Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-15
LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Bar Meeting Yesterday Report OF
acknowledgements Affected.

hOga county b3TJ now pFeSSnbi oiSdo4@Ss
and that they do hereby organize them
selves into a literary and scientific a%ssocia-
ton, having for its object the promotion OF
legal learning and the science of jurispru-
dence, BY Lleans of the establishment OF a
law library.
Rcsolced, Tisat the association hereby
adopt for its corporate style "Ihe CIeVe-
land Law Library Association" and now
proeeed to the election of five trustees and
one clerk, to be chosen fr'm the members
Of the association, and 10 s,TYe rs corporate
officers thereof
These resolutions wers discu Ned eyJudge
Bishop and B. White, Esq and were unani-
mously adopted. The members toen pro
ceeded to elect officers, as follows
Trustees-Hon. Thomas Bolton,
Hon. Sherlock J. Andrews5
Samuel B. Prentiss, Esq,
Hon. Samuel Williamson,
Hon. Franklin T.. Baekus.
Clerk-Bushnell White, Esq.
1t was then resolved that a true record OF
the proceedings of this meeting be made
by the clerk elected, aad that he certify
and deliver the same, together with the
name Of said association, to the Recorder cf
Cuyahoga county to be by him recorded.
This having been done by the clerk, AID
the proceedings entered for record, the
organization of the "Clevelaad Law Library
Association" was fully perfected.
Mr.. Wiley then submitted the following
resolutions as the remaining part of the
committees report:
ResoIUed, That the Trustees be requested
TO solicit subscriptions to a sum OF not less
than s. 1000 nor more than $1,000 for the
founding of a law library not less than
| $500 Of which shall be subscribed. as e
basis OF memberships by members OF the
Bar, subscriptions by resident members to
be not less than $50 each, and by non
residents not less than S25 each: all sub
scriptions 20 be conditioned that not less
than $4,000 is subscribed By &Rsponsible
parties, aud also upon the establishment OF
the United States Court of Appeals and
Errors at Cleveland and that they report
at an adjourned meeting, to be held at this
place, next Saturday, at ? P. NJ, to be at
tended by such attorneys as shall then
have subscribed.
ResoEued, That each subscription of $50
by q member Of the Bar, shall entitle him
to a certificate Of membership, transferable
by special Endorsement registered in the
books Of the association.
ResoIced, That all assessments on indivi-
dual members shall be per capita, but each
certificate of membership shall be entitled
to one vote.
Resolved, That any subscription of 5000
shall entitle the subscriber TO one certificate
of life membership, free from all assess
ments.
After remarks by Judge Bishop, Mr.
White and Mr.. Wiley, the latter read sew
eral letters which he had received from
members of the Bar in other cities.
John S. Newberry, Esq, of Detroit, wrote
" Our library association is a corporation
under the general law. Its capital stock is
$4,000. It's number of volumes is about
$500, including all United States reports
all State reports in full, except those o.
Texas and California, and some of those
most of the English reports, Digests, Stat
utes of the United States, and of the diff
ferent States, a very good collection of ele-
mentary works, and a large number Of
miscellaneous reports, a~bridgments, black
letter books, etc. The present value of the
library is about 800, 1909. The rates of using
run from $50 to $50 per year for each per-
SOD. The money SO paid is used to add tx
the library and expenses"
Hon. A. W. Arlington, of Chicago, says
Our library is continually increasing. We
have already, however, nearly all the books
required by an American lawyer, embrac-
ing all American Reports and most of the
English, with textbooks, digests, etc. The
members are associated as a corporation
the shares being 500 each. In the com.
mencement of the institution, each mem
Der paid SIS, and gave three several promis-
sorry notes of SIS each, payable six, twelve,
aud eighteen months after date Au agent
was sent to New York, with the money and
notes thus raised, and negotiated for a Ii.
brary with booksellers, who, receiving
part payment in cash, took the notes Of the
individual members, endorsed by the cor
Dorstion, for the balance. Subsequent ad
ditions have been made by annual assess
ments Of from $40 TO So. Many of the old
English reports and a~bridgments were pre-
sented TO the library by our resident faw-
years and judges, amounting to perhaps
$1,000 worth. Our institution has worked
we'll and has proved no inconsiderable
convenience"
Hon. George Hoadly, Of Cincinnati. said
Our library wa started in IS47. 1t con-
sists now Of between four and five thousand
volumes. 1t consists of all the American
Reports, all the Canadians, noarIy all the
British English and Irish,) in the original
print, and all those reprinted, the English,
Federal and most Of the State statutes, the
best digests and text books, and q few
works of the civil, Scotch and other foreign
law. We are Incorporated on a basis Of
stock, each share costing fifty dollars 20 the
member owning it, and subject to annual
assessments by vote of the corporation. Our
usual assessment is ten dollars. Persons
who have not practised law at our bar fer
three years are permitted to use the library
by paying the annual assessments, but all
members of the bar who have practised for
three years or more are required to own
stock-in other words, pay fifty dollars.
Life memberships are sold at the rate of
one hundred dollars paid in addition to the
stock, and assessments fully paid up. This
stock Is free from assessment during the
life of the member, if he continues to own
it, but upon his death or sale of stock it be-
comes common stock. Common stock is free
from assessment while in the hands of an
administrator or executor and unused. If
the personal representative makes use of it,
he must pay"
Judge Hoadly again wrote: when our
library was started in 1s47, it began with
a subscription of $25 each from abOnt sixty
LAWYERS, and a large number of books were
also contributed, some given, some loaned.
Now, our income, is about 81 500 Der an
mum. The larger part of the salary of the
llOarlan Is paid by the county in consider
alton of the free use of the books by all
judges and county officers. The County
Commissioner have also carpeted our rooms.
which they provide in the Court House,
furnished our book cases, stationery, heat,
&c"
The resolutions were then submitted to a
vote, and unanimously adopted, whereupon
the meeting adjourned to next Saturday at
two P. NJ, when it will reaasemble at the
same place, to hear the report of the Trus-
tees, and adopt such additional measures
for the creation of a law library as may bs
deemed advisable.
We understand the Trustees are prepared
to take the most active course for raising
subscriptions, and as all the members of
the bar are in full sympathy with them,
their success, we doubt not, will be fully
commensurate with the Importance of their
enterprise.
Ms. E. PERABo.-This young and brilliant
musician has been very successful wherever
he has appeared during the season. At Mr..