The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
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port that this act was adopted by the British Parliament on the 18th of Au- gust, 1882, and that 1t had the approval of Lord Chancellor Herschell. Judge Chalmers and Lord Bramwell The act containing 100 sections Is complete code on the subject of commercial paper, and Is printed at length In the proceedings of the ninth meeting of the association.
 At the seventeenth annual meeting held July 10, 1894. as part of the re- port of the Committee on Correspon- dence, Is the following:
 Probably the most persuasive argu- ment we could use, would be to lead the way by adopting in substance the the next State qualification shall be made. now not far distant
 The subject was again brought up. but not discussed at the eighteenth meeting held July 10, 1895.
 At the twentieth meeting. held Juno 30, 1897, the following resolution was adopted:
 "Resoived, That the Committee on Legislation be, and 1t is hereby re- uuested, to prepare a statute similar to that enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of New York, creating the office of commissioner for securing the uni formity of laws, and to present same to the next meeting of this associa- ton"
 At the next meeting. the twenty first annual meeting. held on July IT. 1S9S. Colonel H. c. Tompkins offered the following resolutions:
 Resolved, That the Committee on Legislation be. and are hereby instruc- ted to present to the next Legislature, the bill recommended by the American Bar Association. known as the Bills of Exchange Act. and endeavor to secure the passage of the same"
 At the twenty-third annual meeting held on June 15, 1900, the Committee on Correspondence, through It's chair man, Hon. F. G. Bromberg. reported that the action taken by the associa- ton in 1886 was the first step taken towards the adoption of the Bills of Ex. change Act in the omsse nassed said act ' At the twenty-fourth meeting. held June 20, 1901, the association adopted a motion. made by me. rendering vote of thanks. to MT. Bromberg for his zeal and labors in trying to bring about uniformity in the matter of sew eral subjects of law, in which uni formity Is desirable, including the Me- gotiable Instrument Law.
 At the twenty sixth meeting. heid June 1s, 1903. the Committee on Cor respondence reported that the Negotia- ble Instrument Law had been adopted in twenty States as follows:
 Colorado. 1897: Connecticut. 1897; Florida, 1897: Maryland. 1898; Massa- chusetts,- 1898; New York. 1896; North Carolina, 1899; North Dakota, lSss; Oregon, 1899; Pennsylvania. 1901 Rhode Island, 1899; Tennessee. 1899; Utah. 1899: Virginia, 1897; Washington, 1899: Wisconsin, 1899; Arizona, 1901; Iowa, 1902; ohio. 1902. and by Congress of the United States. for the District of Columbia, 1899.
 The committee recommended .tne adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Committee on | Legislation be, and Is hereby instruc- ted to request the General Assembly of Alabama, to enact into law the Bil1s of Exchanee Act as set out in the re- mort of this committee at the meeting on Juno IT and IS. 1886. at pages 1oS- 141 of the report of that meeting. In the report of the Committee on Correspondence at the meeting or the l association, held July 8. 1904, 1t IS stat | ed that the Negotiable Instrument La" is now in force in twenty-one states and one territory, and in the District of Columbia, and 1t quotes President Eaton of the Conference of Commis- sioners on Uniformity of Legislation of thirty-four States and territories. as saving in his last report that only forty-two cases have arisen under the Negotiable Instrument Law in, the courts, and of these forty-two cases sixteen had arisen in the State or New York, the great financial center or the country. and that the experience or England in regard to the Bills of FIX change Act had been similar, and con cluded that part of his report as fol- lows: ,,,
 ..These facts ought to be conclu- siva that tho bar of Alabama should demand that the Bills of Exchange Act be enacted into law in this state Dy the General Assembly of Alabama al its next session.. July 6, 1906, at Anniston, Ala, the ioi- lowing resolution was adopted:
 "Resolved. That the Committee on Legislation be, and is hereby instruc- ted to present to each branch or the I,ertslature of Alabama, the dratt or hill covering the Uniform Negotia- ble Instrument Law. and to secure the enactment of the same into law.
 The report of the committee shows that the Negotiable Instrument Law was now in force in twenty seven states and the District of Columbia.
 From the foregoing, you will see that the little seed planted by the Ala bama State Bar Association In l8S0, Tn reference to the important mater oi uniformity in the law of negotiable 1n- struments. has sprouted and produced fruit in the adoption of the law in more than one-half of the States of the union, and that the Alabama State Rar Association is heartily in favor Of its adoption in this State.
 With much respect, l have the honor to remain.