawfully in.
terrogated. the judge of any district
court OF any county in the state, or
application of the commission or of q
commissioner, shall compel obedience
py attachment proceedings as for con:
tempt, as in the case Of the disobedi.
ence of similar order or. subpoena
issued by such court.
"(5) To adopt reasonable and
proper rules and regulations to the
exercise OF its powers and duties, and
proper rules to govern it's proceedings
and to regulate the mode and manne,
O. all investigations and hearings
But such rules and regulations shall
not be effective until ten days ,afte,
their adoption. A copy Of such rhles
and regulations shall be delivered tc
/ every citizen making; application
therefor. T. ~ al si<,;:., 3T
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