V.

In addition to the above methods of transacting business by the General Executive Committee, any member thereof may transmit to the Chairman any resolution, in writing, upon any subject whatever, and if the Chairman shall approve of submitting the same to the Committee, he shall forward it with such approval to the Secretary, who shall thereupon print and submit the same to all the members of the Committee, by mail, who shall forthwith return their votes thereon to the Secretary. Ten negative votes shall prevent the passage of any such resolution, and if that number shall not be received by the Secretary within ten days after he shall have mailed it to the members, such resolution shall be adopted, and so entered by the Secretary in the minutes; provided, such resolution receives a majority of the votes cast, and at least four affirmative votes. The Secretary shall submit, with every resolution, so sent by him, a copy of this clause of Rule V.

VI.

The Secretary shall promptly transmit to every officer of the Association (which includes all the Standing Committees), and also publish in the Albany Law Journal a statement of every resolution of this Committee, adopted by correspondence, and a transcript of the minutes of every meeting of this Committee.

VII.

Whenever the name of any member of the Bar shall have been duly transmitted to the Executive Committee, or its authorized officers, for the action of the Committee, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of this Committee to transmit to each of the members of this Committee a communication stating that certain persons have been duly proposed for membership, giving the names and addresses of such persons and calling upon the members of the Executive Committee to pass upon the names of the persons so proposed; and any applicant so proposed, in the absence of any dissenting vote cast after the expiration of ten days, in response to such communication, shall thereby be and become a member of the State Bar Association, upon complying with the Constitution and By-laws. The names of such persons as shall not meet with such approval shall be subsequently acted upon by the Executive Committee.

PROCEEDINGS

The Association met in the meeting room of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th street, in the City of New York, on Friday, January 30, 1914, at IO A. M.

The meeting was called to order by the President, Alton B. Parker.

The President:

The Secretary will read the minutes of the preceding meeting.

The Secretary:

The minutes have been printed and distributed to the members and I move that the reading of them be dispensed with.

The motion was duly seconded and carried.

The President:

Nominations for membership.

The following were proposed for membership:

James DeWitt Andrews, of New York, proposed by Waldo G. Morse, of New York.

James A. Lynch, of New York, proposed by John A. McAvoy, of New York.

Maurice Marks, of New York, and Julius J. Frank, of New York, proposed by John Brooks Leavitt, of New York.

Calvin S. McChesney, of Troy, proposed by F. E. Wadhams, of Albany.

Roscoe Irwin, of Kingston, and J. Depuy Hasbrouck, of Kingston, proposed by F. E. W. Darrow, of Kingston. William T. Welden, of Richfield Springs, proposed by James J. Byard, of Cooperstown.

B. Roger Wales, of Binghamton, proposed by F. W. Welsh, of Binghamton.

William M. Coleman, of New York, proposed by Arthur H. Masten, of New York.

Cornelius W. Wickersham, of New York, proposed by George W. Wickersham, of New York.

Dudley F. Sicher, of New York, proposed by Sidney Newborg, of New York.

Warren C. French, of New York, proposed by George W. Weeks, Jr., of Islip.

James J. Franc, of New York, proposed by Daniel S. Remsen, of New York.

The President:

The names will be referred to the Committee on Admissions. Report of the Executive Committee.

William Vanamee, of Newburgh:

Mr. President, I am requested by the Secretary to read this report signed by Arthur H. Masten, Chairman:

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE To the Members of the New York State Bar Association: A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the rooms of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York City, on Thursday evening, January 29, 1914. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr. Arthur H. Masten, of New York, presided.

The Treasurer presented his report which, on motion, was referred to an auditing committee consisting of Judge Ingalsbe and Judge Seeger.

The Secretary read a list of the members of the Association who are in arrears in the payment of their dues for the years 1912 and 1913.

The following resolution was offered and duly adopted:

"Resolved, That the names of the members of the Association who are in arrears in the payment of their dues for the years 1912 and 1913 be stricken from the membership roll for non-payment of dues, unless their arrearages are paid on or before the 15th day of March, 1914.

The Secretary presented a list of sixty-three names of applicants for membership and these applicants were, on motion, duly elected. The Secretary reported that 611 new members had been elected by the Executive Committee since the last annual meeting, in addition to those elected at this meeting of the Executive Committee, making a total of 674 new members elected since the publication of the last annual report.

The sum of $350 was appropriated for the services of the Treasurer's clerk for the year 1914.

The sum of $200 was appropriated for the services of Mr. Kaestner in connection with the work of this annual meeting.

The sum of $50 was appropriated for the services of Mr. Caplan in connection with the work of this annual meeting.

On motion, duly made and carried, the sum of $500 was appropriated to the Secretary for clerical assistance for the year 1914.

On motion, duly made and carried, the Secretary's salary was fixed at the same amount as last year.

On motion, duly made and carried, the Treasurer was authorized to pay to the Treasurer of the Comparative Law Bureau of the American Bar Association the necessary fee to entitle the New York State Bar Association to membership in the said bureau.

Dated New York, January 29, 1914.

Respectfully submitted,

ARTHUR H. MASTEN,

John Brooks Leavitt, of New York:

Chairman.

Mr. President, I move that the report be adopted.

The motion was duly seconded and carried.

The President:

Report of the Treasurer.

Franklin M. Danaher, of Albany:

Mr. President, as Mr. Albert Hessberg, the Treasurer, is unable to attend the meeting this morning, I have been requested to present his report.

TREASURER'S REPORT

ALBANY, NEW YORK, January 20, 1914.

To the New York State Bar Association:

The Treasurer respectfully makes the following report:

Amount on hand at date of last report. . . .

$8,522 56