The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-01
BAR ASSOCIATION HELD MEETING

BAR ASSOCIATION HELD MEETING
Lawyers Of BottIneau, MoHenry aud
Pierce Counties Met at Rugby.
The following report of the
bar association meeting at
Rugby Tuesday was furnished
by Albert Besancon of this city,
who acted as secretary.
Pursuant to call of the executive
committee and president, the law.
yers Of the new Ninth Judicial Dis.
trict, consisting of Bottineau, Nc.
Henry aud Pierce Counties; assemh-
led at the Court House at Rugby on
December 10Th. at 1 80 P. M, for
the purpose Of forming a more per-
manent and better working organiza-
tion. The meeting vas called to or
der by L. N. Torson, former presi.
dent, who briefly outlined the rea.
sons for calling the meeting and the
work to be taken up
A temporary organization was per.
fected by the election of Mr.. Torson
Of Rugby, President and A. Besan.
con of Bottineau Secretary.
Mr.. Shuman of Rugby called for
an expression Of sentiment relative
to a banquet to be given at Rugby
that evening, nearly all of the law
yers from McHenry and Bottineau
counties expressed their appreciation
OF tile entertainment offered by the
Rugby members, but most of them
did not come prepared to stay over
night and all expressed the wish that
the banquet be postponed until the
next regular Bar meeting. r..
1t was moved by Mr.. O'Connell
and seconded by Mr.. Walseth that this
meeting be but preliminary one and
that the organization be but temper.
ary, that the necessary committees
bs now appointed aud that a general
meeting Of all members Of the Bar
Of the three counties te held on the
drst day Of the first term of the Dis.
trict Court at Rugby to. wit: On
January 18th at 1880 P. M. and to
continue over until the next day.
This motion was carried unanimously.
It was moved by Mr.. Blood and
seconded by Mr.. Slavins, that the
Chair appoint committee of three
TO draft constitution and bylaws
for the association and submit the
same at the next regular meeting,
Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Slavins and second.
ed by Mr.. Blood, that the Chair ap.
point a committee of three on Bar
aud Court rules and further com.
mittee Of three on the question of,
and schedule of fees. Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Weeks and second
% by Mr.. Wegner, that the Chair
appoint legislative committee to
consist of three members, one from
each county. Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Blood and seconded
BY Mr.. Slavins, that the Chair ap.
point q committee of three on mat
ters Of entertainment for the next
regular meeting and that such com.
mittee be from members of the Rug
BY Bar, that they be authorized to
prepare for, and that banquet be
held oh the evening of January 18th,
said banquet to be open to all mem
bers in attendance and their ladies.
Motion carried. y
Moved in amenement to the above
that the Chairman of this meeting
preside at such banquet. The Chair
held that this amended motion came
TOO late as the previous motion had
been carried.
A recess Of ten minutes was then
taken and on again calling the mesr-
Ing to order the Chairman annonnc
ed the following appointments for
the various committees:
On Bylaws, Mr.. Weeks, MI.
Walseth and Mr.. Shuman.
on Fees, w. =. Slavins, Paul
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