Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-30
NEW COURT RULES.

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NEW COURT RULES.
New Rules for Candidates for Bar
i Admission in Iowa.
Des Moines, July Flowing to the
many Inquiries which have been made
i of the clerk of the supreme court. the
judges and the attorney general, the
new rules for admission 70 the bar in
4 Iowa have heen printed in circular form.
/ together with the statutory sections re-
lating to the same subject Notwith-
standing that the requirements for adj
mission have been increased and the
successful applicants fo, admission
must have had three years Of law
/ study, there are a great many law stu
dents looking forward te admission The
rev rules prescribe for the first time
certain Requirements in regard to gene,-
al education or diplomas from college
or high school The new rules as
adopted by the supreme court and 10
lie enforced by the new bar commission
appointed last May are as follows:
Ordered: That the following rules for
the examination of applicants for a,l-
] mission TO practice as attorneys and
\ counselots in the courts Of this state, IN.
aecordance with the provisions of title
III, chapter TO- Of the code of Iowa, Us
amended by chapter II Of the acts o.
the Twenty eighth general assembly,
shall be in force from anu after said
: May term.
z Rule L. The board of lav examiners
shall consist OF five members, in add
ton 70 the attorney genera: and no eX-
amination for admission snail be con-
Quoted by less than three members of
I the board
Rule 2. Examinations shall be held al
tne capitol, at Des Moines, commencing
i, OF the first Tuesday in october and the.
second Tu. sday in May md at Iowa
Gity on the Wednesday, preceding the.
first Thursday in June of each year, ard
each examination shall continue rot less
Ihan three days. Sucn examinations
shall be both Written and oral. Al least
fifty written questions TO b. prepared by
such board on subjects OF The law shall
be propounded to each Candidate to be
answered in writing, and the members
4 ii the board shall conduct ouch oral ex-
4 aminations as they deem necessary and
+ PROPER. The board shall estimate each
I candidates examination in percentages
or the basis Of 100 Per cent for the en-
4 tire examination. and no one shall b.
+ recommended by the board for adnis
i sion who does not on this basis, receive
8 marking of at least 10 per cent.
Rule 3. The board shall determine the
4 general educational qualifications of the
( applicants for examination before al
/ lowing them to enter upon the eSaniina-
! tianton as to their legal attainments
\ and for this purpose they shall require
applicants to pass satisfactory writ
ten examination in orth6graphy, En-
glish grammar. United states ana En-
giish history elementary algebra, ele-
mentary physics, elementary ECONOMICS
aud civil government aud 81 S1eh other
SUBJECTS as the board may deem neGts-
sray to determine whether tina appi
carts have the general educational
qualifications required by statute for al
mission. But the board may accept, in
l,eu of such examination. proof that thu
applicant is a graduate of collegiate
course in any university or college of
good standing in the United States, or is, 4
a graduate from a thfae-year course in
ary high school having a course OF
study which prepares for admission IN
the State University. or in any normal
school or academy prescribing course.
Of study at least equivalent to such a
high school course The board may
adopt regulations as To ACCEPTING proofs
of general educational quaiifications
Until the board shall adopt further reg
Llations on the subject. diplomas from
any university or college showing the
holders to have received the degree OF
bachelor in any classical. philosophical
scientific or engineering course. certiti-
Gates or diplomas showing the compile
ton of a threeyear course of study in
any high school recognized by the STATE
University. and cert!icates or diplomas
of the state board Of educational exam.
irers, shall be deemed sufficient. The
board may. before recommending for
admission, subject 10 a special examina-
ton as to general educational requires
ments any applicant who has been adj \
mitted To take the legal examination on
without examination by the board.
whose written or oral examination Oh /
legal subjects renders II doubtful wheth-
er his educational qualifications are
such as are required by statute.
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