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German MLA – deed Association1898

In the year 1898 (eighteen hundred and ninety-eight) on Thursday, 23 (twenty-three) June in the afternoon at 2½ o’clock in this free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, I, the public and sworn Hamburg notary Robert Alfred Des Arts, Doctor iuris, at the request of the President of the Higher Regional Court Dr Ernst Friedrich Sieveking, have gone to the Stock Exchange Hall № 12 in the Stock Exchange building here to attend the stated Constituent General Meeting of the members of the German Association for the Establishment of a Uniform International Maritime Law of the Sea (Deutscher Verein zur Herbeiführung eines einheitlichen internationalen Seerechts) , and to keep an official record of the resolutions and elections, by virtue of which I state as follows:

This Constituent General Assembly was convened by means of invitation cards stating the following agenda:

Constitution of the Association, election of the Central Committee and the Board of Directors.

At 2½ o’clock, the President of the Higher Regional Court, Dr Sieveking, who chaired the meeting, opened the General Meeting, at which the 83 (eighty-three) members listed in the attendance list attached to these minutes were present, according to the invitation cards issued. After a few introductory words concerning the reason for the foundation of the association and its purpose, the chairman announced that Messrs.

Mayor Dr. Versmann, Hamburg
Senator Dr. Behn, Lübeck and
Mayor Dr. Pauli Bremen.

had agreed to assume the Honorary Presidency of the association to be founded.

Moving on to the agenda, the Chairman, finding no objection, first stated that the statutes attached to these minutes were recognised by the signatures of the members and declared the German Association for the Establishment of a Uniform International Law of the Sea to be constituted, also finding no objection.

Moving on to the second item on the agenda: Election of the Central Committee and the Board of Directors, The Chairman drew attention to the fact that 7 members had to be elected to the Board and 25 members to the Central Committee; in order to facilitate the elections, the personalities named on the ballot papers were proposed to the members, but of course without prejudice to the freedom of choice.

Mayor Dr. Versmann requested that the election of the proposed members of the Central Committee and the Board of Directors be carried out by acclamation.

Mr Geo. Plate, Bremen, moved that Mr L. Groninger, Bremen, be elected in place of Dr Franz A. Bonner, who had been proposed as a member of the Central Committee; as no objection was raised, the Chairman declared that the proposed members of the Central Committee and the Board, with the amendment proposed by Mr Geo. Plate are unanimously elected by acclamation.

The Chairman then announced that the German members of the Comité Maritime international mentioned in Art. 3 para. 1 of the Statutes, who are members of the Central Committee of the Association in accordance with the Statutes, are currently Messrs.

Dr. Fr. Sieveking, President of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court,

C.F.J Laeisz, President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce,

Dr. Wiegand, Director of North German Lloyd,

Rud. Ulrich, Secretary General of the International Marine Insurance Association,

Arthur Duncker, Director of Nord-Deutsche Versicherungs-Gesellschaft,

Privy Councillor of Commerce Sartori, Chairman of the German Nautical Association.

Accordingly, in addition to the statutory members, namely the aforementioned German members of the Comité Maritime Internalional, the Central Committee consists of Messrs.

Dr. Fr. Sieveking President of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court,

C.F. Laeisz, President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce,

Dr. Wiegand, Director of North German Lloyd,

Rud. Ulrich, Secretary General of the International Marine Insurance Association,

Arthur Duncker, Director of Nord-Deutsche Versicherungs-Gesellschaft,

Privy Councillor of Commerce Sartori, Chairman of the German Nautical Association

and the gentlemen:

L. Groninger, Bremen

Claas W. Brons, Hamburg

Privy Councillor of Commerce Damme, Gdansk

H. Chr. Dethleffsen, Flensburg

Lawyer Edzard, Bremen

Professor Dr. Ehrenberg, Göttingen

Senator Dr. Fehling, Lübeck

Jules Fester, Hamburg

Privy Councillor of Commerce Frentzel, Berlin

Dr. Oskar Gossler, Hamburg

G. A. Holle, Hamburg

Franz H. Kasten, Bremen

Victor Koch, Hamburg

Rud. Lazarus, Hamburg

Senator Dr Marcus, Bremen

Judge at the Higer Regional Court Dr. Martin, Hamburg

Professor Dr .Niemeyer, Kiel

Dr. Gustav Nolte, Hamburg

Senator Dr Predöhl, Hamburg

Director Ernst Schrader, Berlin

Franz E. Schütte, Bremen

Secretary General Dr. Soetbeer, Berlin

Director Thieme, Munich

Councillor of Commerce Volckens, Altona

Senator Wessels, Bremen

 

and the Executive Board consisting of Messrs

President Dr. F. Sieveking

Arthur Duncker

Dr. C. Gutschow

Dr. Otto Hübener

C. Ferdinand Laeisz

Adolph Woermann

Dr. Alfred Sieveking.

 

Finally, the Chairman announced that Mr. C.F. Laeisz had requested that the name of the Association be shortened for the sake of simplicity and that the Association be given the name German Association for International Maritime Law (Deutscher Verein für Internationales Seerecht) which motion was accepted unanimously by acclamation without any opposition.

Having thus completed the agenda, the Chairman closed the meeting.

This protocol, the original of which remains in my, the notary’s, custody, has been recorded and signed by me, the notary, with my official seal affixed in order to authenticate its contents.

Actum Hamburg ut supra

(LG) Des Arts Dr.

  1. Adler, Richard in the company Auqust Blumenthal, Neue Gröninger Staße 9/11
  2. Ahlers, J.O.D., Director of the Deutsche Dampf-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Hansa, Bremen, Parkstraße 40
  3. Andersen, Th., Member of the Prussian Insurance Advisory Board, Rathausstraße 2
  4. Antoine Feill, Dr. sen., Adolphsbrücke 4
  5. Antoine Feill Dr Jr, Adolphsbrücke 4
  6. Arning, Dr. Ludwig, President of the Regional Court, Eppendorfer Chaussee 7
  7. Bartels, Dr. Judge at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court, Uhlandstraße 39
  8. I. Director of the Allgemeine Seeversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Trostbrücke 1
  9. Behn, Dr.. Joh. Adolfsplatz 6
  10. Boyens, Emil, Judicial Counsel, Leipzig, Emilienplatz 13
  11. Bremen Cotton Exchange
  12. Brons, Claas W., Plan 5
  13. Burchard, Dr. Senator, Klopstockstraße 26
  14. Cellier, Alphonse, Neuer Wandrahm 1
  15. Dehn, Dr Otto, Neuerwall 77
  16. Deiss, Dr, Judicial Counsel, Attorney at the Imeprial Court, Leipzig, Belmarkstraße 2
  17. von Donner, C.H., Neue Gröningerstraße 5
  18. Eddelbüttel, Dr. F., Heuberg 11
  19. Edzard, C. Lawyer, Bremen, Langenstraße 144
  20. Flensburger Dampfer Compagnie, Flensburg
  21. Flensburger Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft von 1869, Flensburg
  22. Gobert, Dr. Edmund Klée, Neuerwall 5
  23. Groninger L.F.A., General Average Adjuster,, Bremen, Stock Exchange Annexe
  24. Groth, Wilhelm, in the company Fr. Schultz & Groth, Schaumburgerstaße 12
  25. Bremen Chamber of Commerce
  26. Flensburg Chamber of Commerce
  27. Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
  28. Hass, Dr. Neuerwall 5
  29. Hayn Max, Th. Posthof, Steinstraße
  30. Heinichen, Dr. Ad., Regional Court Director, Fontenay 11
  31. Heisterbegk, Heinr, Dovenhof
  32. Hengstenberg, Ernst, Frauenthal 6
  33. Hinrichsen, Dr. M. Local Court Judge, Eichenallee 43
  34. Holle, G.A., Director of the Patriotische Assecuranz-Compagine, Johannishof, Johannisstraße
  35. Herwitz, Dr 0, qr. Reichenstraße 36
  36. Hübener, Dr. O. Adolphsbrücke
  37. Jensen, Wilh., Bäckerstraße 15
  38. Holdewey, Admiralty Cousel. Hohe Weide 7 Eimsbüttel
  39. Krönig, Dr. F.W., Regional Court Judge, Hemmen, Mittelstr 22.
  40. Laeisz, F., Trostbrücke 1
  41. Lazarus Rudolf, Rolandsbrinke 4
  42. Lehmann, Dr Rud, Gr. Reichenstr. 67
  43. Leo, Dr. Martin, Gänsemarkt 51
  44. Lutteroth, Dr., Zippelhaus 18
  45. Mathies, Carl, Consul, Grimm 27
  46. Mathies, Oscar, Grimm 27
  47. Meyer, O. Heinrich F., Hahntrapp 5
  48. Mönckeberg, Dr. Rud, gr Bleichen 68
  49. Möring. Dr. Guido, neust. Fuhlentwiete 34
  50. Müller, Dr. Alfred, Büschtraße 6
  51. Nautical Association Lübeck
  52. Niemeyer, Dr., Professor of Law at the University, Teacher of International and Maritime Law at the Imperial Naval Archives, Kiel
  53. Nolte, Dr. Gustav, Gr. Bleichen
  54. Pauly, Otto. Adolphsplatz 3
  55. Pfeiffer, Navigation Teacher, Cchairman of the Schiffer-Verein, Flensburg
  56. Plate, Geo, Bremen
  57. Poelchau, Dr. Harald, Zippelhaus 18
  58. Reimers, Johs. W. F., gr Bäckerstr. 14
  59. Rickmers, Andreas, Bremen
  60. Robinow, Hermann, Dovenhof 61
  61. Ross, D., Gr. Bäckerstrasse
  62. Sartori, Privy Councillor of Commerce, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the German Nautical Association, Kiel
  63. Schaps, Dr. Regional Court Judge, Mittelweg 55, Harvestehude
  64. Schmidt, Henry, Legal Secretary of the Association of Hamburg Assecurdeurs, Stock Exchange
  65. Schramn, Dr M. Neuerwall 77
  66. Schröder, Martin H., Karlsburg 37/46
  67. Schuldt, H. Flensburg
  68. Schulze, Otto, Director of Nord-West- Deutsche Versicherungs Gesellschaft, Trostbrücke 1
  69. Semler, Dr. J. Börsenbrücke 2
  70. Sengstack, Ed., Rathausstraße 35
  71. Sieveking, Dr 35, Dr. Fr, President of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, Theaterstraße 35
  72. Soetbeer, Dr. Secretary General of the German Trade Association, Berlin, Friedrichstrasse 53/54
  73. Sthamer, Dr. Fr, Jungfernstieg 12
  74. Stoltz, Mr Alterwall 70
  75. Ulrich, Rud., Berlin, Reichstagsufer 12, Secretary General of the International Transport Insurance Association
  76. Lower River Weser Shipowners Association, Bremen
  77. Versmann, Dr, Mayor, Alsterterrassen. Honorary President
  78. Volckens, Councillor of Commerce, Altona, Flottbeker Chaussee
  79. Wachsmuth, Dr. Otto, Gr. Reichenstrasse 17
  80. Wex, Dr. A.L., Alter Wall 58
  81. Wuppesahl, H.A., Bremen, Stock Exchange Annexe
  82. Zieriacks, Johs, Kleine Unterstrasse 16
  83. Zimmer, F.A.E. in Knöhr & Burchard Nfl, Steinhöft 8

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