The Alaska daily empire., 1913-09-29
GUNNISON ON
 BANKING COMMITTEE

Judge Royal A. Gunnison, one of Alaska's members of the commission on uniform State laws, has been named by President Charles Thaddeus Terry, of the commission, to be member of the committee on banks and banking and that of the appointment of new commissioners. The former is one of the very most important committees of the commission. The latter is an Organization committee. John R. Har- din, of Jersey City N. J., and a promi- nent New York City lawyer, is chair man of the banks and banking com mittee, and Judge Gunnison ranks third anon theg seven members. The banking committee, of which Judge Gunnison is a member, will pre- pare a statute on banks and banking which will be submitted to the next conference of the commission. It will be considered there, and if approved, following the custom of the commits sion, it will be submitted for adoption to the various State legislatures through the commission members of the separate States.
 Commission Recognized Institution.
 The commission on uniform State laws has become a fixed and recog- pi1od ;ne+;t,,+;or iO tho TTri+od C+o+oo It has been recognized by most of the States and Territories, which have pro- vided for the State members of the commission by regular enactment The purpose of the commission is to secure uniform laws, as nearly condi- tions make consistent with good gov ernment, in all the States and terri tories of the Nation.
 It holds annual conferences which convene a few days before the meet ings of the American Bar Association and in the same towns. The confer ence this year was held at Montreal, Canada. Alaska was unable to be rep resented there on account of the in- ability of Judge Gunnison or Judge Fred NJ. Brown, the other Alaska mem Der, to get away from the Territory.
 Alaska in Line with Uniformity.
 The Alaska members of the Commis- sion for Uniform State Laws and the Alaska Legislature have received not a little praise for the progress Alaska has made along the lines being sug- gested by the commission. No less than nine of the commissions sug- gested laws were adopted almost in their entirety by the first Legislature of this Territory. They are:
 1. Act creating the commission for uniform State laws.
 2. The uniform corporation law.
 g. The uniform bills of lading act.
 4 The uniform foreign wills act.
 5 The uniform negotiable instru, ments act
 6. The uniform warehouse re- ceipts act.
 '. The uniform sales act.
 8. The uniform stock transfer act
 g. The vital statistics act
 President Terry Praises Alaska.
 President Terry called attention at the Montreal conference to the pro- gress Alaska has made along the line of the work of the commission. Writ ing to Judge Gunnison concerning it. under recent date, he said:
 q took the exceptional occasion pre- sented by my opening address to the conference at it's session in Montreal to comment on the work you had done in Alaska. and to draw illustrations and examples from it."
 Executive Committee Chairman
 Praises.
 Judge Gunnison has received a let ter from Judge William H. Staake, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the execu- tive committee of the commission, al so, in which he praises the work done in Alaska toward uniformity in legis- lation. He says:
 Alaska was applauded for what it's commissioners had attained in the en- actment of uniform legislation" ] Will Prepare Banking Act Soon. The committee on banks and bank | ing, of which Judge Gunnison is a member, will proceed at once to the work of preparing a uniform State banking law for submission to the next conference of the commission. This involves a tremendous amount of la bor, as it will necessitate a careful examination of the banking laws of all the separate States and Territories. MEMBERS OF EDUCATIONAL | STAFF ARE RETURNING