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lished rules of practice before that Court that went into effect January 1, 1913, requiring Counsel in making out Bills of Exceptions to state the testimony of witnesses in narrative form, eliminating questions asked witnesses and answers given unless the effect of the testimony cannot be made clearly to appear in which case it may be done.

The President:-The next order of business is the election of delegates to The American Bar Association. This Bar Association is entitled to two delegates and two alternates.

Mr. R. G. Brown and Gen. Charles T. Cates were nominated as delegates.

Mr. H. H. Shelton and Mr. Roane Waring were nominated as alternates.

There being no other nominations, nominations were closed, and the above gentlemen were elected as delegates and alternates.

The nomination for officers for the ensuing year being in order, the following were placed in nomination :

Judge Joseph C. Higgins, of Fayetteville, and Mr. John Bell Keeble, of Nashville.

On vote by ballot, John Bell Keeble was declared duly elected President of the Association for the ensuing year. The following were elected Vice-Presidents:

Robert Burrow, of Bristol, for East Tennessee.
Jas. L. McRee, of Memphis, for West Tennessee.

W. B. Lamb, of Fayetteville, for Middle Tennessee.

Mr. F. M. Bass:-Mr. President, I desire at this point to offer a resolution addressed to our distinguished chivalrous and honourable retiring President—

The President:-I will ask the new President to take the gavel for that motion.

Mr. Keeble takes the chair.

Mr. Keeble:-Gentlemen, first let me thank you for the honor conferred upon me, and let me say that I am particularly delighted at entertaining any motion which may be made.

Mr. Bass:-I want to offer a resolution of thanks on behalf of the Bar Association to the retiring President for the hospitality and the delightful entertainment tendered us by the local bar of Memphis.

Deeply sensible of the many courtesies and attentions shown the visiting members, and fully appreciative of the splendid hospitality and delightful entertainment provided for their comfort and enjoyment during the meeting now drawing to a close,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Tennessee Bar Association in regular annual meeting assembled, that the thanks of this Association be extended:

I. To the ladies and the members of the local Bar of Memphis, especially to that splendid lawyer and knightly gentleman, our retiring President, who, with grace of bearing and happy manner has so ably presided during the sessions of this meeting, and to his attractive wife who, by her charm of manner has greatly added to the pleasures of our visit.

II. Also to the members of the Country Club and the Memphis Street Railway for their many courtesies and attentions so hospitably extended.

This motion was seconded and unanimously passed.

Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Association adjourned.

BANQUET OF THE TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION. THURSDAY, JUNE TWENTY SIXTH, NINETEEN THIRTEEN.

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CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

OBJECTS.

The objects of the Association are to foster legal science, maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, to cultivate professional ethics and social intercourse among its members, and to promote improvements in the law and the modes of its administration.

ARTICLE II.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

All nominations for membership shall be made by the Local Council of a county or Bar Association when such Local Council or Bar Association exists; when there is no such Local Council or Bar Association in any county, nominations for such county shall be made by the Central Council. All nominations thus made or approved shall be reported by the council to the Association, and all whose names are reported thereupon become members of the Association; provided, that if any member demands a vote upon any name thus reported the Association shall thereupon vote thereon by ballot. Five negative votes shall be sufficient to defeat any election for membership. But interim, the Central Council, upon recommendation of any Local Council, shall have the power to elect applicants to membership.

ARTICLE III.

MEMBERSHIP.

Any person shall be eligible to membership in this Association who shall be a member of the bar of this State, in good standing, and who shall also be nominated as herein provided.

ARTICLE IV.

OFFICERS.

The officers of this Association shall consist of one President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, a Central Council, who shall be the Board of Directors, under the charter, to be chosen by the Association. One of the members of the

Central Council shall be its chairman. Each of these officers shall be elected at each annual meeting for the next ensuing year, but the same person shall not be elected President for two years in succession. All such elections shall be by ballot. The officers elected shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified according to the Constitution and By-Laws.

ARTICLE V.

CENTRAL COUNCIL.

The Central Council shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the President, three members thereof to be appointed by the President elected at the 1911 meeting for a term of three years, three to be appointed for a term of two years, three to be appointed for a term of one year, and, the President elected at each succeeding annual meeting of the Association thereafter will appoint three members of the Central Council for a term of three years. The Central Council shall be at all times an advisory board of consultation and conference, when called on for that purpose by the President, or, any Vice-President, who may for the time being, be acting as President.

ARTICLE VI.

LOCAL COUNCIL.

The President by and with the advice and consent of the Central Council, may establish a Local Council in any county in the State by issuing a warrant to that effect, naming therein the persons composing such Local Council. Each Local Council shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven members. No person shall be eligible to appointment as a member of any Local Council who is not at the time a member of this Association.

ARTICLE VII.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

All members of this convention signing the charter, and all members elected as herein provided shall become members of the Association upon the payment of the admission fee as herein provided for. But after the adjournment of this convention all nominations for membership shall be made as herein provided.

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