Age-Residence-Character.

Every applicant for a license to practice shall produce satisfactory evidence that he is 21 years character, and a resident of the state.

of age, of good moral Proof of age and resiProof of good moral

dence may be made by his affidavit. character shall be by written certificate, signed by the judge of the circuit court or of the court of common pleas and three members of the bar of the county where applicant resides, or has lately resided.

Application-When to be Filed-Fee.

Applications, on forms prescribed by the board of examiners and furnished upon request by the clerk of the Supreme Court, must be filed with the clerk at Jefferson City at least 10 days before the date set for examination and must be accompanied by a fee of $10. The applicant shall file with his application all the proof required by the rules of the board, as shown in the paragraphs above and below.

General Education.

Applicant shall file with his application satisfactory proof that he has had a preliminary education substantially equivalent to that obtained through a common or grammar school course of study and possesses a fair knowledge of civil government, American and English literature, general history, and American and English constitutional history. Such proof may be made by exhibiting the diploma of any university or college in good standing, or diploma of a high school whose graduates are permitted to matriculate at a state university without an examination, or affidavit of the principal or teach

ers of a high school under whom the applicant has studied, designating the studies pursued, the length of time devoted to each, the applicant's degree of proficiency in each study and showing that the applicant has a preliminary education as shown above and a fair knowledge of the subjects given above, or a diploma from any academy or preparatory school whose course of study has been passed upon and accepted by the Board of Law Examiners. All applicants who cannot comply with either of the above requirements shall be subjected to an examination upon their general education and upon their knowledge of the subjects specified above. A minimum average of 70 per cent., based on a scale of 100 per cent., shall be necessary to qualify the applicant for the law examination. Applicants for this preliminary examination must present themselves at the clerk's office at 2 o'clock on the Saturday next preceding the Monday upon which the law examination will be held.

Term of Study.

While no particular period of study is prescribed, the rules of the Board of Examiners provide that no person will be examined as to his knowledge of the law, until he has carefully read and studied at least one standard unabridged textbook on each of the following subjects: Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Torts, Domestic Relations, Agency, Private Corporations, Public Corporations, Partnership, Real Property, Personal Property, Sales, Bailments, Carriers, Common-Law Pleading, Code Pleading, Equity, Evidence, Wills, Constitutional Law, Negotiable Instruments, Extraordinary Legal Remedies, Conflict of Laws or Private International Law, Insurance, and Legal Ethics. Every applicant for admission on examination shall file with the application his affidavit, and the affidavit of at least one other credible person

in support thereof, setting forth in detail the several textbooks read by him, together with the dates when read and the time consumed in the reading thereof, respectively. Provided, that this rule shall not apply to graduates of any reputable law school.

Examination-Regulation-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Two examinations a year are held at Jefferson City. The exact date is fixed by the Supreme Court. Such examinations shall also be held at St. Louis and Kansas City, and at such other cities in the state as the Supreme Court may direct, and at times fixed by said court. If satisfied that the requirements in the above paragraphs have been complied with, the Board of Examiners will examine the candidate in writing upon the following subjects: Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Torts, Domestic Relations, Agency, Public and Private Corporations, Partnership, Real Property, Personal Property, Sales, Bailments, Carriers, Common-Law Pleading, Code Pleading, Equity, Evidence, Wills and Probate, Constitutional Law, Negotiable Instruments, Extraordinary Legal Remedies, Conflict of Laws, Insurance, Pleading and Practice under the Missouri Statutes, and Legal Ethics. All examinations shall be written and the applicants shall be graded on a scale of 100. The board shall recommend for admission any applicant, otherwise qualified, who shall attain a general average of 75 per cent. Any applicant failing to make a general average of 75 per cent. in his first examination may, at any time within a year thereafter, take another examination in those subjects in which he failed to make a grade of 75 per cent. but none other, and he shall be recommended for a license. provided he attains a general average of 75 per cent. in the second examination. In case of success, the oath will be administered and license granted.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Any person becoming a resident of this state after having been admitted to the bar in any other state may, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, be admitted to practice in this state without examination, upon proof of the other qualifications required by this act, and proof that he has been licensed and has practiced law regularly for three years in the state from which he comes.

Source of Rules.

Rev. St. 1909, §§ 939-948; Rules of Board of Examiners.

MISSOURI DECISIONS.

1821 to 1915.

A complete set of Missouri Reports (down to 1915) consists of 256 vols. Supreme and 180 Appeals. All decisions subsequent to volume 88 Supreme and 93 Appeals are reported in the Southwestern Reporter, 169 vols., together with all decisions for the last 29 years from Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, and all decisions of Indian Territory. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Southwestern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The Missouri Court of Appeals was organized in 1876. The final jurisdiction was very low, and until 1902 it was not regarded as a court of last resort. The jurisdiction was changed in 1902, and we then began to publish the decisions in the Southwestern Reporter.

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Citizenship-Age-Residence-Character.

The applicant for admission in this state must be a citizen of the United States, or a resident of this state who has bona fide declared his intention of becoming a citizen, of full age and of good moral character, which last must be evidenced by testimonials satisfactory to the court. If such testimonials are furnished by others than attorneys of this state, they must be in the form of affidavits.

Application-When to be Filed-Form and Contents.

Application must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at Helena, Mont., at least ten days prior to the date of the examination, and must be accompanied by the various proofs required by the rules as shown in the paragraphs above and below.

Term of Study.

Applicant shall file with his petition a certificate of two reputable lawyers of this state (or the affidavits of two non-resident attorneys) that he has been engaged in the study of law for two successive years prior to the time of making his application.

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

Examinations are held in the Supreme Court rooms on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday of June and December. Such examinations are principally in writing, in open court, and are strict both as to elementary principles and the Codes and practice of the state. The admission fee is $5.