S.L. 452.1 Art. 6PowersofBoardof Conciiliation.

(1) A Board of Conciliation shall have the power to summon witnesses and to administer the oath to same; to appoint assessors; and to require any person who appears to the Board to have special knowledge of the subject matter of the inquiry to furnish, in writing or otherwise, and to confirm on oath such particulars in relation thereto as the Board may require. All necessary orders shall be made in the name of the sole member of the Board of Conciliation or as the case may be of the chairman thereof over the signature of the secretary of the Board. In cases where the Board consists of more than one member, the oath shall be administered by the chairman.

(2) In the matter of summoning witnesses and of enforcing the attendance of the witnesses summoned, a Board of Conciliation shall have the same powers as a civil court as set out in the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure except that it shall not in any case be enabled to order the detention of any person, and execpt that the duties of court usher and of a court marshal respectively shall be performed by members of the Executive Police detailed for the purpose by the Commissioner of Police. Any fine inflicted by a Board of Conciliation shall be recoverable by the Attorney General as a civil debt due to the Government.