Rule III. TRANSCRIPTS.

1. Every transcript shall be plainly written or printed on paper of good quality, of the size of legal cap, and be free from interlineations and erasures, and be duly paged and prefixed with an alphabetical index to its contents, specifying the page of each separate paper. order or proceeding, and of the testimony of each witness, and have at least one blank fly leaf: provided, the statement of facts and bill of exceptions must in every case be printed or typewritten, and when typewritten none other than the ribbon copy shall be used.

2. Every transcript consisting of more than fifty leaves shall be bound under the direction of the clerk of the supreme court at the expense of the appellant, and the cost of binding be taxed in the cause as other disbursements.

Rule IV. TRANSCRIPTS-OMISSIONS. If any paper or part of the record directed to be sent up has been omitted from the

1 As originally adopted, see 40 Pac. ix. 69 P.

is assigned for hearing by any party, with

be supplied at any time before the cause

out leave, by filing a properly certified transcript of such paper or part of the record with the clerk of the supreme court, and at the same time giving the opposite party notice thereof.

Rule VII. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.

In case either party, after filing of briefs, desires to submit additional authorities, the same shall be submitted not less than one day prior to the hearing of the appeal. Said authorities so submitted shall be written or printed, and nine copies thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the supreme court, and not less than one copy served upon the

Rule VIII. CONTENTS AND STYLE OF BRIEFS.

1. Briefs shall be printed throughout in plain, clear type, and shall contain a clear statement of the case so far as deemed material by the party, with reference to the pages of the transcript for verification.

2. Each error relied on shall be clearly pointed out.

3. In citing authorities, the names and numbers of volumes and the titles of cases must be clearly set out; and in citing text books the number of the edition must be specified.

4. Briefs must be of the following dimensions, to wit: 81⁄2 inches from top to bottom; 61⁄2 inches from edge to edge, inclusive of the margin, which must be 11⁄2 inches at the top, bottom and outer edge of each printed page. The title of the cause must

be on the front cover in full.

5. In all equity causes and actions at law tried by the court without a jury, the party or parties appealing shall print in their brief the findings of fact, with the exceptions thereto, on which any question is sought to be raised by them on the appeal, and shall also print such findings as they requested the lower court to make, which were refused, with their exception to such refusal, in case any error or contention shall be based thereon.

Rule IX. ASSIGNMENT OF CAUSES.

1. For the purpose of hearings in the supreme court, causes for the several counties will be assigned as follows:

1. Thurston. 2. Mason. 3. Lewis. 4. Chehalis. 5. Pierce. 6. King. 7. Kitsap. 8. Pacific. 9. Wahkiakum. 10. Cowlitz. 11. Clark. 12. Skamania. 13. Snohomish. 14. Skagit. 15. Whatcom. 16. Island. 17. San Juan. 18. Jefferson. 19. Clallam. 20. Kittitas. 21. Yakima. 22. Klickitat. 23. Che lan. 24. Okanogan. 25. Douglas. 26. Adams. 27. Lincoln. 28. Franklin. 29. Walla Walla. 30. Columbia. 31. Asotin. 32. Garfield. 33. Whitman. 34. Spokane. 35. Stevens. 36. Ferry.

2. Exceptions to this order may be made when public interests so require.

3. Ten days before the beginning of each session of the court the clerk shall assign for hearing in the order named in subdivision 1 of this rule, all causes then on the docket and ready for hearing. A cause on the docket of the court shall be deemed ready for hearing when it appears that the manuscript is on file; and

period of ten days or more;

(c) That the appellant's brief is on file, and has been served upon the respondent for a period of forty days or more;

(d) That the appellant's opening brief and the respondent's brief are on file, and more than twenty days will elapse between the time of service of the respondent's brief and the time the cause is fixed on the calendar for hearing;

(e) That the appellant's brief is on file, and all parties to the appeal have stipulated that the cause may be assigned for hearing at such session.

4. Cases ready for hearing may be submitted on briefs by stipulation, at any time, and when so submitted, shall be entitled to as prompt consideration as other cases then before the court.

Rule XI. ARGUMENTS.

No more than two counsel on a side will be heard upon the argument of any question, unless the court shall direct otherwise: provided, that each party who has appeared separately and by different counsel in the superior court shall, if he so desire, be heard through his own counsel. The counsel for the appellant shall be entitled to open and close the argument upon the merits in all cases. In argument of motions and all preliminary or collateral matters, the counsel for the party having the affirmative of the issue shall open and close. Arguments upon the merits shall be limited to one-half hour upon a side, and all other arguments to one-quarter of an hour upon a side, unless an extension of time be obtained from the court before the argument is commenced.

Rule XII. ERRORS CONSIDERED. No alleged error or mistake of the superior court will be considered by the supreme court

unless the same be clearly pointed out in the

appellant's brief: provided, that the objection that this court has no jurisdiction of the appeal may be taken at any time.

Rule XIII. REHEARINGS.

(a) That the appellant's opening brief, the respondent's brief, and the appellant's reply brief are on file;