Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
LAW L,BxARY ASSOCIATION

LAW LlBKARH ASSOCIATION
In Annual saee,ing-Cell tor . mar Needing.
The Lancaster Law Library association
held its annual meeting this morning, A.
Slaymaker, esq.,, in the chair until tho AZ
rival of Hon. T. E. Franklin, president,
and George Nauman. esq, secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read
The treasurer's report was read. show
ing balance on hand last year, &218.O2;
receipts during the year from member,
1926 orphans court audits. $1O4 pro-
th0nOtary, a54 /; sheriff, SS; Fulmer audit,
SO; interest, S5-$72AO2. Expenditures
during the year were ]S28. .O6 balance on
hand, 9395. o. The report was referred to
the finance committee, audited and 10
ported correct.
The law library purchasing Committees
report and treasurer's report on books pur-
chased were read and ordered to be fled.
A communication addressed to the
I" members of the Lancaster bar in annual
meeting was announced to be on the
chairman's table, signed by ]. NJ. W. Geist,
and, after the suggestion that this was not
. meeting of the bar, but Of the Law Library
association, it was read a. . matter Of
curiosity" 1t referred in detail to the
charges against Thomas ]. Davis, already
published and some additional ones, and
called on the bar association to take cog
nizance thereof and vindicate its profession
from the imputatiOns cast upon it by the
charges against Mr.. Davis Of professional
misconduct. The charges were defined
and authority for them given.
Considerable discussion ensued as to the
rights and duties of the association to ex-
ercisc censorship over the ethics Of the
profession, and the charter of the ass0cia-
tiOn was read, Mr.. Franklin (nOw In the
chair) explaining that in his view tho sssO-
and ownership of the library. The BY
laws were also read. and finally, ON mo-
ton of d. G.. Eshleman. ESQ.,, the follow
ing was adopted:
"WHEREAs, This society is composed OF
portion of the Lancaster bar only, who
are members of the Library association
and the owners of the library, and ~ this
meeting is in reference to the library
alone or such matters pertaining thereto.
Res0lced, That the communication bo
returned to the writer with information OF
| the fact that the charter of the association
limits its duties to the forming and main
tanning of law library for the use Of tho
members and increasing of the same from
time to time"
The library committee offered series Of
resolutions appointing the court and Officers
| of the association, committee to have tho
county commissioners erect q balcony over
the present shelving in the largo library
room, and have the shelving extended to
the ceiling that the Yeates library be
removed thereto. the library rearranged
and catalogue and the charter and by
laws of the association published. Adopted.
| The usual salaries were voted to tho
janitOr and librarian.
| A communication was read from the
Philadelphia Law association, asking Co
operation in movement to prevent any
hasty or i'll considered legislation at Har-
risburg this winter. II was not acted upon
sOciation.
The old officers of, the association were
reelected and the former committees re-
appointed. The library committee was
authorized to employ the necessary aid to
| re-arrange the library.
| Joseph G. Snyder was elected librarian.
Adjourned.
| A Bar Neot1ng.
During the meeting of the library asso-
citation it was suggested by Chairman
Franklin that, with reference to the mat
ters called to the attention Of the associa-
tiOn and not believed to come within its
scope, there might be called . meeting Of
the bar generally to consider them. In ac-
cordance with this intimatiOn, as soon
as the library association had adjourned
he invited those present to remain to en-
gage in a general bar meeting to consider
the proposition of the Philadelphia Law as
sociatiOn and such other matters aS might
be brought to their attention.
There remained or assembled in response
to this CALI Hon. Thos. E. Franklin,
Messrs. A. Slaymaker, D. G. Eshleman,
A. F. HOstetter, w. HI. Roland, w. NJ.
Franklin. ]. w. B. Bausman, NJ. Brosius,
A. J. Eberly, ]. w. johnson, w. D.
Weaver, T. B. HOlahan. G, C. Kennedy,
p. ID. Baker, H. C. Brubaker and w. u.
Hensel.
A. Slaymaker, ESQ.,, was called to the
chair and W. U. Hensel appointed score
tary.
After some discussion it was resolved
that the president and secretary Of tho
meeting be directed to issue q call, in tho
name OF those present, for general meet
ing of the Lancaster bar to be held in the
court room on Saturday, January 9Th, st
10 a. m., to consider q Communication
addressed to the Lancaster law association,
by :he Philadelphia Law association,
to consider communication addressed by
J. NJ. w. Geist to the members Of the
Lancaster bar, to consider the organization
of q Law association, and such other matters
as may be brought before tho meeting.
Adjourned.
THE SOUP HOUSE.
Its Opening This Morning.
TIE soup house opened this morning for
nd 49, ntv