The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-29
'CHORCHBE|NG E3RAIED'BAR ASSOCATIONEORMED.|
DRAFT OF CONSTITUTION Is
ADOPTED.
Anti-Life Tenure Resolutions Are
mony-Association Officers Elected.

The organization of the Bar Associa-
tion of the Hawaiian Islands was fully
completed at the meeting of the law
yerS in the supreme court chamber yes
terday afternoon. This meeting was an
adjourned session of the meeting held
June "a.
The committee to draft a constitution
appointed at the first meeting reported
yesterday through it's chairman, Mr..
McClanahan. This report with some
slight amendments was adopted. 1t
constitutes every attorney at law who
was present at either of the two meet
ngs for organization a member, and
provides that every person admitted to
practice law in the courts of record of
the Islands is eligible for election to
membership. Dues are fixed at 81 so on
becoming a member and So annual dues.
The objects of the association are to
elevate the plane of professional ethics
assist the judiciary in the administra-
ton of justice, to improve legal pro-
cedure and in general the usual pur-
poses of bar associations. 1t is express
ly provided that the association shall
never he used directly or indirectly for
political purposes.
Special meetings may be called on
the request of five members on ten
days notice
One negative vote in five cast will de-
feat the election of new member.
The annual meeting will he held on
the last Wednesday in May and the
quarterly meetings on the last Wednes-
days in August, November and Febru-
airy. These dates were fixed because
they are during the sittings of court in
the first circuit, and when there is no
court in the other circuits, and was
deemed most generally convenient for
the bar of the Islands.
fAr flNa
first year were: President, Paul Neu-
mann; vice-president, Sidney NJ. Bal
lou, secretary, A. A. Wilder; treasurer,
S. X Kane.
There was a large attendance of law
yers at the meeting. Judge Davidson,
the temporary chairman of the meeting
of June "a, declined to serve in that
capacity further, on the ground that he
had ever eschewed politics while some
thing very akin to politics had been
injected into the last meeting. Paul
Neumann was thereupon made tempo
rary chairman. In the draft of the con-
stituton reported by the committee
there was no special provision for
standing committees. There was de-
termined effort on the part of two or
three present to get q provision for
standing comittee into the constitution,
| though in all the amendments offered
there were duties or objects prescribed
meeting, however. consistently voted
down these propositions, preferring to
| leave the organization perfectly free to
create committees as occasion should
arise for them.
| The president was authorized to APP
point a committee of three to draft by
| laws.
The organization of the association
being COMPLETED George Gear called up
| the resolutions offered by himself at the
previous meeting, action on which had
| been deferred to this meeting. These
| resolutions We're in opposition to the
provisions of the territorial act reported
to Congress by the Hawaiian commits
sion continuing the circuit judges in of
flee for their present term and the su-
preme court justice for life, while the
tenure of all other officials of the Re
public of Hawaii is ended. Mr.. Gear
said that with the consent of his sec
ond he would withdraw the resolutions,
not because his convictions on the sub
ject had changed but because some
members of the association believed
they were of the political character pro-
hibited by the constitution just adopted.
While he himself did not think them of
that character and still thought they
were of a character that came very
clearly within the purpose of their or
ganization, in Difference to different
opinion he would withdraw them.
George w. Davis, who seconded the
resolutions, consented to their with
drawal but not because he admitted
they were of the prohibited political
character nor because he thought the
issue might not well be raised at this
time, but because he did not believe
Congress would do i'm this case what II
had never done in it's history before,
continue men in office for life in the
organization of a new territory,
w. a. Kinney said the while the NOV
er of a resolution had a perfect right
to withdraw it, and for any reason he
saw fit he did not want ii to go on rec
ord that the organization acquiesced IL
the withdrawal of these resolutions OF
the ground that they were of the pro
hibited political character. For his
part he thought they We're on subjec
that might we'll be considered by the
association which he hoped would sooI
adopt resolutions on the same subjec
but of an exactly opposite tenor.
A. S. Humphreys presented a resolu
, tion declaring ii unprofessional for
lawyer to pay commissions or divid
fees with persons not practicing at
torneys. He did not press considera
ton at this time and an adjournmen
was taken.