1909.

Brought forward

. $13,874.14 $20,076.83

Aug. 16. By cash paid The Argus Company, Albany, printing letter heads for notices of dues, dinner receipts, tickets and coupons, etc.......

17. By cash paid J. B. Lyon Company,
Albany, N. Y., two receipts books
for treasurer's use.

18. By cash paid Frederick E. Wadhams,
Albany, N. Y., Treasurer, to re-
fund his disbursements for cler-
ical assistance, traveling expenses
of assistant, stationery, postage,
telegrams, telephone and miscel-
laneous expenses during year
1908-1909

Total Disbursements

Summary.

Total Receipts

Total Disbursements

Balance

22.00

14.00

1,090.10

$15,000.24 $20,076.83

.$20,076.83

15,000.24

$5,076.59

Which balance consists of

Amount to credit of Treasurer

in the Albany Trust Company.... $5,043.13

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, August 24, 1909.

We have examined the foregoing report, and checked it with

book account and vouchers, and find the report to be correct.

THOMAS H. REYNOLDS,
JOHN J. HAWKINS,

Auditing Committee.

REPORT

OF THE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, August 24, 1909.

The Executive Committee respectfully reports that under the last clause of Article IV of the Constitution, providing for the election of members by the Executive Committee between meetings when nominated by a majority of the Vice-President and Local Council, 170 new members were elected. The list is appended to this report.

(See List of Members Elected, page 134.)

Your committee further reports that in accordance with By-law XII, appropriations were made for the use of committees for the year 1908-1909, not exceeding the following amounts:

$500 to Committee on Uniform State Laws.

$250 to Committee on Patent, Trade-Mark and Copyright Law.

$300 to Bureau of Comparative Law.

$300 to Committee on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

$450 to Section of Legal Education.

$750 to Committee to Suggest Remedies and Formulate Proposed Laws to Prevent Delay and Unnecessary Cost in Litigation.

$250 to Committee on Commercial Law.

$500 to Committee on Code of Professional Ethics.

$204 to Committee on Insurance Law.

$95.66 to Committee on Proposed Copyright Bill.

Total appropriations, $3599.66.

In addition, the sum of $500 was appropriated for the printing and distribution of copies of the Code of Professional Ethics.

It was resolved by the Executive Committee that the charge for dinner tickets be fixed at $5.00, the same amount as last year.

The following resolution was adopted in regard to committee meetings and the expenses of committees:

Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to notify the Chairman of all committees of the By-law requiring information to be given to the Executive Committee of all contemplated expenditures; and further, that no appropriations will be made hereafter for any expenses incurred, save in necessary consideration of subjects referred to committees by vote of the Association.

The following subjects were referred to the Executive Committee at the last meeting:

The portion of the President's Address of last year, relating to reorganization of the Association.

The publication of an Association law journal, and the employment of an officer who will devote his entire time to the Association.

Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. Dickinson from the meeting in January, and the meeting held August 23, the committee is not yet prepared to report upon these subjects, and asks for further time.

Respectfully submitted,

FREDERICK W. LEHMANN,
JOHN HINKLEY,

FREDERICK E. WADHAMS,

J. M. DICKINSON,

CHARLES F. LIBBY,

WALTER GEORGE SMITH,

ROME G. BROWN,

WILLIAM O. HART,

CHARLES HENRY BUTLER.

Executive Committee.