Oregon.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

In applying for admission, the candidate must show to the Supreme Court by his affidavit that he is a citizen of the United States and of this state, or a resident of the state who has declared his bona fide intention of becoming a citizen, and 21 years of age, and by the certificate of two practicing attorneys of good standing that he is of good moral character.

Term of Study.

A certificate of some reputable attorney that the applicant has studied law for a term of three years, or, if a graduate of a recognized college, for two years, must be filed with the application, unless the applicant produces a diploma from any reputable law school or shows that he is a graduate thereof, in which case the certificate of term of study may be dispensed with.

Examination-Regulations-Scope.

Applications for admission can only be made to the Supreme Court, on forms which may be obtained from the clerk. The examination shall be conducted in writing, or partly in writ ing and partly orally, by the justices of the Supreme Court or under their direction, in open court, and shall include queries on the subjects of the common law, the law merchant, the principles of equity jurisprudence, the history and constitutional law of England prior to the Declaration of Independence, the history and constitutional law of the United States, the statute and constitutional law of this state, and the practical administration of the law. A fee of $10 must accompany the application. If found qualified, the prescribed oath shall be taken.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

An attorney admitted in the highest court of any other state or country where the common law prevails, who is otherwise qualified, shall be admitted in this state for nine months, upon filing a certificate of admission and a petition stating where and for how long he has practiced since his admission and his standing in that court and whether proceedings for disbarment or suspension have ever been instituted against him. Such petition must also be accompanied by a recommendation from the presiding judge of the highest court in which he last practiced and the certificate of two attorneys of this court that they believe him to be a reputable attorney and a person of good moral character. A fee of $20 must be paid at the time of filing the application. If no objection to his admission is filed within six. months, he may be admitted permanently. He need not become a resident of this state if Oregon attorneys are admitted in his state upon similar terms.

Miscellaneous.

Examinations are held on the second day of the October term, at Salem, and at such other time at any term as may be ordered, on the written application of five or more persons desiring admission.

Women shall be admitted by qualifying under the foregoing stipulations.

Source of Rules.

B. & C. Comp. §§ 1052-1054; Laws 1907, p. 426; Sup. Ct. Rules Oct. 1, 1907.

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Pennsylvania.

APPLICANTS FOR EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION AS
STUDENTS AT Law.

Application-Fee.

Applications for examination and registration as law students must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Examiners at least 21 days before the date of examination, and must be accompanied by satisfactory proof of the good moral character of the applicant, which shall consist of a certificate to that effect signed by at least three members of the bar in good standing in the judicial district in which the applicant resides or intends to practice. A fee of $20 must be paid at or before the time of filing the application.

General Education-Examination-Registration.

Applicant must pass a preliminary examination in English language and literature, outlines of universal history, history of England and of the United States, arithmetic, algebra through quadratics, plane geometry, modern geography, the first four books of Cæsar's Commentaries, the first six books of the Eneid, and the first four orations of Cicero against Catiline. An applicant who fails in more than two subjects will be given no credit whatever, but may appear for re-examination at any preliminary examination held within the succeeding year, without filing additional credentials, upon payment of one-half the regular examination fee. An applicant who fails in not more than two subjects will be given credit in the subjects in which he passes and will be permitted to appear for reexamination in the subjects in which he fails at the next succeeding preliminary examination, without filing additional credentials and without the payment of any examination fee. In

either instance, notice must be given to the secretary of the board at least 21 days in advance. Upon receiving a certificate recommending his registration, the candidate shall cause his name, age, place of residence, the name of his preceptor or law school in which he proposes to pursue his studies, to be registered with the prothonotary of the Supreme Court for the district to which his county belongs.

APPLICANTS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION AND ADMISSION TO THE BAR.

Examination-Term of Study-Scope-Fee.

Applicants must have studied law at least three years after registration, either by attendance at a law school offering a three years' course of eight months per year, or partly in a law school and partly in the office of a practicing attorney, or by service of a regular clerkship in the office of a practicing attorney, and must advertise their intention to apply for admission in a newspaper published in the county seat of the county in which the applicants reside, and in the Legal Intelligencer, once a week for four weeks immediately preceding the filing of his application. His application must be filed 21 days before the examination, and be accompanied by a certificate, signed by at least three members of the bar residing in applicant's judicial district, as to his moral character, and also a certificate from the dean of the law school or preceptor that he has been in regular attendance and pursued the study of law with diligence. The examination is in writing, and embraces the subjects of Blackstone's Commentaries, Constitutional Law, including the Constitutions of the United States and Pennsylvania, Equity, Real and Personal Property, Evidence, Decedents' Estates, Landlord and Tenant, Contracts, Partnership, Corporations, Crimes, Torts, Domestic Relations, Common-Law Pleading and Practice, Pennsylvania Practice, Federal Statutes relating to the Judiciary and Bankruptcy, Pennsylvania Statutes and Deci