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Idaho.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

The applicant for admission in this state must be a bona fide resident of the state, of the age of 21 years, and of good moral character, which last must be certified to by at least two attorneys in good standing who have been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court for not less than one year.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

The application shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court on or before the first Saturday of the regular term, and shall contain statements of the applicant's full name, age, place of residence for the two years immediately preceding the date of his application, with whom he has read law, or in what school he has studied law, and for how long a period; also what text-books he has read. The application must also be accompanied by a certificate of at least two reputable attorneys, each of whom shall have been regularly engaged in practice for not less than four years, containing statements of the candidate's preliminary training, the time he has spent upon the study of the law, the books he has read, and any other appropriate requirements he may have attained. Examinations are held on the first Saturday of each regular term of the court, at which time the candidates shall in open court prepare written answers to the list of questions propounded by the Supreme Court. No information as to the substance of any of the questions asked, or the subjects treated of in the examination, will be given to the applicants before the date set for the examination. A fee of $25 shall be paid to the State Treasurer, evidence of which payment must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court. A fee of $2 shall be paid to the clerk for the license.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

One who has been admitted in the highest court of another state or territory may be admitted in the Supreme Court of this state, upon filing with the clerk a certificate from such court. together with an affidavit showing that he is still in good standing. In case he cannot produce his certificate, proof of the above facts may be shown by his affidavit.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations are held the first Saturday of each term, and applications must be filed with the clerk before these days. Terms are held at Boise City and Lewiston; time being fixed by the court.

IDAHO DECISIONS.

1866 to 1909.

A complete set of Idaho Reports (down to 1909) consists of 14 vols. The Pacific Reporter, 97 vols., contains all Idaho decisions from and including vol. 2 (1881), and all decisions for the last 26 years of Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Owing to the limited quantity of local precedents, it is necessary to go to other states for caselaw authorities, and the Pacific is usually regarded as indispensable.

The Idaho Code was adapted from that of California, and the decisions of that state are therefore followed closely by the Idaho courts. The Pacific Reporter contains nearly 70 per cent. of all the decisions as reported in the California Reports and, in addition, upward of 1,800 decisions omitted from the State Reports, and only published in the Reporter. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Pacific make it a simple matter to find cases, even if cited to the State Reports only. Write for prices and full information.

Illinois.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

Every applicant for admission shall present to the board of examiners his affidavit, or that of some other reputable citizen for him, that he is a citizen of the United States, a resident of this state, and 21 years of age; also, a certified transcript of record from a court of record of this state showing that the petitioner is of good moral character, which transcript shall show that at least two reputable attorneys of such court of record appeared before said court and testified that applicant was a person of good moral character.

General Education.

Before entering upon the examination, the petitioner shall offer proof of a preliminary education, other than legal, equal to that required to obtain a diploma in a high school in this

state.

Term of Study.

Every applicant, except those who apply for admission by virtue of admission in another state or foreign country, shall offer satisfactory proof that he has pursued for the period of three years, during at least 36 weeks in each year, a course of law studies covering the subjects below enumerated, naming the books read, and that such law studies have been pursued in some established law school requiring personal attendance and recitation averaging 10 hours per week or under the tuition of one or more licensed lawyers; a portion of the time under either system, the remainder under the other, being allowable. If the term of study has been spent in a lawyer's office, appli

cant must show that he has submitted to a regular examination by such lawyer or lawyers during said period, upon each subject.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

The test, written in whole or in part, shall be as nearly as possible uniform throughout the state, and shall consist of questions upon the subjects of Real and Personal Property, Personal Rights, Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Common-Law and Equity Pleading, Partnerships, Bailments, Negotiable Instruments, Principal and Agent, Principal and Surety, Domestic Relations, Wills, Corporations, Equity Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, and upon the Principles of the Constitutions of the State and of the United States, and Legal Ethics. If the applicant has fulfilled the general qualifications and satisfactorily passed the examination, the board shall report that state of facts to the Supreme Court, and a license shall be granted upon avowal by the applicant of the oath prescribed by law. In case of failure in the examination, the applicant shall not be admitted to another test until at least one examination has intervened after such rejection, and shall file with the board proof that he has studied law during the intervening time subsequent to the prior examination.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Attorneys from other states shall be admitted in this state, exempt from the written examination by the board, by presenting to the board of examiners their license from said state entitling them to practice in the highest courts of such state, and proof that in the state in which the license was issued the requirements for admission, when they were admitted, were equal to those prescribed in this state, or that they have practiced five full years in courts of record under their license, and shall offer proof, too, of their general qualifications, as requir

The board shall certify to the Supreme Court those persons entitled to admission.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations are held at Ottawa on last Tuesday of February, at Chicago on fourth Tuesday of June, at Springfield on first Tuesday of October, and at Mt. Vernon on first Tuesday of December-all at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications, on printed forms prescribed by the Board of Examiners, must be filed with the Secretary, Wm. B. Wright, Effingham, Ill., at least three weeks before the meeting of the board at which the applicant desires to be examined, and must be accompanied by all the proofs required by the rules of the Supreme Court and the Board of Examiners. A fee of $10 shall accompany each application. No person shall be refused a license to practice on account of sex.

Source of Rules.

Hurd's Rev. St. 1908, c. 13, §§ 1-4; Rules of Supreme Court and State Board of Law Examiners in force Dec. 11, 1906.

ILLINOIS DECISIONS.

1819 to 1909.

A complete set of Illinois Reports (down to 1909) consists of 235 vols. All decisions from and including vol. 114 are reported in the Northeastern Reporter, 86 vols., together with all decisions for the last 24 years from Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. The set is sold for a small part of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Indeed, it costs more to keep up the Illinois Reports alone than it does to continue the Northeastern Reporter. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited.

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