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23 Or. St. B. Bull. 1 (1962-1963)

handle is hein.barjournals/osbb0023 and id is 1 raw text is: OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN VOL. XXIII OCTOBER, 1962 No. 1 EUGENE MARSH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF BAR Eugene E. Marsh, McMinnville, a member of the senior class of the Board of Gover- nors, was elected president of the Oregon tate Bar for 1962-63 by the board at a re- cessed meeting at Coos Bay on Saturday, September 22. Other officers named were Owen M. Pan- ner, Bend, also serving his third year on the board, as vice-president; John H. Holloway, Portland, reelected secretary; Edward A. Boyrie, Portland, treasurer, and Manley Strayer, Portland, assistant treasurer. The meeting at which the election was held was the last for the retiring members of the board, J. T. Monahan, Milton-Freewater, pre- sident for the past year; William M. Dale, Jr., Portland, vice-president; Robert C. Anderson, Astoria, and G. W. Kellington, Medford. As soon as the election had been completed, Holloway administered the oath of office to the new members of the board, James 0. Goodwin, Oregon City; R. F. McLaren, Kla- math Falls; R. W. Nahstoll, Portland, and Donald F. Myrick, Grants Pass. Monahan turned over the gavel to Marsh at the luncheon on Saturday noon at which tIme he made a report of his stewardship for tie past year. The new board members were t the speaker's table and were introduced. Marsh follows in the footsteps of his twin rother, Francis E. Marsh, also of McMinn- ille, who served as president in 1944-45. The new board adopted a resolution of ap- reciation for each of the retiring members, nd particularly and 7eparately to Monahan s president, for their service to the bar dur- Iig the past three years. A number of board committees were ap- ointed before final adjournment. Goodwin ill serve as chairman of the committee on cmmittees, assisted by MeLaren, Nabstoll aind Myrick. The finance committee will include J. Ray Rhoten, Salem, chairman, Nahstoll and Phillip 1. Roth, Portland. Robert T. Mautz, Portland, will serve as chairman of the budget com- rpittee assisted by Hale G. Thompson, Eu- ene; Kenneth M. Abraham, Hood River, and Goodwin. At the meeting of the board on September 19, also at Coos Bay, a number of disciplinary matters were disposed of. The board sustained the findings of the trial committee and rec- ommended to the Supreme Court that Harry W. Matthews, Newport, be permanently dis- barred. Matthews had been convicted in the circuit court for Lincoln county on a charge of issuing NSF checks and larceny by em- bezzlement. In the case of Millen F. Kneeland, Portland, the board recommended to the Supreme Court that he be suspended from the practice or administered a public reprimand. The board sustained the trial committee's findings that he was guilty of professional misconduct in the handling of certain of the property and affairs of Alma Kinsell, deceased. In each case the accused attorneys have 60 days within which to petition the court to review, reverse or modify the recommenda- tions of the Board of Governors. In connection with continuing legal educa- tion and other publications the board ap- (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) LAWYERS ASK DELAY ON CONVENTION PASSES ON CONSTITUTION CHANGES VARIETY OF PROPOSALS (Page references refer to places In the supplement to committee reports considered at the 28th annual meeting.) Reflecting the great interest among the members of the bar in the proposed constitu- tional revision as outlined by the state's onstitutional Revision Commission, lawyers attending the 28th annual meeting at Coos Bay gathered in record numbers when the special report submitted by Thomas H. Tongue, Portland, on behalf of the bar Com- mittee on Judicial Administration and a spe- cial committee of the Multnomah Bar Asso- ciation was considered. The report recommended (p. 1), that any complete substantive revision of the Oregon Constitution by the 1963 legislature or by the voters in the years 1963-64, based upon the report and recommendations of the present Constitutional Commission, be opposed and disapproved. This was the focal point of the report and was opposed by George H. Layman, Newberg, chairman of the state commission, and others, one objection being that the report of the commission was not at the time in final form and that such action should not be taken be- fore the commission submitted its final draft. Some changes were made, as a matter of fact, after the bar meeting. After considerable debate, Hugh Smith, Portland, submitted a substitute declaration of policy which was adopted with the support of those who had dissented to the statement as it appeared in the report (p. 1) and as amplified in the body of the report (pp. 12 and 13). The substitute statement follows: That the integrated bar of the state of Oregon recognizes its statutory responsibility to the citizens of the state of Oregon to sup- port effective and fair procedures for the administration of justice through constitu- tional means. That the Oregon State Bar commends the Constitutional Revision Commission for its effort expended in the important task of assuring sound constitutional provisions in Oregon. That a complete substantive revision of the constitution as proposed by the Constitu- tional Revision Commission is an important and far reaching decision that must command the support of responsible citizens of the state. That reasonable opportunity to study and determine the results of certain of the com- mission's proposals will not be available prior (Continued on Page 5, Column 2) FEDERAL RULE AMENDED Chief Judge Gus J. Solomon and Judges William G. East and John F. Kiikenny have signed an order amending rule 5 (a) of the Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon relating to the time for hearing ex-parte matters. The amended rule advances the time to 9:30 A.M. and reads as follows: (a) Ex parte. Except for good cause shown, all applications for ex-parte orders shall he heard in open court at the opening of court at 9:30 o'clock A. M. (Page references In the following article relate to the pages in tile volume of published committee reports distributed to all members of the bar prior to tile Coos Bay meeting.) Members of the Oregon State Bar gathered at Coos Bay September 19 to 22, passed upon a number of committee reports with attend- ing drafts of proposed legislation. However, because of the importance of special matters of business, including the first report c n the survey and the special report on the proposed constitutional revision, a number of reports were not reached and disposition of their recommendations were assigned to the Board of Governors. The convention opened Thursday morning at the Marshfield High School where all busi- ness and continuing legal education sessions were held, with J. T. Monahan, Milton-Free- water, president, presiding. President Mona- han turned the session over to William M Dale, Jr., Por'land, vice-president, who pre- sided with G. N. Kellington, Medford, as par- liamentarian. The invocation was given by Rev. Harry R. Heeney, of the Emanuel Epis- copal Church, Coos Bay. Summary reports were made by John H. Holloway, Portland, secretary of the bar, and Harold L. Davidson, Portland, treasurer. Their reports, in more detail are in the published report of the board and secretary (pp. I to 15). Considerable time was saved this year by bulking all of the reports which had no rec- ommendations and ordering them received and filed in one motion. Included in this order were: Board of Bar Examiners (p. 18), Civil Rights (p. 21), Law Revision (p. 133), Lawyer Placement (p. 134), Legal Aid (p. 134), Legal Ethics (p. 135), Medical Profession (p. 136), Minor Courts (p. 140), Trademark and Copy- right Law (p. 142), Public Attorneys (p. 159), Standards and Admissions (p. 173) and World Peace Through Law (p 209). The convention then began consideration of the reports which included recommenda- tions as follows: Administrative Law (p. 16): All four rec- ommendations adopted. Continuing Legal Education (pp. 21-22): Received and filed. Corporation and Partnership Law (pp. 23- 77): Recommendation one was adopted as amended. The amendment eliminated from exhibits (pp. 35 and 43) provisions relating to corporate loans to officers, etc. Recommenda- tions two through seven (pp. 23-24) were adopted, but recommendation number five, relating to adoption of the Uniform Limited Partnership Act, only won by a vote of 38 to 36. Creditors' Rights (pp. 77-93): Recommen- dation number one was adopted, but on re- consideration of the first vote, the second recommendation failed by a vote of 51 to 28. After adopting the third recommendation, number four was referred back to the com- mittee. Recommendation number five (p. 78) was another one that called for a vote and it was adopted 57 to 40. Number six was modi- fied by eliminating subsection three of the exhibit (p. 85). After an attempt was made to amend recommendation seven and the ex- (Continued on Page 11, Column 2)

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