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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."