age of 75 per cent. on the written answers offered to the questions selected on the subjects of the law of real and personal property, torts, contracts, evidence, pleading, partnership, bailments, negotiable instruments, agency, suretyship, domestic relations, wills, corporations, equity, criminal law, constitutional law, and legal ethics. A fee of $6 shall accompany each application for examination, and shall be returned to the candidate if his name is not placed on the examination roll. If his name be placed on the examination roll, and he fails to pass, he shall not be required to pay any further sum upon a second application; but for each subsequent application a fee of $6 shall be paid. In case the applicant is rejected, second examination shall be allowed upon filing a certificate that he has studied law for six months subsequent to the prior test. But examinations are restricted to five in number. The applicant is thereafter ineligible. If successful, the oath of office shall be administered before a license is granted.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

A person, resident of the state, who has pursued the study of law for three years under the tuition of an attorney, and has been admitted in a court of record of the United States, or, having been admitted after a shorter period of study, has practiced for a time sufficient, when added to his term of preparatory study, to make up the three years, may be admitted to examination upon proof of good moral character, provided that one who has been admitted in another state after a course of study of at least two years shall be licensed in this state upon proof of the preliminary study, the admission in such state, five years of practice there, and evidence of good moral character. The candidate shall file with the clerk his affidavit, stating that he is a resident of the state, his name, age, and former and present residence, and his certificate of admission to the bar, which, if issued less than three years before such filing, must be accompanied by the certificate of his preceptor, showing the ex

tent and character of his study, and he shall file, also, a certificate of the judge of the court in which he practiced, stating that the candidate was of good standing in that court. A fee of $6 and a registry fee of 50 cents shall be deposited at the time of filing this application.

Miscellaneous.

Any person, not yet admitted, who shall have commenced the study of law while a nonresident, on coming into this state shall file with the clerk his affidavit stating his purpose of making this state his permanent residence, his name, age, and former and present residence, and his preceptor's certificate of the place, commencement, and duration of the applicant's study of law, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of 50 cents. Examinations are held at Columbus on the first Tuesdays of June and December. The application and certificates as to study must be filed with the clerk of court not more than 60 nor less than 30 days before the examination. Certificates from correspondence schools of law will not be recognized.

No person shall be excluded from acting as attorney at law and practicing in all the courts of this state on account of sex.

Source of Rules.

Bates' Ann. St. (5th Ed.) §§ 559-562, 565; Sup. Ct. Rules.

OHIO DECISIONS.

1821 to 1907.

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sions for the last 22 years of Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and New York. These being the states in which the great commercial centers of the country are located, it naturally follows that the Northeastern is the best set of reports on commercial law and kindred topics extant. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Northeastern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume.

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Oklahoma.

(TERRITORIAL RULES.)

Citizenship-Age-Character.

It is necessary that the applicant shall be a resident of the territory and citizen of the United States, or shall have declared his intention, 21 years of age, and a person of good moral character, which last must be certified to by some reputable attorney.

Educational Qualifications.

No one shall be admitted whose educational attainments are not equivalent to those indicated by the completion of the course of study in the public high schools of the territory. The examining board will hold examinations for those applicants who cannot comply with this requirement.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

All applications, credentials, etc., for admission to practice, must be addressed to the clerk of the Supreme Court not less than 30 days before each semiannual meeting of the Board of Examiners. Applicants must have studied law for a period of at least one year previous to making application, and this must be certified to by a reputable attorney. Examinations are held orally and in writing, and applicant shall sustain an average of 75 per cent. on written examinations embracing the following subjects: The Law of Real and Personal Property, Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Pleading, Partnership, Bailments, Negotiable Instruments, Agency, Suretyship, Domestic Relations, Wills, Corporations, Equity, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Legal Ethics. If the applicant fails in the examination, he will be admitted to the next examination, provided he has studied law for an additional period of five months; but no

applicant shall be allowed to have more than three examinations, and the applicant must have studied diligently and regularly for one year after the second rejection in order to be entitled to a third examination. An examination fee of $15 must accompany the application, which will be returned if the applicant is not placed upon the roll. If his name is placed on the roll and he fails to receive a certificate of qualification, he shall not be required to pay any further sum upon a second application.

Admission of Attorneys from Other States.

Ex-judges of state and federal courts are admitted without examination; also persons holding diplomas from a reputable law school having a three years' course of study, provided that application for admission is made within one year after graduation, or that the applicant has practiced law for one year immediately prior to his application. Attorneys in good standing who have been admitted on examination in the highest court of any state or territory will also be admitted without examination, provided they have been engaged in the practice of law for one year next preceding the application. Admissions in the cases provided above will be made at any session of the Supreme Court of the territory upon presentation of a certificate from the chairman and secretary of the Board of Examiners. Miscellaneous.

Any practicing attorney in the district courts of the territory may be admitted on motion, and without examination. A fee of $3 will be paid to the clerk of the Supreme Court who will issue certificate of admission to such attorney.

Examinations are held in the city of Guthrie on the first Mondays in January and June of each year.

Source of Rules.

Supreme Court rules adopted June 4, 1903, and Acts of