OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA STAMFORD LIBRARY Held at Indianapolis, February 4, 1901 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE ASSOCIATION 1901 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA I. The name of this association shall be "The State Bar Association of Indiana." II. The objects of this association shall be: To advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice, uphold the honor of the profession of the law, and encourage social intercourse among the members of the bar of the state of Indiana. III. Any person shall be eligible to membership in this association who shall be a member in good standing of the bar of the state of Indiana. IV. There shall be elected by ballot annually the following officers of this association: A president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer. The following committees shall be annually appointed by the president for the year ensuing: On jurisprudence and law reform, consisting of thirteen members, one from each congressional district. On judicial administration and remedial procedure, consisting of thirteen persons, one from each congressional district. On legal education and admission to the bar, consisting of thirteen persons, one from each congressional district. On publication, consisting of thirteen persons, one from each congressional district. On grievances, consisting of thirteen persons, one from each congressional district. On admission of members to the association, consisting of one person from each judicial circuit of the state. A committee of three, of whom the secretary shall always be one, shall be annually appointed by the president, whose duty it shall be to report to the next meeting of the association the names of all persons who shall have died during the year, with appropriate notice of the deceased. There shall also be an executive committee, consisting of the president, the secretary, the treasurer (all of whom shall be ex officio members), together with four other persons to be annually chosen by the association. The president shall be chairman of the executive committee. The executive committee shall select the persons to make addresses and read papers at the next annual meeting of the association, and fix the time and place of the annual meeting of the association, and have charge of its business and prudential affairs. There shall also be such special committees appointed by the president or selected by the association as may be deemed necessary. A majority of those members of any committee, including the executive committee, who may be present at any meeting of the committee, shall constitute a quorum of such committee for the purpose of such meeting. V. All nominations for membership of the association shall be made in writing to the committee on membership; the latter committee shall, by ballot, determine the fitness of all persons presented; when such committee has approved of a name presented, it shall report such person to the association, who shall thereupon become a member: Provided, however, That if any member of the association demand a vote upon any name thus presented, the association shall vote thereon by ballot, and five negative votes shall be sufficient to reject such person. VI. By-laws may be adopted at any annual meeting of the association by a majority vote of those present. It shall be the duty of the executive committee first chosen, without delay, to frame suitable by-laws, which shall be in force until rescinded by the association. VII. Each member of the association shall pay five dollars to the treasurer as annual dues, and no person shall exercise any privilege of membership who is in default. The time of payment and mode of enforcing the same shall be provided for by the bylaws. VIII. The president of the association shall open each annual meeting with an address. IX. The association shall meet annually at such time and place as the executive committee shall select, and those present at such meeting shall constitute a quorum. X. All the persons signing and acknowledging these articles, and all the persons duly elected to membership of the association, shall become members upon the payment of the annual dues for the current year. |