SULLIVAN COUNTY BAR AS- Hon. Thos. J. Ingham, W. P. Shoemaker,

VENANGO COUNTY BAR AS- James Denton Hancock, N. F. Osmer,

NOTE.-Where no replies have been received up to the time of going to print, the officers

for 1902 are given and indicated by a star

BY-LAWS

of the

Pennsylvania Bar Association

I.-Objects.

SEC. I. This Association is formed to advance the science of jurisprudence; to promote the administration of justice; to secure proper legislation; to encourage a thorough legal education; to uphold the honor and dignity of the Bar; to cultivate cordial intercourse among the lawyers of Pennsylvania; and to perpetuate the history of the profession and the memory of its members.

SEC. 2. It shall not take any partisan political action, nor endorse or recommend any person for any official position.

II.-Members.

SEC. 3. Those members of the Bar who signed the call for the convention at which this Association was formed, or who attended any meeting thereof, or who shall before the adjournment of the meeting held at Bedford Springs, July 10-11, 1895, pay the admission fee, and sign, or cause to be signed for them, a roll containing the charter and by-laws, are hereby declared to be active members of this Association.

SEC. 4. Any member of the Bar of the Supreme Court or Superior Court of Pennsylvania, residing or practicing in this State; any State or Federal Judge residing in this State; and any professor in a regularly organized law school in this State; who shall comply with the requirements hereinafter set forth, may become an active member upon approval by a majority of the Committee on Admissions.

SEC. 5. All applications for membership must be in writing, signed by the applicant, stating, inter alia, his name,

age, residence and date of admission to practice in the Supreme Court or Superior Court, commission to the Bench, or appointment as professor in a regularly organized law school in the State; and endorsed by three or more members of the Association, and must be accompanied by the usual admission fee.

SEC. 6. Persons elected to membership must, within three months after notification of their election, sign, or cause to be signed for them, a roll containing the charter and by-laws, or such election shall become void.

SEC. 7. A list of applications admitted by the Committee on Admissions during the interim of the meetings of the Association, shall be reported at each annual meeting.

SEC. 8. Rejected applicants shall not be again proposed within one year after their rejection.

SEC. 9. Distinguished non-resident lawyers may be elected honorary meinbers by a vote of the Association, and shall have a voice, but no vote, at meetings of the Association.

III.-Officers.

SEC. 10. The officers shall be a President, a first, second, third, fourth and fifth Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by one person.

SEC. 11. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and shall deliver at the annual meeting an appropriate address, with particular reference to any statutory changes in the State of public interest, and any needed changes suggested by judicial decisions during the year.

SEC. 12. The Vice-Presidents, according to number, shall act, when required, in the place of the President.*

SEC. 13. The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Association, and of such other matters as may be directed to be placed on the files of the Association; he shall keep an accurate roll of the officers and members, and notify them of their election or appointment on committees; he shall issue notices of all meetings; furnish the Treasurer with the names and addresses of persons elected members; conduct the correspondence of the Association; and keep its seal. He shall report to the Executive Committee, prior to the annual meeting, a summary of his transactions during the year; and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Association, the President, or the Executive Committee. His books and papers shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Executive Committee, and he shall receive such compensation as shall be allowed by that committee.

SEC. 14. The Treasurer shall keep an accurate roll of the active members of the Association; notify members of their election to membership; collect, keep careful and regular book accounts of, and expend, under direction of the Association or the Executive Committee, all moneys of the Association; and shall exhibit at the annual meeting, and when directed by the Association or the Executive Committee, detailed statements of the moneys received and expended, the amounts due to and by the Association, and an estimate of the resources and expenditures for the ensuing year. His books and accounts shall at all times be subject to examination and audit by the Executive Committee, or by any special committee appointed for that purpose. He shall give bond in such sum as shall be required by the Executive Committee, and shall receive such compensation as that committee shall allow.

SEC. 15. Vacancies in the offices of the Association shall be filled by the Executive Committee, but no appointment

shall be made to the office of President while any Vice-President is able and willing to serve.

SEC. 16. The officers of the Association shall be elected at the annual meeting to serve for one year and until their successors are chosen.

SEC. 17. No member shall be elected President for two successive terms.

SEC. 18. Two persons residing in the same county shall not serve as Vice-Presidents at the same time; but, as far as practicable, they shall severally be chosen from different sections of the State. If two from the same county are elected at one time, the one having the lowest vote shall be rejected, and a new vote taken to fill the office.

V.—Meetings.

SEC. 19. The annual meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Association shall select. In default of such selection, it shall meet at the same time and place as the last preceding annual meeting.

SEC. 20. Adjourned meetings shall be held at such time and place as the Association shall determine.

SEC. 21. Special meetings shall be called by the Secretary, when requested in writing by the President, the Executive Committee, or fifty members of the Association. Such request shall specify the purpose of the meeting. At special meetings no business shall be transacted except that stated in the call, unless by consent of four-fifths of the members present and voting.

SEC. 22. At all meetings fifty members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.