The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-28
OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION.
Takes Action on Suggestions Advsne.
ed hY TerrItorial Bar


Oklahoma city Bar Association met
THIS morning 10 take action on the
recommendation adopted by the Ter.
rItorial Bar Association at the meet.
ing last week. The sense Of the meet
ing this morning was TO recommend
the report as made y full repUn as
adopted boy the convention last Week
has not been published, and as 1t is
to come to the constitutional conyen-
tion IN the shape as adopted it woriG
be- Of some interest to the mcauers
OF the convention. Il Is as follows. the
vote as taken being based ON a who.e
OF III votes:
Shall We recommend a separate
criminal court Of appeals? Yes 3; no
SO.
Shall we recommend an individual
supreme court, having jurisdiction OF
AN mattprs2 Yes 81, no 40.
shall IS. recommend a supreme
court v, ID with power TO resolve
itself into divisions and again assem-.
bic On lauc as business conditions re-.
quIro. and as may Doe provided by law:
Yes 33; no 60.
Shall we recommend the nomina
ton and election Of judges OF the
supreme court by districts? Yes :;
no So
Shall we recommend the nomina
by and from districts and the election
by the state at large Yes Sc; no 81.
shall we recommend the nomind-
tion and election by the state at
large? Yes 35; no 81
Shall we recommend that the trial
courts be district courts? Yes III.
Shall we recommend that the trial
courts be county courts. Yes III.
Shall We recommend tn enomina.
ton and election OF judges OF the
trial courts by their districts. Yes III.
Shall we recommend probate
courts? Yes III.
Shall We recommend that other in
fcrior courts be left for legislative ac-
tion? Yes III.
Shall we recommend four ycsr
term for members o' the supreme
court? Yes Is; no o.
Shall we recommend a six year
term for members wi the supreme
court? Yes 60; no 4G.
Shall we recommend an eight year
term for members Of the supreme
court? No III.
Shall we recommend a four year
term for members Of circuit or dis
trict courts? Yes 10; no 80.
Shall We recommend a six year
term for members Of the circuit or
district courts? Yes .; no 1O9.
Shall we recommend an eight year
term for members Of the circuit or
district courts? No Ill
Shall We recommend a ten year
term for members OF the circuit or
district courts? No III.
Shall we recommend that the su.
preme court ever give advisory opin-
ions? Yes 8 no 80.
Shall we recommend that the CON
sttution leave to the legislature all
matters Of procedure? Yes III.
Shall we recommend that some
plan be devised and placed IN the con-
stitution for making the supreme
court a nun-partisan body? Yes %;
no -.
Shall we recommend that a sepa-
rate ballot for judges be prepared,
which shall not disclose the political
affiliations Of the candidates? Yes IS;
no %.
Shall we recommend that all I'm.
peachmeut trials be held in the dis.
trict or circuit court having jurisdis.
tion, subject TO the right of appeal?
Yes 80; no II.
Shall we recommend a verdict upon
tho concurrence of nine jurors IN
civil cases2 Yes So; no 43. In Grim
inal cases? Yes 3 no los
The above gives the exact dispo-
sItion Of all the suggestions presented
to the association. Those receiving
the majority expression Of the mcm-
hcrs will be presented in the form of
a resolution TO the constitutional CON
yentiou when II convenes.