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Historical Sketch of the Supreme Court Law Library.

For a number of years the listing of the volumes being added to the Law Library were taken as part of the State Library, and the State Library figures given of the number of the volumes enrolled included all those which had been set apart as the Law Library of the Supreme Court and additions thereto. This was discontinued early in the seventies, and the first record kept, showing additions to the Law Library were made in 1873. From this time on more attention was given the subject of books, and in 1875 the library had grown to nearly four thousand volumes. In 1880, when the first catalogue was made, the library contained about seven thousand five hundred volumes, and at the time of this writing (March 1, 1901) the library counts out a little over twenty thousand volumes.

The first Messenger and Librarian was Richard Riordan, who served about two years. He was succeeded by Herman Ruess, in 1860, who served until February 11, 1866. James H. Beebe was Acting Crier of the Supreme Court, appointed by the Supreme Court April 6, 1865, and re-appointed February 11, 1866, at which time he took charge substantially of the Law Library. On February 16, 1867, a law was passed creating the office of Law Librarian, who, ex-officio, should be the crier of the court. James H. Beebe served in this capacity until his death, July 12, 1880. Frank N. Beebe, who had been serving as an assistant to his father, was appointed Law Librarian, and succeeded his father in charge of the department, July 13, 1880, and served continuously until his death September 27, 1904.

The present incumbent was promoted from Assistant Librarian October 3, 1903, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Beebe's death, and served out the unexpired term. He was re-elected and installed in charge of the department for the full term of three years, July 1, 1904.

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Historical Sketch of the Supreme Court Law Library.

NAMES OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS.

Name.

Term of Service.

Frank N. Beebe...

S. A. Decker.

James M. Bell.

Geo. A. Bateson. Edgar B. Kinkead. James L. Hampton. Hartzell Caldwell. §E. Howard Gilkey. Jno. Wm. Shaw... Charles C. Barrows.

Elected First Deputy Marshal. §Promoted Marshal and Librarian.

February 11, 1866, to July 12, 1880.
July 13, 1880, to August 14, 1881.
August 15, 1881, to January 14, 1885.
January 15, 1885, to March 31, 1888.
April 1, 1888, to February 1, 1892.
March 1, 1892, to January 14, 1896.
January 15, 1896, to July 1, 1901.
July 1, 1901, to October 2, 1903.
October 1, 1901-Incumbent.
October 3, 1903-Incumbent.

NAMES OF DEPUTY MARSHALS.

Name.

Term of Service.

Hartzell Caldwell.. A. W. Buckmaster. Louis McCallister. Sherman A. Cuneo. Wm. W. McDonald..

July 1, 1901, to August 1, 1902. October 1, 1901-Incumbent.

July 1, 1902-Incumbent.

August 1, 1902, to August 1, 1903. October 3, 1903-Incumbent.

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Emilius O. Randall, born 1850, in Richfield, Summit County, son of Harriet Newton Oviatt and David Austin Randall. Three great-grandfathers fought for American independence in the Revolution. Attended public schools, Columbus, 0. Prepared for college, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. (1869-70). Graduated Ph. B. Cornell University (1874). Graduate course in history and literature (two years) Cornell and Europe. Graduate in College of Law, LL. B. and LL. M., Ohio State University (1892). Admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio (1890). Professor and lecturer in law, O. S. U., since 1894. Official Reporter of the Supreme Court since 1895. Edited and published eighteen volumes decisions of the court. Trustee Ohio State Archæological and Historical Society and Secretary since 1893. Edited and published eleven volumes of the Society's historical publications. Editor Society's Quarterly. Associate Editor "Bench and Bar of Ohio" (1897). Author "History of the Zoar Society," and many pamphlets in literary and historical subjects. President Columbus Board of Trade (1887). Member Columbus Board of Education (1888-91). Trustee Columbus Public Library since 1885. Member American Historical Association; Society of American Authors; American Bar Association; American Library Association; Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; (President State Society, 1901), Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio State Library Association; (Vice-President, 1900). Delegate from the 12th Congressional (Ohio) district to Republican National Convention, Chicago, June 20, 21, 1904; delegate at large from Ohio for Sons of American Revolution to S. A. R. National Convention at St. Louis, June 15, 16, 1904.

Reporter of the Supreme Court.

HISTORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPREME' COURT REPORTER.

February 23, 1816, the State Legislature for the first time (14 0. L., 310) made recognition of the necessity on the part of the Supreme Court for putting in permanent form and properly preserving its opinions accompanying its decisions. January 20, 1823, the legislature amended (21 O. L., 9) the previous act and provided "That the said judges shall appoint a Reporter who shall report all decisions made at said sessions in Columbus and such other important decisions as he may be directed by said judges to report, and cause the same to be published as soon as may be conveniently done after such sessious."

After the adoption of the new constitution (1851) the General Assembly enacted, section 8, chapter 32 (S. & C., 379) that the Supreme Court should appoint a Reporter whose term of office should continue for three years, and giving special directions as to the reports of the briefs of counsel upon the points made and the authorities cited. From time to time thereafter acts were passed by the General Assembly regulating the methods of publications, sale and distribution of the reports. Under existing legislation the Reporter is appointed by the judges of the court for a term not to exceed three years, at a stipulated salary. The reports are published as a private enterprise by the publisher upon a contract made in behalf of the state by the reporter, form and style of the volume and retail maximum price to the public being determined, by statute. Neither the state nor the Reporter has any pecuniary interest in the reports.

Since the creation of the office fourteen different appointees, including the present incumbent, have discharged the duties of Reporter for the Court.

Up to the time of the adoption of the Constitution of 1851, the official Reporters of the Supreme Court were appointed by a joint resolution of the General Assembly notwithstanding section 6 of the law enacted by the legislature January 20, 1823, which reads: "That the said judges (Supreme) shall appoint a Reporter, who shall report all decisions made at said sessions in Columbus and such other important decisions as may be directed by said judges to report, and cause the same to be published as soon as may conveniently be done after such session." (21 O. L., 9.) Under the present Constitution, the reporters have been appointed by the Supreme Court, and serve during the statutory term of three years.

The names of the reporters, together with their terms of service, and the "State or Ohio State Reports" issued by them is given in the

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