Proposition Summary

Submitted to electors by referendum. Adds Section 164 to Penal Code. Prohibits unlicensed person from practicing law, appearing as attorney for another before judicial body, making it a business to render legal services, or advertising as lawyer or to furnish legal advice; declares section shall not prevent any person from preparing ordinary business agreements and conveyances, insuring titles, holding escrows, or advising relative thereto, nor apply to benevolent, charitable or legal aid organizations, or non-profit organizations dealing with affairs of their members or embarrassed debtors, nor to proceedings in justices’ or police courts.

Proposition Number

24

Year

1922

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 197905; A: 26.3; N: 555522; B: 73.7

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Referendum

For Author

Maurice E. Harrison, Dean of Hastings College of the Law

Against Author

Sylvester L. Weaver, Los Angeles, California

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