bers, and shall be appointed annually by the President of the Association, and shall continue in office until the annual meeting of the Association next after their appointment, and until their successors are appointed, with power to adopt rules for their own government not inconsistent with the Constitution or these By-laws. Any standing committee of the Association. may, by rule, provide that three successive absences from the meetings of the committee, unexcused, shall be deemed a resignation by the member so absent from his place upon the committee. Any standing committee of the Association may, by rule, impose upon its members a fine for non-attendance, and may provide for the disposition of the fines collected under such rule.

IX.-CHARGES AGAINST MEMBERS.

Whenever any complaint shall be preferred against a member of the Association for misconduct in his relation to this Association, or in his profession, the member or members preferring such complaint shall present it to the Committee on Grievances, in writing, and subscribed by him or them, plainly stating the matter complained of, with particulars of time, place, and cir

cumstances.

The committee shall thereupon examine the complaint, and if they are of the opinion that the matter therein alleged is of sufficient importance, shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of not less than five days of the time and place when the committee will meet for the consideration thereof, to be served on the member complained of either personally or by leaving the same at his place of business during the office hours, properly addressed to him. If, after hearing his explanation, the committee shall deem it proper that there shall be a trial of the charge, they shall cause a similar notice of five days of the time and place of trial to be served on the party complained of.

The committee shall be furnished with a list of the witnesses, their names and place of residence, who it is proposed shall be examined to sustain the charge, which shall accompany the complaint when made to the committee; and when the day is set for trial, the member complained of, upon his demand therefor, shall be entitled to a copy of said list of witnesses. At the

time and place appointed for the trial, or at such other time as may be granted by the committee, the member complained of shall file a written answer or defense. Should he fail to do so, the committee may proceed thereupon to the consideration of the complaint.

The committee shall thereupon, and at such other times and places as they may adjourn to, proceed to hear the evidence adduced and try the complaint, and shall determine all questions of evidence.

The complainant, and the member complained of, shall each be allowed to appear personally and by counsel, who must be members of the Association; and the complainant and the member complained of shall each be competent witnesses. The witnesses shall vouch for the truth of their statements on their word of honor. The committee shall have power to summon witnesses; and if any such witnesses are members of the Association, a neglect or refusal to appear may be reported to the Association by the committee, and treated as misconduct.

The committee, of whom at least four must be present at the trial-except that a less number must adjourn from time to time-shall hear and decide the allegations submitted to them; and if they find the complaint, or any material part of it, to be true, they shall so report to the Association, with their recommendation as to the action to be taken thereon.

The decision of the committee shall be served on the member complained of, and if the decision be that the complaint, or any material part thereof, is true, and in that case only, the committee shall also serve a copy of the complaint, answer, if there be an answer, and decision on the President of the Association; and, if requested either by the member or members complaining, or the member complained of, shall annex thereto a copy of the evidence taken, which said document shall be regarded as a report of the committee to the Association.

Every such report shall be acted on only by the Association at an annual, stated, or adjourned meeting of the Association, and of which the member complained of shall have due notice, to be served upon him by direction of the committee. The Association shall thereupon proceed to take such action on said report as they may see fit, provided only that no member shall

be expelled unless by the vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting.

Whenever any trial shall be determined on, the member complained of may object, for cause, to any of the members of said committee, which causes he shall state in writing and present to the committee. Thereupon the committee shall report the facts to the President, and inclose to him a copy of the objections for cause; and the President shall forthwith summon the Central Council to meet with him, and determine what weight, if any, the objections for cause are justly entitled to have; and if the President aud a majority of the Central Council present and voting shall determine that the objections for cause are not well taken, and that the same are overruled, the President shall so inform the Committee on Grievances; but if the President and a majority of the Central Council, as aforesaid, shall determine that any of said objections for cause to any member of the Committee on Grievances are well taken, then the President shall so inform said committee, and forthwith appoint another member or members to supply the temporary vacancy caused thereby; and the method herein provided shall be resorted to until a committee is obtained against whom the member complained of urges no just objection for cause.

If any member of the bar in the State of Tennessee shall collect money in his professional capacity for a client, and wrongfully fail or refuse to account for the same, it shall be the duty of the President or any Vice-president of the Bar Association of Tennessee, on complaint being made to him by any person, to appoint a suitable committee from among the members of this Association to investigate the case, and report the facts to the officer appointing this committee; and if, in the judgment of that officer, a case can be made out against the offender, said appointing officer shall order the same or another committee to prosecute the offender in the courts to disbarment.

If any member of the bar in Tennessee shall be guilty of any unprofessional conduct, for which he could under the then existing laws of the land be disbarred, it shall be the duty of the President and Vice-presidents of the Bar Association of Tennessee to proceed to have him disbarred, as indicated in the by-law just preceding this.

All the foregoing proceedings shall be kept secret, except as their publication is herein before provided for, unless otherwise provided by the Association.

X.-NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.

Nominations of candidates to fill the respective offices may be made at the time of election by any member, and as many candidates may be nominated for each office as members may wish to name, but all elections, whether to office or membership, must be by ballot. A majority of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect to office, but five negative votes shall be sufficient to defeat an election to membership.

XI. SUPPLYING VACANCIES.

All vacancies in any office or committee of this Association shall be filled by appointment of the President, and the persons thus appointed shall hold for the unexpired term of his predecessor; but, if a vacancy occur in the office of President, it shall be filled by the Association at its first stated meeting occurring more than ten days after the happening of such vacancy, and the person elected shall hold for the unexpired term of his predecessor.

All annual dues to this Association shall be paid on or before the first day of March in each year, and any member failing to pay his annual dues by that time shall be in default, and, upon the order of the President, the Secretary shall strike the name of such member from the roll of membership, unless for good cause shown the President shall excuse such default, in which last event the name of such member shall, upon the order of the President, be restored by the Secretary to the roll of membership.

XIII. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS.

These By-laws may be amended at any stated, adjourned, or annual meeting of the Association by a majority of those present.

XIV. RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.

Any officer may resign at any time upon settling his accounts with the Association. A member may resign at any time upon

the payment of all dues to the Association; and from the date. of the receipt by the Secretary of a notice of resignation, with an indorsement thereon by the Treasurer that all dues have been paid as above provided, the person giving sach. notice shall cease to be a member of the Association.

XV.--SALARY OF SECRETARY AND PREASUKER.

The annual salary of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be two hundred dollars, one-half of which shall be due on the first day of May and the other half or the first day of November in each year, but may be paid earlier, or at other times, if the Central Council shall, in-writing, so direct; but this shall be in full of all compensation to him. No other officer of the Association shall receive any salary or compensation.

XVI. SPECIAL MEETING.

If the President and Central Council shall determine that it is necessary for the Association to hold any other meetings during any year than the regular annual meeting, the same shall be held at such time and place as the President and Central Council may fix, upon twenty days' notice of such time and place, to be given by the Secretary by publication in a newspaper; and the Secretary shall give this notice upon the order of the President.