Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-13

! neys at las from advertising 10
J practice in tie State. Th&, Is ,,v
I which already exists II seems 20 RE
that II there are members OF ne
House who are opposed 10 the bill.
! and / understand that there &c
: some. that the better way TO do -
! 20 oppose the report Of the com-;-tea.
I and not insert an amendment whi>.f
/ will defeat ne bill. or which II
adopted ard Inc bill passed will e
/ enact sections Of the statute which
We already have
! Now just word N relation % .hs
bill. As most 81 YOU already know.
a citizen OF the State wishing 10 be
Z admitted 70 the Bar IS required TO do
certain things. He IL obliged to spend
three years Of study in some reccs-
alzs3 ldv school or IN the ONCE q
\ some pracricing attorney. He IS then
obliged 70 20 before the Board y
\ Bar Examiners and 70 answer cor
7 rectly a minimum Of 20 per cent. Of
! the questions which are put to Ain
4 BY them. and then on taking the
| cath which is administered by tn
court. Is admitted 10 practice. Nov.
having been admitted to practice. he
! finds. If Re settIs in q city. that there
! are many corpora tons backed b.
. thousands # dollars who are doing
vhta he has spent three or four years
/ Of his lie getting ready 10 do, and
who have not qualified as ne has;
I that Is. they are adv ertising in every
4 way which their ingenuity suggests,
IN 10 a law business. and they. or
/ none Of their officers. have qualified
: 70 practice law. There was a reason
Of course. which caused the reguia
tons for the admission Of attorneys
70 the Bar 10 be passed, and y was
not entirely for the benefit Of he
attorneys. There was public poi
ICY which vas also considered. n
Ire hill never would have been pass
ed. NIX II public policy requires tfla-
. attorneys a. law shall pass a certa.a
standard. 20 M mind public policy
also requires that TIRE laws relating
thereto shall re enforced and The
purpose cf The bill as introd uced -
as stated n the title. 70 prohibit
persons rot duly authorized attor-
news firms. voluntary assoc lations
and corporations from the prs ctlce Of
law"
Now the principle i not new 10
OUT Syare-rhe principle involved \
this bill. It has been recognized IL
regard 70 doctors. and | refer 70
Shapter u Section =. u tire Re-
v;sed sra tttes. where II savs: Tn
less duly registered by said board.
10 person shall practice medicine CT
surgery o. any branch thereof. etc
also refer 70 section 3 Of Chapter
i. which apples 70 dentists Who
ever practices DENTS ~ without 90
tanning the certificate required W
law, or whoever being manager. pr y
prietor. operator or conductor OF I
place for performing dental opera
tons employs c person. etc, 'shss.
De punished by line If not less than
sI5o. nor more Than $500. The same
Yr4-5.p,- has also been recognized as
70 veter naries and several other pro-
LESSONS. | think L is time that Il
/ was recosI Izej in tie lav thee
fore hope THAT this amendment. for
tn tE0 reasons which | have ct
form. III not IL adopted
Mir COCHRANE of Monmouth Mr.
acting lis amendment and bill wvui.,
prohibit justices = the peace from
writing oeeCs AMI wills. Nay m
OUR through the Char OF tie pro
po1erts 81 ri!is bill for Information
Cn his point
TIE SPEAKER The gent.em Al
from Bangor, Nj Jones may reply
through tire hair
Mr.. JONES OF Bangor NJ SPEAK
er. l Will reg as b-st car. IA
SUPPOSED that t would. "a. found
there was a { ference Of opinion.
You asa my opinion. ! think that ::
would
Nr. MCLLIGAE u S9blebo-o. NJ
Speaker ard ger tlenen % TIE House
/ propose 10 discuss rh4s bill brl-fiy
and desire 20 sar 4 word about tie
amendment which / offered. ~n.s oil,
i 10 prohibit layEen from practlc-
.ng ii the probate court. making deeds
wills and a:ndavits II this bill be
written INTO the statutes Of tais stat
= Will te taxing aEsy re privilege
nat .ayrnsn have enjoyed from the
i17r1eno-iai. AID wi Dc removing one
q me las safeguards - the common
eople Of the State Of Maine. think
se should 20 slow before We take
away ire rights OF the common pen-
Pc D. you realize The hardship tina,
i = gong 10 pur upon the common
people Of the state ~ Maine + tina:
should become a statute There are
places today IN re state II Ma ne
where nan has 10 90 >, miles IL
End lawyer. but n every community
there * justice of the peace OF =
notary public vno performs those
HGtieS a. nom lai cha-ge, ard are
ToI. hE tr.s Dill. gong to make j:
con- 2u!sory for A man 70 hire a lawyer
against his VIII It is privilege. as
said before. that *s have enjoyed
Stree this state vas created. and re
should be careful before re place toe
! many hardships upon tie people OF
this state. Would not the people OF
j this state believe that this was pro-
fteerinE. ard rightly so. If you should
4. put through this legislation tina,
/ would toll the dollars INTO the pocket
Of the lawyers Now the lawyers
the big lawy ers the full grown law
yers IN Maine, do not want this bill
Il i the uhderted Ia vyer. he IS TIE
fellow who wants Il. There is j. let-
ter hare n Augusta written by Judge
Emery 10 friend. ana n that letter
/ re makes comment on this Law. and
I what are the comments 7 arr rer-
f. r!ttsG 10 Use NJ. lar suaes hers He
says. This is 200. iar' That Is
what Judge Emery says n his letter
He Is full-ero~n lawyer I have a
o. lac