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1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legis= lative Council of the Territory of Florida, that no person shall be admitted by any Court to practice therein as Coun= =sel or Attorney at Law until he shall have obtained a licence in wri= ting from the Governor of this Territory or one of the Judges of the Supe= rior Court - when application is made for a license the Governor or Judges may refer to two persons learned in the Law, practitioners in the said Courts to examine and report upon his qualifications and moral character, and if upon examination of the report of the Said persons they shall be satisfied of the qualifications and fitness of the applicant, they may grant him a licence - provided nevertheless that such examination shall not be required of any person who shall produce a certificate of his having been admitted to practice in a Court of Record in some State or Territory of the United States, which certificate shall be signed by the Clerk of said Court.

2. Be it further enacted, that before any person is permitted [gap] [gap] the Courts of this Territory as an Attorney or Counsellor at Law, he shall take an Oath, honestly to demean himself in his profession and execute his office to the best of his knowledge, skill and ability.

3. Be it further enacted, that if any Attorney shall receive or collect money for his employers and fail or refuse to pay it over when demanded he shall be liable to an action for the same and subject to the penalty of Five per cent for every month he detains the same after regular demand made -

4. Be it further enacted, that no Clerk, deputy Clerk or Justice of the Peace shall practice in the Courts to which they respectively

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belong - nor no Judge of the Inferior Court shall practice in the Superior Court.

5. Be it further enacted, that no person who has been guilty of Perjury, Bribery, Corruption or other infamous crime, shall be admitted as a practitioner in any of the Courts of this Territory.

Teste John Coppinger Connor Clerk of the Legislative Council

J. C. Bronaugh President of the Legislature Council August 12^th: 1822 Approved

W P Duval Governor of the Territory of Florida

(Chap VI.)

An Act for the Admission of Attorneys at Law in this Territory

Passed 8^th,, August 1822

August 12^th: 1822 Approved