NANCY OLIVER ROBERTS V. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION

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·TO BE;'P.UBLISHED J~pmt' aluud Jlf ~i .2017-"SC-0003:88~.KB ·.···: :MOVA.NT NANCY OLIVJDR ROBERTS KENTUCKY.BARASS'dClATlON Nancy Olivftr:.Ro.berts>f'or reinstatement t(f th¢ pta~tj¢~ of lt:tw'.follPW:irig):t discipiinary. suspe~sion.of .~!'days, im.?Q$ed. bY:t!li$ .C(.)'Ptt in. I(8A ¥!; :Rri~~~ 431s.W.3.d40;() {Ky._2'0:14). ,No .ob.j~.Ction h~~J>.ee,n.maa~to berrrelnstafement;', however, the· Keri.tuok,yBar ,Association (KBA}:,Office of;Bar'CQUn~l (~ . Counsel)~ obj~cts·io:::~:.~ Sq,~.~f'·(i.Qveqw.~~~,fijj;¢ 13&~1 te¢omm¢n4~9n tha:t:.Robert;$ b~,·~<;.µ~~d fro$ P.a.Yingrtfi~ ¢.E}$:t$:J.ri(;Uried 'J:>.y~tn.e.::1abtfor;the r:ein$~teJ:PeP.1:.P.ftC>.ceedin~~~ :Sfir C.owis.eLc.Iarma:'tbat:thtLB'oar.d1s recommendation with .respect to .the waiver. of:oosts -e~c~edS it$ a.Uth9dty under "the K~l~ i~~~r~~~wt~m~~=:!!e~~~:~~~co:f:!~J:;.~~J~~~spµt · one arm, of the Ke~tU,pky Bar Associati,9-il; the relev~nt::$.µp.r.e,ro~ ~9µtJ;'&4.l~~.J~nd th~tits .rea.:son.10.t-·the r.eoomm:end.~ti~n· i$.¢.t>ntr-~cy•to . :the-Supr.eme Court· .Rules.and existlng:e~~e:·~\y·• iror~the·reasons ~~aine.~ ~eloW. 1: w~:'.accept:Ute B:o$:rd>S: r.~o.mmendatian for Robert$' .rem~taten,iert.t t6 tt?°eci>J:actice,_.of.Jawt.·fucludlng·its recommen4Qtf<>;r;i.- · . ·. . ·. . ~. l. PAOTO'At.Hn·.PROOEDURAL.:~Q-OQP.:· Roberts· was admitted. to pt~tj.ce'¥:tw in ·-ic.~;rt~~~ in I\J~v~tn:b.er 1988~ .Her·disciplm~ te'¢f>:r4 ln¢1'4.C;les a private ad.monition m19:~. fornothavfng;a.· -wrltt¢n oqn.tm~et:icy.f~ ~$fef;m~nt and·a:·ptivate a4mcnµ~~tiJn·;2Q91 ·fQf'· .. ~n~giil~: in ex. parte~·ct'Jtnmµ;pi>¢~9.qp;~ w,itbe.!~j~qg¢~ . :Qp J.:)~®.m~r l~~ >2.o:og~ ·0pposi~g:.cou,q~~i i~ ~.:PiiPb.~fe.:~~~ !i1ecta. '.har,eo~plairit::ag~inst/,20nerts:,, $ff.~ ~~ .Jqle. 1:ae:aQ.. For-:r.e,as.Qns·notpertlhenthere, thet~>·~$';~.t\Y.1il$·p~~& m,. ab~yance::and--.nC>.fotmal charg~:.wa.$ evet'~l)O.d. hY.:tlieJn~ilify Com.mission. .This 2o09 cq~~I~fntr. h¢Iq Jn ,a;~eyar;ipe.> .Wo.ajd. later.cause:·'a.substantial d~laf i11.R~ib.C.li$' ¢lll.TentJi~ffo.rt to be:reinstatedr-and: that delay.. 1s·-~:·¢rodi.~iA~~.tot tnQ.tiv.atln;g the·Board?.s reoommen·datl~Jil .:t.P -~~rppt;, ~QQ~~~ ft'Qtq -P.~Yi.b.$.,'the, costs reiated.·w ·li¢t ~eµi~t,t;\t~¢.liit~ Jn 2.Q.l.~; . w~ffij>tjpd;R~~rt$ :guilty pn. +.wo . disciplinacy chaj'.ge:S. ("~BA. File 1741 lJ ·for which'we .ordered ;her·t0=:serve·'8.: <$.1:"" day ·sus·pension from the praetice ofltiw. Robe~1 4~·i ~·W.:~:3,a ~oo:~ · F.ollow.i~ her suspen$fo.i:t~Ro.ber:ts ttnde.rt~ka1Lap~~P.fiate.·'$teps•:and paid: the .as$(!~~q KB.A eo~~~,.-~Y.et'e~ tj).¢' b:t>Jsmes~r;s~:,outside her offieel riQ:t.ifi.eg the· il¢C¢$s~ CQ:u:its and:clieirts.-.6f.;ber::su$p.~~n,. ~i;{:o.;b~n¢d. .tlie! . :appropriate CLE f'tling,cer:tificatioD: for':her reinstatern~~~·· By r;>~o:t*-'P•;pf t.~~ . . •. re,fovMt.§~pt~Pi¢ Gow.t:·We$~ -~qbe!~ w:~s-:¢»:'.tiUed.Jo.~utoma.clc rein~tatement of the· privile~e,ofpractlcin.&·iaw··on··May· a·q;j~tH4,~;·uni~s':!]Ba:r _counsel iliterpo$ed, i;tnt)l?j~9tio~ .ro t;¢in~~t~e~~~ is.-~e..'SGR::S.~'.SlP:(~":· ;on April 3:0;~ 2PX4~ ·Rt>.bert$-.sl.lbmitted to the:J~lBA-::an .Amctav1f'f0r ReiP:'.$tatem.ent ·ancl Oomplianee.pittsuant t6 SCR::S':-5t~t~J. Tlle;'·~t1,;¢.¢:·:Q.(~~:t counsel tiled. an ::l;)bje¢ti~~ ~o.:Rp~e~~·(r~J'n~tat~tl~.P;~ Qli:. MEW '!'9., ~OJ.4·~, $CR 1 6-5~1:0(2)t~quite$ that-5.ar:~counsel, wb~n.ob$.c~g to reinstatement~ m~t- d~ail /'~ch inftio:nation.:as.may:exist'to:tn(iiC~t<rthat··*~ ~!I).b.~t4Q.es:n9.t~:,:at ·that. :&ne.~:~p~s1·'$UfA~~~~tP.X'~~~9µa1 ~p~l;>Uitl¢~:~¢... n,uaj.it1~tiPP..$ 'p.tci~tJy 'J(),·~$.eW.ed~b~ :Ptitblfo:.a$ an aohiiv.e: p.r:a~nttoner' o.r:i.ls,,no.f:of good.,mor.al i ·characterl' .As.J1ro11n:ds for its·.:ofi>jectloni~=··tg:a;;r ¢0\trt~~;:Stg~~: ~~1>~~9.¢1l't:~ the subj¢ct'.ofpep.~~·'.C:ij~#P,f)Jte·~ Tbetefot¢;~.!@' K~P,~l,fy 5.er.-A$.:SQ~~ti.Qp abjects. to. any automatic·reinstatement,•of.: the • ,< R:espc>nden~ • as.she does net at. th.is· titne.possess s'Ufifuient:llrofesSion~.capabifities ~n(i;'.q9al.11)e~9f.i~J9·· •: " · · l · ·" · .· .m5 .· ·· tt' · ··:" ·....,.. ...,0"9 · · 'l' =· . 'V'-tl>'.':Jt ·nc1 0 ·~si:::·' '~·.,... h ·l..A... •· '()fi.Y' .P.eyt:d' · ·~ ro~.:. er W;!,~ ~·"~·4·'. M . .'.~,Q-~pt~·t···~?:AP1:>..~:·,i.J,~· ..t9.~ v.i;.=~~ •.. 'e,itJ;.;Ul::' abeyal)..C:e . . Q'h;=April.11!.J~0.141..three.weeks,in\fol~.~; serviee;.ef"fue 6•:;f~-d~y: ··suspension;; Bat :Counsei movec{ td t¢Stui'ie i:{ijtion=J>P. K:a~ .fil~ 1-$~6. ?be. Jn.qµJtjr:g9m~~1d:rj: JO:tm~t ~~'#tP.~d' Fll~'.:1~s~· ffQrti ~l)e~anoo1<m: A~rll''.~:~ ~·· 2014. In re~nse·to :sarCounsers ibnn1:1l t1bjectio1i;:'tc):.:~~t 't.eil1;$.~(~A?;~~t.~.: fil>bert& ttle(f.~ nµnibet·.of pleading$ $,eekitit..,to ~low tae rein$:tatemeht '.~9¢e~s j to P.rocee,Q.,.q¢spit.~·'th¢ ~$Urtecti<)~:ofthe:.2.0Q9 cemplai.n:t !\fev:erlkelesst::the= mat~e:r t~w~iti;~~ . up~~Jy¢.q, ~ . ~<iQ~rt$·•.~em~ed s,uspended)beyood &e. tixne:·allowed for her aut-omatic:refosi:atement'put~~~~ ~o. $..OR;·~:~~:io.r~li Witji· .the;.door·to.autwnatic rew~~t$.¢t:it ¢,1®¢~.~WJ.j.j,~fy.'fgU.~·Ol.Qni;h$...afterJieJ:; 61,..q~y:~µs.p~sidJi>lil.tM:'.t&::~nd, ROberts· rlled.her·appllcatlon.it>rif~rmal. .reinstatem~. in September· 2014. .. ....... . ·-t . · As·:·'req:, ..... HY CJ,...... .ttlle:s, · ·uited.:'k.r"'·ur '·" .... :b~t'ap"··~lif¢4ti<>n·. ...... P.fJ;....,., " ·"Yas referred.fG>.t·t.~iff1!V 1;lY the·~actet.at\d.'Fitri~~·'Conuriitte:e~ · Op P.~cem'be.r 2$,)~0.14~.'the. Inqttiry 'Ootmriission issued another ·'"' . . . .®.triP.l~nt ~ainst Robert$,,.. KBA;Fi1e. ~323$.~ . T:he µ,p,d~lnni~g fQr· tbi$ complaintr-wasAhi1tt ~t:)~t§:.'b~)~~!J!~¢tr:;:~P.tl'.leJ~''~~~ te. ~S.":etnltt; . :p,rq~'e¢.ttin:g~l ·~µgge~Una that.:·~oberts was.: engaged .tn.::the unau~i~~ p,taetf~ of':law·du~:·this.:exfensic:m ofher:·~~P(1l~~oni'. ~~~ft~. ·c.tml.¢.d ~·t:::~ti'b.ild., eng.ag:ed =iri th¢ ..Ptiitctf.~¢.. otI~\V,.;P6in.".:ti9tf6u~:~«t:·$he ~tt~.ndh'd.:qou:r±.. ptei~ltigs .~.s anon·aftom~y.':$Pc;iaLSecurli& Admin1stratfon ·tep,r.eg¢ttt~tj:Y,~~ on· Septmnber"..f6:~ 2'015~ ·the:lnqutr.y <.1o~~$i~ii.:·4*-&.m.~~~¢.4. ~:. ®mPJ~t ~4: -OI<>sed'.Jo3A . File 2:~2~s:·Witho.mJ:heimP<>S.i~fi.itr~·di&~FUrie :againstJwbeits. Q11 ·~@re.mP.e.r ~'5, ~()];~/th¢:.~:QJl.9J..,,~·:c:onn:H~mkused to. 'bar Rober.ts·;; aii.t9m~tic reinstatement fo the. praritice:·oftaw~:-a.nd. ~~~)¥: $~,y:e,~~t~~r:~"'. File; f~36-tuing,' was .re·so1V¢d, Wj~ Efpt:ht~t~ ~~~tii.Utj~:;'fQ~:,a viQiatjqi.l; ·()f;:sc;R 3.130(:1.:ll::(~P.:.'f).~omey ~p~ll,Pt<?:Y#te' ~p.e:t:~nt,l'.ep.x:esent.atio~:)~. :Meanwhile,, the·:frhdaY:su~pen'Sio.nr·d~m.ed. h:Y this;·C~~~~ P~P~t· pu.aishment for Roberlst'tran~gtessfon:. {* ~::~~ 17:411~ ·~~~:w~~JJij~p,J($. , .: eighteenth mon$; with ·~o.bert~'. appllcaaoil for"reinstatement~awa:itfng ·: . Ch.aracter-andFfµl~$$;'Yomi:ri,ift¢e;=wa,$..l'i;otJµfotmeti :tllat;_dlerthW.as- rt6 tO;n:g~r:~ 4l$tjplin!ii:Y tt);atter pe~din&::'so-that her ~ppli~tl9t:1 to.r ~~~~~:1fte~eP.lP-QMl<;i; pr-0c.eed. :Eventu~liy:,.,,ia,t:·.~P.1;>.e;t~·'~uest.~.,lhe··,Character'and.,~itnes&·-~t~ n~Q/~ h~_Eµin~ Qrt her APiJlication fur Reins~t~µl.¢ti:t ·i~ 4@:14~)¥ 2Ql7•. ' tth'.¢:., . . ·Committee·:CO'Ileluded ~:.R,-rit>¢r.t§ tta;4·:.~et.~ill ,h®esswy=~rereq:ulsli.:es a:ad qualificatjatlS:for'te!il:l$tatement;an<l·it::recommend~ W. the ·ao~d. .9f Qq'V~trt.:&,r~ . ' ·tp;¢~:apptoY.~l o(J~pbertis·' ·~pptl~tionfot t~~$t.~~rtt¢ntf Bat-'~o®aeldid not . . . :~~haltel).ge tha:t:reoomme11d~tf9n,.. .. ,. ....... ,, ..... · . pµ ·IVI:~~ l9;; :2PJ'J~.\th~·a.9axd'.issueti:'Jt:s .Findfug&;efRa~11~c:Qq)lbl~~on•==« !Aw, and:::~ecom:rnenitati.on aecepti~g:th~--~mit,t:~~f.~ r~~ert(l~tiQn=·that . :-Roberts be refrista~d to.· tile. :Pr:~cti~e qf:Jt:i:w µ,, ~tµ.¢~~. ·~n;d~j®t ,·ta.;her att~Qa:t?,¢e =a:t .tfi~, J{~J\~s =Ethics au~t '-r:messionaiism:. Enhatfcerne~t. ~tp:gti.;llt:P~ . . Rilr··a· V'd+.:i. a·f'l'l t"' 6 ·1. ..t.e"·g,...a......:J' ret1·u·e;._:v...,~'..,""1:.at·, :m...t.....,..N;..,t,;.,.. :~~ni·.i~~;:.;;.a ·+·..i •.p.~j"''~iJi~. ,.. ,.3-D""'ri.f'\; ,J',\;o\,', ·:.· , Y,. l)U,_ ,, UQ1U' ~. 0~\,;Ji !<J;A....,... ~~~(!.~ ~-:~·;Y'!'t~~~¥-,µ;.I -~J.·'. : costs pursuantJ;o :sc:R ~:•.$1Q:(1t·in: ligbt:•o.f-·Uie su~~tiat del~~:·in;prooe.sshxg: her·a:pp~~~gP.:-·!i.ll.~ tq tjt.~p.la¢~til¢1tt·;Q.UO~A ~·'f.$$$ in abeyaneeLQV.e~::~~$~. ~gl;;.¢tt$''o:PJe¢.ti¢m;'~ ·t.ue,.~fx. members vonng a~~t f4.ct-·i;e~t;'.c~e:4- "b1$t~~~ f.or Mr,s. ~bberts to;•t,e-;-alloca~d ()ttly·~'.qf m~ W..§tj,;;._(:).f':th~:·~~edings:::~· The: ·Board,;aJsoregqmrtr~~m-:Wgt RO~m.·t>e::hi~WY:~n~~s~~t<J,seek;'O\iti.ene·=;oo m~reJ'tacti~.·niient9i$• ·xa~ on.13,(issueA,e!Ore·=u~l'in--thi~ r*-Y.:i~".V: :f~'..:~~- <$.P.:~s.ef.!$: cbaJletig(!te··tbe. 'aoardis,·recormnenda~q~ tb~i;Ri)~tJ;~ :nqt);;,~~$$.es$.~,g9$°t$. in.. .c9n~ecti0.n with her re'in'Staternent,, ;:u~ . SA.Lf$l$ :aa;r e.Qµp.s¢tagtees With rutrecommertdatlcmsii~f~¢:.=~Q'a'hl:'~pt~.:th;~. W~i\rer ()f frie,.a.S,SeS.s.tnenl:of'co$1:$.\ .'J3.~·¢.oi41)Sf~bcPnf~d$<th~:ta1l'·'eXe~ptien. ·rr.om the·paym~t·ibf''c~t~:~~:ti.Qt'.:~t.\UlPtize.d'.•Jjy.=fhe $1Wli¢abie::SUpt;em:e:•:~wrt Rwe!~....$~tjflc~~>,J3~ ~:unsel-relies·.:upon:~c:R ~·-:$'.i:.f£fi:):·whtep;:~t~~, ~pertinent m; parb The):i>.itectot· .~h,a!tP:9~ a;~¢ept~P. appli,qafilau fot ·tiltn:g unlesS:,alt. E~~;!i~;;e~~=· . . pr . ~~4:wal ...... &.... ..~.m...J.tb.. A. $Q~tioo or: ef the Character ancf"Flmess··ffommitte-e ot·oft.he Jtfnt.tt~l&-!"Ot'ilee ~~~-~=~~~e\:~ (;Emp!1tJ.sis -~ct~¢d.) J~i~b.efts, paiQ. . hutdV.aace, tb.eJ·ees=.req~d ~o ~~tj.~~tlie;t;e~pplie~Qrt :process an(Lshe p~t,~4 ·~~ ~9~~~-~~qpjt,¢.~·~t~::~f"additicm:al~costs?~: tO. $,2'500.()Q,....1j;t¢.'.:g~y, ¢.~~ -~~ =:~t.~¢ ~~-:are·,~~J~tlpaid costs or&n$ily.:t~k¢:r;i:· it.om. the b9~d ai::uf.··tne.additi0natc0sts·not -co'V~·- J:>Y>thtf'f.>-9~~,/ :Bar· Cbutt$elat;g:ues th~t µo~~V.g ·~~_tb.;¢~~CI ~.:s:l.,o:p;J~:itni.il.¢,~·-that.tihe payment ofcosts l$::,di.$cretio~-. -In:~ect,.Jaar Qoun.sef: ~es,that the Pht~-S¢~ '·"c()~t$WU1 b,e;.:~~ by;f\l?,plie:an.t/' is a commatidi:from'w"}aj.~~ tf.d~ Qt>~rl 4~$,:l~(t,.tt~elf'.,~o-dlsctetion':fu,deVi'at~ evei:i wh~ ~$··tm.t:i.Jtl-~tie.¢= 4¢m:and. otherw1se;. W'e:=disagroo. 'we:~l'it~tPt~:t~ a1J~i:ti~·::CQµi.t1;RU:tes. in accordance· ·witli ·~~~if .·ptaj,rt. ·Jatjgti~e .. :$.tlll!JeP~Jl• Oomm<JnWJUi1t~ 521: s.'\tt.3d fs9.·, '.j9$·: ({{y. ·.201 7)~ •· .. · .. .... · « "'d····· · . · ll..... , ..., ........., ·r Appll.can:t".. a&A~qui~e.nt.~to ·any ad itionaLeosts sh.€1. ,,:OeJ>aid by-0 A:pp?licant1.~ . '· ·. . ~. . .. ~ The·wor<t"shal4" :dfcour.s~~ (ienq~~~: ~m@q~w1:2· :$€J~ a.•.~J;P.f+l~.;M\¥¢Y¢.ti. j;J~,e~ ri1e :t¢~ "*1ilt" Wm.ch M~mam;;We,~~·defii.)e$.'h·aii1unber ·of":contexts.i~r i.n.Cl\ld~g,:as an awdliary.''Verlruseti.: {I)i"'<(to expt.~ss;:d:esi~;:~h:oice1 'Willingµ~.ss,·~. t;.... ·con~........+ O.Clti·):>/~l·'~W. ,\-' ':/-:Q:,-~~.-u~',..,,.,;,,.i]":··1··;;'CO""""'·~"A4-.i:..s• ·ti.·e·..,-,~~~~~'.~~.,:: ·fli·'l1··y,,~ ...,..,.,,"'_.;;,:t::u', ,....,.,.,.'*'"'°"""'·£l:MJ:' .. .::1.;:,~J.tV~~): ~~:~~:w,~· 'WI . : . W.:.t.~.IUi...~'D ·,~l: · ~!,.&•~.~-:: a<M·d;".": ~~~: .. nabltuar ti:J,~:;4.~}l.d$i~~ ~~·~:ctP.~¢~t q~:~t~.~; ThEi~ ~§., iP. ~~·µ~µ~! ¢01.if~~ 6f)~V.~tt~,. w~ ~~t/th¢.;aP,pl.ie,ant:,foi;~.~i:o:s.tatement to p~ythe,.:c.osis :attributable to the reinstatement>prooess~.·,an(Lthe,appiicantsh®I:C: ,~t:~t th~ satrre; The~tµl~ ~()'¢.$:.#,pt.;gtjg~~~t~¢, :~~iQi,li~ mta;t¢.ft~t.att¢*-~~Wij;l'·Q~ro;p¢1:. ~· deviatiO}l ,fro.nr th.at.~~~c.t~tw.n, ;a.nd.:sQ.we.:eonfirrn;:nov1rthat t.hi'&·C0.u:rt: retains"the.:diScretion:,to:,~eparld'rom theYcust~·ditecti\re;:!ot':alloca~: c-Osts when f~eS$ and Jl;1$tice so:.f.¢q~~~·• B r,.... "l · ..... ,. t . ·a· .f:h....+·+=t;;:· B" d . ts"d·.· jih .. · •.•.. €}.t *-9.µn..~ .~~.,cq.n ~rt .. $ .. · "~,..i;µ;.r:e; ·-~... ·. ~~d~. QU ... ~.·. ~·'"· e $PO.p..e.;·w:: ·u;::;; ·~t ~"~t -'1:1·1~ authc:?rl't,y" Jn. v.iolatien=.of $QR,3~$t0,~3) whea.lt:reqpestecfR.-Oilferlfs1· exemptl.oo . from costs. sc:R:~at5':f0.{'3) iproVides{int~ie~tWt:t.~}'~~f·Q~~:$h~t .~¢w. 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Qt·' C:l~µm.ajj;pf,\t~f¢¢¢!,. ,aj).C;t.~•ib ~~.:~j~U,i~ti,~~::tP,~ .~¢:r,m.: '$hajj'. j~ ·awpr:d:. 9f p()n;unap;Q."an't'l ....... 1P:U$fJ~e ~:ven a ooxn.putsoey::mearungl' .,BJ.aek.'s taw.;oict1ottary i:2a3 (Sthed. f979.}.; ~shaifni~s'·$h1:uh"' 'va~qlbv. · ... · .-~~6~~~~.~&:i~~(~~:~ir, ~QQa);~.fl..@Q,rlJ.::~1;~. a:>nt;tp~/l~~~~r#~'"W~b~ter;com/d.ictiOnary/wUl~. t .Jmi~~;.·:a~s: p• .the:·.rtecorct; ;repo(.t. art4. l)riefs:~h.4.f:¢¢Pitlm~. ;apP.r9v~:p;r';al$app.tQv.al .Pfthe ·;a;ppl~tif;li:L(w'.·t<efust-ate:meri~J; to: the:; Court.t>:' We·do :not ;agree'.:wftfi: a~·9~~~lt$. iP.;t.fi~t:~~tit:m 4ftb¢,:®.<l¥~~:rnt¢:,, ·w'¢ i·~a<l:gt>"Ul~g ~to th~]:til~'tbiit c4tiStiains the S.oard ta :o~reoommenmn~'.,&e ;~pptov~.·¢fr::re~~c.tiQn of an ·aJ?,¥!lieatlon::for·.reinsta~ment:. ·Thed\~µ~ ~~t i\$SOclation. is:thtForgan~q.n est~bl~sfu!·d ~Y. ru~ (),f'tbi$~Qout:t.:t.~,,~:'<,iut>ita. c~ti:i:qtj®aj.ttl.aJ:'l~'a.~ t(;l "~QV~ ·adtni~sibnt<>:· the baitand.1herdi$tjplirte of ,$..fj!ml::).¢T~:::Qftne b~.t\~'· :Klr;·~ ::eonst ~ i16j:·;.ru:con:i::t~R$ 2'.t~~·:lOO~: ·1~J3.~<$: ~ Governors o£the, ken~~~~ ~~~o.i~o¥»: t~:.·¢~i.ji;i~ ~ .•qµr;:m~~'.tl~ Qf. go,y~~g th~ pi:µ' oftl)~;~~te,·and~·~lc0:tne;·the;inpu,t'of.tbat body. 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