The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
MEMBERS 0 vIRel II BAR
DECLARE FOR PROTECTION.
Assert Action Of ceuleil al selsol Beard
! ia enplotlg ol:Rssiteat lauysts
Is Not justltlalIe.

meeting attended by ten of their
number, held a meeting Monday
night and took the initial step
toward forming what will be called
the Virginia Bar Association. In
the declaration of principles it is
set forth that men who reside in
and practice law in Virginia have
not had the recognition they are
entitled to from the city council
and the board of education--iu fact
that they have been discriminated
against by the employment of attor-
neys from other cities in what have
been considered important cases.
The principles cay this is unjustifi-
able. 1t is set forth that. in Virgin
ia, there has not arisen any ques
ton within at least one year, last
past, that could not have been as
we'll, it not better performed by at
torneys within the city, than by
/ those procured outside. 1t is said
that the city has seemingly been
dependent for the most trivial legal
assistance on persons living out
side the city and that the council
and school board going elsewhere
for legal services causes the people
to assume that there are no attor-
neys in Virginia who are qualified
to perform the duties of attorneys
at law. The Bar Association of Vir.
ginia will meet again soon to form
it's permanent organization and will
hold regular meetings..
The declaration of principles in
full as follows:
We, the undersigned, attorneys at
law of the City of Virginia. do here
by associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming bar asso
citation to be known as the Bar As.
ISOLATION of Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minnesota, and we hereby
adopt the following declaration of
principle:
That it is the duty of every pro-
fession to take all honora BILE means
to protect itself and it's individa al
members.
That no community can prosper
as it should without the individuals
comprising the community foster
local patriotism and loyalty to
the community,
That each individual of any com.
munity has duty to his fellow
man to assist in fostering that local
patriotism which will tend to bind
and cement together the individuals
comprising the community.
That no community can we'll sue.
coed where it ignores any needful
profession in its midst. That the
discrimination against any needful
profession in community only
stirs up strife and disuuion among
the individuals comprising the
community and tends to destroy
the apirit of local patriotism which
is necessary for the welfare of the
community.
That the end sought to be
brought about through discrimin.
alton of any needf"' profession
even if apparently carried out, will
be only transitory, and will be a,
too great sacrifice to the commun.
itV to be enduring.
That we believe the city council
and mayor of the City OF Virginia
have for long period of time uu.
justly Disseminated against the
attorneys of the City of Virginia
That the Board of Education OF
Virginia has during more than one
year last past unjustiiably and
without cause discri M n d
against our profession. That the
effect has been that no better, if ae
good, services were performed by
outside attorneys than the same
. services could have been performed
by our local attorneys, if opportun.
ity had been given them.
That the result has been that
moneys raised by taxation in Vir-
ginia> have been paid out and spent
outside of the city in place of being
paid to persons and being spent by
them within the city. That in con
sequence OF such discrimination
against local attorneys the people
of our city and OF the country round
about have been given the impress
sion that there are no attorneys in
Virginia that are fit TO do or per-
form the duties of attorneys at law.
That in consequence of such dis
criminatio by city officers and
the Board of Education the idea
has gone abroad that the city COM
prises only ignorant classes that
cannot render assistance or run or
administer it's own affairs. That it
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