Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-27
LAWYERS ASKED
To OREMEMBER BAR
MEETING JAN. L
Legislative Questions to Be
Brought Before Legal Minds
in Santa Fe Early Next
Month";.

Letters were sent out yesterday TO
Ian members Of the New Mexico Bar
association by President G.. N. Bolts,
Of Albuquerque. reminding them Of
the adjourned meeting of the assoca-
ton, which is to be held IN Santa Zee,
January H. A number Of important
matters are to be brought TO the at
tcutlon Of the legislature, through a.
committee representing the bar asso-
citation and it is desired to obtain eN-
prcssions OF opinion from every law
yer who may be At all interested The
Indications are that the Santa ta
meeting will be largely attended
President Bolts letter follows.
Albuquerque. n. NJ, Dec 2G, 1915.
To All Members New Mexico Bar AS
pociation
Gentlemen -UcferCnce to the
printed minutes Of the last annual
meeting Of the association which
have Just been distributed, viii serve
to remind you that an adjourned
meeting Of the association will be
held at Santa Zee on January j next
for the purpose Of considering ana
recommending such changes and
amendments to existing laWs as may
be deemed advisable and that the
president has been directed to appoint
q legislative committee Of five mem
bers, to which shall be referred AT
recommendations as to proposed laws,
etc Reference to page 3 Of the print
ed minutes viii inform you OF the per
RonnCl Of this special committee.
Legislative matters already sug-
gestod. aud which viii be before the
adjourned meeting for consideration
are as follows. The enactment of
THE Uniform Divorce Law amend
ment of the law prohibiting the sep
araton OF young calves from their
mothers, recently held unconstitutlon-
al. amendment of the fOrCiblc entry
and detaincr statute. compensation
for attorneys appointed by the court
In criminal cases and appeals for IN
digcnt defendants I'm such cases in ad-
dition to the recommendations Of the
committee ON law reform as set out
I'm it's report beginning mt page IA OF
the priutcu minutes, to which you
are referred The question of com
pensation for attorneys appointed to
defend INDECENT defendants In crimi-
nal cases and the question Of appeals
for such defendants are discussed TO
some extent by Judge Richardson in
his printed address ut page f3 ct seq.
OF the minutes. 10 which your
thoughtful consideration is directed.
] wish also to ask for your recon-
concerning the necessity
Of legislative action with reference to
the timely subject Of legislative ref
cronce and drafting bureaus, fully
covered by Mr. Barnes in his ad-
dress, printed In the minutosv
Doubtless you have other matters In
mind which should be called to the
attention Of this adjourned meeting,
and my urgent recommendation Is
that you write MI Holoman, chair
man of the special committee, giving
him your ideas concerning such mat |
tors as well ns concerning the mat !
.ors herein mentioned, in order that !
his committee may have an opportun-
ty to collect ana Systematically arr |
range the material for presentation to !
he meeting.
Trusting that you will make every /
.ffarl TO he present al this meeting |
and Wishing you the compliments OF |
HE holiday season | am,
Yours for the N NJ. -. A.,
G.. NJ, BOTTS President /