LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
No. 1 of 1871.
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preliminary examination in certain cases.
4. Any person, being a British subject, who has for the term of five years been a bona fide clerk to a solicitor in this Colony and during that term has been bona fide engaged in the transaction and performance, under the direction and superintendence of such solicitor, of such matters of business as are usually transacted and performed by solicitors, and who produces to the Chief Justice satisfactory evidence that he has faithfully, honestly, and diligently served as such clerk, shall be exempted from any preliminary examination...
of articles or assignment thereof.
5.(1) Articles whereby any person becomes bound to serve as a clerk to any solicitor, and every assignment thereof, on execution shall be produced to the Registrar within one month after the same have been executed, and the person so bound as aforesaid shall, within the said period, make and duly swear, or cause to be made and duly sworn, an affidavit of such solicitor having been duly admitted, and also of the actual execution of the articles or assignment by the parties thereto.
(2) In every such affidavit there shall be specified the names of such solicitor and of the person so bound and the day on which such articles or assignment were or was actually executed, and such person shall also, within the said period, file the said affidavit in the court.
Duties of Registrar as to enrolment of articles.
6. (1) Within the said period of one month and on the filing of the affidavit required by section 5 and the payment of the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall enrol and register the articles or assignment, and shall make and sign a memorandum thereon and on the affidavit of the day on which the same was filed.
(2) The Registrar shall likewise enter the names of the parties to and the date of such articles or assignment and the term of service in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall mark such articles or assignment as having been so entered, with the date thereof, and the said book shall be open to public inspection during office hours without fee or reward.
Performance, by leave, of formalities after specified period.
7. The formalities prescribed by sections 5 and 6 may be observed and performed after the expiration of the period of one month therein specified, by leave of the Chief Justice, but the service of the clerk so bound as aforesaid shall be...
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, s. 8; 23 & 24 Vict. c. 127, s. 7; 6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, s. 9.
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
No. 1 of 1871.
181
preliminary
in certain
case.
4. Any person, being a British subject, who has for the Exemption term of five years been a bona fide clerk to a solicitor from practising in this Colony and during that term has been bond examination fide engaged in the transaction and performance, under the direction and superintendence of such solicitor, of such matters of business as are usually transacted and performed by solicitors, and who produces to the Chief Justice satisfac- tory evidence that he has faithfully, honestly, and diligently served as such clerk, shall be exempted from any preliminary examination...
of articles or
6 & 7 Vict.
5(1) Articles whereby any person becomes bound to Formalities serve as a clerk to any solicitor, and every assignment thereof, on execution shall be produced to the Registrar within one month after of any assign- the same have been executed, and the person so bound as ment thereof. aforesaid shall, within the said period, make and duly swear, c. 73, s. 8. or cause to be made and duly sworn, an affidavit of such solicitor having been duly admitted, and also of the actual execution of the articles or assignment by the parties thereto.
(2) In every such affidavit there shall be specified the names of such solicitor and of the person so bound and the day on which such articles or assignment were or was actually executed, and such person shall also, within the said period, file the said affidavit in the court."
to enrolment
6. (1) Within the said period of one month and on the Duties of filing of the affidavit required by section 5 and the Registrar as payment of the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall enrol of articles. and register the articles or assignment, and shall make and 23 & 24 Vict. sign a memorandum thereon and on the affidavit of the day on which the same was filed.
(2) The
partie Registrar shall likewise enter the names of the
parties to and the date of such articles or assignment and the term of service in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall mark such articles or assignment as having been so entered, with the date thereof, and the said book shall be open to public inspection during office hours without fee or reward.
c. 127, s. 7.
formalities
7- The formalities prescribed by sections 5 and 6 may be Performance, observed and performed after the expiration of the period of by leave, of one month therein specified, by leave of the Chief Justice, after speci- but the service of the clerk so bound as aforesaid shall be fied period.
c. 73, s. 9..
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
6 & 7 Vict.
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