thing whatsoever, requisite and necessary to be done in and about the prem ises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, with all power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do o cause to be done by virtue thereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in Presence of } WILLIAM BROWN. [SEAL] Power to take Charge of and Carry on Business Know all Men by These Presents, That I, Henry Saylor, of Aurora, Illinois, do by these presents appoint, constitute, and make R. L. Winters my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my place and stead to take charge of my business of general merchandising at Aurora, Illinois; to purchase and sel for cash or on credit all such articles, goods, merchandise, and wares, as he shall deem proper, necessary, and useful in said business; to sign, accept, and indorse all notes, drafts, and bills; to state accounts; to sue and prosecute, compromise, collect, and settle all claims or demands due or to become due. now existing or hereafter to exist in my favor; to adjust and pay all claims or demands which now exist or may hereafter arise against me, either con nected with said business or otherwise. In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 19 of • day HENRY SAYLOR. (SEAL) Power to Vote as Proxy at an Election Know all Men by These Presents, That I, Homer Clark, of Peoria, Illinois, do hereby appoint J. R. Wagner to vote as my proxy at any election of directors or other officers of the [name the company or corporation] according to the number of votes I should be entitled to if I were then personally present GEORGE PAXTON. [SEAL) Letter of Revocation Know all Men by These Presents, That I, Fred B. Jennings, of Reading Pennsylvania, in and by my letter of attorney, bearing date the day of —, did make, constitute, and appoint R. L. Hartmann my attorney as by said letter more fully appears. That I, the said Fred. B. Jennings, do by these presents annul, counter. mand, revoke, and make void said letter of attorney and all authority and power thereby given said attorney, R. L. Hartmann. In witness, etc. FRED. B. JENNINGS. An Apprentice is a person bound to service for a number of years, and receiving in return instruction in his master's business. Although in most of the States the contract is provided for by statute, apprenticeship, as a necessary means of access to a trade, has been almost universally abolished. Form of Contract of Apprenticeship This indenture of apprenticeship, between John Wilson, father of Harry Wilson, on the one part, and Chas. Hastings, of the other part, witnesseth: That the said Harry Wilson, aged 15 years on the 20th day of January, A. D. 1911, is hereby bound as an apprentice under the said Chas. Hastings, from the date hereof until the 20th day of January. 1914, to learn the trade and art of a printer, and is faithfully to serve the said Chas. Hastings and correctly conduct himself during the term of his apprenticeship. And the said Chas. Hastings hereby covenants that he will teach the said Harry Wilson the said trade and art, and will furnish him, during said apprenticeship, with board, lodging, washing, clothing, medicine and other necessaries suitable for an apprentice in sickness and health; and will send him to a suitable public school at least three months during each of the first two years of said term; and at the expiration of the said apprenticeship will furnish him with two new suits of common wearing apparel and one hundred dollars in money. In testimony whereof, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals this twentieth day of January, A. D. 1911. Witnesses HENRY MEYERS. (Apprentice) HARRY WILSON. (Master) CHAS. HASTINGS. (Parent) JOHN WILSON. Release of an Apprentice Know all Men by These Presents, That —, son of —, did, by his indenture, bearing date the day of —, A. D. 19—, bind himself as an apprentice for a term of years (or until he should be of legal age) from the date thereof, as by said indenture more fully appears. unto -of - That (here state fully the reasons for the release] by reason whereof, the said doth hereby release and forever discharge said and his father, —, of and from said indenture and all service and all other agreements, covenants, and things contained therein, on their or either of their parts, to be observed and performed whatsoever, unto the day of this release. In witness whereof, I have hereto set my seal this — day of —, A. D. 19— (Signature.) Factory Act. An Act to regulate and limit the hours of employment of females in any mechanical establishment, or factory or laundry in order to safeguard the health of such employes; to provide for its enforcement and a penalty for its violation. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That no female shall be employed in any mechanical establishment or factory, or laundry in this State, more than ten hours during any one day. The hours of work may be so arranged as to permit the employment of females at any time so that they shall not work more than ten hours during the twenty-four hours of any day. SECTION 2. Any employer who shall require any female to work in any of the places mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, more than the number of hours provided for in this Act, during any day of twenty-four hours, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse so to arrange the work of females in his employ that they shall not work more than the number of hours provided for in this Act, during any one day, or who shall permit or suffer any overseer, superintendent or other agent of any such employer to violate any of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and conviction thereof shall be fined for each offense in a sum of not less than $25.00 or more than $100.00. SECTION 3. The State Department of Factory Inspection shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this Act, and prosecuting all violations thereof. SECTION 4. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are herely repealed, -In force July 1. 1909 The Law Favors the peaceful settlement of controversies, and in many of the States there are statutes providing for the submission of disputed matters to the decision of one or more persons, called arbitrators. Their decisions are called awards. The Statutes Generally Provide that if the parties to any suit in a court of record desire to submit the matter involved to arbitrators, an order may be entered directing such submission to three impartial and competent persons, to be named in such order-such arbitrators to be agreed upon and named by the parties, and if they fail to agree, each shall name one, and the court the third. How Arbitration is Conducted.-The arbitrators so appointed are sworn, and proceed to hear and determine the matter, and draw up an award. The proceedings are much like proceedings in court or before a master in chancery. A copy of the award is delivered to each party, and if either party fails to comply therewith, the other within a year may file said award in court, and obtain a judgment. Matters Not in Suit.-All persons having a reqiusite legal capacity may, by an instrument in writing, signed and sealed by them, submit to one or more arbitrators any controversy existing between them, and may, in such submission, agree that a judgment of any court of record, competent to have jurisdiction of the subject-matter named in such instrument, shall be rendered upon the award made pursuant to said submission. The Agreement to Submit should state explicitly what powers are intended to be conferred on the arbitrators, either by referring all controversies, or by distinctly limiting the particular controversies intended. Reasonable Notice.-All arbitrators and all parties should have reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing. The Proceedings at the hearing, and the award itself should perfectly agree with the terms of the agreement to submit. The Award should be a clear, distinct and final determination of each and all the matters of controversy contained in the agreement, and should embrace nothing more. If it be a rule of court it should be sealed up, otherwise a copy should be given to each party. The award must be signed by the arbitrators. Submission May Be Recalled.-Before the award of the arbitrator or arbitrators is made, either of the parties to the controversy may withdraw his offer to accept the decision of the arbitrators. He must, however, give formal notice to each and all of the other parties of his intention, or his withdrawal is of no effect. The party who thus recalls the arbitration is responsible for all the costs and damages that have occurred in conse quence of his previous consent to submit to arbitration. Form of Agreement to Refer to Arbitrators Know all Men by These Presents, That we, the undersigned, hereby mutually agree to submit all the matters in difference between us, of every kind, name, and nature, to the determination and award of Chas. Barker, Wm. Becker, and Robert Rehling, of Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, as arbitrators. That said arbitrators, or any two of them, shall hear and determine the matters in dispute between us, and award the payment of all the costs and expenses incurred in such arbitration. That the said arbitrators shall make their award in writing on or before the fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1911. Done at Logansport, Indiana, March 15, A. D. 1911. R. L. RAY, 4. L. HOLMES, Witnesses HENRY GASSER, Form of Notice to Arbitrators GENTLEMEN: You have been chosen arbitrators on behalf of the under signed, to arbitrate and award between them, in divers matters and things |