3. The adoption of that system of selecting juries known as the "struck jury system.' 4. That the fee system for Solicitors be abolished and that all solicitors be paid reasonable salaries, in accordance with the work actually done. 5. That the resident judges of the Superior Court be empowered to appoint in their respective districts, upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Bar of the District, a Standing Referee, to whom may be referred all causes in which the services of a referee are necessary and proper, as now provided by law. 6. That the Judges of the Superior Courts be empowered to limit the argument of counsel to the jury in all civil cases, except ejectment suits, and in all criminal cases, other than capital felonies, provided that the judge shall in no case limit the argument to less than two hours to each side. 7. That the Code of Civil Procedure be amended so as to provide that a copy of the complaint in all civil actions commenced in the Superior Court be served with the summons. Respectfully submitted, A. W. MCLEAN, Chairman, O. H. GUION, A. L. BROOKS, T. S. ROLLINS, Members of Committee. Mr. Skinner: I suggest that the report go over as unfinished business until tomorrow evening. The President: Without objection the report will lie over and be taken up at some later date of the session. Mr. Bellamy: I have just seen upon the floor of this body Judge Glenn, of South Carolina, President of the Bar Association of that State. I move that he be extended the courtesies of this body and invited to take a seat upon the rostrum. The President: I am sure that I voice the sentiments of the Association in extending a most hearty welcome to our friend from South Carolina. I have the pleasure of presenting Judge Glenn, President of the South Carolina Bar Association. Judge Glenn I appreciate very much the kind introduction. I have come to be with you, I trust, through the entire meeting, and try to learn something from your proceedings, so as to take advantage of it and better the South Carolina Bar Association. We have a little opening in our Association for some improvements, and I have come to North Carolina to get some suggestions for making these improvements. The President: Does the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Education desire to submit his report tonight? Mr. J. D. Bellamy: I have a report ready, but it is simply an emanation from the speaker. The committee consists of five members, and the report has not yet been submitted to them for their approval. I will therefore ask that it lie over until some later date. The President: The Secretary has some announcements to make with reference to the banquet to be held on Wednesday evening, and possibly some other announcements. The Secretary: The first announcement I will make is that the Secretary has a new register for the members of the Association, in accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting, and I earnestly hope that all members will register. This book will be left at the desk. I also want to announce that the Secretary will have ready the tickets for the banquet tomorrow, immediately after the morning session, and all members who desire to obtain tickets will please obtain them from the Secretary immediately after the meeting tomorrow morning. Ladies are invited when accompanied by a member of the Association. Members of the Association may bring guests with them, either ladies or gentlemen, by purchasing a ticket for each guest. Those tickets may be purchased tomorrow. It is necessary that we know how many tickets are to be sold for the banquet, in order that the hotel people may prepare for the number of people going to the banquet, and therefore I ask that everybody going to the banquet will obtain these tickets from me tomorrow, immediately after the meeting. The President: I want to announce that we will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when the reports of committees and other matters will come up, and at 10:30 Judge W. P. Bynum will make an address to the Association. I trust the members will try to get here promptly at 10 o'clock, so that we can transact some business preceding the delivery of the address. The Secretary: I would like for the Committee to audit my accounts, consisting of Mr. A. W. McLean, Mr. S. Gallert and Mr. R. R. King, Jr., to meet me tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, in order to check the accounts before my report comes in. Mr. A. W. McLean: I would like to be excused from service on that committee as I have another matter to attend to at that time, and do not want to delay the work of the committee, or I would like to have some one else appointed in my place if I cannot be present. Mr. J. D. Murphy: I desire to announce that the Asheville Club has extended to the Bar Association as a body, collectively and individually, the courtesies of the Club, and some of those courtesies are to be given in mild liquid form, I am informed. The President: Speaking for the Association, I desire to return the thanks of the Association for this invitation, which I am sure will be availed of by the members of the Association. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1915. The Association convened at 10 a. m., President Biggs presiding. The President: Has the Committee on Grievances any report to make? Mr. A. A. Hicks, of Oxford: I have here the report of the Committee on Grievances of which Mr. J. S. Manning is chairman. HON. J. CRAWFORD BIGGS, President North Carolina Bar Association, My Dear Sir: As chairman of the Committee on Grievances, I beg to report that three complaints against attorneys practicing in this State have been made to me during the past year. In one of these the Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial District has lodged the motion for disbarment. The attorney proceeded against has been convicted of selling whiskey and has defaulted in his bond and is under a jail sentence. It is doubtful if the statutes of this State (Secs. 211 and 211-a, Pell Rev. 1908) permit disbarment for such criminal offences. In my opinion they do not. The other complaints grow out of the failure of attorneys to account to clients for moneys collected by them. These cases come clearly within the provisions of the statutes, and in each case I have called the attention of the complainants to the sections of the Revisal prescribing the procedure, and have referred the matters to attorneys residing in the same counties for investigation and report. These matters have not been fully reported upon yet. I did not feel at liberty to call the committee together for consideration of these complaints until I had reports of resident attorneys of the facts. If other complaints exist, they have not been reported, and in view of the large number of practicing attorneys in the State, the record made by the profession ought to be a matter of congratulation. Respectfully submitted, J. S. MANNING, Chairman of Committee. The President: The report will be received and filed. Is there any report from the Committee on Legal Ethics, of which Judge W. P. Bynum is chairman? Judge W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro: There is no report to make. The President: Is there any report from the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, of which Mr. J. D. Bellamy is chairman? Mr. Bellamy not being present, this matter is passed over for the present. The President: Has the Committee on Judiciary, of which Mr. F. S. Spruill, is chairman, any report to make? Mr. Spruill being unavoidably detained, this matter is passed over. The President: Has the Committee on Admission to Membership any further report to make? Mr. R. H. Sykes, of Durham: Mr. President-Your Committee on Membership begs leave to make the following supplemental report: To the North Carolina Bar Association: Your Committee on Admission to Membership begs leave to make the following supplemental report: The Committee met Tuesday morning, August 3rd, at the call of the acting chairman, and passed favorably upon the following applications for membership and recommend their election, namely: Miss Julia M. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C.; Messrs. Geo. M. Rose, Fayetteville, N. C.; Jno. C. Gibbs, Fayetteville, N. C.; C. W. Broadfoot, Jr., Fayetteville, N. C.; Henry |