Citizenship-Age-Character.

Every voter of the state, of good moral character, shall be entitled to practice.

Examination-Regulations-Scope.

Owing to the constitutional provision, the court is limited in its power to regulate admissions. The examinations are usually oral and of brief duration. No examination as to legal attainments can be made over the objection of the applicant. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

The court shall permit attorneys from other states to practice in this state during the continuance of the term in which application was made, upon taking the prescribed oath.

Miscellaneous.

The Supreme Court has decided (134 Ind. 665, 34 N. E. 641) that the provisions of the Constitution which declare that persons of good moral character, being voters, shall be admitted to practice law, do not prohibit the admission of women to practice.

Source of Rules.

Constitution, art. 7, § 21; Burns' Ann. St. 1914, §§ 181, 997,

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INDIANA DECISIONS.

1817 to 1915.

A complete set of Indiana Reports (down to 1915) consists

Blackford, 8 vols.

Indiana, 180 vols., 1820-1915.

Indiana Appellate, 52 vols., 1890-1915.

The Northeastern Reporter, 105 vols., contains all decisions of Indiana from and including vol. 102, and all of the Indiana appellate court decisions. The set also contains all decisions for the last 30 years from Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited. The set sells at but a fraction of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. The Northeastern is, moreover, the best set of reports for a commercial and corporation practice, as it contains the decisions from the states in which are located the great commercial centers of the country. Write us for full information and price.

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Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character.

In this state the applicant for admission shall be an inhabitant of the state, of the age of 21, and of good moral character. The latter fact must be certified by the district judge or clerk of district court in the district or county of the applicant's residence.

Applications-When to be Filed.

Applications, on forms which will be furnished by the clerk of the Supreme Court, Des Moines, must be filed with the clerk ten days before commencement of term at which examination is to be taken, and must be accompanied by a fee of $5.

Proof of qualification as to age and residence shall be by the affidavit of the applicant and the affidavits of at least two witnesses for him. Proof of term of study shall be by affidavit of the attorney or judge in whose office applicant studied; or, if he has studied at a law school, by the affidavit of one or more of the professors or instructors of such school.

General Education.

Applicant shall have acquired a preliminary education, other than legal, equivalent to that involved in the completion of a high-school course of at least four years' duration. Applicants not furnishing satisfactory proof of this qualification shall be subject to written tests before the Board of Examiners on the subjects of Orthography, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar, United States and English History, Elementary Algebra, Elementary Physics, Elementary Economics, Civil Government, and the Elementary Principles of the Government Land Surveys. An average of

75 per cent. on a basis of 100 per cent. is required in order to entitle applicant to the law examination.

Term of Study.

He must have actually and in good faith pursued a course of study in the office of a practicing attorney or of a judge of a court of record of this or another state or in a reputable law school in the United States for a term of three years, or partly in such office and partly in such law school.

Examination - Regulations - Scope - Fee - Time and Place of Holding.

Examinations are held at the Capitol at Des Moines, com mencing on first Tuesday in October and on first Tuesday in June; and at the University at Iowa City commencing on Tuesday of the week following the week of the annual commencement.

The Attorney General, with five members of the bar from this state, appointed by the court, shall constitute the Board of Examiners, who shall test the applicants as to their legal qualifications by propounding to them at least fifty questions, to be answered in writing, and as many more as they may see fit, to be answered orally. No person shall be recommended for admission who does not receive a marking of at least 75 per cent. on a basis of 100 per cent. for the entire examination. After the examination, if successful, the candidate shall take the prescribed oath. If unsuccessful he shall be precluded from again entering upon the examinations for three months from the time of failure.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Any person, resident of this state, having been admitted in another state, may, in the discretion of the court, be licensed here, exempt from the examination or proof of the required. term of study, if his other qualifications are satisfactory to

the court, and he has practiced in such other state for one year after his admission. Application for admission under this rule must be made to the Attorney General.

Students in Law Department of State University.

Students in the Law Department of the State University who are recommended for graduation by the faculty, provider the three-years course of study has been pursued, one year at least in such Law Department, may be examined at the University by the commission and admitted without further test.

Source of Rules.

Code 1897, §§ 309-316; Code Supp. 1907, §§ 310-315; Laws 1913, c. 37; Rules Sup. Ct. Jan. 1, 1911 (128 N. W. v) and May 19, 1914; Rules of Board of Examiners, Aug. 28,

1901 (87 N. W. v).

IOWA DECISIONS.

1839 to 1915.

A complete set of Iowa Reports (down to 1915) consists of: Morris, 1 vol.

G. Greene, 4 vols.

Iowa, 160 vols.

All the decisions of Iowa subsequent to vol. 50 are reported in the Northwestern Reporter, 148 vols., together with all decisions for the last 36 years, from Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and all the decisions of Dakota Territory and North and South Dakota. Cross-citation tables make the cases perfectly available, however cited. The cost of the set is about one-fifth the cost of the corresponding State Reports.

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