The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-15


AN ACT regulating the admission Of A;or
MES, and authorizing particular persons, 10
certain cases. to prosecute and defend. suits
at law.
So, DE Hssa<ssd ~ tbs Senate and Hosa 81
~ Representation IL LTbiasws sHssSisS
That no person shall be admitted, or allowed TO
be an Attorney of any Court IN this State, unless
he is person of good moral character, and is
wei affected towards the Government and Con
stitution Of this State nor until he shall have
faithfully devoted seven years at least to the ac-
QUESTION Of scientific and legal attainments
whereofthree years shall have been spent in pro-
fessional studies with some Counsellor at law,
and two of the three with such Counsellor in this
State and no person shall be admitted to prac-
tice as an attorney in any Court Of Justice within
this State, until he shall in open Court have ia
ken and subscribed the oath or affirmation pre-
scribed in the Constitution of this State, and an
oath in tenor following:
YOU solemnly swear, that you will do no
faisehood nor consent to the doing OF any 40
Court and if you know Of an intention to com
NIT any, you will give knowledge thereof to the
Justices of the Ceurt or some Of them that it may
be prevented /; you will not Willingly or willing
! ly promote or sue any false, groundtcss, or un-
la wfui suit, give aid nor consent to the same:
! you will delay man for lucre or malice; but
you will conduct yourself in the Office of an at
torney within the Courts according TO the best Of
your knowledge and discretion, and with all
good fidelity, as well to the Courts as your cli-
| ents. So HELP You Con.
| Proraded diways, That if any person shall here
after commence practice attorney or Coun-
.eior at law, in any place or in any Court in
this State, without such previous term and course
of tab, 9th
without paying int the County Treasury the
excise duty required BY law, he shall not be en-
titled to dc mand or receive any remuneration for
professional services.
SEc. BE u nlriher enacted, That the p aintiff
or plaintiffs in any suit, shall not be allowed to
manage their cause by more than NO attornies,
nor shall any defendant be allowed TO employ a
greater number.
SECT. 3. Be IL further enacted, That every
citizen be, and hereby is authorized to appear in
any Court, aud before any Tribunal, Judge, Jus
tice efthe Peace or Magistrate to prosecute and
de fend his suit or action, by himself and by any
person Of decent and good moral character,
whom he shal call TO his or appoint to that
purpose and that any person ofsuch decent aud
good moral character, who shall produce IN Court
power letter Of attorney, specially for that
pIrpose FROM any person whomsoever, shall have
full sntherity though his principal be absent, to
prosecute aud defend any suit matter wherein
his principal shall be concerned, to final judg-
ment and execution, to plead, implead or man
age the same as folly as If such person so
authorized, attorney Of such Court, and
admitted and sworn in usual form as prescribed
by law, and agreeably TO the rules of such Court.
SEeT. 4. BE AZ further snaeied, That 20 person
shall engage or be employed as counsel or attor-
ney before any Court within this State, in any
action which he shall have determined as Judge
or Justice of the Peace and if any person as
aforesaid shall appear Council or Attorney in
any action o. suit, he shall not be permitted to
prosecute, defend, answer to, or manage such ac-
ton or suit. And no Justice ofthe Peace within
this State shall hear or determine any civil action
which shall have been commenced by himself or
by his order or direction, aud every civil action
commenced as aforesaid shall abate.
Seer. S. Bel further enacted, That no Sheriff
OF Deputy Sheriff shall be suffered to appear in
any Court or before any Justice Of the Peace,
attorney to, or in behalf Of, assisting ad-