TITLE 48.-TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS Chapter 4.-PORTO RICO Section 751. Interstate commerce and certain other laws inapplicable to Porto Rico.-Chapter 1 of Title 49, Transportation, and the safety appliance Acts and the several amendments made or to be made thereto as found in chapter 1 of Title 45, Railroads, shall not apply to Porto Rico. (Mar. 2, 1917, c. 145, sec. 38, 39 Stat. 964.) TITLE 49.-TRANSPORTATION Cross Reference The full text of all sections of this title included in this compilation appears at the beginning of this compilation. (See p. 1, et seq.) TITLE 50.-WAR Chapter 8.-EXPLOSIVES; MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE, USE, AND POSSESSION REGULATED Section 127. Transportation. Cross Reference For full text of this section, see title 18, sec. 383. RULES OF PRACTICE BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE WITH APPROVED FORMS AS REVISED AND AMENDED TO MARCH 15, 1930 commission and is otherwise competent to advise and assist in the presentation of matters before the commission. [Applications.] An application under oath for admission to practice shall be addressed to the commission, Washington, D. C., and must state the name, residence address, and business address of the applicant, and the time and place of his admission to the bar, or the nature of his qualifications. Such application shall also state whether the applicant has ever been suspended or disbarred as an attorney in any court, or his right to practice suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction. Such applications shall be accompanied by a certificate of the clerk of the court in which the applicant is admitted to practice to the effect that he has been so admitted and is in good standing; or a certificate by three or more registered practitioners to the effect that the applicant possesses all the requisite qualifications under this rule, and moving and recommending that he be admitted to practice under this rule. [Oath.] Upon being admitted, each applicant shall subscribe to the following oath or affirmation, viz: I,———————, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself, as a practitioner before this commission, uprightly, and according to law; and that I will support the Constitution of the United States. [Disbarment.] The commission may, in its discretion, deny admission, suspend, or disbar any person who, it finds, does not possess the requisite qualifications to represent others, or is lacking in character, integrity, or proper professional conduct. Any person who has been admitted to practice may be disbarred only after he is afforded an opportunity to be heard. (Editorial comment: On June 25, 1929, the effective date of this rule was extended to Sept. 1, 1929.) Cross Reference Forms of application for admission to practice, and of necessary accompanying certificates, Forms Nos. 6 and 7, pages 3493, 3494, infra. Form of oath to be executed by practitioner, Form No. 8, page 3495, infra. |