ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

Attorneys.

Qualifications.

Supreme Court.

Motion.

Oath.

CHAPTER 80.

AN ACT RELATING TO ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming:

SEC. 1. All persons who by the law heretofore in force, were permitted to practice as attorneys and counselors, may continue the practice as such.

SEC. 2. Any person being a citizen of the United States who has read law for two years, the last of which must be in the office of a regularly practicing attorney, who shall certify that the said applicant is a person of good moral character, and well qualified to practice law, who is actually an inhabitant of this territory, and who satisfies any district court of this territory that he possesses the requisite learning, and that he is of good moral character, may, by such court, be permitted to practice in all district and inferior courts of this territory upon taking the oath, hereinafter prescribed.

SEC. 3. The supreme court may, on motion, admit any practicing attorney of the district court to practice in the supreme court.

SEC. 4. Any practicing attorney of any state or territory, having professional business in either the supreme or district court may, on motion, be admitted to practice in either of those courts upon taking the oath aforesaid.

SEC. 5. The form of the oath aforesaid shall be in substance as follows: "You do solemnly swear that you will support the constitution of the United States, and the

organic act of this territory, and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of an attorney and counselor to the best of your ability," and no practicing attorney shall be taken on any official bond, or bond in any legal proceeding in the district in which he may reside.

SEC. 6. An attorney and counselor who is guilty of deceit or collusion, or consents thereto, with intent to deceive a court or judge, or a party to an action or proceeding, or brings suit or commences proceedings without authority therefor, is liable to be disbarred, and shall forfeit to the injured party treble damages, to be recovered in a civil action.

Collusion.

SEC. 7. The court may, on motion for either party, and Authority. on the showing of reasonable grounds therefor, require the attorney for the adverse party, or for any one of several adverse parties, to produce or prove, by his own oath or otherwise the authority under which he appears, and until he does so, may stay all proceedings by him, on behalf of the parties, for whom he assumes to appear.

SEC. 8. An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession, in the course of his professional employment, upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and upon money due to his client, and in the hands of the adverse party in an action or proceeding in which the attorney was employed, from the time of giving notice of the lien to that party.

SEC. 9. Any person interested in such matter may release such lien by giving security in a penalty equal to the amount claimed by the attorney, and conditioned to pay the amount that may be finally found for his services.

SEC. 10. The supreme and district courts may respectively revoke or suspend the license of any attorney or counselor at law to practice therein.

SEC. 11. The following are sufficient causes for such revocation or suspension :

First, When he has been convicted of a felony, or of a

Lien.

Security,

Suspension.

Sumcient Canes.

Proceedings.

Accusation.

Pleadings

Judgment.

Appeal.

misdemeanor involving moral terpitude, in either of which cases the record of conviction is sufficient evidence.

Second, When he is guilty of a wilful disobedience or violation of the order of the court, requiring him to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession.

Third, Neglecting or refusing on demand to pay over money in his hands due or belonging to a client.

Fourth, Destroying, secreting, fraudulently withdrawing, mutilating or altering any paper or record belonging to the files or records in any action or proceeding.

Fifth, For the wilful violation of any of the duties of attorney or counselor.

SEC. 12. The proceeding to remove or suspend an attorney, may be commenced by the direction of the court or on motion of any person interested. In the former case the court must direct some attorney to draw up the accusation; in the latter, the accusation must be drawn up and sworn to by the person making it.

SEC. 13. If the court deem the accusation sufficient to justify further action, it shall cause an order to be entered requiring the accused to appear and answer on a day therein fixed, either at the same or subsequent term, and shall cause a copy of the accusation and order to be served upon him personally.

SEC. 14. To the accusation he may plead or demur, and the issue joined thereon shall, in all cases, be tried by the court, all the evidence being reduced to writings filed and preserved.

SEC. 15. If the accused plead guilty or fail to answer, the court shall proceed to render such judgment as the case requires.

SEC. 16. In case of a removal or suspension being ordered by a district court, an appeal therefrom lies to the supreme court, and all the original papers together with a transcript of the docket entries shall thereupon be transferred to the supreme court, to be there considered and finally

acted upon. A judgment of acquittal in the district court is final.

SEC. 17. An attorney who receives the money or property of his client in the course of his professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it immediately after demand, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

SEC. 18. When the attorney claims to be entitled to a lien upon the money or property, he is not liable to the penalties of the preceding section for the amount of money or property justly held as fees.

SEC. 19. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, December 9, 1869.

Hsdemeanor.

Yea.

TERRITORIAL SEAL.

CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT ADOPTING A TERRITORIAL SEAL.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming:

SEC. 1. That the seal of the territory of Wyoming Discription of shall be of the following design, namely: A norman shield, seal. on the upper half of which is emblazoned a mountain scene, with a railroad train, the sun appearing above the horizon, the figures "1868" below the middle point of the top of the shield. On the first quarter below, on a white ground, a plow, a pick, a shovel, and a shepherd's crook; on the next quarter, namely: the lower point of the shield, on a red ground, an arm upholding a drawn sword; the shield to be surmounted by the inscription, "Cedant arma toga," and the entire design surrounded by the words, Territory of Wyoming, great seal."

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, December 9th, 1869.

CHEYENNE CHARTER.

CHAPTER 82.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF CHEYENNE.

Cheyenne.

Corporation.

Powers.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming:

SEC. 1. That all that portion of the territory of Wyoming situated on Crow Creek, in the county of Laramie, where the Union Pacific Railroad crosses the same, laid out and platted as a town-site by the Union Pacific Railroad company, under and by the name of Cheyenne, together with all the additions that may hereafter be made thereto according to law, is hereby declared to be a corporation by the name of the City of Cheyenne.

SEC. 2. The said city of Cheyenne is hereby made a body corporate and politic, and invested with all the powers and attributes of a municipal corporation, and may, by its corporate name, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, complain and defend in any court of record in this territory or elsewhere; may have a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure; and may take, hold, lease, purchase, convey and dispose of any real, personal or mixed estate for the use of said corporation.

SEC. 3. The corporate powers of said city shall be vested in a board of trustees to consist of five members, each of whom shall be a resident householder of said city. Said city shall be divided into four wards, as follows, viz., to wit: All that portion of said city lying and being north of