96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0993


 
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













705 ILCS 205/4
  from Ch. 13, par. 4







    Amends the Attorney Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an
attorney's oath.
















LRB096 07062 AJO 17148 b

















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











SB0993

LRB096 07062 AJO 17148 b






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    AN ACT concerning courts.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Attorney Act is amended by changing Section 
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4 as follows:
 



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    (705 ILCS 205/4)  (from Ch. 13, par. 4)



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    Sec. 4. 
Every person admitted to practice as an attorney 
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and
and counsellor at
law shall, before his name is entered 
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upon the roll to be kept as
hereinafter provided, take and 
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subscribe an oath, substantially in the
following form:
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    I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I 
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will support
the constitution of the United States and the 
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constitution of the state of
Illinois, and that I will 
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faithfully discharge the duties of the office of
attorney and 
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counselor at law to the best of my ability.

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(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 169.)