The Gazette 1940-44

THE GAZETTE OF THE Jnrnrjjurairb fain Stodrtn of f

[ FOR CIRCULATION AMONGST MEMBERS

DECEMBER, 1942

Vol. XXXVI, No. 6]

3rd December. Twenty-one members present.

MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT ANNUAL CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT AND THE DUTIES PAID THEREON BEFORE THE 6th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1943. THE PRESIDENT. The Council elected, on the 3rd December, Mr. John B. Hamill, of Dundalk, to be President of the Society for the ensuing twelve months. The newly-elected President is State Solicitor for County Louth. He was admitted a Solicitor in Hilary Sittings, 1916. He was elected a member of the Council of the Society in 1931, and was a Vice-President of the Society for the year 1935-1936. THE VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Council has elected Mr. John P. Carrigan, of Thurles, and Mr. John S. O'Connor, of Dublin, to be Vice-Presidents of the Society for the ensuing twelve months.

The Secretary was directed to inform the Department of Justice that the Council, if requested, would nominate one or more members to serve on a Committee proposed to be set up for the purpose of preparing an authorised Irish translation of English legal terms.

VOTE OF THANKS TO MR. GEORGE A. OVEREND.

The newly-elected President, in tendering the thanks of the Council to Mr. Overend, outgoing President, said : GENTLEMEN : ., My first duty on addressing you as Presi dent of the Incorporated Law Society, is, on your behalf and on my own behalf, to tender to my predecessor, Mr. G. A. Overend, the very sincere thanks of this Council, of the Society and of myself for the splendid services he rendered to our profession during his year of office. In the first place this Council can never forget the wonderful manner in which he carried on the affairs of the Society in that very difficult period after the death of our late Secretary, and until the election of our present Secretary. During that time the official work of the Society was carried on by Mr. Overend exactly as if the Secretary of our Society was in office. Nothing was too much for him to undertake and no business too small for him to overlook. This was only equalled by the great services he gave to the work of the Bill Committee,

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. 12th November. Eighteen members present.

DRAFT SOLICITORS' BILL.

The draft Solicitors' Bill, 1942, was referred to a sub-Committee consisting of Mr. Overend, Mr. Mayne, Mr. 6 hUadhaigh and Mr. Cox for consideration of the various suggestions received with regard to the Bill at or subsequent to the Special General Meeting.