Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 40Virginia State Bar Association, 1928 - Bar associations |
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... Executive Com- mittee it is my pleasure to welcome you here . The manage- ment of this hotel is anxious to do everything possible for your comfort and entertainment , and the Committee trusts that you will find your stay here pleasant ...
... Executive Com- mittee it is my pleasure to welcome you here . The manage- ment of this hotel is anxious to do everything possible for your comfort and entertainment , and the Committee trusts that you will find your stay here pleasant ...
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... Executive Committee . Mr. Frank W. Rogers , Chairman of the Executive Committee , then read the Committee's report . ( See Report at end of Minutes . ) On motion , duly seconded , the report of the committee was received and filed and ...
... Executive Committee . Mr. Frank W. Rogers , Chairman of the Executive Committee , then read the Committee's report . ( See Report at end of Minutes . ) On motion , duly seconded , the report of the committee was received and filed and ...
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... Executive Committee with their approval , and substantially as presented by the Executive Committee they are now presented to you with the recommendation that they be adopted . The first resolution which we present and the adoption of ...
... Executive Committee with their approval , and substantially as presented by the Executive Committee they are now presented to you with the recommendation that they be adopted . The first resolution which we present and the adoption of ...
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... executive , confirmed by the legislature , or election by the legis- lature , except election by the people ? I know of no other , and I am afraid that the resolution will be construed as looking to the election of judges by the people ...
... executive , confirmed by the legislature , or election by the legis- lature , except election by the people ? I know of no other , and I am afraid that the resolution will be construed as looking to the election of judges by the people ...
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... Executive Committee be directed to include in the program for the 1929 meeting a formal de- bate on the advisability of restoring to the courts their com- mon law control over the verdicts of juries . The Committee believes that that is ...
... Executive Committee be directed to include in the program for the 1929 meeting a formal de- bate on the advisability of restoring to the courts their com- mon law control over the verdicts of juries . The Committee believes that that is ...
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