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ifications in the same manner as other applicants. If otherwise satisfactory, they will be admitted without further examination.

Source of Rules.

Comp. St. 1905, c. 7; Rules Sup. Ct. in force 1906.

NEBRASKA DECISIONS.

1854 to 1907.

A complete set of Nebraska Reports (down to 1907) consists of 70 vols. The Northwestern Reporter, 111 vols., contains all decisions subsequent to vol. 8 Nebraska, including the decisions of the Supreme Court Commissioners, representing nearly 80 per cent. of all the decisions of the state. These Commissioners' Decisions are also published in a series of reports known as "Nebraska Unofficial Reports," of which series there are five volumes. The Northwestern Reporter contains, in addition to the above, all decisions for the last 28 years of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and all decisions of Dakota Territory, and North and South Dakota. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Northwestern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The set sells for about one-fifth of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Write for price and full information.

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Nevada.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

The applicant for admission in this state shall be a bona fide resident of the state, 21 years of age, and of good moral char

acter.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

Application shall be made to the district judge, who shall refer it to the Supreme Court. This court will then appoint the district judge and two attorneys residents of the district to constitute a board of examiners. This board shall test the applicant upon his legal attainments by examination in open. court, the questions to be answered in writing upon the subjects of the history of Nevada and of the United States, the constitutional relations of the state and federal government, the jurisdiction of the various courts of Nevada and of the United States, the various sources of municipal law of Nevada, the general principles of the common law relating to property and personal rights and obligations, the general grounds of equity jurisdiction and the principles of equity jurisprudence, rules and principles of pleading and evidence, practice under the Civil and Criminal Codes of Nevada, and remedies in hypothetical cases. A fee of $35 shall be deposited before filing application, which will be returned if application is rejected. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

One who has been admitted upon a creditable examination in any other state, territory, or foreign country where the common law of England is the basis of jurisprudence may be licensed here, upon proof of such fact and a certificate of some responsible party that applicant is of good moral character.

Miscellaneous.

The foregoing rules apply to women as well as to men.

Source of Rules.

Comp. St. 1900, §§ 2612-2618; Sup. Ct. Rules (73 Pac. xi-xii).

NEVADA DECISIONS.

1865 to 1907.

A complete set of Nevada Reports (down to 1907) consists of 28 vols. All decisions subsequent to vol. 16 are reported in the Pacific Reporter, 88 vols., together with all decisions for the last 24 years of California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and all decisions of Arizona and Oklahoma. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Pacific make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Owing to the small number of local precedents, the Nevada attorney is forced to look to the neighboring states for his case-law authorities. The Pacific Reporter, containing, as it does, upwards of 75 per cent. of all the decisions of the Pacific states, and being the only medium through which a large proportion of them may be had, is the natural selection. Write for price and full information.

WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn.

New Hampshire.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

The applicant for a license to practice shall be a citizen of the state, of the age of 21 years, and of good moral character.

Term of Study.

He shall file with the clerk of the Supreme Court a petition stating his residence, the date and place of his birth, the term during which he has studied law, and the name and residence of the person with whom he studied; and he shall file therewith certificates showing that he is of good moral character and that he has studied law as set forth in the petition. Term of study required is three years, and may be pursued in the office of a member of the bar in good standing or in a reputable law school. If the papers so filed show that he is entitled to be examined, he will be allowed to take the examination at the next meeting of the committee.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

The candidate shall pass a satisfactory examination on the various branches of law before a committee appointed by the Supreme Court, and shall average 70 per cent. in the correctness of his answers to have them considered satisfactory. A person who fails in an examination for admission to the bar will not be admitted to another examination until the court, upon special consideration of the case, make an order to that effect. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

One admitted to practice in the highest court of another state shall be admitted here, exempt from examination, upon production of proof of such admission, that he is of good moral character, that he has practiced law in the state of his admission for at least one year, and that he is a resident of this state at the time of application. Proof of admission in such former state

will be exclusively by certificate from a judge of the highest court in such state, under seal of the court.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations are held at Concord the third Tuesdays of June and December, and applications must be filed with clerk of Supreme Court at least 14 days before examination day.

Any person proposing to study law with a view to applying for admission to the bar shall, within 14 days after commencing the study, file with the clerk of the Supreme Court a certificate stating his age, residence, what preparatory education he has had, the name and residence of person with whom he is studying, and the date when he commenced the study; also a certificate of the person with whom he is studying, stating the fact and when the study began.

Source of Rules.

59 Atl. vii-viii.

NEW HAMPSHIRE DECISIONS.

1816 to 1907.

A complete set of New Hampshire Reports (down to 1907) consists of 73 vols. All decisions subsequent to vol. 63 are reported in the Atlantic Reporter, 65 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 22 years of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont, including upward of 2,500 decisions that have been omitted from the State Reports and can only be found in the Reporter. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Atlantic make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Write for full particulars and price.

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