The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-02
Chapter 13S.
AN ACT to provide process for the removal of un-
worthy Attorneys.

AN ACT to provide process for the removal of un-
worthy Attorneys
Be it enacted. de-, as follows
SECT. l. Whenever an information shall be filed
in the clerks office of the supreme judicial court in
any county, by the attorney general, or by
mittee of the bar OF such county charging that any
attorney at law has become and is disqualified for
the office Of attorney and counselor at law in the
courts of this state for specified in the inor
nation any justice of said court, in term time or in
vacation, may ISSUE in the of the state, rule
requiring the attorney informed against to appear
on day fixed to show cause why his name should
not be struck from the roll of attorneys which rule
with attested copy of the information, shall be
served upon such attorney in such manner the
justice shall direct at least fourteen days before the
return day. and shall be made returnable either in
the county where such attorney resides where it
is charged that the misconduct was committed.
has been made SHALL on or before said return day,
file in the clerks office of said court in said county
of return denial of the charges specified in the in
formation, the information shall thereupon stand
upon the docket of said court, for hearing at the
next term thereof in said county, by the justice
nounced either by the state or by the respondent.
SECT. g. 1t such attorney fails to Tile his denial as
aforesaid the facts set forth In the information shall
be taken confessed and if the justice presiding
shall find that the facts confessed sufficient to
disqualify the respondent from holding the office of
attorney and counselor at law or in case of denial
the justice shall upon hearing find that any of the
charges specified are true and that the acts proved
sufficient to disqualify the respondent afore-
said, he shall give Judgment accordingly, and shall
enter decree that the respondent be removed from
the Office Of attorney and counselor at law in all the
courts of this state, and that his name be struck
from the roll of attorneys.
SECT. A. The judgment of such justice shall be
final, unless the respondent shall within one week.
and before the adjournment Of said term, file his
appeal therefrom to the law court by entering his
claim therefor upon the docket.
SECT. s. Such appeal shall be heard upon printed
copies of the case furnished by the respondent at
the next law term held within the district. If the
case is not argued, it shall be decided upon the
record and if the respondent fails to enter his ap
peal with the printed copies of the during the
first three days Of said law erm the counsel for the
prosecution shall enter the appeal with and attested
copy Of the judgment and decree, whereupon the
same shall be affirmed by the law court.
SECT. 6. The prosecution shall be conducted by
the county attorney for the county, where the rule
is returnabe, unless the justice issuing the rule shall
appoint other suitable counsel to perform said
duty. Compulsory process shall issue to compel the
attendance of witnesses and in of decree of
moval judgment shall be rendered in behalf of the
state against the respondent for full costs to be
taxed by the court.