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the candidate shall satisfy the committee that he has not undergone an examination for a license to practice, and been refused admission, within six months immediately preceding. He must also satisfy the committee that he possesses the necessary educational qualifications, as outlined above, and that he has studied law according to the conditions above prescribed. The test shall consist of oral or written questions and answers, or partly oral and partly written, as the board of examiners may select. A fee of $20 shall be paid to the clerk of the Supreme Court before license is issued.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

One duly licensed to practice in the highest court of a foreign state or country, and who has practiced therein for five years, may be admitted in this state with or without examination, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, provided that the requirements in said state or country are equal to those in this state. This proviso does not apply to an attorney of ten years' standing in another jurisdiction, however. Such person may be admitted upon furnishing satisfactory proof of having fulfilled the qualifications as to citizenship, residence, age, and character, together with a statement of the community in which he resided and practiced for the five years next preceding the date of his application, and a certificate of recommendation from one of the judges of the highest court of such community. The committee shall be entitled to hold the application 60 days for the purpose of investigating the character and qualifications of the applicant.

An attorney who has practiced in the highest court of another state or country for one year may be admitted to examination after a period of one year's law study within this state, said law study to be pursued after the period of practice has been completed.

No person shall be admitted to practice in this state upon proof of admission in some other state, if at the time of such admission he was a citizen of this state; nor shall any person be admitted before furnishing satisfactory proof that he has never been disbarred by any court of record and that he has never been convicted of felony.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations will be held twice a year during the months of June and December, at the Supreme Court rooms at Denver. No person shall be denied a license to practice as aforesaid on account of race or sex.

In the oath required of the applicant, he shall agree to commence the practice of law within three months from the date of admission and to make the same his permanent and usual occupation.

Source of Rules.

Rev. St. 1908, §§ 229 et seq.; Sup. Ct. Rules 39-47 (80 Pac. xi-xiii).

COLORADO DECISIONS.

1864 to 1909.

A complete set of Colorado Reports (down to 1909) con sists of:

Colorado Supreme, 42 vols., 1864 to 1909.

Colorado Appeals, 20 vols., 1891 to 1907.

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ington, and Wyoming. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited.

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Connecticut.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

The candidate for admission to the bar shall prove to the satisfaction of the committee that he is a citizen of the United States, 21 years of age, and of good moral character, provided that, in case he shall reach his majority before the next semiannual meeting of the committee, he shall be admitted to the examination and, upon recommendation, admitted to practice after he shall become 21.

General Education.

He shall satisfy the committee that he has graduated from a high school, college, or preparatory school of approved standing, or has been admitted to a law school, the requirements for entrance to which shall be approved by the committee, or, in the absence of these qualifications, shall pass an examination upon his literary qualifications before the committee. A fee of $5 must be paid in case such examination is necessary.

Term of Study.

He shall certify to the committee, too, that after arriving at the age of 18 he has studied for three years in a law school or in an office under the supervision of a practicing attorney, or both, provided that, in the case of those not graduates of a law school, at least one year of such study shall be spent in this

state.

Examinations-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

Previous to the examination an application shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court where the examination is held, containing a certificate from the clerk of the superior court of

the county in which he intends to apply (which must be the county in which he resides, if a resident of the state; if not, the county in which he pursued his studies, or intends to reside), stating that the candidate has filed an application, accompanied by a certificate of good moral character signed by two members of the bar of at least five years' standing, on or before May 1st for the June examination, and on or before December 1st for the December examination, and that it was approved by the bar of the county. The examination is in writing, conducted by a committee consisting of 15 members of the bar, and covers the following subjects: Contracts, including the law of Agency; Arbitration and Award, Bailments, Carriers, Insurance, Negotiable Paper, Partnership, Principal and Surety, Sales and the Statutes of Frauds and Limitations, Real Property, Equity, Torts, Evidence, Pleading and Practice, including Common-Law and Code Pleading and the Connecticut Practice Act and Rules of Practice, Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporations (public and private), Persons and Domestic Relations, Wills and Administration, and the Constitution and Statutes of Connecticut. A fee of $10 shall accompany the application, and in case of success in the test another fee of $5 shall be deposited with the clerk who issues the license.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

An attorney licensed in the highest court of another state may be admitted to examination upon satisfactory proof that he has been duly admitted in such state; that he is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state, or intends to become a resident, 21 years of age, and of good moral character; that he has filed with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the examination is to be held a certificate from the clerk of the superior court of the county in which he in

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