MAINE DECISIONS 1820 to 1917. A complete set of Maine Reports (down to 1917) consists of 114 vols. All decisions of Maine subsequent to vol. 77 are reported in full in the Atlantic Reporter, 98 vols., together with all decisions for the last 32 years of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Atlantic also includes upwards of 3,000 decisions which have not been and will not be published in the State Reports. Over 150 of the omitted cases are from Maine, and can only be found in the Atlantic. Many of the volumes of Maine Reports covered by the Atlantic are out of print and unobtainable. Can you afford to be without part of your own state's decisions? The tables of crosscitations furnished with the Atlantic make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The set sells at a fraction of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Write us for further information and price. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. Citizenship-Age-Character. The laws and rules governing admission to practice provide that the applicant must be 21 years of age, of good moral character and an actual bona fide resident of the state at the time he applies for admission, and all applications must contain statements as to full name, age, residence, and place of birth of the applicant; provided, any person under the age of 21, graduate of a recognized law school and possessing the other qualifications required by the rules, may take the examination provided for below, at any regular examination following his graduation. Such person shall not be licensed to practice until he shall have arrived at the age of 21. Application-Where and When to be Filed-Fee. Applications for admission shall be made by petition, under oath, to the Court of Appeals, and referred by the Court of Appeals to the board of examiners, consisting of three members of the bar of at least 10 years' standing. All applications must be on blank forms, which may be obtained from the clerk of the Court of Appeals, Hon. C. C. Magruder, Annapolis, or the secretary of the board, George Weems Williams, Maryland Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md., and must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days before the time set for the examination. A fee of $25 shall be paid to the clerk of the Court of Appeals, when filing the application, which sum shall entitle the applicant to three examinations and no more. Term of Study. Petitioner must have studied law in the office of a member of the bar of this state or in a law school of the United States for at least three years, and must file with his petition a certificate from the attorney in whose office he studied, or the dean or instructor of the law school, to the effect that petitioner has pursued under his direction for at least two years the course of study outlined below, and that petitioner is a person of good moral character. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Examinations are held in June and November, 30 days' notice of the time and place being given by the board. Applicants shall be tested as to their legal qualifications in the manner designated by the uniform system of examination prescribed by the Court of Appeals which includes a written examination upon the subjects of Elementary Law, Contracts, Torts, Wills and Administration of Estates, Corporations, Evidence, Equity, Real Property, Personal Property, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Pleading and Practice at Law and in Equity (at Common Law and in Maryland), Constitutional Law, International Law, and Legal Ethics. The board may also examine the applicant orally, if it sees fit. All proceedings in connection with the examination shall be reported by the board to the Court of Appeals, together with recommendations as to whether each applicant should or should not be admitted. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Members of the bar of any other state or territory within the United States, who for five years after admission have been engaged as practitioners, judges, or teachers of law, shall be admitted, after becoming residents of this state, without examination, on proof of such former admission and of good moral character, and the payment of the usual fee for administering the oath and issuing the certificate. Each applicant under this rule must file with his petition a copy of his license to practice, duly certified, or a copy of the record of the court in which he was admitted, certified as required by law for the authentication of records of courts of other states when offered as evidence in the courts of this state. Proof of good moral character shall be by certificate of a judge of the state in which he was admitted or by the certificate of two members of the bar of this state showing how long they have known the applicant, that he is of good moral character, a member of the bar in good standing, and that he has been actively engaged as practitioner or teacher of the law or judge in such state for at least five years before the filing of his petition. Admission on Diploma. Students who have matriculated in the Law Department of the University of Maryland, or the Baltimore University School of Law, prior to January 1, 1898, or in any reputable law school, shall be admitted as heretofore upon presentation of diplomas. Miscellaneous. Women shall be permitted to practice law in this state upon the same conditions and requirements as provided for with ref erence to men. The Court of Appeals has decided that study of law by correspondence will not be accepted. Source of Rules. Code Pub. Civ. Laws, art. 10, §§ 1-6; Laws 1914, c. 655; Laws 1916, c. 509; Rules Ct. App. MARYLAND DECISIONS 1658 to 1917. A complete set of Maryland Reports (down to 1917) con sists of: Harris & McHenry, 4 vols. Harris & Johnson, 7 vols. Harris & Gill, 2 vols. Gill & Johnson, 12 vols. Gill, 9 vols. Bland's Chancery, 3 vols. Maryland Chancery, 4 vols. The Atlantic Reporter, 98 vols., contains all decisions in Maryland, vols. 64 to 128, and upward of 500 decisions which have been omitted from the State Reports and can only be found in the Atlantic. The set also contains all decisions for the last 32 years from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Ísland, and Vermont. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Atlantic make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The Atlantic Reporter costs but a small fraction of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. Write for price and detailed information. 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