94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1133

 

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton - Emil Jones, Jr.

 

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.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Attorney Act is amended by changing Section
5 4 as follows:
 
6     (705 ILCS 205/4)  (from Ch. 13, par. 4)
7     Sec. 4. Every person admitted to practice as an attorney
8 and and counsellor at law shall, before his name is entered
9 upon the roll to be kept as hereinafter provided, take and
10 subscribe an oath, substantially in the following form:
11     I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I
12 will support the constitution of the United States and the
13 constitution of the state of Illinois, and that I will
14 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of attorney and
15 counselor at law to the best of my ability.
16 (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 169.)