Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-30
LEGAL ADVANCEMENT.
Incorporation of the Nashville Bar
Association.
Consequent Reorganization and Pro-
vision for an Advocates
Library.

The Nashville Bar Association met yes
| terday in the Chancery Court room to re
! ceive the charter of incorporation and or
! game Hereunder. The President Chan
| cellOr Cooper, Secretary Cartwright and {
| full quorum Of members were present.
Resolutions were adopted incorporating
/ the Association under the charter and con-
shutting all the members stockholders.
The following members, being the same
| who constituted the Executive Committee
before the incorporation, were elected as a
Board Of Directors: W. f. Cooper, G.. p
| Thruston, John Ruhm, r. l.. Morris and
J. a. Cartwright.
The constitution and bylaws Of the As
ISOLATION were re-adOpted.
A resolution was adopted continuing
the same committees in existence, except
the Executive Committee.
A letter from Attorney General Will
liams was read authorizing the Association
to use two rooms in the Federal Court
building for an advocates library. The
offer was accepted with thanks. The Lii
braTy Committee submitted the following
plan for the collection Of books, which
was adopted:
LOANS.
ave, the undersigned, agree to loan 70
the Nashville Bar Association for the
term Of three years the books specified in
connection with our respective names, up
on the following terms and conditions,
viz: said books are to be placed in the
library Of the association for the exclusive
use Of the members thereof, and subject to
all the rules and regulations lawfully pre-
scribed for the government Of the library.
At the expiration of said three years
the books are to be returned
to the respective lenders, their
heirs or representatives., in as good
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
as when received; and if any of them be
lost, stolen or destroyed, or materially
damaged, the Association shall replace the
lost or damaged volumes with others as
good. If the lender should desire to with
draw said books, before the expiration Of
said three years, on account of a change of
residence, he shall have the right to do so.
The Association is to keep all OF said books
insured, securely locked up and under the
charge of a competent and reliable libra
rian.
DONATIONS.
We, the undersigned, hereby donate to
the Nashville Bar Association the volumes
mentioned in connection with our names,
to constitute a part of the library of said
Association; provided, however, if SAID
library should ever cease to be maintained
in the city of Nashville for the purposes for
which it is established, either by said As
ISOLATION or some other Association into
which it may be merged, or some other
competent and proper authority, to which
its rights may be transferred, then said
books shall revert to the respective donors,
their heirs or representatives. The AssO-
citation, however, shall have the right TO
make exchanges of said books for the pur-
pose Of completing sets or otherwise i'm
proving its library, in which case those OBJ
tanned in exchange shall be held subject to
the above condition"
The Committee on Admissions reported
the following names for membership,
which were unanimously accepted: Ed.
Baxter, Horace II. Harrison, r. McP. Smith
and Matt W. Allen.
The Association then adjourned 70 the
regular meeting in June.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
The Board of Directors afterWard held
a meeting to elect officers, and elected the
same who held before the Association was
chartered.
After accepting the bond of the Secre-
tary and appointing Messrs. Ruhm and
Morris to revise the Constitution and By
Laws, and report at next meeting, the
Board adjourned to meet again next Thurs
day, at 4 p. NJ, in Judge COOper's Office.
The Bar Association in New York has
600 members and a library Of 5000 vol
umes. It was started only few years ago
for substantially the same purposes as the
Nashville AssOciatiOn-sOcial intercourse
and the elevation Of professional
morals. It exerts, of course, a ire