OHIO DECISIONS 1821 to 1917. A complete set of Ohio Reports (down to 1917) consists of: Ohio, 20 vols., 1821-1851. Ohio State, 93 vols., 1852-1917. All decisions subsequent to vol. 43 Ohio State, are reported in the Northeastern Reporter, 113 vols., together with all decisions for the last 32 years of Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and New York. These being the states in which the great commercial centers of the country are located, it naturally follows that the Northeastern is the best set of reports on commercial law and kindred topics extant. 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 volume. There are also published in Ohio several series of reports and periodicals, covering the decisions of the various inferior courts. We will be pleased to furnish prices and full information regarding the Northeastern on request. WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn. Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character. It is necessary that the applicant shall be a resident of the state and citizen of the United States, or shall have declared his intention, 21 years of age, and of good moral character, which last must be certified to by some reputable attorney. Said certificate shall also contain the statement of the attorney that applicant has regularly and attentively studied law for two years previous to his application, and that he believes applicant to be a person of sufficient legal knowledge and ability to discharge the duties of an attorney and counselor at law. Application-Fee. Application, together with all credentials, etc., required by the rules, must be addressed to the clerk of the Supreme Court, Oklahoma City, Okl., on blanks furnished by said clerk, not less than 30 days before each semiannual meeting of the State Bar Commission. Each application for examination must be accompanied by a fee of $17, of which sum $5 will be returned in the event of applicant's failure to receive license. The clerk of the Supreme Court is secretary ex officio of the commission, and all communications should be so addressed. Educational Qualifications.. No one shall be admitted whose educational attainments are not equivalent to those indicated by the completion of the course of study in the public high schools of the state. The examining commission will hold examinations for those applicants who cannot comply with this requirement. Term of Study. Applicants must have studied law for a period of at least two years previous to making application, which period of study must be certified to as shown above. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Examinations are held at Oklahoma City on the third Tuesday in June and first Tuesday in December of each year, by the Bar Commission. Examinations are held orally and in writing, and applicant shall sustain an average of 75 per cent. on written examinations embracing the following subjects: The Law of Real and Personal Property, Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Pleading, Partnership, Bailments, Negotiable Instruments, Agency, Suretyship, Domestic Relations, Wills, Corporations, Equity, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Legal Ethics. If the applicant fails in the examination, he will be admitted to the next examination without additional charge, provided he has studied law for an additional period of five months; but no applicant shall be admitted to more than two examinations, except upon the payment of an additional fee for each subsequent examination. Admission of Attorneys from Other States. Ex-judges of state or federal courts, or of the District of Columbia, are admitted without examination. Attorneys in good standing who have been admitted on examination in the highest court of any state or territory, or of the District of Columbia, will also be admitted without examination, provided they have been engaged in the practice of law for one year next preceding the application. All other persons who have been in active and continuous practice in any state or territory, or in the District of Columbia, for at least five years immediately preceding the filing of their application, and whose applications are accompanied by a certificate of a majority of the judges of the highest court of the jurisdiction in which applicant has so practiced, showing such period of practice and that applicant is of good moral character, may be admitted without examination. Applications in above cases must be ac companied by a fee of $5. A fee of $5 shall also be paid to the clerk upon receipt of license to practice. Admissions in the above cases will be made at any session of the Supreme Court of the state upon the recommendation of the chairman and secretary of the commission. Temporary Permit. A graduate of a law school of recognized standing in any state or territory, or in the District of Columbia, who fufills the requirements as to age and residence, may file a verified application with the clerk, showing the fact of such graduation, and that applicant is of good moral character. Such graduate shall be permitted to practice until the next meeting of the Bar Commission. This rule applies also to resident attorneys of this state, and admitted in another state, who may receive a temporary permit upon furnishing proof of the necessary qualifications. Source of Rules. Supreme Court rules; Acts of March 4 and 16, 1903; Act March 25, 1910. OKLAHOMA DECISIONS 1890 to 1917. A complete set of Oklahoma Reports (down to 1917) consists of 45 volumes. All Oklahoma decisions are reported in the Pacific Reporter, 160 volumes. By Acts 1907-1908, p. 291, a new court, styled the "Criminal Court of Appeals," was established for the purpose of relieving the pressure upon the Supreme Court. The decisions of this court make 11 volumes to date. The decisions of Kansas are closely followed by the Oklahoma courts, for the reason that the statutes were adapted from those of Kansas. The Pacific Reporter contains all Kansas decisions for the last 34 years, representing more than two-thirds of all the decisions of Kansas. The set also contains all decisions for the last 34 years of California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and all of Arizona. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Pacific make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Write for price and full description. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. |