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Appointment of Umpire by the Parties;
by Quarter Sessions.
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CXXV. And be it enacted, That in case there be more than One Arbitrator the Arbitrators shall, before they enter upon the Reference, appoint by Writing under their Hands an Umpire, and if the Person appointed to be Umpire die, or become incapable to act, the Arbitrators shall forthwith appoint another Person in his Stead; and in case the Arbitrators neglect or refuse to appoint an Umpire for Seven Days after being requested so to do by any Party to the Arbitration, the Court of General or Quarter Sessions shall, on the Application of any such Party, appoint an Umpire; and the Award of the Umpire shall be binding, final, and conclusive upon all Persons and to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever; and in case the Arbitrators fail to make their Award within Twenty-one Days after the Day on which the last of them was appointed, or within such extended Time, if any, as shall have been duly appointed by them for that Purpose, the Matters referred shall be determined by the Umpire; and the Provisions of this Act with respect to the Time for making an Award, and with respect to extending to the same in the Case of a single Arbitrator, shall apply to an Umpirage.
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