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1915 Rep. Comm. Legis. 1 (1915)

handle is hein.barjournals/rclgmab0003 and id is 1 raw text is: lta aIuzett 33ar %zoctatton Committee on Legislation for 1915 David A. Ellis, Chairman, Boston Elisha H. Brewster Springfield Robert P. Clapp Lexington George T. Dewey Worcester George A. Flynn Boston Frank W. Grinnell, Secretary, Boston John E. Hannigan Cambridge Albert S. Howard Arthur Lord Henry T. Lummus Joseph F. O'Connell Amos T. Saunders Jeremiah Smith, Jr. James M. Swift William G. Thompson Report of the COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION for r9_5 CONTENTS. PAC Notice to Members RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. The Supreme Judicial Court and Superior Court . Appeals from Police, District, and Municipal Courts Legislative Procedure and )rafting Admission to tie Bar. ....... Arrest on Mesne Process and the Poor Debtor Law I Contingent Remainders I Probate Proceedings: A. Bonds I B. Appraisers I..... Trial Justices . . . . The Uniform Partnership Act Judicial Statistics APPIENDIX.- REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. PART I. PAGE The Work of the Association during the Year ..... ............. .20 The Simplified Procedure Act of 1913 24 The Future Growth of the Association 25 The Proposal for a Judicature Commis- sion. .. ........... 29 The Tendency to impose upon Judges Duties and Responsibilities not In- cidental to the Administration of Justice ...... ............. 33 The Lowering of the Standards for Admission to the Bar ... ....... 35 Uncertainty in Titles based on Convey- ances by Heirs caused by Dicta in Giles v. Kenney .. ......... ...63 Simplifying Probate Forms and Short- ening Records ............. ...73 Trial Justices ..... ............. .76 The Uniform Partnership Act • 77 Note on Freedom of Contract, Public Policy, and the Judicial Function, 105 PART IL PAGE Proposed Amendments to the Constitu- tion passed for the Secodd Time by the Legislature to be voted on at the November Election ....... .109 PAST III. REVIEW OF LEGISLATION Op 1915 WITH EXPLANATORY N OTES: Civil Procedure and Practice . . . 111 Federal Practice ............. 113 Probate Law, Real Estate and Convey. ancing: A. Probate Law ........... ..114 13. Real Estate and Conveyancing. 122 C. Uniform Methods of Procedure for Land Takings . .... ...129 Workmen's Compensation ...... ..130 Criminal Practice and Procedure . . 131 Taxation .... .............. .132 Miscellaneous ............... ..133 Appendix ..... .............. 141 Lowell Plymouth Lynn Boston Clinton Cambridge Fall River Newton

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