appointment of the President until the next annual or special meeting. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold the office until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified.

ARTICLE XI.

ANNUAL ADDRESS AND PAPERS.

At each annual meeting the President shall deliver an address upon some subject to be selected by himself, in which he shall make suggestions as to the work of the Association as he may deem proper. An address shall also be made by some lawyer of prominence, not a resident of the State, to be invited by the Executive Committee. And papers shall be read by not more than five members of the Association, to be selected by the Executive Committee, as prescribed in the By-Laws.

ARTICLE XII.

AMENDMENTS.

This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the members present at any meeting: Provided, That if it be an annual meeting, notice of the proposed amendment, subscribed by at least three members, shall be given on the first day of each meeting; and, if it be a special meeting, a similar notice, similarly subscribed, shall be given in the call therefor: Provided, however, That no change shall be made at any meeting at which less than forty members are present.

ARTICLE XIII.

INCORPORATION.

This Constitution shall go into immediate effect. This Association shall be incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina at the present session of the General Assembly, and until such incorporation all money and property of said Association shall be vested in the President and Secretary 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.

BY-LAWS.

I.

PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS.

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association; he shall open each meeting with an annual address, and perform all other duties required of him by the Constitution and By-Laws. In his absence one of the Vice-Presidents shall preside, and in the absence of all such officers, such person as may be elected to the chair by the meeting.

SECRETARY AND TREASURER.

The person holding the office of Secretary and Treas urer shall be charged with the following duties:

1. He shall keep full and accurate minutes of the proceedings of all the meetings of the Association, and of all other matters of which a record shall be ordered by the Association; and he shall carefully preserve its archives and transmit them to his successor in office.

2. He shall, with the aid and concurrence of the President, when by the latter deemed expedient, conduct the correspondence of the Association.

3. He shall keep at all times a complete and accurate roll of the members, officers and committees of the Association, with their addresses; he shall notify new members of their election, and officers and members of committees of their election or appointment.

4. He shall, under the direction of the Executive Committee, issue notices of all meetings of the Association, and in case of a special meeting shall add a brief note of the object thereof.

5. He shall, as Secretary, report to the Association at each annual meeting, giving a summary of his transactions during the preceding year, and an outline of the business which is to come before the Association at such annual meeting, so far as it relates to propositions or resolutions referred to any special or standing committee

at the previous meeting. And he shall be the keeper of the seal of the Association.

6. He shall collect, and, under the direction of the Executive Committee, disburse, deposit or invest the funds of the Association.

7 He shall keep regular and accurate accounts in books belonging to the Association, which shall be open at all times to the inspection of any member of the Executive Committee.

8. He shall report to the Executive Committee, whenever so required, the amount of money on hand or under his control, and any appropriations or charges affecting the same.

9. He shall, as Treasurer, make a full and detailed report at each annual meeting, showing: (a) The receipts and disbursements of the preceding year, suitably classified; (b) all outstanding obligations of the Association; and (c) an estimate of the resources and probable expenses for the coming year; and any suggestions that he may think proper to make.

10. He shall submit his said report and all his books, vouchers, and papers relating thereto, to a committee to be appointed by the Executive Committee at its annual meeting, who shall audit and certify said report before its presentation to the Association.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

1. At each annual meeting there shall be elected, by ballet, two members of the Executive Committee, to hold office for three years, and such additional members as may be necessary to fill vacancies, if any, to hold office for the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

2. They shall have the general management of the affairs of the Association, and shall make such regulations and take such action, not inconsistent with the Constitution and By-Laws, as may be necessary for the protection of the property,

3. They shall audit all accounts against the Association, and no money shall be paid out of the treasury except upon a warrant signed by their secretary and countersigned by their chairman.

4. They shall, as soon as conveniently may be, after their first election under this Constitution, and thereafter as soon as conveniently may be, after such annual meeting, invite some lawyer of prominence, not a resident of this State, to make an address before the Association at its next annual meeting, upon some subject to be selected by the person so invited. And they shall at the same time select not more than five members of the Association to prepare and read papers at the next annual meeting upon subjects to be chosen by the person so selected, or such as may be suggested by the committee.

5. They shall, at least sixty days before each annual meeting of the Association, select a place and a time within the month of June, July or August, for holding such annual meeting, and prepare a printed programme of the proceedings to be held thereat. A copy of such programme and a notice of such meeting shall be mailed to each member of the Association by its Secretary.

6. They shall, at their annual meeting in each year, appoint a special committee of three members of the Association to audit and certify the accounts of the Treasurer before they are presented to the Association. 7. They may secure the services of a stenographer to report the proceedings of each annual meeting.

IV.

COMMITTEE ON ADMISSIONS TO MEMBERSHIP.

1. All applications for membership in the Association shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and addressed' to the Committee on Admissions to Membership. The application shall be endorsed by at least two members of the Association not members of the committee (residing in the judicial district of the applicant),* and by the member of the committee from the judicial district in which the applicant resides: Provided, That if the member of the said committee from any district shall not have registered at any annual meeting, or, having registered, shall have left the place where any annual meeting is held, it shall be the duty of the President of the Association, on the request of the chairman of the

The paragraph in () was an amendment passed at annual meeting of 1899.

Committee on Admissions to Membership, or in his absence, of any member thereof, to designate a substitute for the said absentee, with power to act during his absence, naming one from the appropriate district, if convenient, or, if not, any other member of the Associa tion.

2. If the application be presented at a meeting of the committee, the vote thereon shall be by ballot, and every member present shall be required to vote; one negative vote in every five votes cast shall be sufficient to reject the applicant.

3. If the application be presented during the vacation of the committee the method of proceeding shall be as follows: Upon the receipt by any member of the committee he shall forthwith refer it to the member of the committee from the judicial district in which the applicant resides, whose duty it shall be to diligently inquire as to the character and standing of the applicant and his eligibility to membership in the Association. If, upon such inquiry, he finds the applicant free from objection, he shall endorse the application favorably; otherwise he shall withhold his endorsement and communicate his reasons therefor in writing to the chairman of the committee, and forward the application to him. If the application be favorably endorsed it shall be referred to the chairman of the committee, and if favorably endorsed by him and four other members of the committee, including the member from the district in which the applicant resides, the applicant shall be declared elected, and the secretary of the committee shall notify the Secretary of the Association of his election. If the application be returned unendorsed by the member of the committee from the judicial district in which the applicant resides, or if any member of the committee to whom it is referred refuse to endorse it, it shall be filed by the secretary of the committee until the next meeting of the committee. At such meeting such application shall be disposed of as provided by section 2 of this Article. No candidates rejected shall be again proposed within a year.