OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL SESSION

OF THE

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

HELD AT

DUBUQUE, IOWA

JUNE 29 AND 30, 1916

EDITED BY H. C. HORACK, SECRETARY

IOWA CITY, IOWA
PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION

1916

[Announcement]

THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

WILL BE HELD AT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa

JUNE 26 AND 27, 1917

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CONTENTS

PAGE

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING FOR 1917....

ADDRESS OF WELCOME, LOUIS G. HURD...

RESPONSE TO ADDRESS OF WELCOME, D. D. MURPHY.

REPORT OF The Committee on MembeRSHIP

REPORT OF THE TREASURER

REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN

...

....

2

6

8

10

11

13

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL BIOGRAPHY.

REPORT OF THE DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIA-

17

TION

.. 65

PAPER: THE CRIMINAL FROM THE PRISON VIEWPOINT, JAMES
C. SANDERS

... 70

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REPORT OF THE SECTION ON TAXATION.

88

REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE

94

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF AFFILIATED COUNTY AND CITY

BAR ASSOCIATIONS ..

97

PAPER: THE LAWYER IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DOMOCRACY,

THE WOMAN IN THE CASE, J. J. CLARK..

DON'T WORRY, ROBERT BONSON..

REMINISCENCES, J. W. WILLETT..

THE COUNTRY TOWN, ALEXANDER R. MILLER..

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL EDUCATION

..127

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BUILDING .....167

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE TORRENS OR

OTHER LAND TITLE SYSTEM...

...170

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DELINQUENT MEMBERS..185

PAPER: THE JURY AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT, CHARLES M.

DUTCHER

..187

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SELECTION OF JURORS......194

LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES, 1894-1917 242