Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-05-05
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AN ACT to regulate admission to the Bar in this State.
Be il curcfcd. Sc. as follows:
SECT. l. No person who has not been member OF
the bar of another state In good standing and in
tive practice for at least three years shall be admit
ted to practice law in the courts of this state unless
he shall have studied for at least two years In the
fee of some attorney AT law part of the time in
such Office, and the remainder in some law school,
and shall also have passed satisfactory examination
in his legal studies.
SECT Q Ali examinations shall be public and in
the presence of some justice ct the supreme judicial
court during term time The time for holding
in each county not exceeding twice in each year shall
ne fixed by the chief Justice. The examination shall
be partly oral and partly written, and shall be con
Quoted by an examining committee OF the bar, in
each county to I've appointed by the chief justice No
candidate shall be admitted whose examination or
character Il not satisfactory to the prcsi ling justice,
unless notice of the intended application il given
by the Cl"rk of the court 10 which application Is To
be made in some newspaper. for thirty DAYS n least
before such admission All candidates must present
to the examining committee, written recommcpda-
ton from tho members Of the bar with whom they
have tuiicd and must pay all fees now prescribed
by law.
SECT. 3 Any person not having been admitted to
practice law in this state. whose name shall have
been struck from the roll of attorneys. who shall
advertise a. or represent himself be, attorney
at law, shall. upon conviction thereof be punished
10y tine not exceeding i've hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonrlent in the county Jail not more than three
months; and no person whose name shall have been
struck from the roll OF attorneys for misconduct shall
be allowed To plead or maRR2" Cluses III court under
power OF attorney for any other party or be eligible
for appointment trial justice justice OF tho peace
or justice OF the peace aud quorum.
SECT. /. All nc aud parts Of acts inconsistent
with his are hereby repealed. ZAP. March i, ISL
Chapter G:s.
AN ktr to amnud section torty.four chapter forty
nine OF the Revised Statutes, and to require the
lnsuraucc Commissioner to give bond
b u ,ndrisd. g.. n follows:
Section forty-four, chapter forty-uinc Of the
visci statutes i hereby amended by striking all
after the word eton-' in the fifth line and in
Guiding the word Council" in the ninth line and
adding the end Of said section, the following words
'aud shall keep accurate account of all fees
ccved from said companies aud brokers for licenses,
aud settle the annually with the governor and
council, and il they amount 10 more than nine hun
he shall pay the balance into the treasury OF the
state ana shall give bond TO the treasurer in the
five thousand dollar. Tor the faithful discharge of
h5, duties, 80 thai aid section when amended shall
read follows
SECT. A.. An Insurance commits snail DO
appointed 10y the governor and council who shall
hold his office three years, unless sooner removed
but shall not at the same time be examiner of banks
lie shall have no compensation for his official
vices except the fee. prescribed in the following
sections. He may administer oaths in the perform
auce OF his official duties in any part of the state
aud any time. He shal! keep "A correct account of
all his doing, and Of all matters relating to the sub
jet of insurance and insurance companies which
he j. officially called To act, and shall keep
rate account of all fees received from said companies
and brokers for licenses and settle the annually
with the governor aud council, and If they amount
more than nine hundred dollars, exclusive of all
postage expenses. he shall pay the balance into tho
treasury OF tn" state and shall give bond the
in the OF i've thousand dollars for tn" faith
iul discharge OF his duties