Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character. To entitle an applicant to the examination for a license, he must prove to the satisfaction of the committee of examiners that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention, a resident of this state, stating his address, of full age, stating his age, and of good moral character. Application-Form. Applications should be filed with the secretary of the committee, W. A. Spangler, Kittredge Bldg., Denver, Colo., at least 10 days prior to examination, and should contain proof of the qualifications required by the rules. Blank forms of credentials for ordinary use have been adopted by the committee; but applicants are not required to use these forms, if they can prove their qualifications in other ways satisfactory to the committee. General Education. Each applicant, other than members of the bar of another state or country, must satisfy the committee that he has graduated from an approved high or preparatory school, or has been admitted as a regular student in an approved college or university, or that before entering upon his law studies he had passed an examination before the state superintendent of public instruction in the following subjects: English Literature, Civil Government, Algebra to Quadratic Equations, Plane Geometry, General History, History of England, and the History of the United States. Term of Study. A regular clerkship shall be served in the office of a practicing attorney of the Supreme Court of this state after the age of 18 has been reached, or after such age a course of study in an approved law school shall be pursued, before permission wil} be granted to enter upon the examination. The duration of the period so spent shall be three years, and may be apportioned between the two modes of study. Examination Holding. The committee of examiners consists of five members of the bar, each of five years' standing. The date of each examination is fixed by agreement between the court and the committee about two months prior to the date when the same is to be held. Examinations are held in the Supreme Court rooms at Denver. Before examination the candidate shall satisfy the committee that he has not undergone an examination for a license to practice, and been refused admission, within six months immediately preceding, and has during that time diligently prosecuted the study of law. He must also satisfy the committee that he possesses the necessary educational qualifications, as outlined above, and that he has studied law according to the conditions above prescribed. The test shall consist of oral or written questions and answers, or partly oral and partly written, as the board of examiners may select. A fee of $20 shall be paid to the clerk of the Supreme Court before license is issued. - Regulations - Scope - Fee-Time and Place of Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. One duly licensed to practice in the highest court of a foreign state or country, and who has practiced therein for five years, may be admitted in this state with or without examination, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, provided that the requirements in said state or country are equal to those in this state. This proviso does not apply to an attorney of ten years' standing in the highest court of another jurisdiction, however. Such person may be admitted upon furnishing satisfactory proof of having fulfilled the qualifications as to citizenship, residence, age, and character, together with a statement of the community in which he resided and practiced for the five years next preceding the date of his application, and a certificate of recommendation from one of the judges of the highest court of such community, or, in lieu of a certificate, such evidence of character and qualifications as may be satisfactory to the examining committee. The committee is empowered to hold the application 60 days for the purpose of investigating the character and qualifications of the applicant. It is the duty of the committee to pass upon the qualifications of persons presenting themselves under the provisions of the above rules, either at special meetings called by the chairman, or by individual recommendation evidenced by a certificate signed by the members of the committee or a majority thereof. An attorney who has practiced in the highest court of another state or country for two years may be admitted to examination after a period of one year's law study within this state, said law study to be pursued after practice for one year in such other state or country has been completed. No person shall be admitted to practice in this state upon proof of admission in some other state, if at the time of such admission he was a citizen of this state. Miscellaneous. No person shall be denied a license to practice as aforesaid. on account of race or sex. In the oath required of the applicant, he shall agree to commence the practice of law in this state within three months from the date of admission and to make the same his permanent and usual occupation. He shall state, also, that he has never been disbarred by any court of record and that he has never been convicted of felony. Source of Rules. Rev. St. 1908, § 229 et seq.; Sup. Ct. Rules in effect Jan. 22, 1917. COLORADO DECISIONS 1864 to 1917. A complete set of Colorado Reports (down to 1917) consists of: Colorado Supreme, 60 vols., 1864 to 1917. Colorado Appeals, 27 vols., 1891 to 1905, 1911 to 1915. All the decisions in Colorado Supreme, vols. 7 to 60, and all decisions of the Colorado Court of Appeals, are reported in the Pacific Reporter, 160 vols., together with all decisions for the last 34 years from Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited. Owing to the large amount of mining litigation in Colorado, the Pacific is of particular importance there, as it contains the decisions of all the West Coast states, in which the same questions are likely to have arisen. Write for prices and full information. WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn. Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character. The candidate for admission to the bar shall prove to the satisfaction of the committee that he is a citizen of the United States, 21 years of age, and of good moral character, provided that, in case he shall reach his majority before the next semiannual meeting of the committee, he shall be admitted to the examination and, upon recommendation, admitted to practice after he shall become 21. Application-Fee. Previous to the examination an application, on blank forms furnished by the clerk of the superior court, and accompanied by a fee of $10, shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court where the examination is held, containing a certificate from the clerk of the superior court of the county in which he intends to apply (which must be the county in which he resides, if a resident of the state; if not, the county in which he pursued his studies, or intends to reside), stating that the candidate has filed an application, accompanied by a certificate of good moral character signed by two members of the bar of at least five years' standing, on or before May 1st for the June examination, and on or before December 1st for the December examination, and that it was approved by the bar of the county. General Education. The candidate shall satisfy the committee that before beginning the study of law he had graduated from a high school, college, or preparatory school of approved standing, or was admitted to a college or law school, the requirements for entrance to which shall be approved by the committee, or, in the absence of these qualifications, shall pass an examination upon his literary qualifications before the committee. Such ex |