The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-03
IN PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
TO FOLLOW WITH STATEHOOD.
SUITABLE
LEGISLATION
For the Protection Of Fees and Clients
viii be Sought for by the Bar
Assoc oeiation-Many Good
Speeches Made.

] ~ 81 Ah''NiiE VI Allf Idl tNHbtlillbu
held last night number Of important
matters concerning the changes In the
code OF procedure from the Arkansas
practice under which laws the terri.
tory courts are conducted to the Ok.
lahoma law whic hwill he In vogue
when statehood has been declared
The discussion was engaged in by
several members OF the bar present
and the subject matter carefully
| handled
Another important question consid.
cred was the securing the passage of
n bill when the state legislature meets
so that attorneys may be protected
in securing their fees and a lien be
made TO exist on funds collected by
client, and so that should one of the
parties settle the party who settles
behind the back of the attorney who
brought the suit be made to pay the
fees. IL Is the cndeavor of the bar
4 dNNO'ldNlbil W niNf SuNn ~ law
ed to protect themselves against rail.
roads and other corporations who
sometimes settle cases behind the at.
torneys back who brought the suit.
A committee consisting of 7. l.. Nor.
man. J. G. Thompson. and II Y. Allen
was appointed to give the mat tAeir
careful attention and prermro }
memorial.
On motion OF H. 4. Ledbettcr, n
committee consisting of three was ap-
pointed to draft a suitable MEMORIAL
to the legislature so that laws may
be enacted to protect the judgments
already secured In the commissioners
court and pending litigation. and lit.
igation that may be pending when
statehood Is secured. The consensus
of opinion among the lawyers present
at the bar meeting last night was that
the enabling act nor the constitution
made any provision for the protection
, of Judgments secured in the courts.
The comittee appointed to look after
, this particular legislation consists OF
H. A. Ledbetter, l.. S. Dolman, and J.
V. Cabel
/ County Judge-elect !. II. Mason made
t quite a speech setting out his views
, as to the matter In which he would
, conduct his court and asked the
, hearty cooperation OF all the lawyers
}. to assist him The Judge stated that
/ this county would be greatly handi
capped on account of the heavy pro
b. bate docket which he would have to
A handle and the small amount OF mon
I ey allowed him under the Oklahoma
[ laws, to which we would be subject
: until the legislature met, after the es
r tablishment of statehood.
a Resolutions extending the thanks o'
the association to the Ardmoreite for
+ publishing the meeting notice free o'
!. charge, and Joe Robson for the free
e use OF the court room was adopted by
unanimous vote.
( The question OF adopting the code
\ OF ethics submitted at previous
e meeting and which was published In
|. the Ardmoreite brought forth consid
a cradle discussion among the members
/ the majority favoring the adoption o.
/. a code, but did not favor the adoption
Q OF section ~. wh!ch read as follows
Il will not undertake 10 secure bus
mess by attending to 1t for sun
less than has been demanded by am
s. other member of the association TIT
l. matter was trashed out fully in th'
h meeting both pro and con. While al
the members thought that 1t woul'
'e be a good thing to put stop to tn
ID matter OF people going around iron
a lawyer TO lawyer endeavoring to Sc
which lawyer would do the work tn
ID cheapest.
u, On motion Of T. L. Norman a con
H. mittee consisting OF five members @
ce the bar with H. c. Potterf who ac
ed last night as chairman OF the con
~ mittee to draft and arrange a schedul
ne of fees for the members OF the al
H. sociation. The committee to be mad
r. up OF two civil lawyers, two crimini
lawyers, together with the chairman
This committee is to be named late
The committee appointed to dra
the constitution and bylaws OF IN
'e. association will make report With
one week. and another meeting
the association will be held with
g. two days after the report Of the con
~ mittee has been handed into the Sc
r. retary.
In The attendance last night was u