OF THE

Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting

OF THE

Alabama State Bar
Association

HELD AT

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

July 10 and 11

1914

Montgomery, Ala.:
The Paragon Press
1914

SIAMORD LIBRARY

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE

Alabama State Bar Association

HELD IN

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

July 10 and 11, 1914.

Hall of the House of Representatives,
Montgomery, Ala., July 10, 1914.

The Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar Association was called to order by the President, Thomas M. Stevens, Esq., in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the Capitol at Montgomery, Ala., at 10 A. M. on Friday, July 10th, 1914.

Mr. H. U. Sims:

I am authorized by the Central Council, to nominate for membership in the Association the following members of the Alabama Bar: Messrs. Victor Vance, Woodford Mabry, W. E. Wilkinson, J. Lamar Wiley, Richard T. Rives, H. F. Crenshaw, Chauncey Sparks, Paine Denson, Wm. M. Williams, M. S. Carmichael, Davis F. Stakely, James S. Parrish, D. M. Powell, A. B. Foster, F. S. Ferguson, L. D. Gardner, Leroy Percy, Edwin A. Robertson, Francis B. Latady, L. J. Cox, Thos. J. Wingfield, Robt. G. Thach, Thos. M. Patterson, J. S. Williams, C. E. O. Timmerman, S. Lamar Field, W. C. Oates, Henry J. Whitfield, Henry P. White, J. B. Ivey, E. S. Lyman, E. L. Clarkson, H. D. Clayton, Samuel B. Stern.

I move, Mr. President, that the Secretary be instrucică to cast the vote of the Association for the election of these gentlemen as members of the Association.

The motion was carried, and the Secretary cast the vote of the Association for the nominees, whereupon the President declared them elected members of the Association.

The President:

I take it that the list of names just read shows as goodly an addition to our membership as has occurred in recent years, and I am sure that you all join with me in congratulating the Committee, who have had that work in charge, upon the splendid work which they have accomplished.

The Secretary informed the Association that delegates from Local Bar Associations, had been appointed: From Montgomery Bar Association, Davis F. Stakely, J. F. Dillard; from Talladega Bar Association, A. A. Garrett, G. T. Welch, whereupon the President invited them to seats, and to participate in the proceedings.

The President then read his address.

(Appendix.)

The President:

The next order of business is the Report of the Treasurer.
The Treasurer of the Association then read his report as fol-

lows:

TREASURER'S REPORT.

Mr. President and Members of the Association:

The Treasurer submits the following report of the finances of the Association for the year ending July 8, 1914:

Receipts.

To balance on hand at meeting July 11, 1913.
To cash received from annual dues.

Total Receipts

$1134.70

1495.00

$2629.70

July 18.
July 19. By cash.
July 26. By cash.
July 28. By cash.
Nov. 14. By cash.

By cash.

Expenses Hon. E. T. Sanford.
Pat. McGauly, Stenographer
Paragon Press, Letterheads

R. F. Manly, Agent, Premium on bond
case Ala. St. Bar Assn. vs. C. B. Powell
Paragon Press, 650 copies Proceedings
36th Annual Meeting and mailing ex-
pense

Dec. 15. By cash. R. F. Ligon, Clerk Supreme Court, court
costs Ala. St. Bar Assn. vs. C. B. Powell

W. J. Waldrop, Clerk Jefferson Circuit
Court, court costs Ala. St. Bar Assn. vs.
C. B. Powell

Ed. C. Fowler, fiiling case

Paragon Press, Memorial to Supreme
Court by committee of Assn., envelopes,

Paragon Press, Notices of dues to mem-
bers, and envelopes

38.55

45.00

42.50

5.00

371.00

15.00

112.05 25

65.00

3.75

On motion, the report of the Treasurer was received and filed.

The President:

The next order of business is the Report of the Executive Committee, by the Chairman, Ray Rushton, Esq.

Mr. Rushton then read the Report of the Executive Committee.