the board, to the effect that applicant has by examination satisfactorily established such general educational qualifications, shall be accepted by the board as proof thereof, but shall not exclude other methods of proof satisfactory to the board.

Term of Study.

The applicant shall also file a certificate from his preceptor, or from the dean or other official of the law school, stating the time in which said applicant has pursued the study of law. The applicant must have studied law at least three years within the five years next preceding the making of the application.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding.

Examinations are held in Milwaukee on the third Tuesday in January and in Madison on the third Tuesday in July. Such examinations are written and oral, held by a state board consisting of five members of the bar, and shall cover the subjects of Agency, Bailments and Carriers, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Corporations (including Municipal Corporations), Criminal Law, Courts and their jurisdiction, Domestic Relations (including Marriage and Divorce), Equity, Evidence, Insurance, Mortgages and other liens, Negotiable Instruments, Partnership, Pleading and Practice, Probate Law (including Wills, Administration, and Descent and Distribution), Real Property, Sales, Torts, Trusts. The examination may cover the common-law rules on the foregoing subjects and the statutory modifications thereof in Wisconsin. Every applicant whose average markings shall be 75 per cent. on a basis of 100 per cent. shall be entitled to the certificate of the board, which will entitle him to a license upon presentation to the Supreme Court, provided, that no certificate shall be issued to any candidate until he shall have reached the age of 21. An applicant who fails in three successive examinations shall not be permitted to take another examination within one year from his last examination without the consent of the board.

Admission of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

Residents of the state who have been admitted to practice in the highest court of any other state or territory may be admitted to practice by the Supreme Court upon the production of their certificates of admission and upon proof of good moral character and that they have engaged in actual practice in such other state or territory for at least five years within the last eight years prior to making application. A certificate of a judge of any court of record, having knowledge of the facts, under the seal of said court, shall be deemed sufficient proof of such practice.

Admission on Diploma.

Any resident graduate of the law department of the State University will be admitted to all of the courts in this state upon presentation of his diploma.

Miscellaneous.

Every person commencing the study of law in an attorney's office or at a law school within the state, with a view to applying for examination, is requested to file with the secretary of the board a signed statement giving his name, address, also the name and address of such attorney or law school, and date when his period of study commenced. This statement must be certified to by the attorney under whose tuition the student is pursuing his studies, or by the principal or proper officer of the law school, as the case may be, and the time of such period of study shall commence with the filing of the notice. No person shall be denied license to practice on account of sex.

Applicants for examination are not required to read any particular text-books.

Source of Rules.

Statutes of Wisconsin, § 2586, as amended by Laws 1903, ch. 19, and Laws 1911, ch. 196; Rules of Supreme Court; Rules of Board of Examiners.

WISCONSIN DECISIONS

1839 to 1917.

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Citizenship-Residence-Age-Character.

No one shall be admitted to practice in this state who is not a citizen of the United States, a bona fide resident of this state, 21 years of age, and of good moral character, which last shall be certified by a member of the bar of this court or a judge of this state.

Application.

The petition, verified by oath of the applicant, shall be directed to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Cheyenne, Wyo., and shall be referred to the State Board of Law Examiners. Such petition shall in all cases contain statements as to applicant's full name, place and date of birth, and, if foreign born, the facts showing that he is a citizen of the United States, the places and periods of residence and occupation during the last preceding five years, and names and addresses of five persons acquainted with the applicant during said period. The petition shall also contain statements as to petitioner's educational advantages, exclusive of legal studies, where, when, for how long, and under whose supervision legal studies have been pursued, and the works read in the course of such legal studies. The petitioner shall also state the place at which he prefers to be examined, and, if at some place other than the capital, the reason therefor. Application must be accompanied by a fee of $15, which shall entitle the candidate to two examinations, and no more; the second being applied for not later than one year after the first.

General Education.

Although no certain degree of preliminary education is required, the rules direct that the applicant shall state in his petition the extent of the same.

Term of Study.

The candidate shall have studied law at least three years, either in or under the supervision of a law school in the United States, or under the supervision of a practicing attorney or judge of this state, or partly under one system and partly under the other; and the petition shall show where and with whom such legal studies have been pursued and the works read in the course of study.

Examination-Regulations-Scope-Time and Place of Holding. Examinations are held at the capital on the second day of each regular term of the Supreme Court, and at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Examiners. Such examinations shall be upon written questions prepared by said board, and may, in the discretion of the board, be conducted in the district or county of his residence, by one or more examiners, or the district judge, or some person selected by the board. The questions and answers shall be returned to the board, who shall report its findings thereon to the Supreme Court. If the petitioner's abilities are sufficient, a license shall be awarded by the court, and the oath of attorney administered.

Admissions of Attorneys from Other Jurisdictions.

An attorney who has been regularly admitted to practice in the highest court of another state or territory may, in the discretion of the court, be admitted in this state without examination, upon filing with his petition the certificate or license showing such admission, or a certified copy of the record of such admission under seal of court; also the certificate of a judge of such other state or territory showing the applicant to be in good standing in the courts of such other state or territory. Proof of good moral character shall be by certificate of a judge or two or more attorneys for such other state or territory, or a member of the bar of this state. The petition shall