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Sec. 7. Wherever the word "divorce" occurs in this act, it shall be deemed to mean divorce from the bonds of marriage. Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE GEORGIA BAR

ASSOCIATION.

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

The object of this Association shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice throughout the State, uphold the honor of the profession of the law, and establish cordial intercourse among the members of the bar of Georgia. This Association shall be known as The Georgia Bar Association.

ARTICLE II.

Any person shall be eligible to membership in this Association who shall be a member of the bar of this State in good standing, and who shall also be nominated as hereinafter provided. The judges of the Supreme, Superior and City Courts of this State, and the judges of the Federal Courts in this State, shall, so long as they remain in office, be honorary members of this Association, with all the rights and privileges of regular members, and without liability for the payment of dues.

ARTICLE III.

The officers of this Association shall consist of one President, five Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Executive Committee, to be composed of the President, Secretary and Treasurer, together with four members to be chosen by the Association, one of whom shall be Chairman of the committee. Each of these officers shall be elected at each annual meeting for the year ensuing, but the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession. All such elections shall be by ballot. The officers elected shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified according to the Constitution and Bylaws.

ARTICLE IV.

At the meetings of the Association all elections to membership shall be by the Association, upon recommendation of the Executive Committee. All elections for membership shall be by ballot, and several nominees, if from the same county, may be voted for upon the same ballot, and in such case, placing the word "no" against any name or names

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upon the ticket, shall be deemed a negative vote against such name or names, and against those only. Five negative votes shall suffice to defeat any election for membership. Except during the meetings of the Association, the Executive Committee shall have full power to admit applicants to become members of this Association.

ARTICLE V.

Each member shall pay five dollars to the Treasurer as annual dues, in advance, and no person shall be qualified to exercise any privileges of membership who is in default. Such dues shall be payable and payment thereof enforced, as may be provided by the By-laws. Members shall be entitled to receive all publications of the Association free of charge.

ARTICLE VI.

By-laws may be adopted at any annual meeting of the Association by a majority of the members present.

ARTICLE VII.

The following committees shall be annually appointed by the President for the year ensuing, and shall consist of five members ea h:

1. On Jurisprudence and Law Reform.

2. On Judicial Administration and Remedial Procedure.

3. On Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.

4. On Grievances.

5. On Memorials.

6. On Federal Legislation.

7. On Interstate Law.

8. On Legal Ethics.

9. On Reception.

A majority of the members of any committee, who may be present at any meeting of such committee, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of such meeting. Vacancies in any office provided for by this Constitution shall be filled by appointment by the President, and the appointee shall hold office until the next meeting of the Association.

ARTICLE VIII.

The Executive Committee shall perform such duties as may be assigned to it by the President, or may be defined by the By-laws, except as herein otherwise directed.

ARTICLE IX.

This Association shall meet annually, at such time and place as the Executive Committee may select, and those present at such meeting shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee shall require thirty days' notice of the time and place of meeting by publication in a public newspaper to be given, which publication shall be made by the Secretary.

ARTICLE X.

The Constitution may be altered or amended by a vote of threefourths of the members present at any annual meeting, but no such change shall be made at any meeting at which less than thirty members are present.

ARTICLE XI.

Any member of the Association may be suspended or expelled for misconduct in his relations to this Association, or in his profession, on conviction thereof, in such manner as may be provided by the By-laws.

ARTICLE XII.

This Constitution shall go into immediate effect. This Association shall be incorported under the laws of the State of Georgia as soon as practicable, and until such incorporation all money and property of said Association shall be vested in the President and Treasurer, as trustees thereof, who shall pay over and deliver the same to said corporation as its property, as soon as the corporation is created by law.*

The charter was duly obtained. See First Report, page 16.

BY-LAWS.

I.

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and in case of his absence one of the Vice-Presidents shall preside. He shall open each meeting with an annual address.

II.

The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the Association, and of all other matters of which a record shall be deemed advisable by the Association, and shall conduct the correspondence of the Association with the concurrence of the President. He shall notify the officers and members of their elections, and shall keep a roll of the members, and shall issue notices of all meetings. His salary shall be $200 per

annum.

III.

The Treasurer shall collect and, under the direction of the Executive Committee, disburse all funds of the Association; he shall report annually, and oftener if required; he shall keep regular accounts, which shall at all times be open to inspection of the members of the Association. His accounts shall be audited by the Executive Committee. Before discharging any of the duties of this office he shall execute a bond, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the President, payable to the President and his successors in office, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the use of the Association, and conditioned that he will well and faithfully perform the duties of his office so long as he discharges any of the duties thereof. His salary shall be $100 per

annum.

IV.

The Executive Committee shall meet upon the call of the Chairman. They shall have power to arrange the program for the annual meetings, and to make such regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and By-laws, as shall be necessary for the protection of the property of the Association, and for the preservation of good order in the conduct of its affairs. They shall keep a record of their proceedings, which shall be read at the ensuing meeting of the Association; and it shall be their duty to present business for the Association. They shall examine and report upon all matters proposed to be published by the authority of the Association, and attend to the publication and distribution of the same. They shall have the power to make the Association liable for any debt

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