260 ARBITRATION AND AWARD. [ART. 7

1888, art. 7, sec. 1. 1878, ch. 379, sec. 1.

1. Whenever any controversy shall arise between any cor-
poration incorporated by this State in which this State may be
interested as a stockholder or creditor, and any person in the
employment 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 state-
ment of the grounds of said controversy from the parties to the
same; and if, 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 works to provide in due form for
the submission of the said controversy to arbitration, in such
manner that the same may be finally settled and determined ;
but if the said corporation, or the said person in its employ-
ment or service, so engaged in controversy with the said corpo-
ration, shall refuse to submit to such arbitration, it shall be
the duty of the said board of public works to examine into and
ascertain the cause of said controversy, and to report the same
to the next general assembly.

Ibid, sec 2. 1878, ch. 379, sec. 3.

2. All subjects of dispute arising between corporations, and
any person in their employment or service, and all subjects of
dispute between employers and employees in any trade or
manufacture may be settled and adjusted in the manner here-
after mentioned.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1876, ch. 379, sec. 2.

3. Whenever such subjects of dispute shall arise as afore-
said, it shall be lawful for either party to the same to demand
and have an arbitration or reference thereof in manner follow-
ing, that is to say—where the party complaining and the party
complained of shall come before, or agree, by any writing under
their hands, to abide by the determination of any judge or
justice of the peace, it shall and may be lawful for such judge
or justice of the peace to hear and finally determine in a sum-
mary manner the matter in dispute between such parties; but
if such parties shall not come before, or so agree to abide by
the determination of such judge or justice of the peace, but