The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-21
ANOTHER COURT NEEDED.
osx n MEMBERS or THE RICE
NOM BAR ASSOCIATIONS.
Bin 10 That Effect to be Prepared by y
special Committee-it VIII be Dis
cusssd at the Next Meeting.

meeting Of the Bar Association OF
,be city Of Richmond. Va. WIS held
~ their rooms So ,ae Merchants Nation
al Bank building. on wednesday De-
cember %. 1913. at y o'clock NJ.
rbe meeting was called to order By the
~,.1cnt. Jackson Guy, Esq.
anne minutes Of the last meeting were
,.,8 hv the secretary. MIR. James Lyons
and approved.
Tho report Of the Executive Committee
r. presented by B.. Randolph Tucker.
w. Fso. who stated that the committee
"a mo- formal report 20 make. that they
v.rc stHl considering the question OF
.-..,rtue new rooms for the Bar Asso-
IL,,,ion but that no determination had
yet been reached. that they had decided
=, have refreshments at the annual
,,eetinp to be- held In February, when
I,5go Waller r.. Staples and Judge IL.
n MARSHALL had been invited 10 deliver
addrcsscs
IN treasurer. Mr.. Eugene G. Massie,
.-.e.,tos the Treasurer's report, which
$500 the finances OF the Bar Asso-
ItapoD 20 be Don a. satisfactory condition.
Tie report ~ the Committee on Adj
.,I.sfons was presented by James Lewis
Anderson. Esq, and is as follows:
no he Bar Association Of the city OF
Richmond:
The Committee on Admissions beg 20
report. that at a meeting held on the
on day Of December. 1898. the applica-
tions of the following members of the Bar
al The city were passed upon favorably
.. 49,. NIT Haa .Mg.nILvmhfL an fIs
association.
ALLEN POTTS.
W. A.. TONNES.
John Howard. Julian Bryant. W. o.
SHELTON. Fred. J.. Davidson. Marion l..
Dawson. Edwin r.. cox. Hugh Antrim,
E. a. Chalmers. Matthew +. Maury, n.
81. John Coaltcr, Geo. r.. Wise.
The names have been posted as the
bylaws direct. and these gentlemen are
recommended by the committee for mem
bership in the association.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES LEWIS ANDERSON,
Chairman.
PHIL y. SHIELD.
Secretary.
December %. 1893.
The association then proceeded to vote
hv ballot on the names recommended for
membership by the Committee on Ad-
missions. and an Of the gentlemen recon-
mended by the committee were elected
members Of the Bar Association.
ON motion OF Mr.. John Pickrell it was
resolved. that AN former members 81
the association. who have resigned. or
who have been dropped from the rolls.
may be re-admittcd 10 membership on
tbc payment OF the annual dues for one
year.
Mr.. James Lewis Anderson offered
tho following resolution, which. after
being fully explained lay him. and dis
cussed by Messrs. Hill Montague. Jno.
~. Dineen. S. =. r. Patteson. j.. Samuel
Parrish, John Dunlop, a. +. Guigou,
Dr.. John Pickrcll. aud A.. ". Patterson,
was unanimously adopted.
Whereas the legal business in the city
a Richmond is constantly increasing each
year as its population. business. and
wealth advance. and whereas IT has
already grown 10 such an extent as TO
overcrOwd the dOCkets Of the ChanCery
end Circuit Courts Of the city Ghey be
ing the only State Courts of original
civil jurisdiction ian the city except the
Police Court. making the duties Of the
respective judges ~ these courts oner-
GUS and burdensome beyond what they
an reasonably be expected TO perform.
ald which results in many instances I'm
the pOstponement OF cases. especially
in the Circuit Court. Tor such q length
Of time as 10 ~retard-aud ina many in
stances almost practically 70 deny-the
administration Of justice; n whereas
it is deemed that another court would, in
a great measure. il not entirely. relieve
the present difficulties in this respect:
Resolved. That a committee Of seven
b. appointed by the president TO pre-
pare a bill establishing an additional
court I'm the city To- be known as -
Court, 10 ave the same jurisdiction as
that Of tho Circuit Courts in the country.
and report 20 an adjourned meeting Of
This association 90 he held not later than
the Dth Of December of this year, 1896.
The committee appointed under this
resolution shall consider whether or not
there is n constitutional objection to
the proposed court M report their con-
clusions.'
on motion OF AIR. A. ". Patterson, the
president Of the Bar Association. Mr..
Jackson Guy. was made chairman Of the
committee under this resolution. and he
appointed as the other members Of the
committee. Messrs. James Lewis Ander-
son, Bev r. Crump. Conway u. Sands.
Geo. J.. Christian, John pickrcll, h. Il.
Mcclure. and $. s. =. Patteson.
The Bar Association then adjourned TO
meet In their rooms on Friday, December
p 1893, al y o'clock NJ.