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No. 1 of 1871.
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
Performance,
formalities
6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, s. 9.
with the date thereof, and the said book shall be open to public inspection during office hours without fee or reward.
7. The formalities prescribed by sections 5 and 6 may be, by leave, of observed and performed after the expiration of the period of after speci- one month therein specified, by leave of the Chief Justice, but fied period. the service of the clerk so bound as aforesaid shall be reckoned to commence and be computed from the date when such leave is granted or, in the case of an assignment, his service shall be suspended from the expiration of the said period of one month until the date when such leave is granted, unless the Chief Justice otherwise orders.
Articled
clerk not to be engaged in other
employment.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127, s. 10.
Discharge or assignment of articles in
case of bank-
ruptcy, etc.
6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, s. 5.
[cf. No. 10 of 1931.]
Making of regulations
for final
8. No person bound by articles of clerkship to any solicitor as aforesaid shall, during the term of service mentioned in such articles, hold any office or engage in any employment whatsoever other than the employment of clerk to such solicitor and his partners, if any, in the business, practice, or employment of a solicitor.
9. In case any solicitor to whom any clerk is articled becomes bankrupt before the expiration of the term, or executes a trust deed for the benefit of his creditors under any Ordinance relating to bankruptcy, or is imprisoned for debt and remains in prison for the space of twenty-one days, it shall be lawful for the court, on the application of such clerk, to order and direct the articles to be discharged or assigned to such person, on such terms, and in such manner, as the court thinks fit.
10. The Chief Justice may make regulations, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, for the final examination of persons who have been bound by articles of clerkship for a period of five years as aforesaid, in order to ascertain the fitness of such persons for admission to practise as solicitors in the court, having due regard to their general learning and education, their character and conduct, their professional knowledge, the length and assiduity of their service, and their other credentials.
Examiners of articled clerks.
11. The Attorney General and any two or more fit persons, at least one of whom shall be a solicitor practising in the Colony, to be appointed as occasion may require by the Chief Justice in writing and under the seal of the court, shall be