Any member in arrears for more than one year shall be dropped from the roll of membership, but upon payment of arrears, and upon written application, may be reinstated by the Committee on Membership.

At each Annual Meeting there shall be elected the officers of the Association, who shall hold their offices from the close of one Annual Meeting until the close of the succeeding Annual Meeting, or until their successors are elected.

In case of a vacancy in any office it shall be filled by appointment by the Executive Committee.

These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a vote of twothirds of the members present at any Annual Meeting, or special meeting called for the purpose, but no such change shall be made at any meeting at which less than thirty members are present. Notice of any proposed change shall be contained in the call of the meeting.

Massachusetts Bar Association.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

To the Members of the Massachusetts Bar Association:

The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Bar Association will be held in Worcester on Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 1914.

The annual dinner will take place at the Hotel Bancroft, Worcester, at 7.30 P.M., Friday, October 9. Tickets for the dinner may be obtained from Frank F. Dresser, Esq., Chairman of the Dinner Committee, 808 Slater Building, Worcester, by application before Thursday, October 8, at 12 M. There will be no charge for members of the Association. A limited number of guests may be invited by members of the Association and tickets for such guests may be obtained from Mr. Dresser upon payment of $5 for each ticket. Evening dress at the dinner will be optional. The after-dinner speakers will be Hon. Arthur P. Rugg, Hon. Thomas J. Boynton, and Hon. Roscoe Pound.

At 9 A.M. on Saturday, October 10, the Association will meet at the Hotel Bancroft, Worcester, to listen to the annual address of the President, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and then to proceed with the reports of the standing committees and such other regular business as may properly come before the meeting. At the conclusion of the regular business the Association will consider the special subjects prescribed for consideration. at the annual meeting by the Executive Committee and the Committee on Legislation under the provisions of Article XIII. of the By-Laws.

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The subjects for discussion are as follows:

(1.) Whether the Executive Committee be authorized to expend the funds of the Association in the employment of a legislative secretary to keep members informed of proposed legislation by means of bulletins or otherwise.

(2.)

Whether bills of exceptions constitute in all cases the best method of raising questions of law for the consideration of the Supreme Judicial Court.

The latter question is referred to in a note to page 24 of the report of the Committee on Legislation which has been sent to each member under separate cover.

The Committee on Nominations has made the following nominations for officers: