LIST OF SECRETARIES 1. 1878-93-*EDWARD OTIS HINKLEY1..... Baltimore, Maryland. LIST OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 1. 1909-1910-ALBERT C. RITCHIE'........ Baltimore, Maryland. 2. 1910 3. 1913 W. THOMAS KEMP.... . Baltimore, Maryland. GAYLORD LEE CLARK. . Baltimore, Maryland. ... LIST OF TREASURERS 1. 1878-1902-FRANCIS RAWLE 2. 1902 • Deceased. Philadelphia, Penna. In 1878, Francis Rawle, of Pennsylvania, and Isaac Grant Thompson, of New York, acted as temporary Secretaries and as Secretaries of the Conference. In 1886, Edward Otis Hinkley being absent, Walter George Smith, of Pennsylvania, acted as Secretary pro tempore. In 1898, John Hinkley being absent, George P. Wanty, of Michigan, acted as Secretary pro tempore. In 1909 by virtue of amendment to Constitution, the Executive Committee elected an Assistant Secretary. In 1913 the Constitution was further amended so as to provide for one or more Assistant Secretaries. 27. 1905-1908-*RALPH W. BRECKENRIDGE.. Omaha, Nebraska. 28. 1906-1909-*CHARLES F. LIBBY... . Portland, Maine. .. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Minneapolis, Minnesota. . New Orleans, Louisiana. 32. 1908-1911-CHARLES HENRY BUTLER.... New York, New York. 33. 1909-1912-JOHN HINKLEY . Baltimore, Maryland. 34. 1909-1912-*RALPH W. BRECKENRIDGE.. Omaha, Nebraska. 35. 1909-1912-LYNN HELM 36. 1911-1914-HOLLIS R. BAILEY. ... CHARLES N. POTTER. CHARLES BLOOD SMITH. 50. 1916-1917-WALTER GEORGE SMITH. 46. 1915 47. 1915 48. 1915 49. 1916 51. 1917 52. 1917 T. A. HAMMOND. 53. 1917 U. S. G. CHERRY. 54. 1917 * Deceased. GEORGE T. PAGE.. Los Angeles, California. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. St. Louis, Missouri. . Peoria, Illinois. . Atlanta, Georgia. . Sioux Falls, South Dakota. CHARLES THADDEUS TERRY.. New York, New York. 1 In 1888, at the first meeting of the Executive Committee after the adjournment of the Association, Simeon E. Baldwin resigned, and Charles C. Bonney was chosen to fill the vacancy under By-Law X. In 1913, by virtue of amendment to Constitution, the number of elective members of Executive Committee was increased from five to seven. In 1913 by virtue of amendment to Constitution, the number of elective members of Executive Committee was increased from seven to eight. LIST OF PLACES OF MEETING AND ATTENDANCE Meeting. Year. Place. Attendance. Saratoga Springs, N. Y..... 75 ..Saratoga Springs, N. Y... (no record) .... 97 2....1879....Aug. 20, 21. 3....1880....Aug. 18, 19, 20.....Saratoga Springs, N. Y............. 4....1881....Aug. 17, 18, 19. .....Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. 124 5....1882....Aug. 8, 9, 10, 11....Saratoga Springs, N. Y..... 107 6....1883....Aug. 22, 23, 24.....Saratoga Springs, N. Y........... 120 7....1884..... .Aug. 20, 21, 22. .Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 8....1885....Aug. 19, 20, 21. . Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 9....1886....Aug. 18, 19, 20..... Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 10....1887..... .Aug. 17, 18, 19. .Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 11....1888... .Aug. 15, 16, 17.. . Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 12....1889....Aug. 28, 29, 30.... ...Chicago, Ill. 13....1890....Aug. 20, 21, 22.....Saratoga Springs, N. Y..... 132 14....1891....Aug. 26, 27, 28..... ...Boston, Mass. ..... 15....1892....Aug. 24, 25, 26.....Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 16... 108 124 137 149 121 158 202 143 .1893....Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1. Milwaukee, Wis. 17....1894....Aug. 22, 23, 24..... Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 18....1895....Aug. 27, 28, 29, 30..Detroit, Mich. 19....1896. .Aug. 19, 20, 21. 20....1897....Aug. 25, 26, 27. 21....1898....Aug. 17, 18, 19. 22....1899....Aug. 28, 29, 30. 23....1900.. .Aug. 29, 30, 31. 24....1901. .Aug. 21, 22, 23. 25....1902....Aug. 27, 28, 29. 26....1903....Aug. 26, 27, 28. 27....1904....Sept. 26, 27, 28. 28....1905....Aug. 23, 24, 25. 29....1906....Aug. 29, 30, 31. . Saratoga Springs, N. Y..... 227 531 943 .Saratoga Springs, N. Y..... 598 30....1907....Aug. 26, 27, 28..... Portland, Maine 34. 36....1913.... .Sept. 1, 2, 3.... 37... .1914....Oct. 20, 21, 22. 38....1915....Aug. 17, 18, 19..... Salt Lake City, Utah.. 39. 1916-1917 CONSTITUTION NAME AND OBJECT. ARTICLE I.-This Association shall be known as THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION." Its object shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice and uniformity of legislation throughout the union, uphold the honor of the profession of the law and encourage cordial intercourse among the members of the American Bar. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. ARTICLE II. Any person shall be eligible to membership in this Association who shall be, and shall, for three years next preceding, have been a member in good standing of the Bar of any state, and who shall also be nominated as hereinafter provided. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. ARTICLE III.-The following officers shall be elected at each Annual Meeting for the year ensuing: A President (the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession); A Vice-President from each state; A Secretary; A Treasurer; A General Council, consisting of one member from each state, which shall be a standing committee on nominations for office. The General Council shall elect its Chairman annually. There shall be an Executive Committee, which shall consist of the President, the last ex-President, the Chairman of the General Council, the Secretary and the Treasurer, all of whom shall be, ex-officio, members, together with eight other members, to be chosen by the Association, but no member shall be eligible to such choice more than three years in succession; and the President, and in his absence the ex-President, shall be the Chairman of the committee. There shall be one or more Assistant Secretaries, who shall be elected by the Executive Committee, and shall hold office at the pleasure of that committee. Accounting from September 1, 1916, no person shall serve as Chairman of the General Council more than three years in succession. The President of each State Bar Association recognized by this Association, which accepts this provision, shall become a member ex-officio of the General Council provided he be a member of the American Bar Association, and provided further that votes in the General Council be by states whenever a roll call is asked. The following committees shall be annually appointed by the President for the year ensuing, and shall consist of five members each, unless otherwise indicated: On Jurisprudence and Law Reform; On Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; On International Law; On Publications; On Grievances; On Reports and Digests; On Patent, Trade-Mark and Copyright Law; On Insurance Law; On Professional Ethics; On Publicity; On Noteworthy Changes in Statute Law; a sub-committee shall be one; a Council on Legal Education; a committee To Suggest Remedies and Propose Laws Regulating Procedure, to consist of not more than 15 members; a committee On Uniform State Laws, to consist of one member from each state; and a committee On Membership, to consist of such number as the President may appoint. |