Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association, Volume 28Maryland State Bar Association, 1923 - Bar associations |
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626 Equitable Bldg 928 Equitable Act of Congress adopted ALBERT Alexander Armstrong amendment American Bar American Law Institute annual meeting Baltimore City Balto Bar Association Beck Belair Bennett Darnall Borah's Calvert St Casualty Tower Chairman Charles St Chestertown Committee on Admissions Committee on Legal common law Constitution Continental Bldg Cumberland Cumberland 1922 decided decision Denny Easton EDWARD EDWIN elected Elkton Ellicott City Executive Council Federal statute Fidelity Bldg FRANCIS NEAL FRANK GEORGE Hagerstown HARRY Havre de Grace held HENRY HENRY H HOWARD invalid JAMES JOHN Judges judicial power Justices Law Bldg lawyers Legal Education legislation Legislature Lexington St lower Court Magruder Maryland State Bar membership ment minority Munsey Bldg Paul St President Prince Frederick Princess Anne principles profession proposed question restatement ROBERT Rockville Salisbury Supreme Court THOMAS tion Title Bldg Towson United Upper Marlboro validity vote WALTER WILLIAM H
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Page 53 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 30 - Institute shall be to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration of justice, and to encourage and carry on scholarly and scientific legal work.
Page 74 - The supreme court shall consist of three judges, a majority of whom shall be necessary to form a quorum or pronounce a decision, but one or more of said judges may adjourn the court from day to day or to a day certain.
Page 129 - And the said association is formed to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and to cherish the spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof.
Page 135 - ARTICLE XIX. — This Association shall meet annually, at such time and place as the Executive Council may select, and at such other times and places in accordance with the By-Laws. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to mail to each member a written or printed notice of the time and place of each Annual or Special Meeting at least ten days in advance of such meeting. Those present at such meetings shall constitute a quorum.
Page 130 - No. 3 shall hold their offices for six years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected...
Page 134 - Association, keep regular accounts, which at all times shall be open to the inspection of any member of the Executive Council, and shall make annual reports of all the same to this Association.
Page 137 - The order of business may be changed at any meeting by a vote of a majority of the members present...
Page 78 - To fine for contempt, imprison for contumacy, enforce the observance of order, etc., are powers which cannot be dispensed with in a court, because they are necessary to the exercise of all others ; and so far our courts no doubt possess powers not immediately derived from statute ; but all exercise of criminal jurisdiction in common law cases we are of opinion is not within their implied powers.
Page 84 - I have lost my confidence and hopes in the constitutional guardianship and protection of the Supreme Court.