CHARTER OF THE Virginia State Bar Association Acts of Assembly 1889-'90, p. 634, c. 376. An Act to Incorporate the Virginia State Bar Association. (Approved February 28, 1890. Amended February 10, 1898.) 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That William J. Robertson, R. G. H. Kean, Thomas Tabb, John W. Riely, James A. Walker, Holmes Conrad, Frank V. Winston, S. Ferguson Beach, John H. Fulton, Charles A. Graves, William R. McKenney, Richard B. Tunstall, James C. Lamb, Charles M. Blackford, William J. Leake, Thomas S. Martin, Alexander Hamilton, James E. Heath, Micajah Woods, George M. Harrison, F. H. McGuire, and such other persons as are now associated with them in the unincorporated society known as the Virginia State Bar Association, or as may be hereafter associated with them under this charter, be and they are hereby incorporated under the corporate name of "The Virginia State Bar Association," for the purpose of cultivating and advancing the science of jurisprudence, promoting reform in the law and in judicial procedure, facilitating the administration of justice in this State, and upholding and elevating the standard of honor, integrity, and courtesy in the legal profession. 2. *The said corporation shall have power to adopt a seal and to change or break the same, to sue and be sued, and in its cor porate name to take, institute, and prosecute any action, suit *Amended Acts 1897-'96, p. 327. C. 296. or other proceeding in the courts of the land, or elsewhere, for the purpose of punishing or disbarring unworthy members of the profession, or persons assuming its functions, which may now be taken and prosecuted by any natural person; to acquire by lease or purchase a suitable building or rooms, library, and furniture for the use of the corporation; to borrow money for such purpose and issue bonds therefor, and to secure the same by mortgage or deed of trust, and generally to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise, and to hold, transfer, and convey any and all such real or personal property as it may have and as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this corporation provided it shall not hold real estate exceeding in value the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 3. The said corporation shall have power to make and adopt a constitution and by-laws not inconsistent with the laws of this Commonwealth, rules and regulations for the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members, for the collection of fees and dues, the number and election of its officers, and to define their duties, and for the safe-keeping of its property and the management of its affairs, and to alter, modify and change such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations from time to time. 4. All interest of any member of said corporation in its property shall determine and vest in the corporation upon his ceasing to be a member thereof by death, resignation, expulsion, or otherwise. 5. The several officers of the said Association at the time of the passage of this act shall continue to hold their respective offices, with powers, duties, and emoluments provided by the Constitution and By-Laws of said Association, until their successors shall be elected and installed, and in case of any vacancy in any of said offices such vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and By-Laws already adopted by said Association, or as the same may, in conformity therewith, be altered and amended by this corporation, and the present Constitution and By-Laws of said Association shall be the Con |