A General Summary of the Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888. Excerpt: ... MINUTES OF MEETING FLORIDA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, HELD AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA., FEB. 8 AND 9, 1888. In the absence of the President of the Association, the first annual meeting was called to order by the Secretary, C. O. Hamption, of Gainesville, who read the following letter from the President, Mr. J. B. "Wall, of Tampa, explaining his absence: "It is with sincere regret that I find myself unable to meet with the Association on the 8th inst. I am engaged in the trial of an important capital case here, and cannot leave. I am pleased to note that the action taken at Gainesville in July, requesting the Circuit Judges to restrict the admission of applicants to term time, and to require their examination, when practicable, to be conducted in open court, seems to have met with the universal approbation of bench and bar, and has doubtless already borne good fruit. If every practicing attorney in the State, whether a member of the Association or not, who feels a proper degree of pride in himself, will second our efforts in this direction, we need have no fear that in the near future the bar of Florida will assume a rank second to none even among the older sister States. In addition to the standing committees already provided for by the Constitution, I would recommend the appointment in each circuit of a committee to consist of one resident attorney in each county represented in the Association, whose duty it shall be to inquire into and present to the court all such misconduct on the part ofmembers of the bar, whether members of this Association or not, as the law would make the subject of discipline by the court. This course, rigidly, fearlessly, and impartially pursued, would not only purge the bar of a large proportion of its unworthy membership, but would have...