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Georgia.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

Any male person desiring to become a member of the bar in this state shall file with a judge of the superior court in the circuit of which he is a resident, or in which he has read law, his petition in writing, stating that he is a citizen of the state and of good moral character, which last must be certified to by two practicing attorneys of the state. He must also exhibit to the judge a receipt showing that he has paid to the chairinan of the board of examiners a fee of $15. The age of the candidate is immaterial.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

In the certificate of two attorneys above mentioned, such attorneys shall state that they have examined the candidate upon the various branches of the law, and deem him qualified for admission to the practice of the law. The questions of such examination are prepared by the state board of examiners, three in number, appointed by the Supreme Court, and sent on request to the judge of the superior court. No candidate shall be permitted to know the subjects or contents of the examination papers prior to the examination. In order to be entitled to admission, applicant shall satisfactorily answer what is equivalent in value to 70 per cent. of the questions propounded. A fee of $15 must be paid to the chairman of the board of examiners before filing the application in the superior court, and another fee of $5 shall be paid the clerk issuing the license.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Attorneys admitted to practice in other states, where attorneys from this state are admitted without examination, shall be

permitted to practice in all courts of this state upon proof of such previous license and good moral character. Such attorneys at law of any state are not thus permitted to practice law in this state, unless those of this state are likewise permitted to practice law in their courts. A fee of $5 is required for a li

cense.

Admission on Diploma.

Graduates of the Law Department of the State University, Law School of Mercer University, Law Department of Emory College, or of the Atlanta Law School, shall be admitted without examination upon presentation of diploma.

Miscellaneous.

Attorneys who have been licensed in any superior court shall be admitted to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals upon certificate of two attorneys of that court in good standing that such applicants are of good moral and professional character. Any member of the bar of the Supreme Court may be admitted to practice in the Court of Appeals upon producing satisfactory evidence of such admission and upon taking the prescribed oath. A fee of $5 is required in either case.

Examinations are held on Wednesdays after the second Mondays of June and December, at places to be designated by the judge of the superior court in each circuit. Application must be sent to the judge at least ten days before the day of examination. All inquiries for information in regard to admission to the bar should be addressed to Hon. Joseph A. Cronk, Secretary Board of Examiners, Chatham, Ga.

Source of Rules.

Civ. Code 1895, §§ 4397-4412; Act Dec. 18, 1897, as amended by Act Dec. 19, 1898; Rules Sup. Ct and Ct. App.

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GEORGIA DECISIONS.

1805 to 1909.

A complete set of Georgia Reports (down to 1909) consists

T. U. P. Charlton, 1 vol.

R. M. Charlton, 1 vol.

Dudley, 1 vol.

Georgia Decisions, 1 vol.

Georgia Reports, 130 vols.

Georgia Appeals Reports, 4 vols.

Georgia Reports are largely out of print and expensive. All Georgia decisions from and including vol. 78 of the Supreme and all of the Appeals Reports, are reported in the Southeastern Reporter, 63 vols., together with all decisions for the past 22 years from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Cross-citation tables make the cases perfectly available, however cited. We will be pleased to furnish prices and full information on request.

WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn.

Hawaii.

Citizenship-Age-Character.

Each applicant for admission in this territory shall file with the clerk of the Supreme Court an application in writing, setting forth his name, age, nationality, last place of residence, and the character and term of his study. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States or shall have declared his intention of becoming a citizen.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Fee.

Sufficient certificates of applicant's good moral character, and, if he is member of the bar of any other court, the certificate of admission to such bar, shall accompany the application. Power to examine candidates for admission to the bar of the Supreme Court is vested solely in the Supreme Court. No applicant who is not a member of the bar of the highest court of some other state, territory, or country, will be admitted or examined for admission to practice in the Supreme Court, unless, as a part of his preparation, he shall have studied diligently at least two years in a law school or the office of a competent attorney, or partly in one and partly in the other. No person not a citizen of the United States will be admitted unless he shall have bona fide declared his intention to become a citizen in the manner required by law. No applicant whose application has been denied shall apply again for admission within one year. A fee of $10 must be paid to the clerk of the Supreme Court on receipt of a license.

Attorneys in District Courts.

The Supreme Court and the several circuit courts shall have power to admit as practitioners in the district courts such per

sons, being Hawaiian citizens of good moral character, as said courts may find qualified. Prescribed oath will be administered. License thus granted shall extend over a term of two years, and shall be valid in all the judicial circuits of the territory. A fee of $5 will be paid for the first license, and a fee of $2 for each renewal thereof.

Source of Rules.

Civ. Laws 1897, c. 84; Rev. Laws 1905, c. 116; Sup. Ct. Rule 16, in force March 21, 1906 (17 Hawaii, 655).

HAWAIIAN DECISIONS.

1847 to 1909.

A complete set of Hawaiian Reports (down to 1909) consists of 18 vols. There are also 2 vols. of reports of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and a Digest covering vols. 1-14 Hawaiian Reports. Write for prices and full information.

WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn.

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