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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

not come before, or so agree to abide by the deter-

mination of such judge or justice of the peace, but

shall agree to submit their said cause of dispute to

arbitrators, appointed under the provisions of this

act, then it shall be lawful for any such judge or

justice of the peace, and such judge or justice of the

peace is hereby required, on complaint made before

him, and proof that such agreement for arbitration

had been entered into, to appoint arbitrators for set-

tling the matters in dispute, and such judge or justice

of the peace shall then and there propose not less

than two nor more than four persons, one-half of

whom shall be employers and the other half em-

Appoint ac-
ceptable par-
ties.

ployees, acceptable to the parties to the dispute
respectively, who, together with said judge or justice

of the peace, shall have full power finally to hear

and determine such dispute.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in all

such cases of dispute as aforesaid, as in all other

cases, if the parties mutually agree that the matter

Different

in dispute shall be arbitrated and determined in a

mode of arbi-

different mode to the one hereby prescribed, such

tration.

agreement shall be valid, and the award and deter-

mination thereon by either mode of arbitration shall

be final and conclusive between the parties.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall

Authorize

be lawful in all cases for any employer or employee,

another to act

by writing under his hand, to authorize any person

to act for him in submitting to arbitration and

attending the same.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That every de-

termination of dispute by any judge or justice of

the peace shall be given as a judgment of the court

over which said judge presides, and of the justice of

the peace determining the same ; and the said judge

Award exe-

or justice of the peace shall award execution thereon

cution.

as upon verdict, confession or non-suit ; and every

award made by arbitrators appointed by any judge

or justice of the peace under these provisions of this

statue, shall be returned by said arbitrator to the

judge or justice of the peace by whom they were

appointed; and said judge or justice of the peace
shall enter the same as an amicable action between

the parties to the same in the court presided over by