of creditor.

First, When he has mortgaged, assigned or disposed of, or is about to mortgage, assign or dispose of his property, rights or credits, or some part thereof, with intent to defraud his creditors or give an unfair preference to some of them.

Second, When he has converted or is about to convert his property into money or evidences of debt with intent to place it beyond the reach of his creditors.

C. C. 1969 (1964), 1973 (1968); C. P. 240. Act 1868, p. 202.

Sec. 110. Creditor shall make oath to the facts upon which Oath and bond he claims the issuance of the writ of attachment in the above cases, and give bond with one solvent resident surety in a sum exceeding by one-half the amount claimed, as is now provided by law.

C. P. 243; D. Sec. 103-106.

admitted to

Sec. 111. Any citizen of the United States, possessing the qualifications (except that of residence) necessary to constitute Who may be a legal voter, shall be admitted to practice as an attorney at law practice as atin any court of this State, upon obtaining a license from the torneys at law. supreme court of this State.

Act 1855, p. 121.

See. 112. The supreme court shall grant licenses to applicants possessing the qualifications required by the preceding section. First. To all graduates of the law department of the university of Louisiana who shall produce evidence of good char

acter.

Second. When they shall produce a license to practice law from any other State of this Union or a diploma from any law school or college of the other States, with evidence of good character, and shall have been examined in open court touching their fitness to practice in the courts of this State and found qualified.

Supreme licenses.

Court to grant

Attorneys from other

censed.

Third. When the applicants shall have been found qualified to practice law in the courts of this State, by an examination before the supreme court, according to such rules and regulations as they may adopt from time to time.

Sec. 113. Any person having been licensed to practice law in the superior courts of any of the States of this Union, on the States, how li- presentation of said license to any one of the judges of the supreme court, or any two of the judges of the district courts, with evidence of good moral character, who after being duly examined by said judge or judges on the laws of Louisiana and found qualified to practice law, shall be by said judge or judges licensed to practice law in any and all courts of this State, on taking the oath prescribed by law.

Sec. 114. Attorneys at law who have been admitted to practice at the bar of the highest court of record in any State of the United States may be admitted to practice before any court of States, how ad- this State upon motion of any member of the bar of this State,

Attorneys from other

mitted.

and upon presentation of a certificate that such attorney has been duly admitted to the bar, the same being duly attested by the clerk of said highest court of record, and bearing the seal thereof, which shall be spread on the minutes of court with the order admitting the applicant to practice.

Act 1868, p. 266.

Sec. 115. Each and every counselor and attorney at law shall, before he be allowed to practice in any of the courts of Oath of attor- this State, take oath to support the constitution of the United neys and coun- States and of this State, as also the following additional oath,

selors at law.

Penalty for

cers of courts

to wit: "I (A B) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself honestly in my practice as counselor or attorney at law, and that I will discharge my duty in every respect to the best of my knowledge and ability," and no other oath or affirmation shall be required from any applicant for admission to the bar of this State.

D. Sec. 2559. Act 1857, p. 7.

Sec. 116. No judge shall appear or plead in any court for any other person; and no sheriff, deputy sheriff, or clerk of any court shall appear or plead for any person in the court for which judges and offi- he is an officer, except as attorney in fact (as must be made to acting as attor- appear by authentic documents), for any persons not residing within this State, or being absent from the same, under the penalty of being fined by the court in the sum of five hundred dollars for every such offense.

neys at law.

D. Sec. 878. Act 1855, p. 121.

Sec. 117. No judge, clerk or deputy clerk, sheriff or deputy sheriff, or any other officer or his deputy, of any court in this Judges, clerks, State, shall appear or plead as attorney for any other person, in the deputy clerks, court for which he is an officer, or shall practice or receive a fee ed from prac- or fees as an attorney at law in any case or succession opened in neys at law. said court, or act as attorney at law for said successions in any matter, whatever, either directly or indirectly, in his own name

etc., prohibit

ticing as attor

or that of persons interposed; and any of said officers who shall violate the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on indictment and conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned not less than six months, fined not less than five hundred dollars, be removed from office, and, if an attorney at law, have his license canceled, and be forever afterwards incapable of appearing and practicing as an attorney at law in any court in this State.

D. Sec. 878, 1960. Act 1861, p. 87.

Penalty.

Sec. 118. Whenever it shall be made to appear to any court, having jurisdiction thereof, that an attorney at law has been For exciting guilty of exciting or fomenting suits or quarrels, the court suits, etc. shall, on motion, in a summary way, on giving the accused due notice, direct that the name of said attorney be erased from the names of the officers of court.

Act 1855, p. 121.

pay over mon

Sec. 119. If any attorney at law shall recover any sum of money for his client, and shall neglect or refuse to pay it over For refusing to when demanded, without any legal ground for such neglect or ey collected. refusal, he shall, on conviction, be immediately erased from the list of attorneys, his license canceled, and be forever incapable of appearing as such before any court of this State, and he shall not be entitled to the benefit of the insolvent laws for any sum so collected.

practice.

Sec. 120. If any attorney at law shall commit any fraudulent practice in any court of this State, or shall betray the interests For fraudulent confided to him by his client, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be stricken from the list of attorneys, and be forever incapable of appearing as such before any court of this State.

duty.

Sec. 121. If a nonsuit should be entered, owing to the absence or neglect of the attorney, without a reasonable excuse, For neglect of the costs shall be paid by the attorney, and he shall moreover be liable to pay all the damages which his client may suffer by being nonsuited, or by any other neglect of the attorney, recoverable in a summary way, on motion, giving the accused notice.

may appear in

Sec. 122. The parties to any suit pending before any court Parties to suits of this State, shall have the right to appear and plead in person, person or by or by their attorney at law, or in fact.

attorney.

ble for slan

Sec. 123. No client or other person shall be held liable or responsible for any slanderous or libelous words uttered by his Attorneys llaattorney at law; but attorneys shall be themselves liable and derous words. responsible for any slanderous or libelous words uttered by

them.

D. Sec. 804, 3643.

Penalty for

Sec. 124. If any counselor or attorney at law shall be guilty of any contempt towards any court of this State, he may be punished therefor by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or contempt of by imprisonment not exceeding twenty-four hours, or both, at the discretion of the court; and if the offender be guilty more

court.

What shall be

contempt.

than once of the like offense towards the same court, he may be punished therefor by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

C. P. 132; D. Sec. 1940. Act 1855, p. 491.

Sec. 125. Nothing shall be construed or taken to be a contempt of court by an attorney, but what shall be said, done or considered a committed directly in the presence or hearing of the court, during the sitting of the same; and which shall abuse, vituperate or insult any judge of the court, or any other person in or belonging to the court, or resist the authority or interrupt the proceedings thereof.

tinuing cases

neys who may

Nor shall any attorney be otherwise punished for any contempt of court, or for any other cause than is specified in this and the preceding section. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to alter the law for the punishment of persons not obeying any summons, writ or order issuing from any court of record in this State.

C. P. 132; D. Sec. 1941.

Sec. 126. Whenever any attorney at law shall be employed Right of con- in the service of the State, as a member of the general assemgiven to attor- bly, his absence from court during the session of the general be members of assembly shall constitute a peremptory cause for the continuance, on the part of his client, of any case wherein he is employed as leading counsel; and such case shall lie over till the following term; Provided, however, That this act shall not apply to cases in the supreme court.

the general assembly.

Power to confer literary honors and degrees.

Degree of

bachelor at law

and doctor of

medicine to

C. P. 466; D. Sec. 1973. Act 1858, p. 6.

Sec. 127. The administration of the University of Louisiana shall have the right of conferring, under their common seal, on any person whom they may think worthy thereof, all literary honors and degrees known and usually granted by any university or college in the United States or elsewhere.

The degree of bachelor at law, and doctor of medicine, grantconfer right of ed by them, shall authorize the persons on whom it is conferred practicing law to practice law, physic and surgery in this State.

or medicine.

Diploma-how signed.

Number of

All diplomas granted by them shall be signed by the président of the university, the chairman of the board, and the professors of the department in which the student may have graduated; and by such other officers of the university as may be professors in provided for by the laws of the university. In the medical department there shall never be less than seven professors, which number shall be increased only at the suggestion and recommendation of the faculty of that department.

medical de

partment.

Privilege of attorneys on judgment for their fees.

D Sec. 1359, 1360, 2684, 2685. Act 1855, p. 417.

Sec. 128. From and after the passage of this act, in addition to the privileges enumerated in title twenty-first of the Civil Code of this State, a special privilege is hereby granted in favor of attorneys at law for the amount of their professional fees on