of the

Twentieth Annual Meeting

of

The WEST VIRGINIA
BAR ASSOCIATION

held at

Charleston, West Virginia

on

December 29th and 30th, 1904.

Edited for the Executive Council

by

W. G. PETERKIN, Secretary. ·

Parkersburg, W. Va.

THE STATE JOURNAL COMPANY

LIBRARY OF THE

LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY

LAW DEPARTMENT,

Table of Contents.

Officers and Committees for 1905.

List of former Presidents.

FIRST DAY: MORNING SESSION.

Annual address of the President, W. W. Brannon, on "The Doc-

Resolution of Judge Jacobs on "The Bar Association Lectures"

Report of the-

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Council

Amendments to Constitution and By Laws

Report of Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform-

(1) The Judiciary

(2) Corrupt Practices

(3) Rules and Practice in the Circuit Courts

Discussion

Report of Committee on Nominations

FIRST DAY: EVENING SESSION.

1

10

11

..... 13

Address by Hon. Hannis Taylor, on "International Arbitration." (Ap-

pendix II.)

14

16

29

31

35

36

38

40

53

Resolution of W. W. Brannon on the "Arbitration Treaties''

57

Report of Special Committee on Judge Jacobs' resolution on "Bar Asso-

ciation Lectures''

58

Discussion

59

SECOND DAY: AFTERNOON SESSION.

Report of Committee on Legal Biography (Appendix III.)

Rules of Practice Adopted by Circuit Judges

66

Further Discussion of Report of Committee on "Judicial Administration

1905.

President,

JOHN W. MASON,

Fairmont.

Vice Presidents,

First District:-B. S. ALLISON, Wheeling.
Second District:-IRA E. ROBINSON, Grafton.
Third District:-W. E. R. BYRNE, Charleston.
Fourth District:-W. E. HAYMOND, Sutton.
Fifth District:-A. D. PRESTON, Beckley.

Secretary,

WM. G. PETERKIN,

Parkersburg.

Treasurer,

W. N. MILLER,

Parkersburg.

Executive Council.

W. P. WILLEY, Morgantown.
B. M. AMBLER, Parkersburg.
HENRY M. RUSSELL, Wheeling.
C.W. DILLON, Fayetteville.

W. E. CHILTON, Charleston.

Former Presidents Of the West Virginia Bar Association.

JOSEPH SPRIGG, OKEY JOHNSON,

W. MOLLOHAN,
L. J. WILLIAMS,
JOHN BASSEL,
GEO. E. PRICE,
C. WOOD DAILEY,
W. W. BRANNON.