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 mɔre 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., 121.] "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 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, HELD IN THE Town Hall, Put-In-Bay, Ohio. PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO, July 17, 1895. The Sixteenth Annual Session of the Ohio State Bar Association convened this day at 2:30 P. M. at the Town Hall, and the Association was called to order by Hon. F. W. Moore, of Cincinnati, Chairman of the Executive Committee: JUDGE MOORE: Gentlemen OF THE OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION—It is now my duty as well as my pleasure to call the Sixteenth Annual meeting to order. I will say on behalf of the Executive Committee, that we have prepared for this meeting a programme which we hope will meet with your approval. I will say that the gentlemen called upon to address us are here with the exception of the Hon. Cortlandt Parker. We have advices that he will possibly be here this evening. We feel convinced, having heard nothing from Mr. Parker during the last week, that he is now on his way, and will arrive to-night, and in time to deliver his address, according to programme. The first thing upon the programme, I believe, under our rules and our constitution, is the address of the President elected I will now introduce to you the Hon. Charles Pratt last year. of Toledo. Judge Pratt assumed the chair, and delivered an address. THE PRESIDENT: The next business before the Association is the report of the Committee on Admissions and Election of Members. MR. MYKRANTZ, Ashland: Your Committee on Admissions beg leave to submit the following report: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ADMISSIONS. To the Ohio State Bar Association: Gentlemen: Your Committee on Admissions respectfully report the following named lawyers for membership in this Association, as follows: William C. Cooper, Mt. Vernon, J. C. Harper, Cincinnati, M. R. Patterson, Columbus, Thos. N. Bierly Toledo, R. H. Cochran, Toledo, W. S. Anderson, Youngstown, Chas. J Kenny, Ashland, Geo. A. Nicol, Ashland, F. M. Patterson, Ashland, William Gordon, Port Clinton, Ross. W. Funk, Wooster, Val Hartman, Greenville, R. S. Ambler, Canton, E. C. Morton, Columbus, U. L. Marvon, Akron, C. R. Grant, Akron, J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, J. A. Kohler, Akron, Harrison J. Uhl, Cleveland, C. M. Lotze, Cincinnati, James P. Leasure, Ottawa, Harvey Musser, Akron, Gilbert D. Munson, Zanesville, J.F. Laning, Norwalk, G. Ray Craig, Norwalk. Your Committee find on investigation that all the gentlemen named, possess the qualifications required by the constitution of this Association for membership therein and we therefore recommend their election. |