The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER 1873.

OF Attorneys, COiltltbIH anu Nbhll1tibA7t ~
provide for Board OF Examiners, and TO
Repeal Conflicting Acts.
Section |. Practicing attorneys, residents
Of other states and territories, or from foreign
countries, may be admitted on motion to try
cases In any OF the courts OF this state BY such
courts, but shall not be admitted TO the gem
eral practice of law In this state without conf
plying with the provisions Of this act; pro-
vided, that where the applicant shall furnish
the supreme judicial court Il certificate OF ad-
mission to practice In the court OF last resort
OF any state, or a certificate of admission to
any circuit court OF the United States, together
with the Recommendation Of one OF the Judges
OF the court of last resort of such state, salo
supreme judicial court may in It's discretion,
If satisfied as to his QUALIFICATIONS, admit such
person TO practice on motion made by some
member of the bar of said court.
Section .. Every other person who shall be
OF full age, a resident and citizen OF the
United States and Of Il good moral character,
may be admitted to practice as an attorney anu
counselor t-law, and solicitor and counselor
in chancery, In all the courts of record OF TINS
state on motion made In open court but INC
applicant shall first produce the ceftlhcate
hereinafter provided for from the board OF
examiners, to be appointed by the governor
upon the Recommendation OF the chleI JUSTICE
OF the supreme judicial court, that he pos,
sesses sufficient learning in the law, and
moral character and ability to enable nln
TO properly practice as an attorney anu cou IN
chancery In the courts OF this state. NO per-
son shall be entitled to practice as an attorney
and counselorat law and solicitor and coun-
licensed so to do by said courts
Section 3. The governor shall on the rec
concentration OF the chief justice of the su-
preme judicial court, and on or before the first
,lay of July, eighteen hundred and ntnety-nlne
appoint a board Of examiners, composed OF
five competent lawyers of this state, tor the
examination of applicants for the admission
to the bar, whose term OF ONCE snail be AS 1oi-
lows One for one year, one for two years, one
for three years, one for four years, and one
for five years. and thereafter each year the
governor, on like recommendation, shan ap-
point one member of the board for the term
Of 1--WE years Such board shall meet annually
at Portland in January, at Bangor in April, at
Augusta in October, duriRg the sessions OF the
supreme judicial court, and also at such other
times and places in the state as the supreme
judicial court shall direct for the purpose OF
examining all applicants for admission to the
bar, as 10 their legal learning and general
qualifications to practice IN the several courts
Of this state as attorneys and counselorS at
law and solicitors and counseiors In ehancery
and, upon such examination being had, the
hoard shall issue to such applicants as shall
mass the required examination certificate OF
Qualification stating the standing OF the APP
plicants and recommending their admission TO
the bar Such board shall elect from their
number n secretary and a treasurer and shall
make such rules and regulations relative To
said examination as to them may seem proper
Tine president Of said board shall be the MEM
her whose term of Office soonest expires.
Three members of said board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction Of business "
Section 4. The residences and names of the
applicants shall be made TO appear TO said
board and satisfactory evidence shall also DO
produced by said applicants OF their good
sandy OF the law in the office of some attorney
or iu some recognized law school or university
TOR at least three years prior TO such examine
ZION; and fee to be fixed by said board OF
not more than twenty dollars shall accompany
the application. The applicant shall be re
ouired TO submit TO written examination
which shall be prepared by said board, also to
an oral examination by the board, and shall
be required TO answer correctly minimum or
seventy per cent of The questions given him To
enttlc MIN TO the certificate OF the board Tho
board shall, however have power TO establish
such higher grades of standing as 70 Iheih may
seem proper.
section J. The examination papers shall be
kept on Tile in the ONCE OF the secretary OF tho
DOurd, and u record Kept OF eaen application
she name of the applicant. and his quallhca-
lions and general standing ~ ascefmlued DY
such examination, and the secretary ci tI!S
board shall furnish epch appllcaht WIN u ar,
showing tho prOdChney ne mas attained IN
each branch or subject upon which he mas
been examined, whether certlhcate Is lssuea
or not. Any applicant falling 10 pass lne eA-
animation may again apply after SIX Inohths,
nv showing to the board that he mas diligently
pursued the study of the law SIX months prlos
10 the examination, and shall not be required
TO pay an extra fee for the sccohe examination.
In cnse unv applicant does NOT pass tie exam
nation he shall have the leo winch "ecoihpHh-
led his application returned 10 nm. ,,,
SCrtion6 The board OF cNanllutrS shiI re-
colvn MS compensation Tor tAelr services HVe
dollars per day ior the tiule actually spent
and the necessary expenses iuCuilcu ~ tho
discharge of their duties as examiners, IN CO.
ING to- holding and returning from, such eN.
animation 10 be certified by the clerk or one or
tie justices OF tic supreme judicial court; pro-
vided however, that all compensation Tor SER
vices and expenses shall not exceed the
sn,o,,nfs received as fees from applicants.
Saction : ON the first Tuesday in January
Of zach Year said board shall apportion any
sum ut t1oney in the hands OF their treasurer,
rscaivcd for fees, in excess of the expenses OF
soid hoard during the preceding year, among
the treasurers of the several counties in the
sfste' for the use of the law libraries in said
ccnniies There shall be paid to the treasurer
az each county n sum Of money proportoned
10 tho number of students examined from said
connfv as compared with the whole number
examined in the state,
Section S. Sections twenty-three and twenty
four of chapter seventy-niue of the revised
statutes and all other acts and parts OF acts
inconsi herewith are hereby repealed.
Section .. Except SO far US relates TO the
appointment of the board OF examiners herein
provided for, this act shall not take effect until
September one, nineteen hundred.
Section 10. The provisions OF this act shall
not apply to persons whose applications for
admission to the bar are pending at the time
this act takes effect.
lApproved Mar. III