FIFTH

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

Massachusetts Bar Association

CONTAINING

THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS,

A LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS

AND

THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.

VOLUME V.

BOSTON:

THE ROCKWELL & CHURCHILL PRESS.

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OFFICERS, 1915

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COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 1915, 8

CHARTER OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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BY-LAWS:

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I. Membership:

III.

IV.

V.

Qualifications for

How terminated.

(See also XI., Committee on Grievances, 10, and XV.,

Dues, 12.)

Honorary

Nominations for

II. Officers:

List of

Election to

(See also VII., Committee on Membership, 9.)

Executive Committee, how constituted

Limit of eligibility for

Each county represented on

President, limit of eligibility for

Standing committees, list of

Limit of eligibility for

Special committees, how appointed

(As to nominations of officers, see XII., Committee on

Nominations, 10.)

(As to election of officers, see XVI., Elections, 12.)

President and Vice-president, duties of

Executive Committee, duties and powers of

(As to joint meeting with Committee on Legislation, and
as to expenses, see XIII., Meetings, 11).

VI. Secretary, duties and powers of

VII. Committee on Membership:

Number of members of, eleven

Duties of .

(As to joint meeting with the Executive Committee

and as to expenses, see XIII., Meetings, 11).

IX. Committee on Legal Education:

Number of members of, five

Duties of.

X. Committee on Judicial Appointments:

Number of members of, nine

Duties of .

XI. Committee on Grievances :

Number of members of, fifteen

Duties and powers of .

XII. Committee on Nominations:

Number of members of, nine

Duty to nominate officers

Other nominations, how made

XIII. Meetings:

Annual, when and where held, and how called

Special, how called and business which may be transacted,

Joint meeting of Executive Committee and the Committee

on Legislation, when held and purpose thereof . . .

Expenses of Executive Committee and the Committee on

Legislation, when paid . .

Business considered at annual

Delegates from other bar associations, number and privi-

leges of . .

XIV. Quorum:

Of Association, those present constitute.

Of Executive Committee, one-third constitute

Of standing committee whose membership exceeds ten,

one-third constitute .

Of committee whose membership is ten or less, three con-

stitute

XV. Dues:

Annual, five dollars

Payable January first.

Members in arrears, when dropped
Members dropped, how reinstated

XVI. Elections:

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Election of officers at annual meeting
Vacancies filled by Executive Committee

XVII. Amendment of By-laws, how made .

OFFICERS, 1914

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.

The Address of the President, Moorfield Storey

The Treasurer's Report .

Report of the Executive Committee

Report of the Committee on Membership

Report of the Committee on Legal Education

Report of the Committee on Judicial Appointments

Vote of the Association on the question of coöperation with the

Bar Association of the City of Boston in the matter of

Judicial Appointments

Report of the Committee on Grievances

Election of Officers

Report of Committee on Legislation

(For full report see end of volume.)

THE ANNUAL DINNER

Votes of Thanks

Tribute to the late William H. Niles

Discussion:

NECROLOGY

Employment of Legislative Secretary.

Whether bills of exceptions constitute in all cases the best

method of raising questions of law for the consideration of

the Supreme Judicial Court

Address of Hon. Arthur P. Rugg.

APPENDIX

Report of Committee on Legislation for 1914.

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