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Statutes of Minnesota in connection with each of the foregoing subjects. A general average of 75 per cent. shall be required for qualification. Where the general average of an applicant is less than 75 per cent., he shall be re-examined in all subjects in which he fell below 75 per cent.: provided, that where an applicant's marks are less than 60 per cent. on not less than one-fourth of the subjects, or less than 75 per cent. on not less than one-half of the subjects, he shall be re-examined in all subjects. If the test is favorable, the board shall so report to the Supreme Court and the oath of office shall be administered and license granted.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

An attorney of five years' standing from any other state or territory, or from the District of Columbia, may, in the discretion of the board, be admitted without examination, upon making application, accompanied by the required proof as to citizenship, residence, age, general education, etc. He must also present his certificate of admission and the certificate of a judge of a court of record or of two practicing attorneys of such state, showing that he is of good moral character; also a like certificate from two practicing attorneys in this state. A fee of $15 shall accompany the petition. Such application may be acted upon by the board at any time, without waiting for a regular meeting. Any attorney of less than five years standing from any other state or territory, or from the District of Columbia, who has studied law, either in a law school or in the office of a practicing attorney, or both, for a period of not less than three years, six months of which period shall have been spent in study in the office of a practicing attorney in this state, may be examined by said board in the manner prescribed for applicants who are not attorneys. Such attorney shall also be required to furnish proof as to citizenship, residence, age, general education, etc., in the same manner as required of attorneys of five years' standing.

Admission on Diploma.

The foregoing rules do not apply to graduates of the College of Law of the State University, the St. Paul College of Law, Minnesota College of Law, Northwestern College of Law, or of any law school in the state which has the certificate of the Supreme Court approving the course of study, faculty, Such graduates are admitted, without examination or fee, at any time within two years after graduation, on presentation of diploma.

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Source of Rules.

Laws 1891, c. 36; Laws 1893, c. 129; Laws 1899, c. 60; Laws 1901, c. 100; Gen. St. 1913, c. 35; Rules Sup. Ct. May 29, 1891, as amended; Rules Board of Examiners.

MINNESOTA DECISIONS

1851 to 1917.

A complete set of Minnesota Reports (down to 1917) consists of 132 vols. All decisions in vols. 26 to 132, and many other decisions not yet published in the State Reports, are reported in the Northwestern Reporter, 159 vols. These represent 80 per cent. of all the Minnesota decisions. The Northwestern also contains all decisions for the last 38 years of Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and all decisions of Dakota Territory and North and South Dakota. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Northwestern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The Northwestern is in general use, and is cited by both the bench and bar. Write for full information and prices.

WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn.

Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character.

An applicant in this state must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state over 21 years of age and of good moral character.

Application-Contents-Time for Filing-Fee.

Application, in writing, must be filed with the board of law examiners at least 30 days before the regular time fixed for an examination, and must be accompanied by the certificates of three responsible citizens, two of whom shall be members of the bar of the county of applicant's residence, to the effect that applicant is of good moral character; and said certificates shall set forth how long, when, and under what circumstances those making same have known the applicant. A fee of $10 must accompany the application. The board will inquire into the moral character and qualifications, other than legal, of the applicant, and, if satisfied that he possesses the necessary qualifications, shall enter an order admitting him to the examination; but, if applicant be found not to be so qualified, his application shall be dismissed, at his costs.

General Education.

Applicant must have had at least a high school education or its equivalent.

Examination-Regulation-Scope-Fee.

The board of law examiners, consisting of three members of the bar appointed by the Governor, meets at Jackson, on the first Mondays of July and February of each year, and at such other times as the board may decide upon. If the applicant be found by the board to possess the necessary qualifications except legal learning, the board, in open session, shall propound in writing a sufficient number of questions to thoroughly test his legal learning upon the following subjects: Real Prop

erty, Personal Property, Pleading and Evidence, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Chancery and Chancery Pleading, Statute Law of the State, Constitution of the United States and this state, Federal and State Practice, federal statutes relating to Judiciary and Bankruptcy, Professional Ethics, and upon such other subjects as the board may deem proper. If the test is successful, the board shall issue a certificate granting the application, which certificate shall be presented by the applicant to the chancery court or chancellor of the county of his residence, or of the county in which he intends to practice, and said chancery court or chancellor shall have entered on the minutes of said court an order granting to the applicant license to practice law in all courts, both law and equity, in this state, upon taking the oath prescribed by law. If the board be of the opinion that the applicant does not possess sufficient legal learning, then said board shall enter an order on its minutes dismissing the application; and in either case the applicant shall pay the costs. An annual privilege tax to the state of $10 and usually one of $5 to the city where he practices, must be paid by the successful candidate.

Dismissal of an application for license to practice law does not bar another application by the same person after the expiration of six months from the date of his application.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

The general practice is to admit without examination attorneys from other states who are in good standing in the states from which they come.

Admission on Diploma.

Any person holding a diploma of graduation from the University of Mississippi, and possessing the necessary qualifications as to age, citizenship, moral character, general education, etc., shall file and present an ex parte petition, under oath, to the chancery court or chancellor of the county of his residence,

or of the county in which the petitioner intends to practice, or to the chancery court or chancellor of Lafayette county, setting forth the facts hereinabove mentioned, with a copy of his diploma attached thereto. The court or chancellor shall carefully inquire into the moral character of the petitioner and his other qualifications, and, if fully satisfied that he is of good moral character and otherwise qualified, shall not examine him as to his legal qualifications, but shall enter on the minutes of the court an order granting him a license to practice in all of the courts of this state, upon petitioner paying all costs in said cause, and taking the oath prescribed by law.

Source of Rules.

Laws 1916, c. 107.

MISSISSIPPI DECISIONS

1820 to 1917.

A complete set of Mississippi Reports (down to 1917) consists of:

Freeman's Chancery, 1 vol.

Smedes & Marshall's Chancery, 1 vol.

Walker, 1 vol.

Howard, 7 vols.

Smedes & Marshall, 14 vols.

Mississippi, vols. 23 to 110.

We have reprinted the Mississippi Reports, covering the following volumes: Freeman's Chancery; Smedes & Marshall's Chancery; Walker (1 Miss.); Howard (2-8 Miss.); Smedes & Marshall (9-22 Miss.); and Mississippi, vols. 2363-a total of 65 original volumes, in a series of 31 books. Everything in the original Reports, including the paging, is preserved. Full annotations are added, showing where each.

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