The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30

the subject should be framed. but great care should be exercised therein in or der to avoid a similar mistake to that made by the Pennsylvania Legislature.
 Much of the subject matter of MT. Gipson's paper was accepted In hu- morous vein by the members, espe-, cially when he exhibited some cartoons that he had carefully cuiled from vari- ous publications.
 Wanted Exhibits Filed.
 Some amusement was caused by the suggestion that the exhibits Of NIT. Gibson be filed with his paper.
 President Bromberg suggested, amid laughter, that the Association might make itself liable by so doing.
 The report of the Committed on Leg islation was called for on behalf or Chairman Hon. J. J. Mayheld Secre- tary Troy said that he was requested to say for Mir. Mayfield that his duties with the Code Committee of the Lcgis' lature had prevented his preparing report MT. Mayfeid requested him 10 say also that he was watching the ethics of the Association in preparing the Code, and was using his pest en- deavor to inculcate the views of the Association in that Code.
 Cooper on Grievances.
 Reporting for the Committee on eS. of Huntsville, said he was glad 10 pc able to say there was no report to make because there were no grievances to be considered.
 President Bromberg said this was the best report the committee coulo make.
 J. M. Foster, chairman of the Com mittee on Local Bar Associations re- ported in part as follows: .
 The By-iaws of this Association Tn defining the duties of it's various com mittees, prescribe that the Committee on Local Bar Associations snail oe charged with the duty of manasins tbe organization of local bar associa- tions through the State and their affIiation with this Association.
 1t would not be reasonable con struction of these regulations to inier that 1t required this committee to nerform a kind of peripatetic funo- tion or to visit the nearly three-score and ten counties of the State to carry out tffe purpose of its creation.
 If such were its legitimate mean ing. there certainly was an oversight fin not providing for the payment of the necessary travelling expenses of the committee out of the moneys '1n the treasury not otherwise appro- priated."
 MT Foster then went on to say that there had been sent out over sixty let ters to as many members of the bar in this State inquiring as to the existance vel non of local bar associations.
 To these there had been received some twelve replies. One respondent said, we have no such association in our county, but we feel that we can have bar meetings whenever we desire The rule here is every man for him. self and the devil take the hindmost' In more serious vein the writer says: Such an organization as you propose might possibly do some good from a social standpoint and from mu- tual improvement in the law"
 Another writer says: Let the State Association be made up mainly of rep resentatIves from the local bar asso- citations" and he adds, "an organiza- tion planned on this line would be oi much good to the profession through out the State."
 Increase Local Bars.
 Two resolutions were suggested. as follows:
 That the Secretary of the State AS sociation be instructed to extend to all local bar associations fin the State an invitation to send representatives to- the next meeting of the State As sociation. FF
 That the Committee on Legislatior be instructed to use Its best endeavor to have the code of ethics of this As sociation embraced in the forthcoming new code of laws of the State .. The first resolution was adopted wit l the single change that these repre- sentative be invited guests of the as | sociation.
 With regard to the second resolu tion Secretary Troy said 1t met witt his hearty approval. In accordanc with a suggestion made at Annistol a copy of the code of ethics of thi association was sent to all courts Il the State. He suggested. however 1 that the matter be referred to com mittee on legislation to be appointe to consider the matter in the mex thirty days.
 Some diccussion arose as to whethe the old legislative committee Is no | still in existence, committee of whicl l Judge Mayfield Is at the head. Tn | president said it was his opinion tha | committees remained until their sue | cessors are qualified.
 Judge Aston suggested that if thi matter had to go over to a new com mittee the Legislature will have me and adjourned before any action coul be taken on the matter. He consid