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Indiana.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

Every voter of the state, of good moral character, shall be entitled to practice.

Examination-Regulations-Scope.

Owing to the constitutional provision, the court is limited in its power to regulate admissions. The examinations are usually oral and of brief duration. No examination as to legal attainments can be made over the objection of the applicant. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

The court shall permit attorneys from other states to practice in this state during the continuance of the term in which application was made

Miscellaneous.

The Supreme Court has decided (134 Ind. 665, 34 N. E. 641) that the provisions of the Constitution which declare that persons of good moral character, being voters, shall be admitted to practice law, do not prohibit the admission of women to practice.

Source of Rules.

Constitution, art. 7, § 21; Burns' Ann. St. 1901, §§ 181, 974,

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INDIANA DECISIONS.

1817 to 1907.

A complete set of Indiana Reports (down to 1907) consists

Blackford, 8 vols.

Indiana, 165 vols., 1820-1907.

Indiana Appellate, 36 vols., 1890-1907.

The Northeastern Reporter, 80 vols., contains all decisions of Indiana from and including vol. 102, and all of the Indiana appellate court decisions. The set also contains all decisions. for the last 22 years from Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. Tables of cross-citations make the cases perfectly available, however cited. The set sells at but a fraction of the cost of the corresponding State Reports. The Northeastern is, moreover, the best set of reports for a commercial 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.

Any one (including women) holding license to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States or in the Supreme Court of any state or territory or in any of the district courts of the Indian Territory, may be admitted to practice in the Court of Appeals of this territory, on motion, and exhibition of such license.

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; Ind. T. St. 1899, §§ 417-421, 4214; Rules Ct. App. June 15, 1906.

INDIAN TERRITORY DECISIONS.

1896 to 1907.

There have been issued only 5 volumes of Indian Territory Reports, and this by private enterprise. The only medium for

obtaining all the Indian Territory decisions is the Southwestern Reporter, 100 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 21 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. No person shall be recommended for admission who does not receive a marking of at least 75 per cent. on a basis of 100 per cent. for the entire examination. 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 satisfactory to the court, and he has practiced in such other state for one year after his admission.

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