HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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The omission was noted by the Computer Division of the
Department of Legislative Reference.

5.

The president of the said board, provided in [§ 3] § 4 of
this subtitle, shall have power to summon witnesses, enforce
their attendance and administer oaths and hear and determine the
matter in dispute, and within three days after the investigation
render a decision thereon, a copy of which shall be furnished
each party to the dispute, and shall be final.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects an outdated cross-reference
in Article 89, § 5.

Article 89, § 3 became Article 89, § 4 in the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1951.

The outdated cross-reference was noted by the Michie
Company.

11.

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to do all in his
power to promote the voluntary arbitration, mediation and
conciliation of controversies and disputes between employers and
employees, and to avoid resort to lockouts, boycotts, blacklists,
discriminations and legal proceedings in or arising out of such
controversies and disputes and matters of employment. In
pursuance of this duty, the said Commissioner may, whenever he
deems advisable, but subject to the approval of the Governor,
appoint boards of arbitration for the consideration and
settlement of such controversies and disputes, and provide for
the necessary expenses of such arbitration boards and for such
reasonable compensation to the members serving thereon as the
said Commissioner may deem proper, not exceeding, however, the
sum of five dollars per day for each member for each day during
which such member is engaged in work upon said arbitration
boards. The said Commissioner shall prescribe rules of procedure
for such arbitration boards, and the said arbitration board shall
have the power to conduct investigations and hold hearings, to
summon witnesses, and enforce their attendance through the
ordinary processes of law in the cities and counties in which
such arbitration boards may meet, subject to all the penalties
for nonattendance to which witnesses in ordinary civil cases are
subject, and in like manner may require the production of books,
documents and papers and may administer oaths, all to the same
extent that such powers are possessed and exercised by the civil
courts of the State; and said arbitration boards shall make,
report and publish findings for the settlement of such
controversies and disputes. The said Commissioner shall himself
have like power to conduct investigations and hold hearings,
summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths,
require the production of books, documents and papers, and make
and publish reports and findings with respect to any and all