U. S. Circuit and District Courts. The early decisions of these courts were never systematically reported until they were gathered together for the elaborate reprint known as The Federal Cases. This includes all decisions from the establishment of the courts, 1789 to 1880, including all cases reported in the original Reports or in contemporary journals, etc., and also thousands of cases never before reported. They are arranged alphabetically, show every known citation, and are fully annotated. The set makes 30 books and a digest. From 1880 the decisions of these courts have been systematically and currently reported in the Federal Reporter, which now (1904) has completed 126 volumes. This is the only publication which reports these important cases systematically, and it is practically the official organ of the courts. The current volumes are supplied to subscribers first in weekly advance sheets, which are afterwards displaced by the bound volumes. This set connects with the Federal Cases, the two series making a complete record. of the U. S. Circuit and District Court decisions. In 1891 the scope of the publication was extended to include the newly-established Circuit Courts of Appeals. Prices and full information given on request. WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn. Alabama. Citizenship-Age-Character. The rules for admission to the bar in this state provide that the applicant shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Alabama, of full age and of good moral char acter. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The written application shall be delivered to the chancery, circuit, or city court in the county of his residence, and the applicant's qualifications, other than legal, shall be passed upon by the court. If satisfactory, he shall be permitted to engage in the written test, the questions of which shall be propounded by the court upon the subjects of the law of real property, personal property, pleading and evidence, commercial law, criminal law, chancery and chancery pleading, the statute law of the state, and the constitutions of the United States and of the state of Alabama. If two of the three judges of the supreme court, passing upon the answers, favor admission, the applicant shall receive license to practice upon taking the oath prescribed by law. Successful or not, the applicant shall pay the costs, and, in the latter case, may renew the application after six months. Admission on Diploma. A diploma from the University of Alabama, conferring the degree of Bachelor of Laws, admits without examination. Miscellaneous. Minors may be licensed by fulfilling the above requirements, if deemed by the court of sufficient maturity, character, and attainments. No definite times are set for holding examinations. Source of Rules. Civ. Code 1896, c. 12, §§ 579–587; Pamph. Acts 1897, p. 1482. ALABAMA DECISIONS. 1820 to 1904. A complete set of Alabama Reports (down to 1903) con-sists of: Minor, I vol. Stewart and Porter, 5 vols. Porter, 9 vols. Alabama, I to 136. Alabama Reports are out of print to and including vol. 94, and are very scarce and expensive. The only convenient method of obtaining the later Alabama decisions is through the Southern Reporter, 34 vols. This set contains all decisions in Alabama, vols. 81 to 136, and also all decisions for the last 17 years of Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana; and the tables of cross-citations furnished with the Southern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. The set and continuations are sold at a fraction of the cost of the State Reports covered. In fact, the cost of continuing the Alabama Reports alone is much in excess of the cost of continuing the Southern Reporter. Write us for prices and specific information. WEST PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul, Minn. Citizenship-Age-Character. One applying for admission to practice in this district shall be a citizen of the United States, or one who has declared his intention of becoming such, a resident of the district, 21 years of age, and of good moral character. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The application, stating the foregoing qualifications, shall be filed with the district court. The judges thereof, or their appointees, shall examine the candidate as to his legal attainments, and the court shall administer the prescribed oath of office if the examiners so advise. A fee of $10 shall be deposited with the clerk issuing the license. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Whenever an applicant shall produce evidence of previous admission in the highest court of a state or territory of the United States, or in the supreme court or a circuit court of the United States, such applicant may be admitted without further examination. Miscellaneous. Women shall be admitted to practice in this district upon the same conditions as men. Source of Rules. 31 Stat. p. 448, §§ 731-736. ALASKA DECISIONS. There is only one volume of Alaska Reports, covering from the organization of Alaska as district court in 1884 to 1902. The earlier cases which arose in Alaska are reported in the Federal Cases and Federal Reporter. Citizenship-Age-Character. An application for a license to practice must be accompanied with a certificate from the board of supervisors of the county in which the petitioner lives, stating that petitioner has been a resident of the territory at least six months, that he has reached his majority, and that he has a good reputation for moral character. Examination-Regulations-Scope. The petition shall be filed with the supreme or any district court, and, if deemed sufficient proof of the general qualifications, the applicant shall be subjected to a test before the board of examiners of that Court. The time for the examination is set when the application is made. Qualification before the district court admits to practice only in the district of the court granting the license. Qualification to the supreme court admits the applicant to any court of the territory, after taking the oath prescribed by law. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Upon producing a license from a court of record of another jurisdiction, an applicant who has an intention of permanently residing within this territory shall be admitted, irrespective of the requirement of residence, providing his other general qualifications are satisfactory. Miscellaneous. Attorneys licensed in any of the district courts of the territory shall be admitted to practice before the supreme court on filing a certificate stating the acquirements of applicant and the fact of previous admission to any such district court. Source of Rules. Rev. St. 1901, §§ 391-397. |