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1 News Bull. 1 (1940-1941)

handle is hein.barjournals/ialaw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE NEWS BULLETIN.. OF THE IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Vol. I. No. 1. 1216 Southern Surety Building, Des Moines, Iowa DECEMBER, 1940 Tax School to be Held January 7, 8 and 9, 1941 Important Changes in Tax Laws The Association will sponsor an in- come tax school to be held in Des Moines January 7, 8 and 9, 1941. The school will be open to all Iowa lawyers and will cover both Federal and State tax problems. Instructors will be fur- nished from the office of the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue and the State Tax Commission and the courses given will be devoted to practical problems that arise in connection with the filling out of income tax forms. Tentative plans call for the first day to be devoted to individual returns both State and Federal, the second day to be devoted to fiduciary returns, and the third day to be devoted to corporate re- turns. Detailed announcements of the courses will be made in the News Bul- letin for January and other publicity will be released. Coming at a time when Federal tax- ation looms larger than ever before, the school should be an effective means of helping lawyers to handle new tax prob- lems with a minimum expenditure of time and effort. The n w Federal Rev- enue Act drastically changes the entire structure of taxation broadening the in- come tax rates and sharply upping sur- tax rates. The committee in charge of the school consists of Casper Schenk, Chairman, Ray Fountain and Don Neiman. The committee would greatly appreciate suggestions as to what particular sub- jects Iowa lawyers would desire to have included in the courses given. Corres- pondence may be addressed to the Chairman at 917 Des Moines Building in Des Moines, Iowa. PTRICT JUDGES ACT AS HEADS OF ADVISORY BOARD overnor Wilson has appointed the senior ;es in each of Iowa's 21 judicial districts aead the military registrants' advisory boards In their respective areas. The judges have been asked to recommend three leading attorneys In each district for guidance of the governor In his final selection of the other ad- visor,- board membprs. Judges to whom the (Continued on page 6) Practice and Procedure Bill Approved Aim Is to Remove Bottlenecks in Present Procedures At its last meeting the Executive Com- mittee of the Association approved as the major legislative activity of the year a bill to restore the rule-making power to the Iowa Supreme Court. The bill would give back to the court the power to formulate rules of procedure which rested in the courts prior to the adoption of the Code of 1897. In that year, the Code Commission was of the opinion that such a perfect set of rules had bedn worked out that no further changes would be necessary. Provision for improving rules was omitted. Discussion at the con1mittee meeting emphasized that the purpose of this bill was to enable the court to remove bottlenecks that have developed and which are causing needless and unneces- sary delays. For the past 25 years the Association has made repeated attempts to secure improvements, practically without success. The comparatively short session of the legislature and the multi- tude of state problems make terrific de- mands on the legislator's time. The majority of them are laymen who are unfamiliar with the details of legal pro- cedure, and hence other subjects get the right of way. Law Reform Committee C J. Rosenberger of Muscatine, chair- man of the Law Reform Committee, stated that what is desired is changes that are evolutionary in character, changes that will permit Iowa practice to be capable of gradual growth and de- velopment, as experience indicates it necessary. It is th ininn of the-Lw Refirme ormittlee that the genera feel- ing of the bench and bar o is 1trlinew eleral rules should not be adopted or substituted for our reent sytem. Only such changes as have been shown to be necessary are con- templated. It was pointed out that 23 states have adopted similar legislation. The prac- tice followed in these states has been substantially as follows: The supreme (Continued on page 6) PRESIDENT'S LETTER This issue of the News Bulletin marks the beginning of a new service to Iowa lawyers. It is our purpose to provide a medium of contact and communication that heretofore has not been available to Iowa lawyers. It is hoped that this publication may strengthen the bond of common interest between us as Iowa lawyers, promote a better understand- ing, and enable us by united effort to ad- vance the proper interests of our profes- sion. The Bulletin will go to every lawyer in Iowa. It is your publication. Its value and usefulness will depend, in large measure, upon your interest and cooperation. We welcome your sugges- tions as to how it may best serve the lawyers of Iowa. It is our plan to print everyday news of Iowa lawyers, and to present items of current interest to the legal profes- sion. Matters of legislative interest will be discussed. Current legal publications will be reviewed. The plans, program and activities of the Association will be referred to from time to time. Prob- lems of the bar upon which our commit- tees are working will be considered. Announcements will be made of Legal Institutes, with information as to when and where they are to be held and the legal subjects which will be discussed. Space will oe available to lawyers to facilitate the sale and exchange of law books. These suggest, but by no means exhaust, the useful possibilities for this publication. We earnestly solicit your advice and cooperation. George C. Murray, President. PROBATE COMMITTEE DRAFTS IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE BILLS W. T. Waterman, Davenport, chairman of the Association's Probate Committee, has re- ported that his committee is drafting two bills to present to the next session of the legislat- ure, and that both measures have secured the approval of the Executive Committee. One of the bills would limit the period for filing claims against an estate to six months (Continued on page 7)

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