The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-29

bring or innuence the bringing of such policemen. court or prison officials. physicians. hospital attaches or others % iss frisndis ie sSSse ss or VGs fuencing the criminal, the sick and the injured. the Ignorant or others. RssP nf soF sTxss NO lawyer is obliged to act either as adviser or Advocate for any person who. may. wish to become his client He He has the right to refuse retainers. ness he wiii accept T as o sounssiior, enci what causes he will bring into court TOT pisintiffs. what cases he will con n nGyrt for S.s s3r The transactions. for bringing question: able suits for urging questionable aefenses. is the lawyers responsibility. ss ssaSs Ss. 'isDs E: i. t anyy Sy s1s ' S s clients instructions.
 Duty of the Lawyer.
 .,. Ihs lawyers duty in It's Iast andy; however powerful nor any cause civil or political however important. ,s entitled to receive. nor should any ,ay ,,awysf render. any service or advice ministers we are. disrsspect of the Judicial ofiee, which we are bound to uphold. or corruption of any person or persons exercising q public once trayal of the public. When rendering the lawyer lays aside his robe of office merits stern ter % and % lust eondemnation. % Correspondingly, he advances the honor of his profession and the best interests of his client when he renders press upon the client and his under taking exact compliance with the strictest principles of moral law. He must sIsS oessrvs and advise his client until a statute law shall have been construed and interpreted by conn potent adjudication, he is free and is sna sness ss to to sSx %h he tS :s sSy extent But above ali lawyer viii find his highest honor in 2 deserved and to public duty. as an honest man and as patriotic and loyal citizen"
 An oath for Attorneys.
 Finishing it's repert the eommittee oath of admtssion to the bar, as ccu- taining clearly the general principles which should evsr control the lawyer In the. practice of his profession.
 T will support the Constitution Of the United States and the State of--
 T will maintain the respect due to courts or JuHkkEe anu JhuA%A&A otsspt%.
 T will counsel and maintain cnfy such actions, proceedirgS and defanses as appear to me legally debatabla ana just except the defense ot q person charged with a public oftense;
 T will employ for the .purpoEe of maintaining the causes conftded in me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the Judge or jury by any artifce or false statement Of fact or law.
 T will maintain the eonhdeuce and preserve inviolate the secrets cE my tion in connection with his business except from him or with his knowledge
 T viii abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no taet Pr,es P,s . party or witness. unless required by the justice of the cause with which
 q wifi never reject from any con siAaratfon personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or opprsssed. nor delay any mans cause Tor lucre or malice. So help me god. .,.
 The report is signed oy AtSon tSn NsSn Work state Court of Appeals; Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court of the United states; Judge Thomas C. Jones. os ths TTnited states Court in Alabama; Ii M Dick .uson, president of the Amer ican Bar Association; George K. Peek and William wirt Howe, former presi- dents of the Associatlon' ana @HS,S MSw York Bar Association. The report iS . rss,,it of a three days session Of the Committed recently held in waning ton.