The Northeastern Reporter, 105 vols., contains all decisions of the New York Court of Appeals subsequent to vol. 98. It also contains all decisions for the last 30 years of Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Ohio. 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 vol

ume.

There have been and still are, a number of lower courts of record, and of appellate jurisdiction, such as the Supreme Court, Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, etc. The decisions of these courts have been reported in part in a heterogeneous mass of official and unofficial reports. These are usually cited by the names of the Reporters, and are collectively classed as Supreme, Practice and Code, Superior, Common Pleas, and Criminal Reports. The tabulated list is too long to include here, but we will furnish a catalogue in which these are set forth, on request. In 1888 we commenced the publication of the New York Supplement, which now has 148 vols. In this set we have reported in full, systematically and promptly, all decisions of these inferior courts of record, including all the decisions as reported in some 425 vols. of the official and unofficial reports above referred to, and upward of 8,500 additional decisions, which have been either entirely omitted from the State Reports, or reported only as memorandum decisions. The New York Supplement is supplied with tables which make it a perfect and convenient substitute for the State Reports. We will be pleased to quote prices and furnish full information regarding these Reporters on request.

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Age-Character.

Persons who may apply for admission must have attained the age of 21 years or will arrive at that age before the time for the next examination, and must be of good moral character. Applicants resident of this state shall offer proof of such good moral character by certificate, signed by two members of the bar of this court. Those applying by virtue of admission in some other state may offer such proof by certificate signed by any state officer of the state from which they come.

Application-Proofs Required-Fee.

Applications must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at Raleigh, and must be accompanied by the proofs required by these rules. No formal application is required, and no application blanks are used. A fee of $23.50 will accompany each application, which sum (except $1.50 for the clerk) will be returned in case applicant fails to pass the examination.

Term of Study.

Each applicant shall have read law for a period of two years, and during the course of such study shall have perused Ewell's Essentials (3 vols.), Clark on Corporations, Schouler on Executors, Bispham's Equity, Clark's Code of Civil Procedure, Revisal 1905 of North Carolina (vol. 1), the Constitutions of the United States and of the state of North Carolina, Creasy's English Constitution, Sharswood's Legal Ethics, Sheppard's Constitutional Text-Book, and Cooley's Principles of Constitutional Law (or their equivalents). Proof of said period of

study shall be by certificate of a dean of a law school or a member of the bar of this court under whose instruction such study was pursued.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Examinations will be held at Raleigh on the first Monday in February and the last Monday in August of each year and at no other time. The candidate shall undergo a written test before the justices of the Supreme Court upon the various branches of the law, and, if deemed sufficiently capable, as disclosed by the test, he shall take the oath of office.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

If the applicant has obtained license to practice law in another state, he may, in lieu of the certificate of two years' reading and proficiency, file (with leave to withdraw) his law license issued by said state. In all other respects he must comply with the requirements made for other applicants.

Miscellaneous.

The Supreme Court has decided (55 S. E. 635) that one who complies with the formal requirements prescribed by the statute is entitled to become an applicant and to be examined, and, if he shows himself to have competent knowledge, it is the duty of the court to license him without investigating his general

moral character.

Source of Rules.

Rev. Laws 1908, §§ 207, 208; Rules Sup. Ct. revised and adopted February Term, 1914; In re Applicants for License (N. C.) 55 S. E. 635.

NORTH CAROLINA DECISIONS.

1778 to 1915.

A complete set of North Carolina Reports (down to 1915) consists of 165 vols. All North Carolina decisions subsequent to vol. 95 are reported in the Southeastern Reporter, 82 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 28 years of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Southeastern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Write for prices and full information.

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Residence-Age-Character.

Every applicant for admission shall be a resident of the state, 21 years of age, and of good moral character, which latter fact shall be shown by affidavit of the secretary or dean of the law school he attended or the attorney in whose office he studied.

Application-Form and Contents-Fee.

Applications, on blanks furnished by the clerk of the Supreme Court, must be filed with the clerk at Bismarck as soon as possible before the date of the examination, and must contain all the proofs as to age, residence, good moral character, period of study, etc., required by the rules. If the application is for admission on motion, a fee of $3 will be paid at the time of filing; if for admission on examination, a fee of $20.

Term of Study.

Each applicant for admission must have pursued a regular course of study of the law for at least three years, either in the office of a member of the bar engaged in active practice in this state or under the direction of a judge of the Supreme Court, district court, or county court having increased jurisdiction of this state, or in some reputable law school in the United States, or partly in such office and partly in such law school. In no case will applicants be admitted to examination unless it shall appear that they have pursued a course of study equivalent to that required of candidates for graduation in the law department of the State University. It shall be the duty of attorneys in this state with whom a clerkship has begun to file with the clerk of the Supreme Court a certificate stating the date of the commencement of such clerkship, and such period shall be deemed to commence at the time of such filing.