On motion of Joseph Wheeler, of Lawrence, Alex. Troy, of Montgomery, was elected Secretary and Treasurer of The Alabama State Bar Association as organized under said Constitution and By-Laws.

On motion, the Conference adjourned to meet at the same place on Monday, 20th January.

At the re-assembling of the meeting the Chairman, L. P. Walker, being absent, on motion of W. G. Little, Jr., of Sumter, Thos. H. Watts, of Montgomery, was called to the Chair.

The proposed changes in the Constitution and By-Laws were agreed to unanimously.

D. S. Troy then introduced the following resolutions, which were adopted:

Resolved, That this Convention elect a President and five Vice-Presidents of the Bar Association of this State, to serve under the Constitution and By-Laws reported by the Committee as amended by this Convention until the first annual meeting of said Association, which shall be held on the first Tuesday in December, 1879.

Resolved, That the President of said Association, elected by this Convention, shall appoint the Executive Committee and Central Council, provided for in said Constitution and By-Laws and the persons thus appointed shall discharge the duties of the positions to which they may be appointed, until said first annual meeting and until their successors are elected or appointed, as provided in said Constitution and By-Laws.

Resolved, That any member of the Bar of this State, who shall sign or authorize his signature to the roll of membership of said Bar Associtaion, and pay to the Secretary and Treasurer the initiation fee within sixty days from this date, shall be a member of this Bar Association, and said Constitution and By-Laws shall become operative at the expiration of said period of sixty days on all who shall have prescribed the roll of membership, and paid the initiation fee.

Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary, without delay, to send by mail a printed copy of said Constitution

and By-Laws and of these resolutions to every member of the Bar of this State whose address can be ascertained, and also a circular stating briefly the action of this Convention, the names of the officers elected by it, and the names of the Executive Committee and Central Council appointed by the President.

Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a committee of three to prepare an act of incorporation of the Association, conferring such powers as may be necessary to accomplish the objects declared in the Constitution, and, if practicable, to secure the enactment by the General Assembly.

The Chair appointed W. L. Bragg, W. G. Little, Jr., and G. B. Clark, as the committee to prepare the act of incorpor

ation.

On motion, the Chair appointed a committee of three, consisting of D. S. Troy, J. Little Smith, and H. A. Woolf, to nominate a President and five Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year.

The Committee, after deliberation, reported the following as the officers of the Association:

President, W. L. Bragg, Montgomery; Vice-Presidents, Peter Hamilton, Mobile; E. W. Pettus, Selma; L. P. Walker, Huntsville; H. M. Somerville, Tuscaloosa; Jas. L. Pugh, Eufaula.

The report of the committee was unanimously adopted.

W. G. Little, Jr., offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That this Bar Association recommends the Alabama · Law Journal, published at Tuscaloosa, to the profession of this State as worthy of their support and patronage.

The meeting then adjourned.

ALEX. TROY, Secretary.

THOS H. WATTS, Chairman.

AN ACT

Incorporating the Alabama State Bar Association.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That Edmund W. Pettus, Leroy P. Walker, Peter Hamilton, James L. Pugh, H. M. Somerville, Thomas H. Watts, Sr., Daniel S. Troy, William M. Brooks, William G. Little, Jr., John Little Smith and Walter L. Bragg, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby made a body corporate under the name of, “The Alabama State Bar Association," and with power under that name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any of the courts of law or equity in this State, to have a common seal, and to break or alter the same at pleasure, to have, hold and enjoy real and personal estate of the value of not more than twenty thousand dollars, and in addition thereto a library or libraries of books of law or learning without limitation as to value, to buy, sell or dispose of, or acquire in any way property within the limits aforesaid, and for the purposes and objects of the Association as hereinafter set forth.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the purpose and objects of the said incorporated Association are hereby declared to be: To advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice throughout this State, uphold the honor of the profession of the law, and to establish cordial intercourse among the members of the Bar of Alabama.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Association shall have power to make a constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations for the order and government of said Association, or of any officer or agent thereof, and to provide for the trial and expulsion of members, or removal of any officer or agent, and to elect a President, five Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer, and all other officers which in its discretion may be deemed necessary or proper for carrying out the objects of the organization, to impose

fines and penalties on its members for violation thereof, and that the funds thus received shall be applied to such purposes as the said Association may direct.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the officers thus elected shall hold office for such time as the said Association shall prescribe; and a failure to elect officers at the proper time therefor shall not operate as a dissolution of the corporation, but such officers shall retain their power and offices until their successors shall be elected or appointed.

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That this charter of incorporation can be rendered operative by the said Association organizing or acting thereunder at any time within one year after the passage of this Act, and any organization of said Association heretofore made with reference to obtaining the benefits of this Act of incorporation shall, if operated under the provisions of this Act, be an acceptance thereof if done at any time within the period of one year as aforesaid; and any constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations heretofore adopted by said Association, to take effect then or at a future time under the provisions of this Act of incorporation, shall in all things be as valid as if such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations had in all respects been prepared and adopted by said Association, to take effect then or at a future time under the provisions of this Act of incorporation, shall in all things be as valid as if such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations had in all respects been prepared and adopted by said Association after the passage of this Act.

Approved February 12, 1879.

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

The object of the Association shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice throughout the State, uphold the honor of the profession of the law, and establish cordial intercourse among the members of the Bar of Alabama. This Association shall be known as "The Alabama State Bar Association."

ARTICLE II.

Any white member of the legal profession who is a member of the Bar of the State in good standing may become a member by vote of the Association, on open nomination. But no person shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings of the Association until after his acceptance of such election and the payment of dues for the current year.

ARTICLE III.

The officers of the Association shall consist of one President, five Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Central Council, and Executive Committee, which committee shall be composed of five members, one of whom shall be the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association.

Each of the officers, council and committee, shall be elected at each annual meeting by the Association for the year next ensuing, but the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession. All such elections shall be by ballot. They shall hold office from the adjournment of the meeting at which they are elected.