Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar Association, Том 35,Частина 1912State Printers, 1912 |
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... Council , I desire to place in nomination for members of this Asso- ciation the following gentlemen : Samuel L. Jones , J. E. Z. Riley , Walter S. Richardson , O. M. Alexander , Turner Petty , W. W. Sanders , W. P. Cobb , H. L. Mar- tin ...
... Council , I desire to place in nomination for members of this Asso- ciation the following gentlemen : Samuel L. Jones , J. E. Z. Riley , Walter S. Richardson , O. M. Alexander , Turner Petty , W. W. Sanders , W. P. Cobb , H. L. Mar- tin ...
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... Council to make a report . While the By - Laws provide that no report shall be made by the Central Council unless required by the Associa- tion , it has seemed to this Council a wise move to give the Association a voluntary statement of ...
... Council to make a report . While the By - Laws provide that no report shall be made by the Central Council unless required by the Associa- tion , it has seemed to this Council a wise move to give the Association a voluntary statement of ...
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... Council be re- ceived , concurred in and filed . Motion adopted . The President : The Association will now hear the report of the Treas- urer . The Treasurer of the Association then read his re- port as follows : TREASURER'S REPORT . Mr ...
... Council be re- ceived , concurred in and filed . Motion adopted . The President : The Association will now hear the report of the Treas- urer . The Treasurer of the Association then read his re- port as follows : TREASURER'S REPORT . Mr ...
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... council and committee , shall be elected at each annual meeting by the Association for the year next ensuing , but the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession . All such elections shall be by ballot . The ...
... council and committee , shall be elected at each annual meeting by the Association for the year next ensuing , but the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession . All such elections shall be by ballot . The ...
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... Council and Executive Commit- tee for next year ; that is the only purpose for which I arose . The President : The chair has ruled on the point of order raised by Mr. Huddleston , that the matter is not before the Association . Mr. Sims ...
... Council and Executive Commit- tee for next year ; that is the only purpose for which I arose . The President : The chair has ruled on the point of order raised by Mr. Huddleston , that the matter is not before the Association . Mr. Sims ...
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