, 1876-11-09
THE LAW INSTITUTE.

THE LAW INSTITUTE.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting Of tho Chicago Law
Institute, held Oh Monday, thu following report
was submitted by, tho Librarian, Julius Rosen-
ttal, ESQ.,:
70 ~ rrt,ls!tnt md Member. ef he ch!cago
8, 1876, thero havc 1cen addel 10 our Library
1,318 volumes, Of which the following Is detailed
st; Texthooks 1i yGltss; Ame:!sat @ tisposts
and Statutes, 4.t: Digests, Au,csicun and En-.
gi4h. ;4: loand rcrlncals, -; Stats paper., 81:
oPs fonS Sases I III s 3d. tppor casls o
ports. l07; Catalogues, Q.
Lyis Ktns. Esa', nuS BY n. L. Fsuea,aHn' Esq.,
Our tlsni;s aro duo to al thcse, donor. and e.
tho Illinois Reports, transmitted to us months be-
ditions tte following invite special attention:
Gox's Criminal rases, ful! Ect; the late.i VICE m
por,s,. loi vols, ind / number Of otAsrx. al
~n In @ ets s. hon bny NY
tle Hoard. partly with Tho alvico of tic Library
Ii was my special aim to ohtaln every new vol
un.o Of reports an osery new te1t. book a. specIiy
as possible, and TINT sush WORKS 9n general lusls
Sosapy ou Se aasa a. Soa saes
s ,sas Of 's 5n cs s y ny to sn ~ Tho ss 'as
e'a TSe namSe! u tsof. ii ths library upon actual
count, s \ $50 Volumes, while Tho Supreme Court
tawa !, 5oo. 1t spr1naacld 4. 5Go nn It ths tino
OF publication Of certain ato statistics oHr library
ac .ac ~ to s iaw M lirares @ af " te cnt III a,es
The following II distribution "f the hooka in
tho Library: Text. "oks. ], :!t2 volnMcs: Amer.
ritEI1 lab nf1H1 1rfL
Reports. ], 0J1 yulumca; etatutcs American. ~.
Volumes; statutes. EnsIsh, ~ volumes; digcrtH,
1S0 Volumes; b1uni periodicals. ::aI volumes;
ds, volumes: Trials. l;'a Volumes; civil and CON
| sttut!oAll law, 1SG volumes; pFoof-sheots. ~i
vulumos: leading cases, " yolnincs; directories,
81 volumes: catalogues, ~ volumes. duplicates.
81 volumes; miscellaneous, :::o volumes. Total.
The ''mircel!ancoas" In tho above list eona!st Of
h!stosy Of tho law. loyal biography. aud legal
ts sss "ss ns te aaa any two
books, fuckers F'cadings and ,rhroor on Verbal
Asteemcnts.-ns fur as l can ascuFsNin;a Scsy
ss tno }St1 the ss,, ss2, hond s % SSp
sou,l @ ot sato lat G tho Tuies In rsr to n setain.
Ing OF books In prltatc ol'iccs anil eountn rooms
isaa sS tss f n;as sS seesas s es' d s a' Sown
/. In good English caitnns Of about 100 vol.
| cludea in tho Amvr1cAn Common Law Set. This
SIT to in many ways puor snH'u Of tho cases 9tn
sts ssssy " "4tn @ s
rca, ,o',s and M 2econnt of tho c"mp!cxt5 Of tAo
paging, thu. sc, fort M"t meet tho wants of lilo
| II III English cdtt'Dns Of many OF tie Chancory
rcpurtcEs. of which w now have American cdl-
tsn.. which, thoHsl' gsnara!iy fa'r sfs nct ~
iii. IN n.s.,Ser II tae oi,l common law writings
i hIyC,u Atu1&, 1F1@ @1.a.tu Atrfdn mt nfF
EnslisI. on n yasIoty ot Important snb,ecss: Va
so qs nnVxr as is,st i a,tm.s et g!s Il while thu
". In the. Session Laws Of TIM, Dovcral stases
Ws have about u40 with TN order for Ito nut.
os.l staaInSS SSo %A0 thu ~h0'o number !" e''atsa at
Vi. III a1l tho. scotch and portion Of tho Irish
eo~oq aw ad s1saesty rsge, ,.,o,,, r, b,,
5sh,son. Msrylani: Fisst to Fift',, Seventh anl
is!aml; iii of which ars exceedingly scarce. "
sp1is s5a o b. sa 4 n sS wsa aSnsnsj s'si
Sesiie: a1as thc.o deficiencies, 1t !. estimated
purchased liU yolnn,cs ot nj new American Ia and in.
gliyh Kepott.; eighty volumes Of new tcxt.books.
e s so iw ynoFs ery M
in ts aystass; s;, ~. tio'1 nraE ! ns
!
won't any monopoly IN thc!r publication. This jto'
ple shpusa bc supplied with thu tcclsions Of ths
courts ut reasonable ratcs. Tho prIccs Of tho cut,
rent souue. q ~ american !snosts raTy & fspa y
tOhln) 10 $40 I.ouisia,la1,"
Considering all OF which! and taktng Into account
tho vaFI0us RESOURCES u the Institute your LlbrA
rian would recommend MI assessment Of $l5 in
tho coming yeaE, ~ low estimate Ut tho Amoun
necessary to meet our yearlY expenses.
now thauk you for this Indulgence and uncx
ceptlonahle kind treatment hase rersvc4 iron
| HfF4ftfh IN nj IN f.t
the 1a.t nine Or lvn yeass ind sincerely hora thu
whO, whether should 10 number Ut your t}oar
or Mot, could rely upon my hearteat eu'opera
tllR.
Tho following officers wore subsequently elect
cd for tho wear l87t-'T; President, Noi'cr
Aersey; First vlsc.prcsl;;sns, John J. HeErlsl<
tary, ii. i. Loo1nts; Treasurer. +, q. Mason
Li6raslan JulIu. Kosentha!; goani Of Atanae
crs, Y. d. Del,slow, W. L. Fusness, Qwyn
Gaructt, William Hopkins. George o. lde. Jt
aeph h. leakc, Charles II. Lawrcnco, Il. J
Sheldon, s. i. Mcdonnell.