The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Report to Be Submitted at
 Bar Association
COMPLIMENT ID JUDGE JONES
1t Is Desired That He Be Added to the Code Committee-His Work Has Been Adopted in
 Eleven States.

Portland, Me. August 95-A proposed code of professional ethics for the Amer ican Bar association will be distributed among the members when they assemble here in annual meeting next Tuesday The proposed code. as prepared by a commit tee of prominent lawyers from various sections of the United States will be sub
 mitted at this time merely for the in- formation of the association members No effort 10 have the report adopted will be made at this time. but 1t is likely that 1t will be submitted to next years meet ing for such action The members of
 the committee which prepared the code | are Henry St. George Tucker of Vlr-
 ginla, James G. Jenkins of Wisconsin, William Wirt Howe of Louisiana, Fran cis Lynde Stetson of New York. Ezra F. Thayer of Massachusetts Franklin Ferris of Missouri, Thomas II. Hubbard of New York; Frederick Y. Brown of Minnesota and Lueian II. Alexander of Pennsyl- vania.
 Accompanying the code as prepared by the committee is the following report of
 work already done and contemplated: Your committee. are of opinion that tho
 adoption of canons of professional ethics by the American Bas association Is des- tined to have a powerful and far-reach- ing influence upon the development of our profession, indeed to so great an extent that it will be difficult 10 overestimate the importance of the event. We be- lieve that such canons, to become prac- ticaly effective, should be adopted only after mature and careful dellberation, and much fuller consideration on the
 part of our membership than Is possible
 at one of our annual meetings.
 Assir.ance Desired.
 We ba.iege aat your committee in drafting the code should have the active assistance of every member of the asso- citation with thoughts upon the subject
 and that the recommendations which your committee may see fit to mako
 should be considered not only in con
 nection with what has already been done
 in those states having codes of ethics,
 but also in the light of what has been
 said by individuals, who have directed their attention particularly to the sub ject
 We accordingly annex an appendix con
 talning:
 a. That portion of the 1906 report of | your committee, dealing with the "ad- 1 visibility and praeticabiltY' of tho | adoption of canons of professional ethics | by this association.
 | h. A compilation of the codes adopted 1 in Alabama. Colorado Georgia, Ken | lucky. Maryland, Michigan. Missouri, l North Carolina, West Virginia Wlscon- 1 sin and Virginia.
 l C. The eight canons incorporated in tho
 1899 charter of the Louisiana Bar asso- | citation.
 l d. The oath administered 10 lawyers on
 admissions to the bar in the state of l Washington, containing brief outline of professional duty.
 e. The oath prescribed for advocates by | the laws of Geneva
 f. The lawyers prayer, written by pr. Samuel Johnson, September 2G, 1765. E The ethical code for lawyers. pro- | mulgated in 1885, by Christif V of Den mark and Norway. and
 | h. Hofmans resolutions in regard to
 professional department published at | Baltimore. Maryland. in 1S36 and which are now printed In the Year Book for the
 Bar association of Jacksonville Fla. Compliment to Jones.
 We recommend.
 l l. That the committee be continued aud enlarged by the addition of Judge Thom- as Goode Jones, author Of the Alabama code which with but few alterations. | has been adopted by the Bar associations | of eleven states, also that Mir. Justice | Brewer and the retiring and incoming | presidents of the association be declared members of the committee, and also Hon. George R. Peck. who as president of this | association in 1905. appointed the initial committee on this subject. Mr. Justice Brewer was named by President Par ker n member Of the committee, but at the time felt constrained to decline. We have since had the benefit of his advice, and we believe he would now deem 1t duty to serve.
 2 That the association reprint Shars-
 woods essay on professional ethics, as volume supplemental to the report of the proceedings at the 1907 meeting.
 Sharswood Reprint.
 2. That the committee be directed to transmit before December l. 1907, q copy Of Sharswood reprint and of this re- port, to each member of the association, and to request a careful examination of the documents set forth In the ap- pendix of this report, and the submis- sion Of opinions and suggestions In the matter of the proposed canos of ethics that the committee also be directed to send the reprint and report to the secre- tarv Of each state Bar association in the United States. with similar requests. and to suggest that the same be referred to such committee as may be appropriate; and that your committee confer with the committees on professional ethics both in the states with codes. and In those without codes, but in which action IS contemplated.
 4 That the committee be directed to have the proposed canons of professional ethics drafted by May 1, 1908. and on or before that date to transmit copy to each member of the association. and l to the respective state Bar association l committees requesting suggestions and | criticisms, the final report Of the com mittee to be ready for submission at the 1908 meeting.
 Taft Goes to Joplin.