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ing. addressed to the court in gen.
eral term, and be referred by the
clerk, without further order of the
court, to the committee on examina-
ton for its report.
No student shall be admitted until
after an examination as to fitness
and proof of good moral character
and that he has studied diligently at
least three academic years in law
school approved by the court or by
the committee on examination or
three years under the personal di-
rection and supervision of some COM
petent attorney. In computing such
latter period diligent study in an
approved law school to the extent
thereof shall be computed as part of
the three years and such study for
an academic year shall be computed
as a year
No student shall be admitted I'M
less he has had a general education
equal in extent to that of graduates
of four-year high schools. If spe-
cial examination shall be necessary
in order to satisfy the committee that
the applicant has such general ed
ucation he shall pay in advance to
the committee the sum of Ten DOL
lars to defray the cost of such ex-
animation. The amount so paid shall
be in addition to the fees provided by
Section of this Rule.
Any applicant who while non-
resident of the District of Columbia
has practiced law for five years in
courts of general jurisdiction of any
States or Territories or who has been
admitted to practice law in any
such court of any State or Territory
which requires at least three years
study of the law and an examina-
ton for admission to the bar may
upon proof of good moral character
be admitted provided that members
Of the bar of this court are admitted
to the bar of the highest court of
such State or Territory upon the
same terms and provided further that
an examination as to the fitness Of
the applicant may be required by the
court.
Said committee is authorized to re-
quire such proof of moral character
of the applicant by affidavits and
otherwise and to give such publica-
ton of the notice of the application
by advertisement in newspaper or
posting of the name in the Court
House for a destinated time, or
both, as the committee shall deem
proper.
2. APPLICATION FOR.-Each ap-
plicant for admission to the bar
shall file with the clerk such appli-
cation in writing. in which he shall
state, under oath or affirmation, his
name, age and residence, and that he
is citizen of the United States, or
a citizen Of one of the insular possess
sions of the United States, not owing
allegiance to any other sovereignty,
and if he shall apply for admission
because he is a member of the bar
of another court, he shall state the
name of such court, the time of his
admission thereto, when and where
he studied law, and for what length
of time; but If not a member of
the bar of any court. the applicant
shall state with what attorney, or
in what law school, he has studied
law. and when and for what length
of time he has so studied, and also
what law books he has read
3. A former judge of a court Of
the United States, or of a court Of
record of State; law officers of the
United States nominated by the Pres
ident of the United States, and by
and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate appointed by him, and
persons who have been such law Of
ficers, upon satisfactory evidence Of
good moral character and payment
of the prescribed fee may be admitted
upon the report Of said committe.
4. EXAMINATION FEES. - Each
applicant for admission to the bar
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five
Dollars to the chairman or secretary
of the committee on examination to
be applied by said committee as 1t
shall decide.
If any applicant shall fail to pass
when first examined, he shall have
the privilege of one additional exam
ination by the committee upon the
payment by him of the sum Of Fifteen
Dollars, but any third or subsequent
examination of an applicant shall be
at the same rate as the first examin-
alton.
S. OATH.-Applicants upon being
admitted to the bar must take the
oath prescribed by Section 50, Title