Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-06
TIE NEW COURT RULES.

And now, October 18th, 1879, Rules ", 10 an a
u are hereby changed and modified, and In the
plaes thereof the following rules are adopted =
ATTORNEY AND coUssELoR.
10. There shall be appointed annually by the
Court, at the first term thereof, in each Of the
counties composing this district, Board Of Ex-
amincrs, which shall consist Of FIVE members Of
the bar the 6rst one named 10 be chairman and
the second one named to be secretary Of said
Board. II shall be the duty Of the Board 10 ex-
anime all persons Who shall desre 10 enter upsn
the study Of the law as proyidedjn rule 10, as
veil as all applicants for admission to the bar as
provided In rule II. nN fnH
49, II shall be the duty OF every attorney OF this
Court to register with the Prothonotary the name,
age and place Of residence Of every person study
ing law under his direction, sod the time Of clerk
shin shall be computed from the date Of such
registry. But no person shall hereafter be regis
tered as a student ut law, until he shall have M
dergone an examination In all the branches Of a
thorough English education and tho elements Of
the Latin language, by the Board Of Examiners,
and produced and fled with the Parliamentary Q
certificate signed by majority Of said Bo-rd
that he Is sufseien,ly prepared and qualified 70
commence the study Of law, and that they have
received satisfactory evidence Of his good mora
character and studious and industrious habits
a. No person rhall be admitted TO practice as
an attorney Of this Court, except upon the follow
ing conditions
Fir.i. He shall bs citizen Of the United States
and Of full age.
Second. Every student applying for admission
10 the bar, shall have served a regular clerkshiI
in the office. and shall have studied under IN
direction Of an Attorney or Law Judge Of I'M
Court, or some other Court Of this Commonwealth
for three years or havisg pursued the study o
law in some law school Of good repute' he shal
have spent one year in the olhce Of practinini
attorney Of this Court or. after being OF full age
he shall have pursued his studies diligently II
the Office Of some practieing attorney or Law
Judge of this Court for the terln Of two years.
Third. Ile shall have undergone o tharougl
examination by the Board Of Examiners on th'
principles and practice Of law and equity, to In
elude 1t least, the following branches The Com
mon Law as laid down in Rlaokstonsi AID Kent
Commentaries. Plssdings, Evidence, Practice
Law Of Contracts, Equity Jurisprudence aud Ia
statute Law Of Pennsyivania and shall produc
and file with the Proihonotary u certificate, sign
cd By all the examiners who were present at bill
examination, including, Mt least, majority o
said Board, that be Is sufficiently qualified for ad
mission to the bar, that they have received salts
factory evidence OF bis good moral character, An
every such examination shall consist partly Q
writtcn questions to be answered IN writing D.
the student, which questions and answers shal
be reported to the Court.
Fourth. No person admitted to practice In oth'
Courts Of this or other States, shall be admitte
to practice 10 this Court unless he shall furnish
tho Court . certificate, signed by oil the mempe'
Of the Board OF kxamIners, fhet thcy nave II
ceived satisfactory evidence OF bis gcod ncra
character and professional qualifications An
the said applicant shall also produce cerihca'
Of the President Judge Of the Court In which
last practiced. that he is a practicing attorney
said Court and OF good moral character Prorids
that the presiding Judge may In bis diseretio
admit sush applicaut without such csrtlhca'
where he has knosledge Of thu requls'e aets
Prcridsd further, that this rulc shall not sppy
non resident attorneys desiring Admission ft
special cases.
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