First Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States

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Excerpt from First Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States: December 31, 1909 In 1890 the necessity for uniformity in the laws govern ing commercial paper was discussed by Henry C. Tompkins, Esq., of Alabama, who called attention to the fact that one of the declared objects Of the American Bar Association, as set forth in its constitution, was to promote uniformity Of legislation throughout the Union. The committee on uniform State laws, created as afore said, made a report in 1891, which was signed by Mr. Jones and others. In this report it was stated that a circular had been issued, asking for information on various points relat ing to uniformity Of legislation and the desirability Of the same. The report also stated that commissions on uniform State laws had been appointed in six States, viz., New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Delaware. The report recommended action looking to the creation Of similar commissions in the various States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.