The Northeastern Reporter, containing, as it does, all the current decisions of the states in which the great commercial centers of the country are located, is considered the best set of reports on commercial law and kindred topics extant. The Illinois Appellate Court Reports, of which there are now 140 vols. (1877-1909), cover the decisions of inferior courts of appellate jurisdiction and are published in Illinois We will furnish full information and prices on request. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. 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, upon taking the prescribed oath. 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. 1908, §§ 181, 997, 999. of: INDIANA DECISIONS. 1817 to 1909. A complete set of Indiana Reports (down to 1909) consists Blackford, 8 vols. Indiana, 169 vols., 1820-1909. Indiana Appellate, 40 vols., 1890-1909. The Northeastern Reporter, 86 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 24 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. WEST PUBLISHING Co., St. Paul, Minn. Iowa. 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 district court in the district or county of the applicant's residence. 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. Applicants not furnishing satisfactory proof of this qualification shall be subject to examination before the Board of Examiners. Term of Study. He shall have pursued diligently a course of study in the office of a practicing attorney of this state or of another state or in a reputable law school in the United States 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 of the Supreme Court the sum of $5, and after the examination, if successful, he shall take the prescribed oath. If un successful 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. Miscellaneous. Students in the Law Department of the State University who are recommended for graduation by the faculty, provided the three-years course of study has been pursued, one year at least in such Law School, may be examined at the University by the commission and admitted without further test. Examinations are held at Des Moines on first Tuesday in October and on the Tuesday of the week preceding the week of the examinations at Iowa City in June; and at the University at Iowa City Tuesday before annual commencement. Applications, ɔn forms which will be furnished by the clerk of the Supreme Court, must be filed with clerk ten days before commencement of term at which examination is to be taken. Source of Rules. Ann. Code 1897, §§ 309-315; Act April 16, 1901; Rules Sup. Ct. Jan. 1, 1904; Rules of Board of Examiners, Aug. 28, 1901 (87 N. W. v). IOWA DECISIONS. 1839 to 1909. A complete set of Iowa Reports (down to 1909) consists of: Morris, 1 vol. G. Greene, 4 vols. |