St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-30
FoRLAw STUDENTS BENEFIT.
The Supreme Court Lays Down
Rules for Candidates Examina-

ton.
The supreme court has ordered that the fol-
lowing rules for the examination and admis-
sion of persons to practice as attorneys and
counselors at law in all the courts of record
of this state be adopted in pursuance of the
provisions of chapter 36 of the General Laws
of the State of Minnesota, for the year A. D..
1891, such rules to take effect and be in force
on and after this date:
Rule 1-Attorneys of five years standing
from any other state territory of the
United States, or from the District of Colum-
bia, may III the discretion of the board be ad-
mitted without examination further than of
the papers presented by them to the board
Rule Amy attorney of less than five
years standing from any other state or terri
tory or from said District of Columbia who
has studied law either in law school or in
the Office of practicing attorney, or BOTH
for period not less than three years, six
months OF which period should have been
spent in study in the Office of practicing
attorney in this state. may be examined by
said board as hereinafter prescribed.
Rule ANY person who is not an attorney
who shall have studied law for period of
not less than three years within the five
years preceding his application for examina
ton either IN a law school or in the Office of
practiclng attorney or both, but of which
at least one year shall have been in the Office
OF some praeticing attorney in this state, may
be examined by said board as hereinafter
prescribed.
Rule Amy person applying to said
board shall present to the secretary thereof
an application in writing. stating his name,
age and occupation, If any: his present reti-
dence: how long he has resided in this state
and his places of residence during the pre-
cedlng three years; the course or nature of
his general education. in what educational
institutions 1t was pursued and the time
spent, herein. He shall also present his al
fdavit stating that he is twenty-one years of
age, and citizen of the United States or
that he has declared his intention to become
such.
Rule 5-Ail applicants, except attorneys OF
five years standing, shall also state in their
affidavit is where and during what time they
have studied law, in what law school, if any,
and for what period of time; the name and
place of residence of every attorney IN this
state aud elsewhere in whose office they have
studied, and the period of study in such
Office.
Rule eff the applicant be an attorney
from some other state or territory, Or from
said district, he shall at the same time pre-
sent to the said secretary his certificate of
admission, and the certificate of Judge of a.
court of record thereof. or in lieu thereof the
certificate of two prActicing attorneys of such
state, territory or district, that the Judge or
attorneys so certifying are well acquainted
with such applicant. and that he IS n DersOn
of good moral character; and like certfi-
cate from TWO practicing attorneys of this
state and (unless he be an attorney of five
years standlng) certificate of the attorney
i'll this state i'll whose Office he shall have
studied, stating how long and when he so
studied. Any person not an attorney shall
at the same time present d certificate of two
practlclng attorneys in this state that he is
well known to them. and Is person of good
moral character, and If part of his time of
study was at a law school his diploma if he
have one, or the certificate OF the principal
or of a professor of such law school stating
how long he studied at such school, aud the
certlhcate OF any attorney in whose offlce he
studied, stating how long he so studied The
certificate of character shall not be con-
elusive, but the board may make such fur
ther inquiry as they may deem best. If the
papers so required to be presented be salts
factory the board may direct the applicant TO
attend before 1t at the next examination an
pointed to be held not less than three weeks
after said papers are so presented.
Rule Upon such examination said board
snail examine applicants in such branches of
general education as it may deem expedlent
and upon the following subjects: The law
veyances and trusts; equity jurisprudence
equity pleading and practice, constitutional
law, international law, criminal law evil
dence, corporation law, including both pri-
vate and municipal corporations: contracts,
lnclpdlng sales, bailments negotiable instru-
ments, landlord and tenant. Insurance, part
nershlp, agency, suretyship, frauds, damages
and liens: torts domestic relations, execu-
tors. administrators and wills, mentioned in
rule t.
Rule S-The examinations shall be held in
the cities of st. Paul, Minneapolis, Winona
Mankato, Duluth and Fergus Falls.
Rule 9-PersonS admitted as attorneys and
counselors shall take the oath as prescribed
by section S, chapter II, General Statutes 1873