The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-15
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Tie following bill has passed the House
and been read q first time in the Senate:
BILL. TO- regulate the admission of pozsons 10
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Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the State Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting In General Assembly, and
by the suthorit, Of the same: ..
SECTION /. ANY male citizen Of sthe age OF
twenty-one years having read. law In the Office
Of any practicing attorney OF good standing,
in this State, for the period Of two years, or
graduated at any recognized law school in the
United States, shall, on the examination OF
three members Of the bar, appointed by the
Circuit Court for. that purpose, who shall GER
tify that he is person OF. good moral charac-
ter, and possesses the requisite learning and
ability, be admitted to practice in the Circuit
and Probate Courts, as an attorney, solicitor
and counsellor, upon taking the oath pre-
scribed In the constitution. :Prouided,
That in extraordinary cases the judge
presiding may, in his discre ton, dis.
pense with any portion Of the two years OF
study herein required, And the Judge Of the
Supreme Court may, in like manner, and under
like regulations, admit persons to practice as
Supreme Court, and admittance to the Supreme
Court shall entitle them to practice in all OF the
courts Of this State.
SEC. q. Every person who has been an at.
torney, solicitor or counsellor in the courts of
the State, under the laws heretofore existing,
shall, ON taking the oath prescribed in the
constitution, be admitted to practice in the
courts Of the State. ,~- =,
SEQ. S. Any person OF good moral character,
who has been admitted to practice as an at
toruey solicitor or counsellor IN any Court OF
Record in any OF the United States, or in any
court of the United States shall, on producing
the proper evidence thereof, on motion, be
admitted to practice as such in the courts OF
similar grade in this State on taking the pre-
scrioed oath.
Sec. 4. Any attorney, solicitor or counsellor,
having been admitted to practice in the Cir
cult and Probate courts, and practiced accepta-
bly, therein one year, SHALL on motion and
recommendation OF any attorney of record In
the Supreme Court, be admitted to practice In
said court.
SEC. 5. The oath required to be taken by this
act shall be administered in open court, and
the name Of the person taking the same enter
ed in roll book kept for that purpose, and q
certificate Of said oath shall be filed in open
court.
Sec. 6. Attorneys, solicitors and counsellors
may be removed or suspended by the several
ed, but subject to such removal or suspension.
th ey shall hold their Offices during life.
SEC. z. Any attorney, solicitor or counsellor
may be removed or suspended who shall be
guilty OF any deceit, malpractice or misde-
meanor, but not until a copy OF the charges
against him shall have been delivered to him
by the Clerk of the Court in which the pro-
ceedings shall be had, and an opportunity
shall have been given him of being heard in
his defence. .a
SEC. 8. II any attorney, solicitor or counsel
lor shall enter into any speculative practice
by purchasing, orprocuring to be purchased,
any note or other demand, for the purpose OF
putting the same in suit when otherwise the
owner or holder thereof would not sue the
same, such attorney, solicitor or counsellor
shall pay fine of one hundred dollars, and
shall thereafter be incapable Of practicing as
such in any court until restored by the Su-
preme Court.
Sec. g. This act shall not be construed so as
to prevent citizen from prosecuting or de.
Tending his own cause il he 30 desires. All
acts heretofore passed regulating the admis-
sion OF attorneys, solicitors or counsellors to
practice in the courts of the State, and all acts
inconsistent with, or supplied by, this act, are
hereby repealed.