The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-15
The State Bar Association.

Asheville, \. c.. July 11.-The state
Bar Association held its final session
this morning. The closing business was
the election of officers. Hon. Charles
Price, of Salisbury, was made the new
president and j. Crawford BigSs re-
executive committee are: Col. Jno. w.
Hinsdale and Zeb. Vance Walscr. Vice
Presidents were chosen as follows: First
district, L. l.. Smith, Gainesville; Second
district, b. 3. Winbornc, Murfreesboro;
Third district, O. II. Guion, New Bern:
Fourth district, Jacob Battle, Rocky
Mount; Fifth district, n. j. Rouse, Kin
ston; Sixth district, T. 3. Womack, Raj
eigh; Seventh district, Stephen McIn-
tyre, Lumbcrton; Eighth district, K. il.
Hayes, Pittsboro; Ninth district. w. II.
Bynum, Jr., Greensboro; Tenth district,
+. l.. Gather, Mocksville; Eleventh dis
trict, j. G. Buxton, Winston; Twelfth
district. r. L. Ryburn, Shelby; Thir-
tcenth district, w. c.. NeWland, Lcnoir;
Fourteenth district, G. f. Toms, Hcndcr-
s%onvillo; Fifteenth district, j. Earl
Merrimon, Ashcville; SixtccAth district,
L. b. NOVEL;, Murphy.
Resolutions of thanks were extended
to the members of the Ashcville bar, T..
II. Mckissick and Charles McNamec,
for courtcsies shown by them TO the CON
v%ention. \ resolution Was also passed
thanking President Busbcc and SCcrc-
tary-Trcasurer Biggs for efficient scr
vices during the past year. Thos. A.
Jones in behalf Of the Ashcville Bar AS
sociation thanked the convention for Sc
lccting Ashcville as their meeting place
this year and said that the latch key
was always out. and that he hoped the
convention would return to Asheyillc
another year.
The place of meeting is in the hands
OF the executive committee and Will be
decided later. Tn new president en-
tered the hall amid applauSeS, thanked
the convention for the honor conferred
upon him and said: "OutSidc of party
utilization | appreciate this honor more
than | would the Chief Jus~ticeshfp."
The only other business besides cleo
ton of officers was a resolution presented
by the executive committee favoring
Supreme Court Justices wearing robes.
This was adopted. The attendance at tho
present session has even been larger than
1t was when the convention met here in
1900, The association is in a prosperous
condition, more SO than it has ever been
Every indication points to a success
ful years work. The social features of
the association closed this evening in q
smoker, given at Battery Park Hotel.
Al yesterday session several amend
ments TO the constitution and bv-layys
were considered. One amendment was
adopted providing that the president
shall on the first day of each session an
point a committee of five members
whose duty 1t shall be to recommend
me Flce-preSIde: and executive board
lor the succeeding term. The secretary
ana treasure: viii be chosen by he
pouy as q "hoie. There is to be nothing
binding IL tie committee
tohs' Dat u IS expected that they Will
invariably u" in.
The Committee on Icaa1 rauf1
ana Law itcioiIn gave rs reasons for
recommending al amcn4iocrt IN Tho lou,
ieidtlhS 10 inc deceased wifc's proper
y mat under our laws there X ,o i've
~ III HidhlhS the right of the husband
70 an interest in his wife's real oetato
upon the question as to
Nhether there be issue of tho rnarri,,o
NAO hdSDdI1 6 SlaT N ~.
vines personal estate is not made ID
pendent upon the happening If anv .,,cb
event and there is no moro rc,san 80
making It a condition of his estato in bor
real property than in her personal nro,
erty. prop
experience has shown the real estate
oi the Wife under the Operation &c 49,
law oftimes descend to remato
OF the wife to the entire excIusion
49, ai'housh IN many instances the
uifa a ~ silt OF the husband to the
nraa 10 III Whole or in part the
product of his labor and earoinrs '0
IS 70 the need of a codifcatior -
statute laws of the State if ~.
OUT that since the report made - 49,
suoJect through Col. Hinsda1e IN 1ooo
.esisia.ure has still further changed our
STATUTES and four additional voI,1ma