Source of Rules.

Rev. Codes 1908, §§ 3990-3994, as amended by Acts 1909, p. 109, and Acts 1911, p. 338; Sup. Ct. Rules.

IDAHO DECISIONS.

1866 to 1915.

A complete set of Idaho Reports (down to 1915) consists of 26 vols. The Pacific Reporter, 143 vols., contains all Idaho decisions from and including vol. 2 (1881), and all decisions for the last 32 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 75 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. 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.

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Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character.

Every applicant for admission shall present to the board of examiners his affidavit, or that of some other reputable person for him, that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention of becoming a citizen thereof, 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.

Application-When to be Filed-Fee.

Applications must be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Examiners, Charles L. Bartlett, Quincy, 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. All applications must be on the printed forms prescribed by the Board of Examiners. A fee of $8 shall accompany each application.

General Education.

Applicants, except those applying for admission by virtue of admission in another jurisdiction, shall offer proof of a preliminary education, other than legal, equivalent to that of a graduate of a four-year course 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 approved by the board and 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, applicant must show that he has submitted to a regular examination by such lawyer or lawyers during said period, upon each subject.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Examinations are held at Ottawa on last Tuesday of February, at Chicago on first Tuesday after July 4th, at Springfield on first Tuesday of October, and at Mt. Vernon on first Tuesday of December.

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, Conflict of Laws, 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, or a copy of the record of the court, 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 required of applicants of this state. A fee of $8 must accompany the application. The board shall certify to the Supreme Court those persons entitled to admission.

Sex No Bar to Admission.

No person shall be refused a license to practice on account

of sex.

Source of Rules.

Hurd's Rev. St. 1913, c. 13, §§ 1-4; Rules of Supreme Court and State Board of Law Examiners published Jan. 1, 1914.

ILLINOIS DECISIONS.

1819 to 1915.

A complete set of Illinois Reports (down to 1915) consists of 264 vols. All decisions from and including vol. 114 are reported in the Northeastern Reporter, 105 vols. together with

all decisions for the last 30 years from Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. The set is sold for a small part of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Tables of crosscitations make the cases perfectly available, however cited.

The Northeastern Reporter, containing, as it does, all the current decisions of the states in which the great commercial centers of the country are located, is considered the best set of reports on commercial law and kindred topics extant.

The Illinois Appellate Court Reports, of which there are now 187 vols. (1877-1915), cover the decisions of inferior courts of appellate jurisdiction and are published in Illinois. We will furnish full information and prices on request.

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