Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-27
BAR ASSOCIATION TO
MEET HERE TOMORROW
STATE CONVENTION OPENS
TWO DAY SESSION IN
TULSA.


Il RESPONSE to am urgent invita-
uou to every memb r OF the okla
homa BAR association at least three
hundred oklahoma lawyers are eN-
pected to bee Ia Tulsa tomorrow to at
tend the two days session of the as
sociations annual meeting here Mon
day and Tuesday. The first session
viii boo open at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the assembly room Of the
Tulsa Commercial club, where the
meeting will be- held.
Besides "a somewhat lengthy but
very interesting program there will be
a good deal Of important discussion
on PROPOSED changes iu the judiciary.
The bar association Will be asked 10
consider the plan Of Woodson Nor
veil, local attorney and also another
whose authorship has not been given
out II the convention adopts either
Of these projects II Is likely that tho
legislature win DE pettioucd 10 pass
an initiative amendment at the next
session,
The NorNcll Plan.
Norvelrs plan calls for the elm
inatiOn Of the criminal court Of ap-
court TO the supreme court, whose
personnel would be Increased 20 seven
members. II also eliminates all the
lower courts except the Justice and
district courts. The latter Will have
larger districts than at present. de
signed TO give more efficient Ju-
dietary. Appeals amounting to less
than $500 would not bo considered by
the supreme court. and then not until
they had been approved by Justices Of
the peace.
The other plan would have n ju-
dietary carrying a life term office. the
Judges would be appointed by the gov
ernor and not removable except by
trial Of his peers No Judge, under
this proposed system. would be ap-
pointed unless he had practiced for
six consecutive years In the jursdic-
tion Of the bench which he was to oc-
cupy. Supporters Of the plan claim
that II would take the Judiciary out Of
pulitcs.
Banquet Iue-daN Night
A banquet will be held at Hotel
Tulsa on Tuesday evening, at which
there will hc a toast list which bids
fair to bristle with brilliuuco. The
program Of the convention follows.
10 A. NJ
Address of Welcome
Response ............. T.. g. McAdams
Address Of President ....C -. Blake
Report Of Vice Presidents
Report Of Treasurer.
Report of Secretary
Presentation OF Resolutions
Reports of Committees.
Report Of General Council .........
... william T. Hutchius. Chairman
Special Committee on Legal Educa-
tion and Admission to the Bar TO
have charge Of bin before Lcgis-
lature .....J. &. Monnett, Chairman
Legal Education and Admission 70
the Bar ..J. &. Monnett. Chairman
Commercial Law .................
.......... 5. r.. WEIGH. Chairman
Law Reporting and Digesting ....
........D. a. McDouBal. Chairman
Special Legislative Committee.
..........S. II. Harris. Chairman
2 Z. NJ.
jurisprudence and Law Reform ...
...R. A Kleinschmidt. Chairman
Judicial Administration and Rene
dial Reform ..................
..........F. NJ Bailey, Chairman
Uniformity OF Laws .............
.........C. u. kendrick. Chairman
Code Of Legal Ethics ............
............J. s. Arnote. Chairman
Uniform judicial Procedure. .....
.........Y. Frank Wells. Chairman
Grievances ......................
.........W. II. kornegay Chairman
Investigation Of Misconduct OF At
tOrneys ............... ...........
... By Chairman OF Each District
Neurology W. A. Lybrand. Chairman
Executive Committee e...............
............C. q. Blake. Chairman
Report OF Delegate to American
Bar Association .............
......,......R +. Blair, Delegate
Banquet. ..... Pat Malloy. Chairman
Paper. Common Law Marriage"
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