The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-08
AYERS HONORED
BY BAR GROUP
NAMED A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL
IDAHO COUNCIL OF AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION
Dean of Idaho Law College Made
Record at Salt Lake Meeting
Opened Up New Possibilities

George D. Ayers, dean of the Idaho
law school, has just received notice
Of his election as a member of the
local council of the American Bar as
sociation for the state of Idaho. The
notification carries the information
that Karl Paine of Boise has been
elected vice president for Idaho and
the other members of the local coun-
Gil in addition to Mr. Ayers are Arthur
M. Bown of Twin Falls; Justice Alfred
Bulge of Boise; and D. G. McDougall
OF Pocatello. The appointment of Mr..
Ayers is a distinct compliment to the
University of Idaho as we'll as to his
well-known ability as legal advisor.
Dean Ayers recently attended the
conference of committees on uniform
state legislation held at Salt Lake by
virtue of an appointment made by
Governor Alexander. This confer
ence was inaugurated about 25 years
ago at the instance of Governor Pen
nypacker of Pennsylvania The gov
ernor of each state appoints the COM
missioners for that state. The COM
mission meets each year at the same
place as that at which the meetings
of the American Bar. Assn. take place
and just prior to those meetings. The
object of the conference is to prepare
proposed uniform state legislation up
on such subjects as are meat for such
treatment and to recommend to the
various state legislatures such acts as
have been proposed by the commits
sion. In this way uniform acts upon
such subjects as the law of negotia-
BILE instruments, sales, warehouse re-
ceipts, divorce, have been proposed
and many of them have been put into
effect
Among the acts which have been
is one relating to divorce
This act, however, has not been
adopted by more than two or three
states. Mr. Ayers thinks that one
reason why the act has not been
adopted is this: This act and no act
which as yet has been adopted by any
state has gotten rid of the difficulty
hat no provision has been made for
personal service to operate upon the !
defendant in divorce living separate |
ind apart from the plaintiff in an
,ther state The evils resulting from |
his state of facts are obvious. The |
in meeting the situation lies
n the fact that jurisdiction over mat
ers. of divorce has never been taken
" the federal courts.
Mr.. Ayers proposed an entirely new
7ay of meeting the difficulty at the
leeting at Salt Lake which created
considerable of a stir by the novelty
f the proposal and is now under con-
liberation by the committee of the
difference upon program and scope.
it was learned, are known
} look upon the proposition with
favor, and if adopted
i'll revolutionize the court proceed /;
re on divorce actions. The PROPOSE
on is simple, says Mr.. Ayers. He t
roposes that under section 10 article f
of the constitution of the United t
.ates, agreements be made between t
e several states by consent of con- 1
'ess SO that hereafter, so far as those
ates are concerned, personal service a
divorce matters may run from one v
ate into the other. By this means t
ere is no question but that the court c
one state may obtain entire juris- t
cion for the purpose of divorce over
e defendant in another state. If
ded to this procedure the court in T
e state of the plaintiff has power .
statute to appoint a friend of the
urt to go into the state of the de-
ldant and investigate the facts there II
be obtained, the result will be that "
= present evils arising from imper- is
It divorce procedure, as now ex- d
S, will be obviated as far as pos q
lie.
This section of the constitution W
$ never been exercised to any large
.ent," said Mr.. Ayers. Mainly
rely in making agreements con-
ming state lines. 1t is, however,
3able of being used for many other -
rposes, and if SO used it will
aighten out many difficulties now of
sing from our present form of gov to
bl