Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-07
MEMBERS OF
BAR MEET
Eighteenth Annual Session oil
New Mexico Bar Associa-
tion Held Yesterday.
TO MEET AT LAS VEGAS
Constitution Amended so That Annual
Meetings May Be Held Elsewhere
Than in the Capital.

The eighteenth annual meeting O.
the New Mexico Bar Association con
vened at the capitol Yesterday after
| noon with President A. H. Harllee OF
Silver City, in the chair. A quorum
being present the association accord
ing to the constitution proceeded with
business. The election of officers fol
the ensuing year resulted as follows:
w. G. Wrigley, Ration, president; w
J. Mcpherson, Santa Fe, vice presi
dent, from the First Judicial District
E. w. Dobson Albuquerque, vice
president from the Second Judicial
District; R. M. Turner, Silver City,
vice president from the Third Judicial
District; w. B. Bunker. Las Vegas,
vice president from the Fourth Judi
cial District; J. M. Hervey, Carlsbad,
vice president from the Fifth Judicial
District; E. l.. Bartlett, Santa Fe, Sec
retary, it marking his eighteenth con.
secutive election to that Office; George
W. Knaebel. Santa Fe, treasurer.
Address BY Retiring President.
The address of the retiring presi-
dent was mainly directed toward
amendments and improvements in the
code of civil procedure, for which he
received the thanks of the association,
and it was ordered printed in the min
utes. 1t was also referred to the COM
mittee on law reform with instruc-
tions to report at the next meeting
such changes and alterations as were
deemed for the best interest of the
practice of law
The secretary presented an autobio-
graphical sketch on the Hon. Martin
Tuley, Judge of the circuit court of
Cook County, Illinois, who was the
first attorney general Of the Territory
of New Mexico, and the first Ameri-
can to practice law in Santa Fe grhe
sketch was ordered printed in the min
utes
In his report the secretary embod-
led synopsis of the court of private
land claims by Associate Justice Will
bur F. Stone, which was ordered.
printed in the minutes.
At the Evening Session.
At the evening session an important
to the constitution was
which had at the last meet
ing of the association come up for con-
and action, but was post
poned until this years meeting. The
amendment provided that by a vote
Of the association the annual meetings
might be held at such time and place
as the association might determine, in
stead of at the capitol in Santa Fe.
In accordance the next place and date
If meeting was fixed at Las Vegas,
August 20, 1904.
A committee consisting of Associ-
ate Justice Benjamin S. Baker, w. B.
Childers and H. M. Daugherty was ap-
pointed to recommend changes in the
present code of civil procedure, and to
'eport at the next meeting. The COM
nittee was authorized to incur any
necessary expense.
Program for Las Vegas Meeting.
President Wrigley and Secretary
Bartlett were appointed to act with the
members of the bar at Las Vegas in |
preparing a program for the August
ession, which will include addresses !
md social features. The president ap- |
'ointed ]. G. Fitch of Socorro, A. A. |
ones of Las Vegas. A. B. Renehan |
nd E. L. Bartlett of Sana Fe, and A. |
}. McMillen of Albuquerque, as the
ommittee on law reform. The asso-
iation then adjourned until the Aug
st meeting.