Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-23
IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ANNUAL CONVENTION
JULY 10 AND 10
Attorneys Viii Gather In pes. Moines
and Discuss Matters of Interest to
the Profession-commlt on Law
Reform Makes Report.

1S. Many lawyers of this city will be
present at this meeting, which is the
twelfth in the history of the associa-
ton.
The complete program of the event,
together with the report of the commit
tee on law reform, follows:
Opening Day-1o a. m.
Invocation.
Address Of welcome.
Response, j. w. Hallam, Sioux City.
Petitions, communications and pa
pers to be referred or disposed of with
out debate.
Reports of officers and auditing com,
mittee.
Admission of new members.
Address, 1.-THE Divorce Problem and
the Recent Decisions of the United
States Supreme Court"-D. D. Mui.
ply, Elkader.
Enrolment Of members.
2 p. m.
Presidents address.
Address, "Salus Populi suprenlA
Report Of delegates to American Far
Lex"-Hon. s. M. Weaver, Iowa Falls.
association.
Report Of standing committees.
Report of special committee on laws
governing drawing of grand and petit
Jurors and amendments thereto.
Discussion.
Evening.
Annual banquet.
Toasts.
Second Day.
8. a. m.--General business.
10 a. m.-Annual address, Freedom
of the Executive in Exercising Gov
eTnmental Functions from Control by
the Judiciary" Hon. John Campbell
of Supreme court of Colorado.
2 p. m.-Eleotion Of officers; unfln-
ished business; section on taxation.
Law Reform Report.
Your committee on law reform beg
leave to submit the following report:
/. 1--WE recommend the adoption of
the following:
Resolved, That the law should be
changed so as to require an abstract
to be filled in the Supreme court and
the cause docketed within three
months after the appeal Is perfected,
unless, upon written application to
the court or Judge thereof, the time
for filing the same is extended
3. That in criminal cases the appeal
to the Supreme court shall be perfect,
ed within six months from the date OF
the judgment Of the lower court.
8. That there should be adequate
legislation providing for the punish.
ment of a man, who without just cause
deserts his family.
4. *That in empanelling Jury, six
teen men shall be first called, and af-
ter examination for cause pre-.
emptory challenges shall be exer-
cised, three on each side, each vacan-
cy to be filled as the challenge is ex-
ercised, and then that the parties
shall each challenge two men from the
sixteen men remaining after the ex-
ercise of the three peremptories as
aforesaid.
s. That the court In it's discretion
may refuse to appoint nonresident
OF the state as executor, and in case he
does appoint nonresident as execu.
tor, the court may require him to give
bonds regardless Of any provision OF
the will to the contrary.
6. That the expense of fees for
surety bonds of trustees, guardians
administrators and executors may, in
the discretion of the court. be allowed
as part of the expenses Of the estate
or guardianship.
z. *That In all trials of divorce cases
where there is no appearance for the
defendant. the testimony shall be
taken in the form of dispositions, or by
the official reporter, and a transcript
thereof shall be made by said reporter
and filed in the ONCE of the clerk
within three months after the trial
and the costs thereof shall be taxed as
part of the costs of the case.
| Your committee further submit fol-
discussion, without recommendation
on the part of the committee, the fol
lowing:
1. AS to whether legislation is ad
visable providing for the amendment
of indictments.
2. AS to whether there is conflict
in the requirements Of section 81 and
section 81 OF the rules of the Supreme
court, and as to whether the associa
tioon should recommend change In
said rules.
Chas. A. Clark,