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TEXAS COURT RULES.
good moral character as the Board may require. The Board may
adopt any means within its discretion for the purpose of satisfying
itself as to the character of an applicant under this rule, and shall
have the authority to reject any applicant who in its opinion is lacking
in character.
The law schools named in this rule are not intended as a complete
designation for the purposes of the rule. It shall be the duty of the
Board of Examiners to investigate the merits of other law schools in
the United States, and recommend to the Supreme Court such as in
the opinion of the Board should be also included in the designation.
VII.
LICENSING OF ATTORNEYS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
Any attorney at law immigrating to this State from another State
in the United States who has been duly licensed by the Supreme
Court of such State and has been actively engaged in the practice of
law for five years preceding the date of his removal to this State,
upon being approved by the Board of Examiners as possessed of such
honorable character, capacity, and general qualifications as in its
opinion render him worthy of admission to the bar of this State, shall
be entitled to license without examination.
Any attorney at law immigrating to this State from another State
in the United States who is a gradute of the law school of any of the
universities desiwated in Rule VI, and otherwise fulfills the requirements
of that rule; or who is such a graduate and has been actively
engaged in the practice of law in the State of his former residence
since the time of his graduation, and who shall be approved by the
Board of Examiners as of good moral character and honorable reputation,
shall likewise be entitled to license without examination.
The Board of Examiners may adopt any means within its discretion
for the purpose of satisfying itself that applicants under this
rule meet its requirements. It shall have the authority to reject any
such applicant deemed by it unworthy of admission to the bar of this
State.
Applicants under this rule shall, at the time of presenting their
applications to the Board of Examiners, pay to the Clerk of the
Supreme Court a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). The amounts thus
derived shall be paid over to the Board by the clerk, quarterly, and
shall be applied as provided in Rule V.
VIII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Candidates for license or for the examination shall give to the
Board of Examiners notice of their intention to appear for the
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Moffett, James William. Gammel's Rules of the Courts of Texas, book, 1922; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5836/m1/68/?rotate=90: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .