St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-13
Provisions Made for a State
Board Of Examiners
in Law.
Applicants Must Show That
They Have Had Academic
Training.
The State Association Agrees
Upon a Bill and Urges
Passage.

pruOon TO consider prepared bill eStab
fishing uniform standard of admission
to the bar of Minnesota. President E.
Southworth. of Shakopee.- occupied the
chair. and Ii. f. Stevens acted as Secre-
tary. On behafOf |. V. ID. Heard. John
A. Lovely and E. H. Ozmun, st. Paul;
Prof. w. S. Pattee of the state unlver-
sity: Arthur NJ. Keith and w. E. Hale,
Minneapolis, and j. n. Castle, Still
water, composing the committee of the
bar to draft and present the bill, r. ii.
OZmun submitted the result of the
Iabors of the committee by reading the
following bill:
Section 1. As soon as possible after
the passage and approval OF this act
the justices of the supreme court OF TINS
state shall appoint from the members
of the bar of Minnesota, learned in the
law, SIX persons to constitute state
board of examiners in law.
Sec. 2. The term of Office of the said
board shall be as follows: Two shall
be appointed for one year, two shall be
appointed for two years and two shall
be appointed for three years, and their
successors shall receive their appoint
ment in a like manner for terms OF
three years each; but in case of a
vacancy occurring by death OF other
wise, there shall be appointed in like
manner a person to serve through the
uneXpired term of the member to whose
place he is appointed.
See. 8. The said board shall elect a
president, secretary and treasurer; shall
have common seal, and the president
and secretary shall have the power to
administer oaths; the said board shall,
at least three times in each year, hold
public examinations for admission TO
the bar of this state. which eXamina-
tions shall be both written and oral, in
such places in the state as
q. the supreme court shall direct, and
at such times as the said board
shall determine: the said board shall
keep a record of all its proceedings, and
also record of all applications for adj
mission to the bar, and shall enroll, i'll
book kept for that purpose. the name
of each person admitted as student
at-law, together with his age, residence.
dates of all his examinations. date of
enrolment date of the filing OF his
certificate of having commenced the
study of law, as hereinafter provided,
and said record shall show whether
said applicant was rejected or called to
the bar.
Sec 4. The said board shall, as soon
as practicable thereafter, report the
result of all examinations to the SUI
Dreme court, with such Recommended
lions as to said board shall seem just,
and the supreme court shall. alter con-
sidering said report and said recon-
mendation enter an order in each case
authorizing or directing said board to
reject such applicant or to issue to him
q certificate of admission to the bar.
Sec 5. Tie said board shall deposit
with the state treasurer all fees taken
by it for examinations, as hereinafter
provided, and such fees shall be kept as
separate fund by the state treasurer
and applied toward the expenses and
compensation of the respective mem
berS of said board.
Sec g. There shall be paid out of
the state treasury, to each examiner APP
pointed as aforesaid. a compensation
not exceeding $40 per day, and his actual
and necessary expenses i'll going to,
holding and returning from any such
examination therein, on voucher to be
fixed and certified by one OF the Justices
Of the supreme court.
Sec. z. No person shall hereafter be
admitted to practice as an attorney and
counselor at law. or to commence, con-
duct or defend any action or proceeding
in any of the courts OF record in this
state, in which he is not party con-
cerned, either by using or subscribing
any other person or persons, unless be
has complied with and been admitted
under and pursuant to the following
rules:
Rule l. Any person who has been
admitted to practice law in the court of
last resort of any of the other states or
territories of the United States may be
admitted as an attorney and counselor
at law, and entitled to practice law in
all the courts in this state in the follow
inc manner: He shall file with the sec
rotary of said board at least three weeks
before submitting to all examination;
First-An application in writing. adj
dressed to said board, stating his name,
age. residence and occupation, if any,
what educational advantages he has
enjoyed. giving in full the particular
branches of learning he has studied,
and the time passed in such study;
Second-An affidavit thathe is a citi-
zen of the United States. that he has
been a resident of this state for period
of at least one month, and that he is of
the age of twenty one years;
Third-A certificate from a judge of
any court of record of the state or terri
has come, that he is well known
by such judge, and known to be a
person of good moral character, together
with a like certificate from any two
members of the bar of this state.
Fourth His certificate of admission
to practice in the court of last resort of
one of the other states or territories of
the United States, or such other evil
dence of the same as shall be satisfac-
tory to SAID board.
Fifth-His affidavit that he has been
in the actual practice Of law for the pc
Rod of two years.
Rule 2. At the extregular eXamina-
ton held by said board, not less than
three weeks from the filings of the
proofs as aforesaid, such applicant may
be admitted to a preliminary eXamina-
ton by said board upon such subjects
as the supreme court shall by rule pre-
scribe: but if such applicant is a gradu-
ate. or has been a student of the aca-
Gemic department of any college or
university of the United States, of which
proof shall be made by the production
of his diploma or certificate thereof to
said board, OF if he has been in the act
ual practice of law for the period OF at
least three years, of which proof shall
be made by his own affidavit. filed as
hereinbefore provided, he shall be eX-
empt from such preliminary eXamina-
ton.
Rule s. If such applicant shall pass
such preliminary examination satisfac-
torily to said board and to the supreme
court. or if he shall be exempt there
from as hereinbefore provided, he shall
be admitted to final written or oral
examination in law for admission to the
bar before said board.
Rule4 4. If such applicant shall pass
such (fnal) examination in a manner
satisfactory to said board and to the
supreme court, the said board shall, Oh
the receipt of 50 az fee therefor, issue
to him certificate thereof, and for the