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mercial and corporation practice, as it contains the decisions from the states in which are located the great commercial centers of the country. Write us for full information and price.

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Indian Territory.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

An applicant for admission to practice shall produce, by sworn petition, satisfactory proof that he is a citizen, 21 years of age, and of good moral character.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

All applicants shall be examined in open court in those branches and in the manner chosen by the court. The oath to support the constitution of the United States shall be administered and the candidate licensed upon payment of the fee of $2.50.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

One admitted to practice in the supreme court of the United States or in the supreme court of any state or territory shall be privileged to practice in the court of appeals of this territory.

Miscellaneous.

The statutes of Arkansas relating to the admission of attorneys were adopted as the law of this territory. Applications must be filed with the clerk of the district court. Examinations are usually held the first day of each term.

Source of Rules.

St. Ark. 1893, §§ 422-424; 64 S. W. v.

INDIAN TERRITORY DECISIONS.

1896 to 1902.

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There have been issued only 3 volumes of Indian Territory Reports, and this by private enterprise. The only medium for obtaining all the Indian Territory decisions is the Southwestern Reporter, 77 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 18 years from Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. The Indian Territory Code was adapted from that of Arkansas, and the courts follow the Arkansas decisions closely. The Southwestern is an absolute necessity for the lawyer in the Indian Territory. Write for full information and prices.

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Citizenship-Age-Character.

In this state the applicant for admission shall be an inhabitant of the state, of the age of 21, and of good moral character. The latter fact must be certified by the district judge or clerk of county court.

General Education.

He shall have acquired a preliminary education, other than legal, equivalent to that involved in the completion of a highschool course of at least three years' duration.

Term of Study.

He shall have pursued diligently a course of study in the office of a practicing attorney or in a reputable law school for a term of three years, or partly in such office and partly in such law school.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

The attorney general, with five members of the bar from this state, appointed by the court, shall constitute the board. of examiners, who shall test the applicants as to their legal qualifications by propounding to them at least fifty questions to be answered in writing and as many more as they may see fit, to be answered orally. Before undertaking the examination the candidate shall pay to the clerk the sum of $5, and after the examination, if successful, he shall take the prescribed oath. If unsuccessful, he shall be precluded from again entering upon the examinations for three months from the time of failure.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Any person, becoming a resident of this state after admission in another state while a resident thereof, may be licensed here, exempt from the examination or proof of the required term of study, if his other qualifications are satis

factory to the court, and he has practiced in such other state for one year after his admission.

Miscellaneous.

Students in the Law Department of the State University who are recommended for graduation by the faculty, provided the three-years course of study has been pursued, one year at least in such Law School, may be examined at the University by the commission and admitted without further test. Examinations are held at Des Moines on first Tuesday in October and Tuesday after first Thursday in June, and at the University at Iowa City Thursday before annual commencement. Applications must be filed with clerk ten days before commencement of term at which examination is to be taken.

Source of Rules.

Ann. Code 1897, §§ 309-315; Act Apr. 16, 1901; Rules of Board of Examiners, Aug. 28, 1901, 87 N. W. v.

IOWA DECISIONS.

1839 to 1904.

A complete set of Iowa Reports (down to 1903) consists of: Morris, 1 vol.

G. Greene, 4 vols.

Iowa, 118 vols.

All the decisions of Iowa subsequent to vol. 50 are reported in the Northwestern Reporter, 97 vols., together with all decisions for the last 25 years, from Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and all the decisions of Dakota Territory and North and South Dakota. Cross-citation tables make the cases perfectly available, however cited. The cost of the set is less than one-fifth the cost of the corresponding State Reports.

The Northwestern is generally regarded by the Iowa lawyer as indispensable. As one of the well-known attorneys and

statesmen puts it: "We would as soon think of keeping house without a cook stove as to try and practice law without the Northwestern." Write us for full description and price.

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