Election of Officers. V. At each Annual Conference the Presidents and other Officers shall be appointed for the year ensuing, and shall continue in office until others are appointed. The office of President shall not be tenable for more than two successive years. The office of General Secretary shall be permanent, subject to change by the Association at any Annual Conference. The duties of the General Secretary and of the other officers shall, except as herein provided, be fixed by the Executive Council. Function VI. The Executive Council shall have the general Executive direction of the affairs of the Association in the of Council. Conferences. intervals between the Conferences. It shall have power to appoint Vice-Presidents, to make Byelaws, to appoint Committees for special objects, to fill vacancies occurring between the Annual Conferences, and to fix upon such place or places of business as may be expedient. It shall also have the power of nominating Honorary Vice-Presidents, approving Local Committees, and nominating for the year all such officers as the Association shall omit to nominate at its Annual Conference. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and Hon. General Secretaries shall be ex-officio Members of the Executive Council Five Members shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Council, inclusive of any ex-officio Members who may be present at the meeting of the Executive Council. VII. There shall be an Annual Conference of the Association, to be held at such time and place as shall have been appointed at the preceding Annual Conference or by the Executive Council, and also such other Conferences as in the opinion of the Executive Council circumstances may render expedient. VIII. The Members present at the time and Quorum. place fixed for the opening of an Annual Conference shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. IX. The order of business at each day's meeting Order shall be as follows: 1. Reading the Minutes of the preceding 3. Discussing such propositions as may be Business. X. The language in which the discussions shall Language be carried on and the Minutes kept shall be that of the country where the Conference is held, unless the Conference otherwise direct; but each Member may write or speak at his option in his own language. XI. A Member shall not speak more than once Speeches. on the same subject, except in reply or explanation, and not more than ten minutes at a time, except by leave of the Conference. [If a Paper has been printed, it shall not be read at length, but the author shall be permitted (should he so desire) to address the meeting for Transactions. Contributions. Expenditure. Amendment of Constitu tion. any time not exceeding fifteen minutes on the subject of his Paper. In case the Paper has not been printed the author shall, at his option, read it, or address the meeting upon the subject of his Paper. In either case the reading or speech shall not occupy more than fifteen minutes: -Addition adopted at Paris, May 1912.] XII. After each Annual Conference its Transactions shall be published in a volume, under the direction of the Executive Council, which volume shall contain the Minutes of the Conference and such Papers as may be ordered to be printed. XIII. Each Member of the Association shall pay to the Treasurer an annual sum of One Pound sterling, or its equivalent, or a sum of Ten Pounds sterling, or its equivalent, for life membership. Each Association admitted to Membership shall, however, be required to pay an annual sum of Two Pounds sterling, or its equivalent. Each such Association may nominate to any Conference any number of delegates not exceeding five, provided that for every delegate beyond two such Association shall pay a further sum of One Pound sterling, or its equivalent. XIV. No expenditure shall be made, nor liability incurred, beyond the amount of funds in the hands of the Treasurer. XV. This Constitution may be amended at any Annual Conference by a vote of three-fourths of the members present; two days' previous notice having been given of the motion to amend. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. Honorary President. The Rt. Hon. Viscount ALVERSTONE, G.C.M.G., D.C.L., London. President. Dr. D. JOSEPHUS JITTA, Member of the Council of State, The Hague. Chairman of Council. The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice PHILLIMORE, P.C., D.C.L., London. Honorary General Secretaries. G. G. PHILLIMORE, B.C.L., M.A., London. Assistant Secretary. J. R. PORTER, London. CONTENTS. PART I. (HAGUE PAPERS, 1914). Adhesion of Additional States to Hague Conventions: Papers by Jurisdiction: Paper by Prof. Kosters. International Courts of Private Arbitration: Paper by Dr. E. Katz. Unification of Bills of Exchange Law: Paper by Dr. F. Meyer. International Position of Trade Marks, Trade-Names, &c.: Papers by Messrs. Molengraaf, E. Katz, Coquet (Collective Marks), and International Regulation of Monopolies: Paper by Mr. Harriman. Suggestions and Questionnaire. International Opium Convention: Paper by Mr. Alexander. Effect of War on Statutes of Limitation: Paper by Prof. Gregory. Capture of Private Property at Sea: Paper by the Nederlandsche |