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The Green Bag
which “there will probably be several years of discussion before final agree ment is reached," had its origin in a tentative draft presented by Charles Thaddeus Terry, Esq., in 1909.
This
owes it as a professional duty to call attention to the work of the Conference wherever possible, and secure the sup port of commercial and other interests which may lead to the adoption of the
act is now in charge of a committee of
acts.
which Hon. John C. Richberg of Chicago, Chairman of the Illinois Commission, is chairman, and to whose indefatigable
“III. That the Illinois Commissioners I on Uniform State Laws are entitled to
efforts much of the practical progress made in this field has been due. The discussion of the act was not completed at the last annual meeting, as all the sections were not reached for discussion,
and the entire subject was re-committed to the committee, with instructions to report at the next annual meeting.
Col. MacChesney is of the belief that the Conference will leave the work of drawing acts relating to criminal law
the professional support of their brethren in the work which they are undertaking, without compensation, to forward this
great movement. “IV.
That
the
Illinois
legislature
should make an appropriation adequate to enable the Illinois Commission to send out properly annotated editions of these acts to the bar of this state, or provide
for their printing as public documents, as is done in many of the other states
tute of Criminal Law and Criminology.
of the Union. "V. That in view of the methods pursued, the character of the work
He oflers the following summary of the
accomplished, and what has been under
record of the Conference thus far: —
taken, not only the National Confer ence of Commissioners, but the Illinois Commission itself, is entitled, in its
and procedure to the American Insti
“I.
The National Conference of Com
missioners on Uniform State Laws is filling a useful and necessary legislative
function in an admirable manner. "II. That the bar of the country
efforts to secure the passage of these acts in this state, to the hearty support of the members of our profession."
