The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-26
Report of the Committee.

Accompanying the code as prepared by
the committee is the following report Of
work already done and contemplated:
Your committee are of opinion that the
adoption of canOnS of professional ethics
by the American Bar association is de-
stined to have a powerful and far-reach-
ing influence upon the development of our
professional indeed TO So great an extent
that it will be difficult to Overestimate
the Importance of the event. We believe
that such canons, to become practically
effective, should be adopted only after
mature and careful elaboration, and
much fuller consideration on the part
of our membership than is possible at
one of our annual meetings
1--WE believe that 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 make
should be considered, not only in connec-
ton 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 subject
Some Suggestions.
I'VE accordingly annex an appendix
containing:
ga That portion of the 1876 report of
your committee, dealing with the 'advls-
ability and pTacticability' of the adoption
of canons of professional ethics by this
association.
''B. A compilation of the codes adopted
in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky,
Maryland. Michigan. Missouri, North Car
DINA, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Vir-
ginia.
&C. The eight canons incorporated in
the 1899 charter q the Louisiana Bar as
ID. The oath administered to lawyers
on admission to the bar in the state of
Washington, containing brief outline of
professional duty.
''E. The oath prescribed for advocates
by the laws of Geneva.
IF. The lawyers prayer. written by
DR.. Samuel Johnson, September 26. 1853.
&c. The ethical code for lawyers pro-
mulgated in 1888 by Christian V. of Den
mark and Norway.
III. Hoffman's Resolutions in Regard
TO Professional Department published at
Baltimore, Nd, in 1896, and which are now
printed in the Year book for the Bar as
sOciatiOn of Jacksonville, Fla.
recommendations
We recommend:
"First-That the committee be contin-
ued and enlarged by the addition of Judge
Thomas GoOde Jones, author of the Ala
bama code, which with but few altera-
lions has been adopted by the Bar asso-
Citations of eleven states; also that Mr.
Justice Brewer and the retiring and in
coming presidents of the association be
declared members of the committee, and
also Hon George r. Peck, who as presi-
dent of this association in 1905. appointed
the initial committee on this subject. Mr..
Justice Brewer was named by President
Parker a 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 it
duty to serve.
''Second-That the association reprint
Sharswood's Essay on Professional Eth
les as a volume supplemental to the re-
port of the proceedings at the 1907 meet
ing
''Third-That the committee be directed
to transmit before December 1, 1907 a copy
Of Sharswood reprint. and of this report,
to each member of the association, and
to request a careful examination of the
documents set forth in the appendix to
this report and the submission of opin-
ions and suggestions in the matter of the
proposed canOns of ethics; that the COM
mittee also be directed to send the re-
print and report to the secretary of each
State Bar association in the United States
with similar requests, and to suggest
that the same be referred to such COM
mittee as may be appropriate; and that
vOur committee confer with the commit
tees on professional ethics both in the
states with Codes and in those without
codes. but in which action is contem-
plated.
'sFourth-That the committee be directed
to have the proposed canons of profess
siOnal ethics drafted by May 1, 1908, and
to each member of the association, and
to the respective State Bar association
committees requesting suggestions and
criticism, the final report of the COM
mittee to be ready for submission at the
1908 meeting"