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residue of the contract of any apprentice, the orphans' court, or
any two justices of the peace in the county where the deceased
master did last reside, may appoint three persons of the same
trade or occupation with the deceased master, any two of whom
shall have power to value, upon oath, the residue of the con-
tract, and the father may make his election either to pay the
widow such vaiuation, or the wiflow shall have power to make
the assignment without his consent, of the residue of the inden-
ture, with the approbation of the orphans' court

ARTICLE VII.

ARBITRATION AND AWARD.

1. Board of public works may arbi- trate between corporations in which State is interested and their employees. 2. Arbitration between corporations and their employees. 3. May be conducted by judge or jus- tice of the peace.

4 Special agreements for arbitration' to be valid. 5. Parties may be represented before arbitrators. 6 Award of arbitrators; how made and enforced.

1878, ch. 379, sec. 1.

1. Whenever any controversy shall arise between any corpor-
ation incorporated by this State in which this State may be inter-
ested as a stockholder or creditor, and any person in the employ-
ment or service of such corporation, which, in the opinion of the
board of public works, shall tend to impair the usefulness or
prosperity of such corporation, the said board of public works
shall have power to demand and receive a statement of the
grounds of said controversy from the parties to the same; and ifr
in their judgment, there shall be occasion so to do, they shall
have the right to propose to the parties to said controversy, or to.
any of them, that the same shall be settled by arbitration; and if
the opposing parties to said controversy shall consent and agree
to said arbitration, it shall be the duty of the said board of public