Tuesday May 10th 1859

State of Florida   }   To the Honorable B.A. Putnam
Alachua County     } Judge of the Eastern Circuit
                    The petition of John B. Oliverous re-
-spectfully showeth that he is a Citizen of Fla and has
attained the age of Twenty one years. Your petitioner
being desirous of obtaining Licenses to plead & practice
Law prays this honorable Court to appoint a Com-
-mittee to examine him as to his Knowledge and
fitness in the business and grant whatever order as to
your honor semith fit. And your petitioner is in
duty bound will ever pray &c
   May 10th 1859      John B. Oliverous

   We certify that J.B. Oliverous is to us well Known and
is of good moral character and attained the age of twenty one
years we therefore recommend his petition to the consid-
-eration of this Honorable Court
                            A.J. Neal   Atty at Law
                            G.W. Means   "       "

G.W. Means    }
& S.M.G. Gary }  Esqrs
        Are appointed the Committee of
     Examination
 May 10th 1859
                           B.A. Putnam   Judge
                  For the Circuit Court of the Eastern
              Judicial Circuit of Florida
County      }              Spring Term 1859
of Alachua  }
            In the of the petition of       }
 John B. Oliverous to practice Law &c       }
                                            To the Hon Benj
A. Putnam Judge of Circuit Court &c
                      The undersigned committee ap-
pointed by this Honorable Court to examine John B.
Oliverous upon the matter of his petition to practice
Law respectfully report that the Committee have discharged
the duties requested of them and have found the said
John B. Oliverous duly qualified as counsellor and
solicitor and cheerfully recommend his application to
the favorable consideration of this Honble Court
                                                 G.W. Means
Ordered that John B. Oliverous be admitted to }  S.M.G. Gary
practice in the Courts of Law & Equity in     }  J.B. McLin
the State of Florida
May 10th 1859    B.A. Putnam
                                  Judge