The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-09
A New Rar AssocIatIou

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II seems that the old adage. competi-
ton is the life of trade, seems to apply
In Emporia to bar associations as well
as to newspapers and other departments
of business. A few days ago an organ
ization was formed in this city under
the name of the Lyon County Bar Asso-
citation, for the cultivation of the lsocial
and moral tone and standing of the legal
fraternity in the county, the articles OF
agreement setting forth the following reg
ulations signed as below:
That the officers of this association
shall be president, secretary and treas
urer, who shall be elected by the mem.
bers annually and hold their offices for
| one year.
The members of this association shall
be members of the Lyon county bar, in
good standing in the profession, and
shall own and keep for the use of the
members of this association ut least $500
worth of useful law books, regard being
had to increasing the variety of books in
| the selection thereof, 50 that the associa.
ton shall possess as complete a library
as possible.
Before any lawyer can become a mem.
Der of this association he or she must
subscribe TO these articles.
The members Of this association agree
| TO loan to members of this association
any books in his or her library for con.
sultation or use in his or her practice
such member giving q receipt therefor
Every member borrowing books shall
take good care of same and return them
as soon as he or she is done with them
No member of this association shall
allow anv other member of the Lyon
county bar to consult or in any manner
use his or her books except such young
lawyers who are not able to buy the
requisite quantity of books to become
members, and such young lawyer mus
obtain q permit from the president, sec
retary and treasurer before he OF
she will be entitled to consult
such members books, as well a
the consent of the member Whose
books are desired to be consulted
The members of this association shall
meet on the first Monday of February
each year to elect officers of this associa
ton and each member shall be entitled
to vote at all elections.
This association may at any annual
meeting provide such reasonable by
laws as TO future meetings for socia
purposes as may be deemed proper.
Every member of this association who
shall violate any of the provisions OF
these articles shall forfeit his or he
membership in this association. Any
member of this association may be re-
moved by majority of twO-thirds Of al
the members voting therefor at any
meeting for any misconduct unbecom
ing q gentleman.
| TT N SEDawIcR
G. N. STERRY.
j. w. LYNN.
ALMERIN GIIIETT.
l.. B. s. ]. NJ. KELIOdG
j. JAY Buck.
J.W. FEI6uAN.
L. w. CUNNINGHAM.
w. T. McCARTY.
w. w. ScorT.
Feb. LIST there was filed in the Office o
the secretary of state the charter Of tn
EmpOria Bar Association, the incorpo
rators being E. B. Peyton, ). N. Nc
Gown, f. NJ. Forde, w. A. Randolph
and E. s. Waterbury, the purposes Of tn
corporation being set forth as follows:
The organization and MAINTENANCE,
of society of attorneys-at-law at EmpC
| Ilh, tue uuNnuCcmCub Va Tue lCk0l pr
fession in said city in popular esteem
and of its members in professional
knowledge, morals and efficiency, anI
! the establishment and maiptenance of
. law library for the use of its member
and OF such persons as II may permit q
use and enjoy the same"
The capital stock of the corporatiol
is $4,000, divided into shares Of $40
each. Enough of the stock is alread
engaged to insure an excellent degree Q
success to the enterprise, and If the e1
! listing enthusiasm continues. the soc
ETY. will shortly have as fine law librs
rY as can be found in Kansas, outside c
: the state library.
With two bar associations in the couI
ty the legal fraternity should be happy
but If that is not sufficient We dare So
there are enough disciples of BlackstOn
in the city to organize third.