PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

The third proceedings, reprinted from official document, except as otherwise indicated.

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 11, 1876.

In accordance with the requirements of its constitution, the third annual meeting of the Iowa State Bar Association convened for a business session in the federal court room, at 8 o'clock P. M., and in the absence of the president and vice-presidents, was called to order by the secretary, Col. Charles A. Clark.

On motion, Hon. Wm. G. Hammond was chosen to preside over the meeting of the association.

On motion, the reading of the minutes of preceding session was dispensed with by a two-thirds vote.

On motion of Judge C. C. Nourse, by-laws 7 and 8 were suspended by a two-thirds vote, and a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Nourse, Lomax and W. M. Grant, appointed by the chair, upon applications for membership, with permission to report at once.

Said committee reported favorably upon the following applications for membership, viz: Erskine W. McJunkin, J. H. King, J. G. Patterson, John H. Drabelle, O. J. Jolley, Edward H. Stiles, C. W. Rollins, and J. D. Springer. By a unanimous vote of the association, the above-named applicants were severally admitted to membership, and by a like vote authorized to participate in the business of the present session.

On motion of J. D. Campbell, the association proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following result:

OFFICERS

President, Wm. G. Hammond, Iowa City,
1st Vice-President, H. H. Trimble, Bloomfield,
2nd Vice-President, C. H. Gatch, Des Moines,
3rd Vice-President, Wm. L. Joy, Sioux City,
Corresponding Secretary, Crom Bowen, Des Moines,
Recording Secretary, J. S. Clark, Des Moines,
Treasurer, C. C. Nourse, Des Moines.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

1st District, R. H. Gilmore, Keokuk,
2nd District, E. H. Stiles, Ottumwa,
3rd District, W. A. Stowe, Hamburg,
4th District, John S. Monk, Onawa,
5th District, E. J. Goode, Des Moines,
6th District, Erskine W. McJunkin, Washington,
7th District, E. S. Bailey, Clinton,

8th District, C. T. Ransom, Iowa City,
9th District, H. B. Fouke, Dubuque,

10th District, Wm. E. Fuller, West Union,
11th District, John F. Duncombe, Fort Dodge,
12th District, B. F. Hartshorn, Mason City,
13th District, J. T. Hanna, Atlantic,

14th District, E. B. Soper, Estherville.

Upon the announcement of the ballot for president of the association, the retiring president, Judge Grant, in a few impressive remarks, resigned the chair to the president-elect. In entering upon the discharge of his duties, Prof. Hammond made a short address, referring in terms of highest eulogy to the retiring president, the nestor of the Iowa bar, and appealing to the members to make this a year of earnest work in furthering the objects of the association.

On motion, the association adjourned to meet in Moore's Opera House, to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock P. M.