The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-18
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Discussing Some Reforms
in the Practice
Rules.

Fifteen members of the Hudson County
Bar Association held an adjourned meet
ing in the First District Court last night,
with Counsellor Samuel A. Besson in the
chair. After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read by the secretary
the reports of the different committees
was asked for
Judge Douglass, of the Committee on
Applications, stated that the constitution
of the association was at fault in regard
TO the rule governing admissions and
that he had not received any forms of
application. The matter was laid over.
The Dinner Committee reported that
they had not yet met, but would report
progress at next meeting.
SOME REFORM BILLS
When the Committee on Law Reform
was called Assemblyman Erwin arose
and handed the secretary batch of bills
which he presented to the Legislature,
referring to the uniform acknowledge
ments of deeds and abolishing separate
acknowledgements for married women.
The bill had been sent to M. b. Williams.
the President of the Hudson County Bar
Association, by the National Association,
of Washington, and is the same as is now
In vogue in New York State. The bill
also referred to the negotiability of pro-
missory notes, and was published in full
in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS recently. 1t
was decided to discuss the married
woman acknowledgement. The proposed
law provides that
When married woman joins with her
husband in the execution of any such in
strument and acknowledges the same
she shall be described in the acknowledge
ment as his wife, but in all other respects
her acknowledgment shall be taken and
certified as if she was femme sole, and no
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woman in respect to the execution OF any
release of dover or other instruments at
fecting real estate be required.
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
This part of the bill created endless
discussion, in which Counsellors Collins,
McGrath, Flemming, Erwin and Heck
took a conspicuous part. Mr.. Collins
said that the bill was weak and faulty in
construction. Mr.. Erwin contended that
it covered all. Finally, Mr.. Collins
showed SO many ways in which the pro-
posed new law was at fault that he was
asked to revise the bill.
This he declined to do, but Judge Doug
las came to the rescue with a substitute
for Mr.. Erwin's effort which it was
thought would cover all the defects of the
present bill and it was referred to the
Committee on Law Reform.
The proposed new form of acknowledge
ment was then taken up, and several
technical errors were discovered.
Judge Douglas said that the present
statute covered the point as well as the
proposed new one; that there was no ex-
isting evil to be remedied. The only point
was the lack of uniformity in acknowl-
edgments.
1t was finally decided to direct the sec
retary to thank the National Bar Associa-
tion for their kindness in sending the
association a copy of the laws suggested
by them, and the bills were then referred
to the Committee on Law Reform.
LIENS AND SEARCHES.
The--bil relating to city liens and
searches was next discussed and the
Committee on Law Reform instructed to
introduce the bill in the Legislature.
a bill to provide fer the costs in GER
tiorari in which the Judgment of the
court shall include the costs of court did
not provoke much discussion, and will be
introduced in the Legislature.
Another bill was about to be unearthed
when the chairman entertained motion
for adjournment as it was nearing eleven
O'Clock, and the association adjourned to
meet next Friday evening.