TREASURER'S REPORT ALBANY, NEW YORK, January 15, 1912. To the New York State Bar Association: The Treasurer respect fully makes the following report: Amount on hand at date of last report.. .. $8,956 38 Amount received for dues.... ...... Amount received from other sources, being moneys refunded for advances on account of expenses of annual banquet of 1911.... Interest on funds in National Savings Bank.. Interest on funds in Albany City Savings 9.575 20 243 92 82 40 Balance on hand at date of this report....... $10,053 85 FUNDS Amount on deposit in Union Trust Co. of Albany Amount on deposit in National Savings Bank of the City of Albany. Amount on deposit in Albany City Savings Total .. $6,141 89 2,122 40 1,789 56 $10,053 85 ALBERT HESsberg, Treasurer. Actual expenses during year 1911..... Expenses during the year 1910.... $8,775 61 8,119 54 Increase in expenses for 1911.... $656 07 MEMBERSHIP Number of members who paid dues for 1909. 27 Number of members who paid dues for 1910..... 102 Number of members who paid dues for 1911..... 1,488 Number of members who paid dues for 1912, of which 196 are new members. Number of life members.. Increase in life members during 1911.. Number of resignations reported to Treasurer. Number of members who failed to pay dues for 204 134 9 24 I 27 132 1911.. Number of members who failed to pay dues for 69 1910-1911 Number of new members. 196 SUMMARY OF DISBURSEMENTS Secretary's salary.... Secretary's account, including traveling ex penses, telegrams, long distance telephone calls, express charges, stamps, stationery, printing, etc. Treasurer's clerk hire.... Treasurer's account, including $1,500 00 991 72 200 00 printing, stamped envelopes and book of vouchers... Expenses of annual meeting, reception and banquet, 1911..... Expenses on account of annual meeting, 1912. etc.. General dues in Comparative Law Bureau of American Bar Association and dues for having copy of its annual bulletin sent to members of New York State Bar Association, Contribution towards expenses of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws... General expenses of Association — printing various reports, stamps, proceedings of meetings, clippings, etc..... 135 50 1,494 84 381 56 2,204 97 222 07 215 00 100 00 1,319 95 97 92 IO OO $8,873 53 Any motion to be made regarding the report? It will be received and placed on file. Miscellaneous business is in order. Report of the Committee on Nominations. Ledyard P. Hale, of Canton: Mr. President, the report of the Committee has been printed, and, I think, mailed to all the members. I present it for action. The President: Is the Association ready to act on the report as printed and distributed? The Secretary: I move that the report be received and filed. The President: Without objection, it is so ordered. The report of the Special Committee for the Earlier Delivery of the Session Laws. Grenville M. Ingalsbe, of Hudson Falls: Mr. President, it so happens that no member of this committee is present, and the report of the committee has been handed me to read. Judge Ingalsbe read the report as follows: REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO SECURE EARLIER DELIVERY OF THE SESSION LAWS To the New York State Bar Association: The Special Committee to secure an Earlier Delivery of the Session Laws reports that a record for lateness of delivery has been made in 1911. This was accomplished by means of a legislative session of unprecedented length and an unprecedented total of new statutes. The work of |