Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-30

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that must be made by the judges OF the
country in constituting all TINS new
LEGISLATION are making a mass OF iesai
literature of unwieldy proportions. NO
sooner is one digest of decisions cover
ing twenty or more volumes, eo i-
pleted until it becomes such d 10,
humber that another must be Desuli;
n is all serving to clog up the iesai
ma chinery to such a remarkaple ue-
gree that thinking lawyers nave
reached the 'view with alarm stage.
n was TO correct this growing eVi
that the national commission on u rn
form state laws was createu'
American Bar ASSOCIATION nus, laa 80
stood for a simplification of legal pro-
cedure. and was Instrumental IN prlhs-
ing about the organization OF the CON-
,niesion IT is composed of members
from each state which joins IN the
moyement-and all but four or hye VI
the states have enlisted IN the "orA.
The members of the commission &c.
eiSen subject. When it is finally COM
nieted II is not the half-baked, il-coh-
sidered nroduct so often turned out py
legislatures, but a complete, unueI
standable and unmistakapie eAposi l''l
of the whole subject with whlch II puI-
ports to deal. In framing these laMs
the commission IL actu&teu y ueS al,
to make them So pletiiA 80 -, -
the average man can understand, pu.
tbe+ even the most perverse cannon
misconstrue If he would; so PLAIN INA
no one can even pretend TO hhls'aH0
their provisions. h,v
MAT they have succeeded admirably
in doing so is shown by the experience
of the courts with the UNIFORM heso-
table instruments law rms Mas .i.e
first one framed by the commission
and has been adopted by thlrty-one
states and four territories. A reeeht
statement showed that there were not
ona-tenth as many cases hnuihg tneiI
wav to the courts especially 10 the
higher courts, as there mad peeii prior
to the enactment of the law. IL is re-
lated that when the measure was
nending in the Michigan legislature IL
came near being defeated in the SEN
ate. the ground of the fight against IL
heino that it was an intrusion on the
nractice of the legal profession, ana
that If il were to be passed the aver
ape man would not need lawyer TO
collect his notes and bills. However,
no one has noticed that the Michlean
LAWYERS wear any especially starved
look because the legislature VI 'h"'
state passed the measure.
Another model law drafted by the
commission is one relating to ware
house receipts. This measure mas peen
adonted by nine states, and announcer
reNotine to sales of all kinds has been
adooted by four states. When one OF
these laws is completed 1t is TO pe
depended on that it is a thorousn-
| going measure. 1t sometimes tahes
years to get it into such shape thal
| tbora is not some member of the COM
mission who can pick 1t to pieces. An
instance of this kind is the eXperiehce
Of the proposed law relating to Ger
| tifcates of stock After years con-
| sideration by a competent committee
tha measure was reported. There were
affections made to it and 1t was sent
hocIy 70 the committee for another
wear of consideration At the lasI
meeting. held in Seattle the secome
| draft was reported. But even TINS ulu
not fill the bill, so 1t was agaih r.
! ferred 1t is not SAFE 10 preolcl nc ,!
even third effort VIII prove sat,s -.
| factory. and it may be still announcer
l'year before the commission se.S Ia"
exactly to its liking.
! II is. of course, with commerclal law
/ that the commission is most interested.
| The evolution of commerce mas com
| nlet DIV wiped out all state lines so far
as trading is concerned, and II pc
! comes especially important to the IN
| dividual or the corporation VINO does
| business in many states that tnere
| should be uniformity of law reiatlng
| to the matters in which commerce is
| Interested While the commission is
working on the PERFECTION OF u ~ OH,
laws on many other subjects 1t is now
concentrating its efforts largely TO Sc
curing the adoption of its negouaple
| ins+ruments and it's sales ana ware
house receipts laws by states Which
hove NOT vet adopted them. 1t is also