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this State in which this State may be interested as a
stockholder or creditor, and any persons in the em- ployment or service of such corporation, which shall, in the opinion of the Board of Public Works, tend	Settle intro- versies by ar- bitration.
to impair the usefulness or prosperity of such cor-
poration, 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 if, in their judgment, there shall be occa-
sion 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 cor-
poration, or the said person in its employment or
service, so engaged in controversy with the said cor-
poration, shall refuse to submit to such arbitration,
it shall be the duty of the said Board of Public	Report to
Works to examine into and ascertain the cause of	General As-
said controversy, and to report the same to the next	sembly.
General Assembly.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all subjects of
dispute arising between all corporations, and any
person in the employment or service of such corpor-	Disputes-
ation, and all subjects of dispute between employers	how settled.
and employees, employed by them in any trade or
manufacture, may be settled and adjusted in man-
ner hereafter mentioned.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That when-
ever such subjects of dispute shall arise as aforesaid,
it shall be lawful for either party to the same to
demand and have an arbitration or reference thereof	Arbitration- how made.
in manner following ; 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 summary manner the matter in dis-
pute between such parties; but if such parties shall