made either in term or vacation for the period of two years, and a record of such appointment and oath must be filed and preserved by the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of the residence of such appointee.

SEC. 10. The examinations shall be held by said board at least semi-annually, if there be any applicant for admission, at such time and place in the judicial circuit as may be prescribed by the board, and shall continue for such length of time as may be necessary for the proper examination of all candidates then applying. Each candidate must deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the examination is held, the sum of ten dollars for the use of the examiners, and to defray their expenses. Should any candidate be rejected, five dollars of said deposit shall be returned to him.

SEC. 11. The subjects upon which each candidate shall be examined shall be those prescribed by the Code of Georgia, of 1882, including important statutes passed since the last revision. The written questions shall be framed by the Board of Examiners in their sound discretion, and their nature shall not be divulged. The board shall at their convenience, but within a period to be fixed by them, subject the written answers to a careful and deliberate test and establish a grade which every applicant should be required to attain. Any candidate falling below such grade can be re-examined on application at a future sitting of said board. A written record of the result of each examination must be kept by the board with any accompanying facts worthy of note. The questions and answers must be sealed up and filed, subject to examination only by the Board of Examiners then in office.

SEC. 12. Within thirty days after the completion of the examination of any candidate, the board must present a written report of the result to the Judge of the Superior Courts for said circuit. If said Board of Examination report that the applicant has been found duly qualified in all the branches required, the court must direct an order, in term or vacation, that the applicant having been duly examined and found to possess the requisite learning and ability, and having otherwise complied with all the conditions of the law, that, upon taking the oath prescribed, the clerk issue to him, on payment of the fees and costs, a license to plead and prac tice law in the Superior Courts of this State. This order must be entered upon the records of the court.

SEC. 13. The oath to be taken shall be as follows: I, swear that I will justly and uprightly demean myself, according to the laws, as an attorney, counsellor and solicitor, and that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so help me God. Which oath may be taken in term or vacation, and must be entered on the records of the court.

SEC. 14. Except so far as amended or modified by this Act, admission to the bar in Georgia shall be regulated by the provisions of the Code of Georgia, of 1882, contained in sections 387 to 403, inclusive.

SEC. 15. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

The report of the committee for 1888 is printed and distributed in advance, at the request of the Executive Committee.

GEORGE A. MERCER, Chairman.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE I.

The object of this Association shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice throughout the State, uphold the honor of the profession of the law, and establish cordial intercourse among the members of the bar of Georgia. This Association shall be known as The Georgia Bar Association.

ARTICLE II.

Any person shall be eligible to membership in this Association who shall be a member of the bar of this State in good standing, and who shall also be nominated as hereinafter provided.

ARTICLE III.

The officers of this Association shall consist of one President, five Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Executive Committee, to be composed of the Secretary and Treasurer, together with four members to be chosen by the Association, one of whom shall be Chairman of the Committee. Each of these officers shall be elected at each annual meeting for the year next ensuing, but the same person shall not be elected President two years in succession All such elections shall be by ballot. The officers elected shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified according to the Constitution and By-Laws.

ARTICLE IV.

At the meetings of the Association, all elections to membership shall be by the Association, upon recommendation of the Executive Committee. All elections for membership shall be by ballot, and several nominees, if from the same county, may be voted for upon the same ballot, and, in such case, placing the word "No" against any name or names upon the ticket shall be deemed a negative vote against such name or names, and against those.

only. Five negative votes shall suffice to defeat any election for membership. Except during the meetings of the Association, the Executive Committee shall have full power to admit applicants to become members of this Association.

ARTICLE V.

Each member shall pay Five Dollars to the Treasurer as annual dues, in advance, and no person shall be qualified to exercise any privileges of membership who is in default. Such dues shall be payable, and the payment thereof enforced as may be provided by the By-Laws. Members shall be entitled to receive all publications of the Association free of charge.

ARTICLE VI.

By-Laws may be adopted at any annual meeting of the Association by a majority of the members present.

ARTICLE VII.

The following Committees shall be annually appointed by the President, for the year ensuing, and shall consist of five members each :

1. On Jurisprudence and Law Reform.

2. On Judicial Administration and Remedial Procedure. 3. On Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

4. On Grievances.

5. On Memorials.

A majority of the members of any Committee, who may be present at any meeting of such Committee, shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of such meeting. Vacancies in any office provided for by this Constitution shall be filled by appointment by the President, and the appointee shall hold office until the next meeting of the Association.

ARTICLE VIII.

The Executive Committee shall perform such duties as may be assigned to it by the President, or as may be defined by the ByLaws, except as herein otherwise directed.

ARTICLE IX.

This Association shall meet annually, at such time and place as the Executive Committee may select, and those present at such meeting shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee shall require thirty days' notice of the time and place of meeting by publication in a public newspaper to be given, which publication shall be made by the Secretary.

ARTICLE X.

This Constitution may be altered or amended by a vote of threefourths of the members present at any annual meeting, but no such change shall be made at any meeting at which less than thirty members are present.

ARTICLE XI.

Any member of the Association may be suspended or expelled for misconduct in his relations to this Association, or in his profession, on conviction thereof, in such manner as may be prescribed by the By-Laws.

ARTICLE XII.

This Constitution shall go into immediate effect. This Association shall be incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia as soon as practicable, and until such incorporation all money and property of said Association shall be vested in the President and Treasurer, as trustees thereof, who shall pay over and deliver the same to said corporation as its property, as soon as the corporation is created by law.*

* The charter was duly obtained.. See First Report, page 16.