the amount due; and any member who shall remain in default for dues until the close of the annual meeting next following such default shall be suspended and dropped from the rolls, and shall not be reinstated until all back dues are paid. Provided, however, that in case such back dues amount to more than $5 such member may upon recommendation of the Committee on Admissions, be reinstated on payment of the sum of $5. [Amended December 28, 1886, and July 15, 1892.]

AMENDMENTS.

This Constitution may be altered or amended by a vote of a majority of the members present at any annual meeting, with the approval of the Executive Committee.

BY-LAWS.

The following By-Laws prepared by the Sub-Committee appointed for that purpose were adopted in the month of September, 1881, by the following indorsement written thereon:

APPROVED.

The undersigned members of the Executive Committee hereby consent that a meeting of the Committee to consider the within By-laws be dispensed with, and that said By-laws be considered as adopted and be published by the Secretary with his report.

RUFUS KING,

JOHN W. HERRON,

J. T. HOLMES,

L. J. CRITCHFIELD,

GEO. W. HOUK,

JOHN F. BROTHERTON,

WARREN P. NOBLE,

GEO. W. GEDDES,

CHAS. H. GROSVENOR,

D. A. HOLLINGSWORTH,
WM. H. UPSON.

I. The Executive Committee, at its first meeting after each annual meeting of the Association, shall select some person to make an address at the next annual meeting, on the life and services of any deceased member of the Bench or Bar of Ohio, of eminence, or other subject; and also not exceeding five members of the Association to read papers.

II. The Order of Exercises at the annual meeting shall be as follows:

(a) Annual address of the President.

(b) Report of Committee on Admissions and Election of Members. (c) Report of the Secretary.

(d) Report of the Treasurer.

(e) Report of Standing Committees:

Executive Committee.

On Judicial Administration and Legal Reform.

On Legal Education.

On Grievances.

On Legal Biography.

(f) President's call upon each Judicial District for names of deceased members.

(g) Reports of Special Committees.

(h) The Nomination of Officers.

(i) The Appointment of Standing Committees.

(j) Miscellaneous Business.

(k) The Election of Officers.

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The address to be delivered by a person invited by the Executive Committee shall be at the morning session of the second day of the annual meeting, and the reading of papers by the members appointed by the Executive Committee on the same day, unless the Executive Committee shall designate some other time for the address and reading of papers. After the reading of each paper, an opportunity shall be given for discussion on the topic of the paper.

The Executive Committee shall publish, some days in advance of each annual meeting, a statement of the person who is to deliver the address, and the persons who are to read papers, and the subject of each. [Amended December 28, 1886.]

III. No person taking part in a discussion shall speak more than

ten minutes at a time, or more than twice on one subject. A stenographer shall be employed at each annual meeting..

IV. At any of the meetings of the Association, members of the Bar of any foreign country or of any State other than Ohio, who are not members of the Association, may be admitted to the privileges of the floor during such meetings.

V. All papers read before the Association shall be lodged with the Secretary. The annual address of the President, the reports of the Committees, and all proceedings at the annual meeting, shall be printed; but no other address made or paper read or presented shall be printed, except by the order of the Executive Committee. Extra copies of reports, addresses and papers read before the Association may be printed for the use of their authors, not exceeding one hundred copies to each of such authors.

The Executive Committee, as a Committee on Publications, shall meet within one month after each annual meeting, at such time and place as the Chairman shall appoint.

VI. The terms of office of all officers elected at any annual meeting shall commence at the adjournment of such meeting; but the terms of office of the members of the several committees appointed by the President shall commence immediately on their appointment.

VII. Each committee shall elect its own officers, whose terms of office shall commence on their election and continue until the appointment of a new committee. And each standing committee shall continue until its successor shall be appointed.

VIII. All standing committees shall meet on the day preceding each annual meeting, at the place where the same is to be held, at such hour as the respective chairmen may designate.

IX. Special meetings of any committee shall be held at such times and places as the chairman thereof may appoint. Reasonable notice shall be given by him to each member by mail.

X. The Treasurer's report shall be examined and audited annually, before its presentation to the Association, by two members to be appointed by the Chairman of the Executive Committee.

MEMORANDA.

All Judges and ex-Judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio are ex officio members of this Association. I. Rep., 17.

All Judges and ex-Judges of the United States Courts, who are members of the Ohio Bar, are ex officio members of this Association. VI. Rep., 157.

"At each annual meeting of the Association, a committee, consisting of three members, to be styled 'the Committee on Railroads and Transportation,' shall be appointed by the President of the Association, whose duty it shall be, at least six weeks prior to the next ensuing annual meeting, to negotiate and complete all practicable arrangements for reduced rates of travel to those attending, and through its chairman, at least four weeks before the annual meeting, advise the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Secretary of the Association of arrangements made, so that the same may be printed in the notices and programmes sent out to members in advance of the meeting." [Adopted from Secretary's Report, July 18, 1889, 10 Rep., 21.]

"Resolved, That all applications for membership shall be accompanied with the membership fee, and upon default so to do, such application shall be returned without delay to such applicant by the Secretary of the Association or Committee on Admissions.” [Adopted by the Association, July 18, 1890, 11 Rep., 124.]

THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION

OF THE

OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION,

HELD IN

Hotel Victory, Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO, July 13, 1892.

The Ohio State Bar Association began its thirteenth annual session at the Hotel Victory at 2 o'clock, July 13, and was called to order by Hon. J. F. Burket, of Findlay, Chairman of the Executive Committee.

JUDGE BURKET: The Association will come to order and we will proceed with the programme as far as possible. We had a telegram from Governor McKinley yesterday, saying that he would come from Cleveland to-day with Mr. Mark Hanna in a private yacht. That is the last we have heard from him; and we suppose that, owing to the bad weather this morning, he has been delayed. We look for him to arrive at any moment, but as time is fleeing, we have concluded to proceed and hear his address when he arrives. We will therefore pass the address of the Governor, and proceed at once to the address of the President, Hon. Samuel F. Hunt, who will now address you.

(See Appendix No. 1 for the address of the President.)

Governor McKinley, having arrived, and having been escorted to the hall, the President said:

THE PRESIDENT: The Governor of Ohio has shown a peculiar interest in our meeting and in the profession which he has already adorned. I now have the pleasure of presenting him to you, and he will deliver the welcoming address.