The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-19

The executive committee of the bar
association of North Dakota has is
sued the following statement to the
members of the bar concerning the
annual meeting of the association to
be held at jamestown, September
ga:
The annual meeting of the bar as
ISOLATION of North Dakota will be held
at jamestown on September 5 and 4.
Reports and recommendations of
committees OF the association and Il
program for the meeting are being
sent to all members and the bar gen
orally. From these it Will be appar-
ent that matters of great Importance
to the profession, and to tho people
generally, are to be considered and
acted upon. In the proceedings of
this meeting every member should
take Il part. or at least. an interest.
These pamphlets are Sent out to on
able the membership to consider for
themselves, and before hand. what
they want to do and say concerning
the proposed reforms.
The bar of the United States is
awakening. and in most states great
activity is shown by the local ~associa-
lions. y popular sentiment for the
STRENGTHENING of such associations is
growing, and is finding expression in
the law, and other journals of the
country.
EVERY member of the bar, whatev-
er may be his views or any of the is
sues now interesting tho profession,
should be enrolled as a member of
his state and national bar association.
indeed We are not convinced but
what it should he considered as dero-
eating from a lawyers ethical stand
jnv IN tho rrnfnSuin., ~, ,r,,1 ..:.l,
out reason. to contribute his influence
to the common cause This is the
definite position recently taken by the
San Francisco Bar association on the
ground that a member of the bar
who will not lend any assistance to-
ward raising the standards of profess
sional conduct nor in enforcing the
canons of ethics prescribed by the
profession is not worthy to take the
same rank professionally with one
who makes the requisite sacrifice tina,
he may pay his debt of honor which
every lawyer owes to his profession
Central Law Journal. May II. 1922
THE o earnest and public-spir.
tied members of the legal profession
have probably had the keenest rec.
ognition of the great benefits thai
might come from organization, and
have been active in the existing
bodies. We agree with tho sentiment
that it should be considered deroga.
tory to the lawyers standing in the
profession for him to refuse, without
exceptional reason, to contribute hi.
influence to the common cause, anf
that every member of the bar in goot
standing should enroll himself in hi.
state and national bar associations
(The Green Bag. June, 1929
The purpose for which this asso.
citation was organized and exists are
set forth in it's constitution, thus:
First. To maintain the highes
standard in the profession.
Second. To aid in securing goot
government.
Fourth. To keep inviolate tn,
present high standard of the judic
larry"
No ember Of the bar hesitates 70,
a moment to indorse that declaration
Of purposes. So long as any lawye,
in this state neglects to enroll him
self as a member Of this association
and to aid in giving effect to thos
principles and purposes, just SO LON
he remains a debtor to the stat
which has bestowed upon him tn