F. H. LOTTERHOS, (McComb City), CHAIRMAN. ..Jackson R. H. THOMPSON, (Jackson), CHAIRMAN. ..Jackson Hazlehurst Aberdeen MINUTES Of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Mississippi State Bar Association Held at Jackson, Mississippi May 8, 9 and 10, 1912 T FIRST DAY. HE SEVENTH Annual Meeting of the Mississippi State Bar Association was called to order by Hon. A. F. Fox, President, in the hall of the House of Representatives, in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday, the 8th day of May, A. D., 1912, at 10:30 A. м., with a constitutional quorum present. Prayer by Rev. E. T. Edmonds, pastor of the First Christian Church, Jackson, Mississippi. After addresses of welcome by Hon. Arthur C. Crowder, Mayor of the City of Jackson, and by Judge R. H. Thompson of the Jackson Bar, which were responded to by A. W. Shands of the Sardis Bar, on behalf of the Association, the Association proceeded to business. On request of the President, and by unanimous consent, the delivery of his annual address was postponed until the afternoon session. The report of the Secretary and Treasurer, showing a balance in his hands on May 12th, of $2,591.85, audited and approved by the Board of Directors was received, and on motion approved. The report of the Board of Directors was received and adopted. (See Appendix.) The petitions for membership in the Association, filed by the following-named persons, were reported favorably by the Board of Directors, and no ballot being demanded, they were declared members thereof (names omitted as same will be found elsewhere in the list of new members): On motion the following Amendments to the Constitution were adopted: ARTICLE III. Petitions for membership in this Association shall be endorsed by two members thereof, and shall be first considered by the Executive Committee, which Committee shall report its recommendations thereon to the Association at its annual meeting to be held next thereafter. A favorable report by this Committee shall entitle a person to membership without ballot, unless a ballot on such report is demanded by some mem ber of the Association and, upon such ballot, five negative votes shall be sufficient to defeat any election for membership. ARTICLE V. The Officers of this Association shall consist of one President, one Vice-President, a Secretary and Treasurer, and an Executive Committee, which Executive Committee shall be constituted as hereinafter provided. Each of these officers shall be elected at each annual meeting for the next ensuing year, but the same person shall not be elected President for two years in succession. All such elections shall be held by ballot. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by the Executive Committee. The Officers elected shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified according to the Constitution and ByLaws. ARTICLE VI. The Executive Committee shall consist of five members, consisting of the President, who shall be ex-officio chairman thereof, the Vice-President, and one member to be elected from each Supreme Court District as now constituted, and shall discharge such duties as shall be imposed upon it by the By-Laws. It may be called together by the President, or by any three members thereof. ARTICLE XI. This Article be and the same is hereby repealed. ARTICLE XIII. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and shall open each annual meeting with an address in which he shall communicate the most noteworthy changes in the statute law on points of general interest made in the State and by the Congress during the preceding year. Should the office of President become vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Vice-President shall possess the powers and discharge the duties of such office. On motion, it was ordered that the By-Laws be amended by striking out the words, "Board of Directors," wherever the same occurs and substituting therefor the words, "Executive Committee;" and that Section 2 be amended by striking out the words, "one thousand dollars," and substituting therefor the words, "two thousand dollars;" and that Sections 3, 5 and 12, of the By-Laws be amended so as to read as follows: SECTION III. The Executive Committee shall have power to make such regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and By-Laws, as shall be necessary for the protection of the property of the Association and for the preservation of good order and conduct of its affairs. It shall keep a record of its proceedings. It shall direct the manner and the purposes for which all funds of the Association shall be disbursed, but it shall have no power to make the Association liable for any debts amounting to more than the amount in the treasury at any one time not subject to prior liabilities. It shall have the power to change the time and place for the holding of any annual meeting of the Association when, in its judgment, it is necessary or proper to do so. It shall select some person to make an address at each annual meeting, and not exceeding three members of the Association to read papers. SEC. V. Any person elected to membership who shall fail to pay his admission fee within one month after notice of his election shall be deemed to have declined to become a member SEC. XII. Each member shall pay to the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association the sum of five ($5.00) dollars annual dues, and an admission fee of five ($5.00) dollars shall be paid to the Secretary and Treasurer as the member is elected. All annual dues shall be paid on or before the first day of March in each year, and any member failing to pay his annual dues by that time shall be in default, provided ten days' notice thereof shall have been given him by the Secretary and Treasurer; and thereupon the Executive Committee may, without further notice, cause the name of such member to be stricken from the roll for non-payment of dues, and his membership and all rights in respect thereto will thereupon cease. A member who has been dropped from the roll for non-payment of dues may be restored to membership by the Executive Committee upon the payment of such back dues as the Committee shall think equitable. The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform was received and pending a discussion thereof, a recess was taken until 2:30 p. M. FIRST DAY-2:30 p. m. The Association was again called to order at 2:30 P. M., a quorum present. The President delivered the annual address required of him by the Constitution and By-Laws. (See Appendix.) On motion, the Association adjourned until 9:30 A. M., to-morrow. SECOND DAY. Association called to order, pursuant to adjournment. Present as on yesterday. The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform was again taken up for consideration, and the recommendations contained in the recapitulation were disposed of as follows: Recommendations Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5, were adopted; Recommendation No. 3 was on motion rejected. The adoption of the following amendment to Recommendation No. 6 was moved by Clayton D. Potter: "We recommend the establishment of an appellate court with jurisdiction in civil cases involving a maximum of $2,000.00 principal, and in all misdemeanor cases, the Supreme Court to be given the power of review on certiorari.” |