***Adopted***

AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             House Bill NO. 782

                             By Senator(s) Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 73-3-401, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides that Sections 73-3-2 through 73-3-59, which create the Board of Bar Admissions and prescribe its duties and powers, and which provide certain regulations regarding the practice of law in this state, will automatically repeal as of December 31, 2003, is repealed.

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

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 73-3-401, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON THE BOARD OF BAR ADMISSIONS, WHICH IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE MISSISSIPPI BAR ASSOCIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.