Evening journal., 1913-03-14
STATE LAW
EXAMINERS
House Passes Bill Regulating
Admission to Bar Of
the State
LICENSE FOR THE
CITY ENGINEERS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. March i4-with but
one dissenting vote. that Of Represen-
tative Pool. the House yesterday ar
ternoon passed Representative Ovens
bin to create q State Law Examining
Board OF three members, one from
each county. to be appointed by the
five judges of the Superior Court.
They shall receive s25 n year each as
compensation. and shall conduct all
examinations In Dover, The bill re-
Qulres tho registration OF students,
with q. preliminary examination for
REGISTRATION, but a college diploma
may be accepted I'm lieu OF the pro
liminary examination. The final ex-
animation shall be held after three
years of study. 10 Is provided that
n graduate Of a three-year course in
a reputable law school who in "A
years Of age and has been admitted 20
practice for three years in all the
courts OF any other State or tho Dis
trict OF Columbia shall be admitted to
practice in the Delaware courts either
by the Law Examining Board or by
the Superior Court, on recommenda-
ton Of five lawyers IN good standing,
II the Court should satisfy itself OF
the applicants fitness. lt Is provided
that a graduate OF two-ycar course
I'm a law school and admitted TO prac-
tice In another State shall take at
least one year Of study under a law
yer who has been practicing at least
ten years. before he can be admitted
10 practice by the Examining Board
or upon recommendation OF five law
yers to Superior Court in the Courts
discretion. 10 also is provided that the
diploma OF a graduate OF three year
course in a reputable law school pro-
vided the holder is admitted 10 prac-
tice in another State. may be auf-
hcient for him to be admitted to prac-
tice by Superior Court I'm its diacre-
ton. upon the recommendation OF Ave
lawyers who have practiced for more
than five years.
Examinations may be written, or
oral, or both and an appeal from the
finding of the Examing Board may be
taken to Superior Court.
Protect Insurance Cos.
The House passed Representative
Reynolds bill to require all fire in
surancc policies to state on their face
whether the company issuing the
policy is stock company or
mutual Company.
Another important insurance bill
passed by the House was Representa-
tive Reynolds to prohibit newly
chartered fire insurance companies
from using a name already used by
an established company. Speaker Hol-
comb and Representative Hammond
told OF two instances In which this
had been done by companies that
located IN Dover The Speaker said
teni when persons with claims began
70 rour IN upon one of the companies
roirohody simply scratched the com
ranys name from the window and
c'cscd the Office
Representative Taylor's bill chang
ing the basis of school taxation in
Harrington from tho rental value 10
the real value of property was passed
by the House
The Senate passed Senator Rein
hardts bill permitting the in
sertion of clause IN mortgages
which makes an allowance ror coun-
sci fees should a suit be brought to
recover the mortgage The bill limits
the amount of such fees to s per cent
OF the amount collected. Under the
bill n mortage is foreclosed in
addition to the face Of the note and
interest attorneys fees would be re-
covered from the property sold.
To License Engineers.
The Senate passed Senator Gorm-
ley's bill TO require stationary engl-
neers in Wilmington TO obtain a IL
cense from an examining board Of
three The Mayor would appoint the
board. The cost for license the first
year would be SO and S1.50 each year
thereafter. A majority OF Whining
ton City Council opposed the bill on
the ground that sufficient revenue
might not be realized TO pay each
member OF the examining board a
salary Of 800 a year Engineers who
have engaged in their trade for three
years are exempted from examination.
Senator Walls introduced as a sub
stitute a bill that would provide a new
method for obtaining the general pro-
perty assessment In Kent county. The
Hill authorizes the Levy Court to ap-
point a commission of three to hold
Office for one year TO make general