The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12
ALAWYERS' LIBRARY.
To Be Started This Week in
the New York Block.
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BAR.
The Associatson VIII Have 10. 900 Vol
umes within the Next Year
Tho Plan Of Operation.

The Seattle Law Library Association
,vas yerey1f,y Incorporated with a capital
ssock ~ sgs.Usa, divided into I'd shares OF
~. ma, vai,,e OF Sie0 each. The officers Of
the aSsoota rfon are; Preslaeni. roa.
orange Jacobs: vice president, Richard
SAKE Jones. treasurer, X " Ehl14ons'
secretary, John Arthur.
,rb., ss.ss,ef.sfsn entered into a contract
vssfb f,eyfer H1rioa for the possession Of
seven rooms on the sixth floor IN ne New
Work block. free of rent. for ten years, IN
@ansi,isrs,ian OF the library being main
tanned ia ,hose rooms Nearly ali the
,awsers in Seattle have become subscribe
ers to the stock. aad the library VIII %
started this week II IL expected that
sbo,,t I 100 volumes Will be contributed BY
local attorneys In payment of their sub
sc,,n,ions II is proposed. where the sub
sertptiops are not paid In books,
10 collect an instailment OF - each monin
until the xI09 per share II paid, thus CIV
ing four years and two months Ia which
10 pay for the stock. ii Is intended 10
make n speciality Of getting the reports
az ali the states In the Union and of all
the FEDERAL courts. together with such
seIeetsa serfes of reports as the Anitri-
can pecis!ers." the American Reports
ard this - E4erican State Reports. Spe-
clai Efforts will also se made 20 procure
the codes ard session laws OF all the
states.
n q estimated that within the next year
the aasociation will have accumulated at
least l00B volumes. Several lawyers have
already promised donations OF whole IL
brarles 10 the association. and others
have promised 10 turn over their Libraries
10 IL for safekeepins and use during their
absence from the city. IL is the Inter-
ton OF the association TO have two or
three complete sets OF the reports pub
lished by the West Publishing Company.
Of ST. Paul. and to keep on file all The
legal periodicals and Journals. Govern
uert publications OF general value wiz
also be secured and kept for reference
The members OF the bar have entered
very heartily into the project, and even
those who possess large private Libraries
have subscribed for stock Ia order 10 bene-
tit tho young lawyers who have not yet
been abls to collect a large number Of
law books. retired practitioBer who has
como 10 Seattle to reside with his sons.
and who likes TO be among lawyers and
Law books has offered his services as IL
brarian gratis TO the association. II ID
the intention to have an assistant libra
yIan who will also be- a stenographer and
typewriter. and who can be called upon by
attorneys to take dictations in the library
and write them out. Admission TO the
library will be restricted to subscribers.
and books can be taken only TO court.
The rules and regulations are modelled
upon those which have long been In force
In Portland and Chicago and have been
found practicable and judicious The IL
brxry VIII serve as social headquarters for
tho bar. and the King County Bar Associ-
alton will hold its meetings there. The
benefits Of the project TO the bar at large
are so manifest that they need
not DO enlarged upon; by means
Of having a social center OF the
kind. lawyers viii become better acquaint-
ed with one another. and the King County
Bar Association will In all probability be
made more effective body than ever.
Seattle has over a0b practicing attorneys.
and as there are only $50 shares OF stock
Il Is evident that an increase of the eapi-
tai stock Of the library association viii
have to be made before long. as member
chip In the association viii be indiapen-
sable to all those engaged In practice.
Tho association has appointed a COM
mlttee on appraisement OF books. consist
ing OF Richard Sake Jones, Alfred Battle
and X. W. Emmons. Attorneys who offer
books In pay ment of stock are requested
20 hand to Mr.. Emmons. IN the New
York block. list OF them as early this
week as practicable. The appraisers will
make their selections from the lists so
furnished II Is especially requested that
as many series of state reports and state
codes and session laws as can be spared
from private libraries be offered 20 the as
eociatson. rather than text books or d.
gesto.