The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-18
|-P Prominent Speakers
Are Booked for N. ID.
Bar Association Meet
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err, attorney general. Following
Skaters address an open discussion
will be had on the general subject
Of criminal statutes.
Following Dean Pounds address
will come the report of the commit
tee on memol ials, to be presented
by H. A. Libby and the election of
officers.
Annual Banquet Scheduled
Having completed their business
the legal lights in attendance will
participate in the annual banquet,
scheduled for Wednesday evening.
In order that lawyers may come
prepared to discuss the various
questions to be presented, the re-
ports of several committees already
have been distributed through Bar
Briefs, the publication devoted to
the interests Of the lawyers of the
state.
The committee on uniform laws
Joints out that there are SO statutes
recommended by the national con-
ference on uniform laws which have
not been enacted in North Dakota.
They touch such widely separated
subjects as child labor, federal tax
liens, marriage. chattel mortgages,
Wills, stock transfers, partnerships
and vital statistics.
The committee recommends that
legislative authority be given for the
appointment of the state commits
sioners on uniform laws and that
they be given funds with which to
work, at least enough to cover ex-
pcnses; that a section on uniform
In hA IN, p0~
citation and that members of the as
ISOLATION examine proposed statutes
rec commended by the national con-
ference and submit their recon-
mendations to the committee.
Discussing the relations of the
bar with the press, A. W.. Cupler
says there have been few instances
where decisions of courts were in
correctly reported or which "gave
out a wrong impression of our pro-
fession." He asked that all members
report to the committee the appear
ance of news items or editorials
containing incorrect information, re-
fleeing upon the profession or tend
ing to interfere with impartial trials.
cas- interest in the results sought
by this committee increases" Cup
!. Ter reports, 1--WE hope that there may
be member Of the committee in
each county in the state, ready to
confer with the publisher when
question of the propriety of any
publication arises and keen to OBJ
serve any attractions of the ethics
that should regulate the conduct of
the lawyer, the Judge and the news
paper publisher"
Complaints Said Trivial
Fred J. Trayner, chairman of the
committee appointed by. the lawyer
to keep their own house in order and
that 10 complaints against lawyers
had been submitted to the commit
tee but that all were Of such trivial
nature as not to justify presenting
them to the state bar board. II
"Most Of the complaints have COW
cred alleged failure of the attorney
| to account or render report upon small
collection Of items" the report said
I'm so far as the actions Of the at
torneys complained against on these
matters may be criticized at all, it
is largely on the point Of negligence
or inattention to business or lack
Of system in doing business"
Complaints regarding the fees
charged resolved themselves into dis
putes between the lawyers and their
clients as to what their agreement
was and two cases involving charges
Of improper handling Of litigation
were found to be without good foun-
dation. n
In it's report the committee on
education and the requirements as
| to admission to the bar recommends
that after 1881 any person admitted
shalt have had three years of study
in law office or law school, be "a
years old and shall have had at least
two full years Of study in an ac-
credited college, normal school OF
university beyond the high school
grades. AZ, present there is no pro-
vision that an applicant for admis-
sion shall have attended college.
Asks Legislstion
The committee also asks for "leg-
, islation that will put an end to the
illegal practice Of law by bank en-
ployes and, real. estate, loan and col
lection agents, limiting the practice
Of law to those duly admitted and
licensed, the contention being that
there is little use Of raising stand
ards for admission unless this also
il done" Not all OF the committee
members agreed upon the recommen-
dation that q college education be
required but the Recommendation is
that Of majority Of the committee
members.
The committee on the powers,
terms and salaries OF judges also
found difficulty In reaching an agree
ment, its report shows. The COM