The Washington times., 1922-08-02

!. laws IS PLAN
|. Of CONFERENCE
List includes Aviation, Extra
dition, and Protection Of
IlIegitimates.
By ELLIS II. MARTIN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2.-Uni.
form State laws covering aviation,
the extradition Of persons charged
with crime and protection Of illeg1ti-
mate children are three of the most
important subjects to be considered
at the thirty-second annual meeting
II the National Conference OF Com
missioners on Uniform Laws which
convened here today.
- The convention will continue
week and Is strictly business af-
fair, no arrangements berng made
for entertainment. although the
delegates will be entertained by the
local bar association committee.
Although being held in conjunction
with the annual convention OF the
American Bar Association it's pro-
gram Ii separate.
The National Conference Of Com
missioners on Uniform State Laws
il an official body, charged with
the formulation OF uniform laws for
adoption by the States. Tt was or.
ganfzed thirty-three years ago at
the suggestion Of the American Bar
Association for the purposes Of
meeting difficulties arising out of
the wide variance between the~Iaws
OF the several States particularly
relating to business matters. The
commissioners are appointed by
Legislative or executive authority.
Since its organization the COM
missioners have formulated and sub
niitted TO the States twenty-six uni
form acts dealing with gerat va
riety Of subjects, chiefly commercial.
These acts have been adopted by
from four to forty-eight States.
The opening session today will be
devoted TO routine matters, the de-
tails of organization and the reports
OF committees. The commissioners
will be welcomed by Governor Will
liam D.. Stephens. and the Hon.
Henry Stockbridge. of Baltimore,
Md, the president Of the conference,
will preside.
During the sessions the commits
sioners will consider for submission
to the States the ninth tentative
draft OF a uniform incorporation act, ,
the third tentative draft of a unifoFm
declaratory. judgments act and sec.
ond tentative drafts OF uniform acts
on the status and protection of il!e
climate children. mortga ges, avia-
ton. fiduciaries, and first tentative
drafts OF uniform acts on arbitration,
joint parental guardianship OF chill.
dren, securing the compulsory at
tendance Of nonresident witnesses in
civil and criminal cases, and for ex-
tradition OF persons charged with
crime.
Will Hear Report.
The report on a uniform act for
the extradition Of persons charged
with crime will be presented by
Bradner w. Lee, Of Los Angeles.
who, with Gurney E. Newiin,. also OF
Los Angeles. has represented Cali.
fornia unofficiaiIy. this state hav.
ing no official representatives at the
conferences on uniform State laws.
The officers OF the national con-
ference Of commissioners on uniform
State laws are: President. Henry
Stockbridge, Of Baltimore: Md; vice
president, John r. Hardin. of New.
ark, y. j.: treasurer. w. o. Hart, OF
New Orleans, La; secretary. John b.
Sanborn, University. of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wis; executive committee,
Nathan William McChespey. chair
man, Chicago, H.; Eugene c. Mas,
Isle, Richmond. Va: George b. Young,
Montpelier. VT: J. Hansell Merrill,
Thomasville, Ga: George f. Beers,
New Haven, Conn, and ex-official
former President w. II. Staake,
Philadelphia. Pa. and A. 7. Stovall,
Oklahoma, Miss. chairman OF the
committee on scope and program.