Delaware.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

The candidate shall be a resident of this state and of the county in which he is registered, 18 years of age before registration, and of good moral character.

General Education.

He shall pass an examination in Latin, higher mathematics, and English and American history, before the board of examiners, previous to his commencement of the study of law, and the certificate of the board must be approved by a resident judge of the county before he can be registered as a student.

Term of Study.

A preliminary term of study of three years in the office of a practicing attorney of ten years' standing shall be pursued before the examination.

Examination-Regulations-Scope.

The test of legal qualifications shall be such as the board of examiners may decide upon. The oath prescribed by law. shall follow, if the general qualifications before mentioned have been fulfilled.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations are held on Thursdays, commencing three weeks before the February, May, and November terms, and applications should be addressed to the Secretary of the Board of Examiners at Wilmington.

Source of Rules.

Rev. St. 1874, c. 92, § 6; Id. c. 24, § 4; 13 Del. Laws, c. 117,3; Rules of Board of Examiners.

DELAWARE DECISIONS.

1814 to 1904.

A complete set of Delaware Reports (down to 1903) consists of:

Harrington, 5 vols.

Houston, 9 vols.

Marvel, 2 vols.

Pennewill, 3 vols.

Delaware Chancery, 7 vols.

Houston's Criminal, I vol.

Delaware Reports are partly out of print, and are scarce and expensive. The Atlantic Reporter, 55 vols., contains all decisions in Houston, vols. 7 to 9, Marvel, 2 vols., Pennewill, 3 vols., Delaware Chancery, vols. 6 and 7, and also all decisions for the past 19 years from Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited. We will furnish full information and price on request.

WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn.

District of Columbia.

Character.

No applicant shall be admitted to examination for admission to the supreme court until he shall have offered proof of good moral character.

Term of Study.

Satisfactory proof shall also be presented that the candidate has studied law under the direction of a competent attorney for at least three years, provided that diligent study in a law school shall, to the extent thereof, be computed as a part thereof.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

Applications shall be made in writing to the court, and shall contain the name, age, and residence of the candidate, the time and place of preliminary study, and duration of the same, and the law books he has read. A fee of $5 shall accompany each application, which fee shall entitle the candidate to a second examination, if he fails in the first; but, if the board favors admission, the oath is administered and license given.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

The petition of one admitted to the bar in the supreme court of the United States, or of a state or territory, shall state the name of the court granting such license, the time of admission, and when and where and for what period he studied law. If now a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia, one admitted in another jurisdiction may be admitted here without examination, in the discretion of the court, if proof of good morals is given and a like

courtsey is extended in that jurisdiction to attorneys of this District.

Miscellaneous.

To entitle a candidate to admission to the court of appeals, he shall offer satisfactory proof of former admission to the supreme court of the United States, or to the highest court of one of the United States, or to the supreme court of this District, and also proof of good standing in that court, and shall pay to the clerk issuing the license a fee of $5.

Examinations are held in June and October, and should be addressed to the Court in General Term, care of the clerk of the court.

Source of Rules.

Rules Sup. Ct. Oct. 31, 1899; Rules Ct. of App.

Age-Character.

florida.

Before admission to practice will be granted in this state, the applicant shall offer satisfactory evidence to the judge of the circuit court to whom he applies that he is 21 years of age and of good moral character.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

If the foregoing general qualifications are sufficient, the candidate shall enter upon an examination of legal qualifications before the judge of the circuit court and at least two members of the bar, to be selected by said judge, and shall receive from them, if his examination has been favorable, a certificate and license to practice in the circuit and inferior courts of the state. Such examination shall be held in open court, at some regular or special term of said court. This certificate shall be recorded by the clerk of the court at the expense of the candidate. The prescribed oath shall follow. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Persons admitted in any court of record in another state, or in any United States court, shall be admitted to practice in any court of this state, upon tendering proof of such admission and upon taking the oath prescribed by law.

Miscellaneous.

Attorneys admitted to a court of record of this state, or any other state of the United States, shall be admitted to practice in the supreme court, upon producing satisfactory evidence of such admission, with proof of a fair private and professional character, and upon taking the prescribed oath.

Source of Rules.

Laws 1899, c. 4745; Rules Sup. Ct. (18 South. vi.).