ing and proficiency, file (with leave to withdraw) his law license issued by said state. Miscellaneous. Examinations will be held on the first Monday in February and the last Monday in August of each year. The Supreme Court has decided (55 S. E. 635) that one who complies with the formal requirements prescribed by the statute is entitled to become an applicant and to be examined, and, if he shows himself to have competent knowledge, it is the duty of the court to license him without investigating his general moral char acter. Source of Rules. Rules Sup. Ct. (53 S. E. v.); In re Applicants for License (N. C.) 55 S. E. 635. NORTH CAROLINA DECISIONS. 1778 to 1907. A complete set of North Carolina Reports (down to 1907) consists of 141 vols. All North Carolina decisions subsequent to vol. 95 are reported in the Southeastern Reporter, 56 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 20 years of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The tables of cross-citations furnished with the Southeastern make it a simple matter to find the cases, even if cited by the State Report page and volume. Write for prices and full informa tion. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. North Dakota. Citizenship-Age-Character. Every applicant for admission shall be an inhabitant of the state, 21 years of age, and of good moral character. Term of Study. Each applicant for admission must have pursued a regular course of study of the law for at least two years, either in the office of a member of the bar in this state, or in some reputable law school in the United States, or partly in one and partly in the other. The above fact must be supported by the affidavit of the secretary or dean of the law school attended by him, or of the attorney in whose office he studied, and, in the latter case, the affidavit shall state that such attorney was, during such period, regularly engaged in the practice of law in this state. In no case will applicants be admitted to examination unless it shall appear that they have pursued a course of study equivalent to that required of candidates for graduation in the law department of the State University. It shall be the duty of attorneys in this state with whom a clerkship has begun to file with the clerk of the Supreme Court a certificate stating the date of the commencement of such clerkship, and such period shall be deemed to commence at the time of such filing. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. After satisfying the court as to his general qualifications, by a sworn statement filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court, the candidate shall undergo a public examination as to his legal attainments, before the court or a commission of not less than three members of the bar, appointed by the court. Such exam ination shall be both written and oral. A fee of $13 will accompany the application, of which $3 will be returned in case the applicant does not receive a license. Prescribed oath will be administered in open court; provided that, in the case of graduates of the law department of the State University, the oath may be administered by the clerk in or out of term time. Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions. Any person who has been admitted to practice in another state may be admitted here on written motion filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court by a member of the bar of this court, provided he becomes a resident of the state. Such person shall, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, be exempt from examination and proof of study, if satisfactory evidence is offered that the other qualifications are sufficient, and that the applicant has practiced law for three years in the state of his admission. A fee of $3 shall accompany the application. Admission on Diploma. Graduates from the law department of the State University shall, upon presentation of diploma to the Supreme Court within two years from date of receipt, be admitted without further examination upon submitting proof of two full years spent in such law school, or one year in such law school and one year in some other reputable law school, or a like period in an attorney's office, and proof of the general qualifications required of other applicants. Miscellaneous. Applications must be addressed to the clerk. Examinations are held at Fargo on the first Tuesday in December, and at Grand Forks on the first Tuesday of June. The Supreme Court has decided that graduates of so-called "correspondence schools" are not within the meaning of the statute, and in consequence are not entitled to admission. Source of Rules. Rev. Codes 1905, §§ 488-199; Sup. Ct. Rules (74 N. W. xii). NORTH DAKOTA DECISIONS. 1867 to 1907. A complete set of reports for North Dakota (down to 1907) consists of: Dakota Territorial, 6 vols., 1867-1889. North Dakota, 13 vols., 1889-1907. All decisions of Dakota Territory and of North and South Dakota are reported in the Northwestern Reporter, 111 vols. The set also contains all decisions for the last 28 years of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and it sells at less than one-fifth of the cost of the corresponding Reports. 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 limited number of local authorities, and the fact that the decisions of Minnesota and Wisconsin are followed closely by the Dakotas, makes the Northwestern a necessity to the North Dakota lawyer. Write for full description and price. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. Ohio. Citizenship—Age—Character. No person shall be licensed to practice unless he is a citizen of the United States or has declared his bona fide intention of becoming such, and unless he is 21 years of age, and until he shall have filed a certificate of some attorney that he is of good moral character. One year's residence in the state is also required. General Education. A preliminary education, other than legal, equivalent to that received in a four-year course in a public high school of this state, is necessary before undertaking the examination, and the certificate setting forth the evidence as to this must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days before the legal examination. Applicants who do not present satisfactory evidence of their educational attainments will be required to undergo examination relative thereto. Examinations for this purpose are held at Columbus, one on the third Tuesday of May and one on the third Tuesday in November. A fee of $2 is required. Term of Study. A period of three years of regular and diligent study in the office of a practicing attorney or in a law school, or partly in an office and partly in a law school, shall be required before permission shall be granted to attempt the examination; and a certificate showing the name, age, and residence of the student and the date when he commenced the study of law, shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court. A fee of 50 cents shall accompany the certificate. Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee. The board of examiners, consisting of 10 members of the bar, shall conduct the examination and shall require an aver |