The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-23
THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.

SECOND DAYS sr,N--Ex-sRcRETARY BRIs-
Tow IN THE. cHAiR-PKovl OF HE
CONSTITUTION sT OF OFFICERS. ,.
SARATOGA, N. Y. August q, 1873
The American Bar Association met this morniog,
with ex-secretary Brstow in the chair Simon Bald
win, chairman OF tho Committee on Nom nations for
Membership. reported names from Arkansas, the
Disrict oil Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. Lou
is'ana, Maine, Maryland. Michigan. Mississippi, Ne.
braska, New Hampshire, Pennsyivania, Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia Printed copies Of tue
constitution adopted were distributed. Among It's
other pr, visions are the tolowieg:-
THE CONSTITUTION.
It's OBJECT ss. be 20 sMe sesnce Of
jurspruaeuce. promote HE sdn instr OF juslcs
tue uniformity oil Legislation throughout the Unn; uphold
intercourse among the Of the Amssies, B. Any
person shall eli iOls membership who All and
Of saf Of any tate Tbs f.owins odicrr Nj D.
sS. ' BE-
~" year, IN sucee, Ion one vice president from each
member from esrh State the coanc shall he stand
committee to be OF the y trsnsurcr
toy.ths win a. 90 Of tho cuncii TO DC chosen
nn.lly appoint by the Tor d III
form, judicial and .enleaiu
on Legal hdueati and admissions 20 tn, bar Com:
on ,s.,d "A oy Of member. OF amy mm..es
the Il such
ms!es TT tss pa o. hs m.etins Tne vice pres
from such ssa,s shalt constitute local ell tor such
Sssp such s.s hs vice r.s Dent ss. U % sn
ohico chairman Of such council The president shall
sa sa as' he shat.
ss' po as. IN thu as e.
ana by Co. ress during the pfsssdn. year shall DO
state to report tue President be'or. The day
Of Mss .nnaa any such a . In hi, STATE the
August a. suca time ana placo as the Executive Csm
aora Tho sosd .S
deemed TO be equivalent 70 state Territory and the Ds
REPORT COMMITTEE on OFFICERS
Tue Committee ON Officers report cd -
President smss o. Broadhead OF St. Lonis Vice
sss%aar osSssessqs H. D. W:l: Di:ses 81 co!s Column
a .T :r Ds.s :ss Hs. E:s bss,.
Thsn.sF. Davidson. Indian.; WiIlian 9. Il.m,nond.
ss%s; sta%a b:ii s K.@'Sss3y raesa 1.s
. M,.sE.a 1 jHsa.n s%s; . Sss
Hitchcock, Missouri; George X Anory, Aebra.kai g. W.
cisrssoa i ros.er S.~ yort Ra!us King Ohio; D. r.
ih ..as f. Young South Van zrs " &
lam G.SY. Phelps Yer
more Treasurer Frames. Rswi:, Pnii.asipi. For
:ns
AID !: \ WG,sis: iniasi:: .: il. S'a:a'
s:a i EsHss ana 'is.i .n Ron a
=. Taylor; Iowa, George y. Wright and Oliver
r. Shir.s; Kentucky, John W. Stevenson and James B.
Maine. =. A. Wilson ana w. r. Frye; Msrylsna. A. Leo
Knott, W. J. Ross aud A. Il. Hasuers; Massachusetts,
Charles Train, EDMUND II. bennett anu George ".
BaIdwis: Michigan, Archibald Mcdowell, John Asxiu:
Albert Todd: Nebrxska, II. Calhoun. Charles r. Man.
dsrson aud ID. q. Hull: New Hampshire. Gil
man Marston and Ossiau Ray; New Jersey Abraham
G.rrsssep. Garrett u; w. yroon an ". + Potter. Now
W. q. Kugcr Ohio. George Hoa.ley ant Gavin =. Bryce
sylvsuix Thomas Franxn albert A. Outer5ridgs
Henry Grren aud &c Stoir9s: Tennessee. Bedford
Bates and Albert McNeai, Vermont, Charles Davsu-
port and Guy O. Noliet Vrsnia W. Robertson kobart
Oud and John W. Daniel; West Virginia, J. b. jackson
ana Caleb Baggsss.
The nominees having been elected, MIR. Broadhaad
was escorted TO the chair by Judge Poland, OF vcr-
mont, and rloton Hunt, OF Louisiana. Mr.. Broad
head, on taking tho CHAIR, returned thanks Ior the
honor and spoke of the obi aud ends TO be
for and attained BY the ganizatiou. He cautioned
them particularly against too much interference with
leg islatiOn.
Tho Bar Association finished It's business and adj
jourped u Two O'clock to-day.
Alter paying dues and voting Ia many now men,
bers, Resolution OF A. Pond, OF Saratoga that the
ssssc,aton apply 10 tho State Legislature ior act
OF incorporation, was debated long time and finally
rejected by Two majority.
Professor Hiscbcock, Of ST. Louis. offered rosolu-
tions Dstructing State to measures,
FIRST, 10 procure greater uniformity Ia laws relating
TO days oil grnee notes and to protests thereof;
second, for uniformity IN laws relating execution
.: oof an tns utton OF wills third, uniform
laws Tor xckuowi lodging deeds
These resolutions were adopted unanimously The
secretary WAS instructed to have full proceedings
Of the meeting printed 10 pamphlet form tor members.