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MUKROE Mlt..KR, PHTNTER AND BOOKBINPKK. 1892. I I I INDEX. PA(JE. Legal Professions Act, 1884 3 Legal Professions Amendment Act, 1890 17 Legal Professions Amendment Act, 1891 22 Rules 24 Benchers Meeting 24 Secretary 25 Library 25 Students-at-Law and Articled Olerks- 2G Intermediate Examination 28 Students-at-Law and Articled Clerks applying for Call or Admission 29 Admission of Barristers and Solicitors from other parts of the Dominion 32 Examiners 33 Annual Peo 33 Schedule 34 List of Practising Barristers and Solicitors 35 1G2254 IV HIST OF BENCHHRS, 1892. Thb Hos. THEODORE DAVIE, Q. 0., Attorney -General. The Hon. O. E. POOLEY, Q. 0., Treasurer. The Hon. A. N. RICHARDS, Q. C. D M. EBERTS, Esq. THORNTON FELL, Esq. J. STUART YATES, Esq. E. A. JENNS, Esq. L. G. McPHILLIPS, Esq. J. P. WALLS, Secretary. I I ACTS AND RULES Relatinir to the Le^al Profession of British Columbia. — WITH lilHT 0W-- PRACTISING BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS. (HeviBed IhI Febraary, imi.) Chap. 18. An Act lielaiing to the Legal Froftssions. [18th February, 1884. j IlEU MAJESTY, by uiul with the advice aud conaent of the Legislative Assembly of tho Proviuce of British Co- lumi)ia, enacts as tbllowri : 1. This Act may bo cited tor {ill purposes as the "Legal Professions Act, 1884.'' 2. The Act or Statute intituled "An Act to Oonsoli- date the Laws relating to the Legal Professions in this Pro- vince" (Number 24 of the year 1877j, the " Legal Profes- sions Amendment Act, 1878" and the " Legal Professions Amendment Act, 1882," are hereby repealed. 3. The persons • who shall be elected Benchers as hereinafter mentioned, and their successors in office, shall be a body politic and corporate, under the name ot the " Law Society of British Columbia," and as such shall have con- tiuuad succession and a common seal. 4. The Benchers, exclusive of ex-officio members, shall be seven in number. 5. The Benchers shall appoint a Secretary aud shall appoint one of their number to be Treasurer. 6. The election of Benchers shall take place annually, on the Monday preceding the thirty-first day of March in every year. V. There shall be three scrutineers at each election, except at the first election. In respect ot every election, after the first election, the Benchers shu!!, in the Month ot b^ebruury in each year, appoint two persons who, with the Treasurer, shall act us scrutineers at the election In case any scrutineer is al)sont during such scrutiny, the others may nevertheless proceed therewith. 8. Bach Barrister or Solicitoi' entitled to practice in *he Supreme Court of British Columbia, actuallv residing and juractising in the Province and not hereinuiici declaied ineligible, may vote tor seven persons. 9. Such votes shall be given by closed voting pajters, in the form aj)pended in the Schedule to this Act or to the like effect, being delivered, for the first election, between the Ist day of March and the day ol the election, to the Registrar for the time being of the Supreme (/ourt at Vic- toria, and for subsequent elections, between the first day of March and the day of election, to the Secretary of the Law Society of British Columbia. Any voting paper received during such interval by the Registrar or Secretary, by post, shall be deemed delivered to him. 10. At the first election, the said voting papers shall, upon the day ot election, be opened by the said Registrar, in the presence of any two members ot the legal profession to be chosen by the Registrar ; and the said Registrar shall then, and in such presence, scrutinize and count the votes, and keep a record thereof to be delivered to the Bencheru elected. 11. At subsequent elections, the voting papers shall upon the day of election, be opened by the Secretary of the said Law Society, in the presence of the scrutineers, who shall scrutinize and count the voteSj and keep a record thereof in a proper book, to be provided by the Society. 12. The seven persons who have the highest tmmber of votes shall be the Benchers until the next annual election, aud until their successors have been elected. 1 m 5 13. Any person entitled to' vote at any election for Benchers, shall be entitled to be prese-it at the opening and scrutinizing ol the voting papers. 14. In case ot an equality of votes between two or more persons, which leaves the election of one or more of such Benchers undecided, then the Registrar or scrutineers, as the case may be, shall forthwith put into a ballot-box a number of papers with the names of the candidates having such equality of votes written thereon, one for each candi- date, and the Usher of the said Supreme Court, if at the first election, and the Secretary of the Society at other elec- tions, shall draw by chance from such ballot box, in the presence of the Registrar or scrutineers, as the case may be, one or more of sucii papers sufficient to make up the required number, and the persons whose names are upon such papers 'so drawn shall be such Benchers. 15. After the first election, no person shall be entitled to vote unless all his fees to the Society have been paid. 16. On the first Monday in the month of March, in each year, an alphabetical list of the Barristers and Solici- tors who are entitled to vote at the succeeding election shall be made out, and such list may at any time be examined by any Barrister or Solicitor at all reasonable times. The said Registrar shall prepare such list for the first election, and the Secretary of the Society for the subsequent elections. 17. In case any Barrister or Solicitor complains to the Registrar or Secretary, as the case may bo, of the impro- per omission or insertion of any name in the list, it shall be the duty of such officer, forthwith, to examine into the complaint, and rectify such error, if any there be, and in case any person is dissatisfied with the decision of such office)-, he may appeal to a Judge of the Supreme Court in a summary way, whose decision shall be final, and such list shall remain or be altered in accordance with such decision. 6 18. No person whose name is not inserted in the said Hat shsUI be entitled to vote at sucli election. 19. No perdon shall be eligible ns a Bencher at any election who is not qualified to vote at such cdcction and unless he be a Barrister. 20. Any votes cast for any person who is ineligible to be a Bencher, or who is a Bencliei- ex-otficio, shall be null and void, and the election shall be declared as if such votes had not been cast. 21. At all elections retiring Benchers shall be eligible for re-election. 22. In the event ot any elector placing more than seven names on his voting paper the first seven only shall betaken, notwithstanding any ot such seven persons so named may be ineligible for election from any cause whatever. 23. Upon the completion of the scrutiny, the Registrar or Secretary, as the case may be, shall forthwith declare the result of the election, and shall cause the" names to be pub- lished in the British Columbia Gazette for one issue. 24. The Attorney-General of Canada, for the time being, the Attorney-General of British Columbia, for the time being, and any retired Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, shall respectively, ex-ofticio, be Benchers. 25. After and except as to the first election, the Benchers may make such regulations as they consider ex- pedient, not contrary to the provisions of this act, for reg- ulating the procedure under the preceding sections of this Act. 20. The voting papers belonging to any election shall not be destroyed until after all petitions i'\ respect to such election have been decided, but the same ^..all, together with all other ])apers in connection with the election, bo retained as to the first election, by the Registrar, and as to subsequent elections, by the Secretary. O r ■T o ^ k 27. No person shall sign the name of any other per- son to any voting paper under this Act, or alter or add to, or falsify, or fill up any blank in any voting paper signed by another person, or deliver or cause to be delivered to the Registrar or Secretary, any such false voting paper or any voting paper which b..'.s been added to or falsified, or in which any blank has been filled up after the same was signed. 28. As to elections, other than the first, in the event of there being no Secretary for the tune being of the Law Society at the time at which any election under this Act is to be held, or in the event of such Secretary being unable, from illness or other unavoidable cau-se, to act at such elec- tions then, and in such case, the Treasurer for the time being of the Law Society, shall appoint inider his hand some other person to act as such Secretary, and such person so ap- pointed shall perform all the duties of such Secretary as proscribed by this Act. 29. In the event of any dispute as to the election of Benchers, the same may be decided in a summary way by any Judge of the Supreme Court, upon petition, whose de- cision shall be final. The Judge may decide upon such petition that certain persons were or were not elected, or that certain persons were entitled to be elected, and make a return to the Society accordingly, and such return shall govern the Society. Tne costs of the petition shall be in discretion of the Judge. 30. No petition against the return of a Bencdier shall be entertained unless presented within ten days after the day of election. 31. In case of failure in any instance to elect the requisite number of Benchers according to the provisions of this Act, or in case of any vacancy caused by the death or resignation of any Bencher, or by any otlier cause, the re- maining or continuing Benchers m;iy appoint to the vacant place or jilaces, any person or ))er8ons lication to be entered on the books of the society, and upon call to the Bar and the admission of Solicitors and others, and the fees payable by Stu- dents-at-Law or Articled Clerks on their being ad- mitted and being enrolled as such on the books of the society." 2. Sections 35 and 36 of the said principal act are hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following is hereby enacted : "35. The Benchers may also call to the Bar of Her Majesty's Courts in British Columbia, British subjects of full age, good conduct and repute, who have been duly called and admitted to practise as Barristers-at-Law in any of Her Majesty's Courts of England or Ireland, or as Advo? 1 « 18 cates in the Court of Session of Seotlund, or who shall have been duly culled and admitted to jtractise as Barristers-at- Law in any of Her Miijenty's Colonies or dependencies or I'rovinces of Canada : J'rovided, always, that betore the Benchers shall call any such person his name shall have been entered on the books of the society for at least three calendar months itnmcdiatcly preceding his call, he shall liave paid his fees to the society, and he nhail have adver- tised notice of his aj>j)lication i'or call in the British Colum- bia Gazette for at least two months immediately precedi'iiij his call; and provided hirther, that the applicant shall pass before one or more Judges of the Supreme Court an exam- ination — (1) if a Barrister from one of the Provinces of Canada concerning his knowledge of the statute law of British (Columbia and the practice of the Courts : Pro- vided also that the applicant shall, in case of his basing his claim for call or admission upon the fact of his having been called or admitted as a Barrister or Advocate in some place where the common law of England is not the common law of the land, pass an examination satisfactory to the Judges as to his knowledge of the common and statute law of Eng- land applicable to this Province, and of his fitness to prac- tise as a Barrister. It shall also be necessary that the ap- plicant produce such evidence as may be provided by the regulations of the society, or in the absence of regulations, as may be satisfactory to the Benchers, shewing his qualifi- cations and proving him to ue of good standing and of good character and repute. " 36. The Benchers may also admit as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court any British subject of full age, good conduct and repute, who has been duly admitted to practise as a Solicitor or Attorney in any of lier Majesty's Courts in England or Ireland, or as a Writer to the Signet in Scot- laud, or who shall have been admitted as a Solicitor or At- torney in any of the Superior Courts of Her Majesty's Colo- nies or dependencies or Provinces of Canada : Provided, always, that before the Benchers shall so admit any such person, his name shall hav« been entered on the books of * 19 the society for at least three calendar months immediately precedins: his call, he shall have paid his fees to the society, and he shall have advertised notice of his ipplication for admission in the British Columl)ia Gazette for at least two months immediately [treeoding his call; and provided, fur- ther, that the applicant shall pass before one or more ffudges of the Supreme Court — (1) if a Solicitor from some place other than a Province of Canada, concerning his knowledge of the Statute law of Canada and of this Province, including the practice of the Courts; and (2) if a Solicitor from one of the Provinces of Canada, concerning his knowledge of the Statute law of British Columbia and the practice of the Courts : Provided, also, that the applicant shall, in case of his basing his claim for admission upon the fact of his hav- ing been admitted as a Solicitor in some place where the common law of England is not the common law of the land, pass an examination satislactory to the Judges, as to his knowledge of the common and statute law of England ap- plicable to this Province, and of his fitness to praci.se as a Solicitor. It shall also be necessary that the applicant pro- duce such evidence as may be provided by the regulations of the society, or, in the absence of regulations, as may be satisfactory to the Benchers, showing his quan ations, and proving him to be of good standing and of good character and repute " 8. Any Barrister or Solicitor who shall base his claim for call or admission, upon his having been called or ad- mitted, as the ease may be, as a Barrister or Solicitor in some place or Province where Barristers or S(^licitors are called or admitted, after a term of study or articles less than five years (except in a ease of a graduate of some University, as provided in section 82 of the principal Act, or of a person having obtained the degree of Doctor of Civil Lawtj or Bachelor of Laws, in any recognized University of Great Britain and Ireland, or Dominion of Canada, or of the United States of America), must, before call or admis- sion in this Province, serve us a Student-at-Law or under 20 articles for a sufficient time to complete t le full term of five years. 4. Section 45 of the said Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof be it enacted : — " 45. Any person who shall have been or may be ad- mitted to practise in the Province as a Solicitor, and shall have Mctnally pnctised therein for one year im- mediately prece rDfe ^application to be called to the Bar, may (, :'•,;;.. to the regulations of the Society, and upon payment of the prescribed fees) be called to the Bar upon passing or having passed an examination satislactory to the Benchers tojching his knowledge of law and fitness to practise as a Bar- rister," 5. Section 46 is hereby amended by striking out the word's between "who" and " be'Mi " and inserting in lieu thereof the word "has," and by inserting in the second line after the word ' admitted " the v/ords " or may be ad- mitted.' 6. Section 48 of the prinv )h' V,-: is hereby amended by adding thereto thef()llG'."ing vvc '-'i^;. -''And any Barrister or Solicitor of another country applyii ; ' have his name en- rolled or entered on the books of the ;:society shall, before enrolment, i»ay such fees, not exceeding fifty dollars, to the Secretary of the Society as m-«v be prescribed by the regu- lations of the Society, and without payment of such fees his jame shall not be entered on the books of the Society." 7. Section 49 of the pri. . *a>ii Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is etiacte;! - i'oliows : — "49. There shall bo due an'l payable annually by every practisi'ig Barrister or Solicitor to the Society, on t-ie firft ' I;, .day of November iii eacli year, the sum of thii'ty dollars, but the Benchers may by any regu- lation to be made by them make provision that such araount may l>e reduced to a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, if paid before the firct Monday in 9 SI October, and each practising Barrister or Solicitor shall obtain from the Secretary annually a certificate under the seal of the Society ot the same date, stat- ing his qualification to practise and that the certifi- cate is in force one year from its date, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary, upon payment of such fee, to issue the certificate. A Burrinter who is also a Solicitor need only take out annualy one certifi- cate. Such certificate may be in the form contained in the Second Schedule hereto. It shall not be in- cumbent upon a Barrister or Solicitor who has been called or admitted before ihe first Monday in Nov- ember in any year, to take out any certificate until the first Monday in November following his call or admission." 8. Section 50 of the principal Act is amended by iu- serting at the commencement of the section the words : — " Subject to the provisions ot the preceding section." 9. Nothing in the principal Act, or in this Act, con- tained, shall abridge the power of the Judges of the Court, or of the Court, to deal with unqualified persons who may act or assume to act as Solicitors, or with any Solicitor or Attorney who may act as the agent or partner of any per- son not qualified to pi'actise as such; and, subject to the provisions of the principal Act and of this Act, the Imper- ial Statute 6 and 7 Vict., c. 78, is declared to be in full force and eftect. In construing the said Imperial Statute any ol the expressions following, that is to say, " that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England and Wales," "England or Wales,' "England," or "England and Wales," as the case may be, wherever used, shall be used as "British Columbia," and where any of Her Majesty's Superior Courts of Law or Equity are mentioned or referred to, such mention or reference shall be held to mean " the^Suprenovj Court of British Columbia." 10. Candidates for call or admission whose nances shall be entered on the hooka of the Society at the time. 22 of passing this Act, and shall have been so entered for at least three months inaraediately preceding the passing of this Act, shall bo relieved from the provisions oi Sections 35 and 36, requiring the advertisement of notice in the Gazette. 11. This Act may be cited as the "Legal Professions Amendment Act, 1890." Chap. 18. An Act to Further Amend the " Legal Professions Act," [20th April, 1891.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Col- umbia, enacts as follows : 1. SeetTO'i 31 ol the " Legal Professions Act " is here- by amended by adding thereto the following sub-sections : " (12.) To make an appropriation from time to time out of moneys belonging to the Society to provide for a Law Library in the City of New Westminster: *' (13.) To impose penalties by by-laws, ujider the seal of the Society, upon barristers, sohcitors, law students, or articled clerks, for removing any book from the library room, either at Victoria or New Westmins- ter, or the building wherein the same may be situ- ate: " (14.) To impose penalties by by-laws, nnder seal, upon any person, not being a Judge of the Supreme or County Courts, or a barrister, solicitor, law student, articled clerk, or person permitted by reaalutioii of the Benchers, from entering any library room, or meddling with or removing any book from the same. 1 i m ;i 28 i( .. (15.) No penalty under this Act shall exceed ont hun- dred dollars : "(16.) All such penalties shall be recoverable before any Justice of the Peace, pursuant to the provisions ol the ' Summary Convictions Act, 1889,' and shall be be paid to the Treasurer ot the Society for the use of the Society : " fl7.) A copy of any such by-laws, or of any rule made by the Benchers, purporting to be certified as a true copy of the original by the Secretary of the Society and a Bencher, under the seal of the Society, shall be received in all Courts and before any Judge or Justice of the Peace as prima facie evidence of the original by-law or rule, without the production of the original, or proof of the signature of the Secre- tary, Benchers, or of the seal." 2. This Act may be cited as the " Legal Professions Amendment Act, 1891.'* •i t m i tEl.T7Xi£aiE» — 0» THE— LAW SOC'-ETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I :i: B^iNCHEKS' MEETINGS. 1. The regular ineetiiigs of the Benchers shall he held at the city oi Victoria on the first Monday of January, April, July and Octoher in every year. 2. Special meetings may he held on the written request of two Benchers addressed to the Secretary. 3. Four Benchers shall he a quorum, and no businests shall be transacted unless a quorum he present, except that the Benchers present may a ■\ I 26 SEC RET ATI V. 1. T'lO Secrotary hIihII lu' tlio cuKtodiiUi ol' nil (iocunieiits, papci"' ami books (except tlic TivaHurer's books of account) belonging to or tiled witb the Society. 2. The Secretary sliall keep a record or minute of all pro- ceedinifs of tlu» Henchers, in a book to be called tlie Minute Book, and such rt^-ord or minute shall, after beiufj; read jind confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the Henchers, be signed by the Ohairman and Secretary. 3. The Secretary shall, five days before the dates for the various examinations, notify the respective examiners of the number aiul names of the candidates who have given due notice of their intention to present themselves for examina- tion at the various examinations. 4. The Secretary shall, on or ))efore the first Monday in September in each year, notify all practicing Barristers and Solicitors of the rules relating to the payment of their annual fee. LIBRA UV. 1. The l)enchers may expend such sums as they think fit in the purchase of books, and the libraries shall be kept at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, and the Supreme Court House, New Westminster, but the principal library shall be kept at the Supreme Court House at Victoria. 2. The libraries shall be open for the use of the Judges of the Supreme and County Courts, ]3arristers. Solicitors, Stu- dents-at-law and Articled Clerks. 3. The Benchers may appoint LibraiMans and pay them for their services out of the funds of the Society. 4. No book shall be taken out of the said Court Houses. 5. No Barrister or Solicitor shall be entitled to the use of tlie libraries unless his finnual certificate sliall have been taken out. 26 6. All books damaged shall he replaced at the expense of the person daniauinj/; thein. 7. It shall he the duty of the person taking a book to replace it in its proper place as soon as he has Unished with its use. 8. In the event of any j)erson violating the ''ulea sis to tlie use of the libraries the Jienchers niay proscribe his further use of the libraries, and he shall be subject to the penalties im- posed by the by-laws of tiie Society. 9. The Treasurer shall exercise a general supervision over the libraries. STTTDENTS-AT-LAW AND AKTICLED CLEKKS. 1. Every applicarit for enrollment as a student-at-law or articled clerk, o; i)oth, sliall file with the Secretary a written application for enrollment at least one week prior to the dates fixed for the quarterly preliminary examination, and such application shall state the age and residence of the ap- plicant and shall be according to foru) No. 1 in the schedule hereto, and he shall also file at the same time with the Sec- retary a certificate signed by two practicing mem1)ers of the profession (according to form No. 2 of the schedule hereto) that the applicant is a person of good moral character. 2. Previously to the name of any candidate ])eing entered on the roll, he shall be examined in the following siibjects: («) Englisii and (Canadian History. (h) Geography. (c) Euclid, first three books. (fl) Arithmetic. j English (Irammar and Composition. I Collier's English Tiitcrature. Virgil, first Aeneid or the first two books of tlie Odes of Horace (at option of candidate), Latin Grammar. ((/) Writing from Dictation. ■ 1 27 3. Candidates must be of the full age oi 16 years. 4. Preliminary examinations for applicants for enrollment as otndents-at-law or articled clerks, or hotli, shall be held at the city of Victoria on the second Mondays in January, April, July and ()ctol)er in each year. 5. Every candidate must, when filing his application for enrollment, also forward to the secretary (for deposit with the treasurer) a certified oi marked cheque for the sum of $50.00, which will be retained l)y the Society if the can- didate passes the preliminary examination, but $40. OO of which shall be returned to him on his failure to pas. the said examination. 0. F^xaminations shall be conducted in the presence of a bencher, who shall certify as to the result, and all successful •andidates shall forthwith be enrolled on the books of the ^;. H'iety. 7. L\ery graduate m the faculty of arts in any recog- nized univer8itie^ of Cueat Britain or Ireland, or the Domin- ion of Canada, shall be eir ile<1 to be enrolled as a student or articled clerk, or l>oth. without further examination, upon payment of the sum of $50.00, and furnishing satisfactory evidence to the benchei's of his having received his degree, and that he is a pei'- good moral character. 8. Any student-at-law or articled clerk whose term of study or whose articles may have commenced within the Province may, upon receiving the assent of the ben. 9 thereto, complete his studies or articles, or during a portion of Ids term pursue his studies or serve his articles, as the case may be, in any Province or Territory of the Dominion, where the Common Law of England prevails, or 'n England or Ireland. 9. Any Student- at- Law or Articled Clerk who may have commenced his studies or have been bound by articles in any Province or Territory of the Dominion where the Common P 28 Law of England prevails, or in England or Ireland, according to the practice therein may complete his term of stndy or the term of his articles in this Province and be enrolled on the hooks of the Law Society npon payment of the snm of $50.00, and npon producing to the l)encher» satisfactory evidence of his being a person of good moral character, and of the length of time during which he has studied or been articled in such other countries. 10. The original contract of service of any Articled Clerk? or a not*' rial copy thereof, and of every assignment thereof, with a statutory declaration of ^he due execution thereof, shall be filed with the Secretary within six months after the execution of articles, and must state the exact date of execu- tion of each of the partitas. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS, 1. Every Articled Clerk and Student-at-Law, excepting graduates of any of the recognized Universities of (treat P>i"it- ain, Ireland or the Dominion of ( 'anada. shall, in the third year of ills service or studies, (as the case nuxyhe), present himself to pass an intermediate examination to the satisfaction i f the Benchers in the subjects mentioned in the next paragra})h, and shall pny to the Treasurer of the Society for and in respect of such examination the sum of $10.00. Put this rule shall not apply to those articled clerks and students-at- law who have been enrobed for a period exceeding 18 montlis at the nassing of these rules. 2. Every Articled Clerk and Student-at-Law shall, at least tM'o weeks prior to the dates fixed for the Intermediate Examinations, iile with tiie Secretary a notice of his intention to present himself for examination, accompanied with a cheque for the sum of Ten Dollars. 3. Clraduates of any of the recognized Universities of Great Britain, ur Ireland, or the Dominion of Canada, shall pass their intermediate examination in their second year; 1 . I 29 Wt this rule shall not apply to Graduates who have been en- rolled for a period exceeding 18 months at the passing of these rnles, 4. Tlie following are the text hooks in which Articled Clerks and Students-at-Law shall be examined at their inter- mediate examination : Smith's Principles of Eqnity. Williams on Eeal Property. Williams on Personal Property. Smith's Mannal of Common Law. Benjamin on Sales. Statutes and Rules and Orders Relating to the Practice and Procedure of the Courts. 5. Intermediate examinations shall be held at the same time and place as that appointed for final examinations. STUDENTS AND ARTICLED CLERKS APPLYING FOR CALL OR ADMISSION. 1. No Studeut-at-Law or Articled Clerk shall be entitled to present himself to pass his final examination until he has passed the foregoing Intermediate Examination ; provided, that this rule shall iwt apply to those articled clerks or stndents-at-law who have been enrolled for a period exceed- ing 18 months at the passing of these rules. 2. No Student- at-Law or Articled Clerk, unless he be a gradnate of one of the recognized universities of Great Britain or Ireland or the Dominion of Canada, shall be en- titled to present himself to pass his final examination until after the expiration of two years from the date of his passing his intermediate examination. 3. Graduates of any of the recognized Universities of Great Britain or Ireland or the Dominion of. Canada, may present themselves for their final examinations after the ex^ Ill 80 piration of one year from the date of their passing their im- termediate examinations. 4. Every applicant for admission as a Solicitor must pro- duce a certificate from the Solicitor or Solicitors to whom he has been articled or assigned, showing in effect that the applicant has undergone the term of service prescribed by the Legal Professions' Act, continuously with such Solicitor or Solicitors, at the office where such Solicitor or Solicitors personally carries or carry on his or their business in the locality where they reside and under the personal supervision of such Solicitor or Solicitors, and that the applicant has during such period been faithful, diligent and engaged in no other duties than those incident to b^ service, and a certifi- cate, unless exempted as aforesaid, tht. .le has passed his Inter- mediate Examination. 5. Every applicant for Call as a Barrister must produce a certificate from the Secretary that he has been entered on the books of the Society as a Student-at- Law for a period of five years, or in the case of a graduate as aforesaid, for a period of three years, and a certificate from the barrister or barris- ters with whom he has studied, that he has studied in the chambers of a practising Barrister during that period, and been a resident of the Province during the said period, and thr»,t he has been engaged in no duties otlier than those incident to his Studentship, and, unless exempted as aforesaid > a certificate showing that he has passed his Intermediate Examination. 6. Candidates for admission will be examined orally and in writing in : Stephens' Commentaries. Chitty on Contracts. Snell on Equity. Best on Evidence. Byles on Bills. m |si; Criminal Law. Statute Law of the Province and of Canada, rioading and Practice of the Supreme Court of British Cohinibia. 7. Candidates for call will be examined, orally and in writing, in: Stephens' Commentaries. C bitty on Contracts. Snell on Equity. Best on Evidence. Byles on Bills. Criminal Law. Statute Law of the Province and of Canada. Pleading and Practice of the Supreme Court of Brit- ish Columbia. Story's Conflict of Lowa. Lewin on Trusts. Benjamin on Sales. 8. Candidates for call and admission will be examined orally and in writing in all the above subjects . 9. Previously to examination for call, the applicant must deposit with the treasurer the sum of |100, to be retained by the Society; in the event of an unsuccessful examination, seventy-live dollars will be returned. 10. Previously to examination for admission as a solicitor the applicant must deposit with the treasurer the sum of one hundred dollars, to be retained by the Society in the event of a successful examination, but, in the event of an un- successful examination, seventy dollais will be returned. Provided, that the sum of $175 shall be returned to every unsuccessful candidate who may have prese,nted himself for examination for call a-ud admission at the same time, ir>22r)4 11. All final examiimtionrt shall l»o conducted at the city of Victoria on the hist MondayH in the months of January, April, July and October in each year, by the examiners, who shall certify the result. 12. Upon any candidate obtaining' a certificate from the examiners of his having- j)asHed satisfactorily his examination for call to the bar or admission as a solicitor, or both, the benchers may, sul)ject to the production of certificates as to service and cluiractf.-r, call the candidate to the bar or admit him as a solicitor, or both call . Jid admit, as the case may be, and thereupon a certificate under thc^ seal of the Society shall be issued by the secretary to the a|)plicant, signed by the Secretary and Treasurer, stating I) call or admission, or both, as the case may be. ADMISSION" OF BARRISTETIS AND S(;LIClTOTtS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS. 1. Applicants for call or admission must tile with the Secretary an application in writing, to be entered on the books of the Society. Such application shall state the full name of the applicant, the name of the court and country in which he is entitled to practice, and whether the application is for* call or admission, or both. 2. Together with the application the applicant must leave with the secretary the sum of fifty dollars, and shaU furnish satisfactory evidence of his call oi" admission, as the case may be, or both, and that he is in good standing and re- pute as such barrister or solicitor. 3. Upon compliance with the two preceding rules the secretary shall submit the papers to the standing committee for applications for perusal and report, and if the committee shall report favorably thereon, the secretary shall enter the riame of the applicant on the books of the Society as an ap- plicant for call or admission, or both, as the case may be, I 33 l)ut sucli entry shall he suLject to confirmation or cancel- lation l)y the Benchers for good cause shown. -i. Previonsly to any admission the applicant shall pay to the Society the sum of one hundred dollars, in addition to the fifty dollars already paid. 5. Treviously to any call the applicant shall pay to the Society the sum of one hundred dollars, in addition to the fifty dollars already paid. G. Upon the applicant passing satisfactorily the exami- nation as reipiired by sections 85 ami 3() of the Legal Pro- fession AmendnuMit Act, 1891;, and paying his fees, and having complied .vith the provisions of the section under which he seeks call or admission, the IJenchers shall direct the Secretary to issue to the applicant a certificate, under the beal of the Society, and the signature of the Secretary and Treasurer, stating the fact of his c U or admission, or both, as the case may be. lid I !1 EXAMINERS. 1, The Benchers shall appoint annually such persons as they shall think fit, to conduct the Preliminary, Intermediate and Final examination, and in case any '\\annner so appointed by the Benchers is absent from the city, or for any other cause is unable to hold the prescribed examination, the Treasurer or two Benchers, on notification from the Secretary to that effect, shall appoint another examiner to act in his place pro tern. 2. The persons conducting the Preliminary, Intermediate and Final Examinations shall each be entitled to receive the sum of $10.00 in respect of each candidate examined at such examinations. ANNUAL FEE. There shall l»e due and payable annually by every prac- tising Barrister or Solicitor to the Society oil the Ist i:! 1 i i'l ■ ■ . r II 34 Mou.lay of November in eaci, year, the ™m of JSO, l.uf if the sn.„ of «20 be paid before the l«t Monday in Mo be m "f 'T'^'"'' "' ''"" "' ""' -i.> -...a, fe of V ° f ! ''*'''"■'' "'" ^""' ''"y «' November in each year he nan,e. of all practitioner, who have paid the afo i^ if FOEM NO. 1. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. TotAe Benchers of the Zaw Society of British Golumhu, Itentlemen : — I, ,of. ..... ..., hereby beg to apply to l.,e admitted" and "entered on the books of the Law Society of P>ritish (blnn. Student-at-Law and Articled Clerk. I s ^* • years side at )ia as a am of the full age and re- And I hereby «uder ake and promise that 1 will well, faithfnlly and truly bm,t and confonn „,y.elt to and obey, perforn! and. iceep all he rnles, orders, by-laws and regulations of the Law ^»te^ day of, , 189.. I, FOKM JSTO. 2. CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER. ,0f. do hereby certify that I have kno"w"n' and qiiainted with been woll ac- .of. ' ^oi' the space of . vears- Hmf lU .. a person of good n.oral character, an.l «tted I be' <.; , d l; ^^^•■de'.t-at-Law or Articled Clerk, or both, as the case Dated, day of. 189. 35 List of Practising Barristers and Solicitors, 1892. „ NAME. CAT.LED. ADMITTED, Aikman, H. B. W February 25th, 1873 .... January 25th, 1867. Armstrong, R. W November lOth, 1883 . .November 15lh, 1883. Baruard, G. H August 1st, 1891 Belyea, A. L July 31st, 1889 July Slst, 1889. Bodwell, E. V February 8th, 1886 September '2Cth, 1889. Bowos, J. H February 2:^rd, 1892. Bowser, W. J June 12th, 1891 June r2th, 1891. Campbell, John April 30th, 1890 April 30th, 1890. Clinton, H. F January 28th, 1892 January 28tb, 1892. Chaldecott, F. M December 4th 1891. Cherry, J. Briscol July 31st, 1889. Cochrane, Wm. M July 2nd, 1891. Corbould, G. E May 26th, 1882 December, 20th, 1880. Crease, Lindley November 8th, 1890 November 8th, 1890. Davis, E. P March 25th, 1892 March 25th, 1892. Drake, B. H. T August 13th, 1890 August 13th, 1890. Dumbleton, A. S April 30th, 1890. Eberts, D. M May 5th, 1882 Deceir.ber 28th, 1880. Eckstein, L. P January 28th, 1S89 March 7th, 1888. Fell, Thornton May 15th, 18S2 Jannniy 14th, 1879. Forin, J. A April 30th, 1890 April 30th, 1890. Fulton, F. J • January 28th, 1892 September 15th, 1890. Gaynor, J. E January 29th, 1890 .... Godfrey, J. J Angust 3lRt, 1891 August 31st 1891. Gray, W. Myu-s February 9th, 18 Jl February 8th, 1892. Gregory, F. B August 13th, 1890 Hfill, H. G May 4th, 1889 May 4th, 1889. Hallett, I. H February 23nl, 1891 .... February 23rd. 1891. Hamersley, A. St. G. . . .May 11th, 1889 January 25th, 1890. Harris, R. W May 8th, 1890 May 8th, 1890. Helmcken, H. D December 19th, 1883. . .December 19th, 1883. Howay, F. W May 9lh, 1891 Irving. P. ^ May 5th, 1882 May 5th, 1882. Jack, A. 0. Brydone July 31st, 1889 July. 31st, 1889 Jay, Geo. Jr July 7tli, 1890 June 15M), 1883. Jenns, E. A July 19lh, 1887 April 3rd, 1891. Keith, C. S November 2nd, 1891. Lnngley, W. H August 13th, 1890 August 13th 189<.). Leaiuy, Andrew (^alled and Admitted by Private Act. Luxton, A. Philip July 6th, 1891 April 30th, 1890 MacNeil, A. H February 5th 1892 April 7th, 1892. I i !l 36 NAME. CALLED. ADMITTED. Marshall, D. G February Ut, 1892. Mason, H. 8 February 25th, 1873. . . .October 21st, 1870. Mason, G. H March 5th, 1891 January 'i8th, 1889. McColl, A. J December 7tb, 1882. . . .December 7th 1882. McOoll, J. W October 28th, 1891 .... October 28th, 1891. McPhillips, L. G January 29th, 1890 January 29th, 1890. McPhillips, A. E January 4th, 1892 Mills, S. P June 30th, 1882 June, 30th, 1882. Morrison, Aulay Mny 8th, 1890 -..May 8th, 1890. Peacock, A. P May 18th, 1891. Pemberton, CO July 31st, 1889 January, 28th, 1889. Pooley, 0. E., Q. C April 16th, 1877 April 30th, 1879. Potts, C.H. B November 24th, 1890. Pringle, R. H November 20th, 1891 . . ..November 20th, 1891. Kichards, A. N., Q. C. . . .Called July 23rd. 1875. Russell, J. A. November r2th, 1890. . .July Slst, 1889. Simpson, H. A March 9th, 1892. Smith, A. Gordon June 8th, 1891 June 8th 1891. Spragge, A. G. M April 21st, 1888 April 2l8t, 1888. Taylor, W. J August 10th, 1884 Walker, F. G March 7th, 1888 March 7th, 1888. Walls, J. P April 26th, 1882 April 16th, 1879. Williams, A September Ist, 1891. . . .MAy 8th, 1890. Wilson, Chas January 23rd, 18a3. . . .January 23rd, 1883. Whiteside, AV. J December 1st, 1890. . . .August 13th, 1890. ■ Whittaker, W. H May 4th, 1889 May 4th, 1889. Woods, E. M. N July 3l8t, 1889 July, 3l8t, 1889. Wootton, E. E August 4th, 1888 July 23rd, 1891. Yarwood, E. M May 5th, 1890. Yates, J. Stuart December 19th. 1883. . .December 1st, 1884. r 1