The Gazette 1940-44

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

December, 1942]

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W. S. Hayes ... S. 6 hUadhaigh P. R. Boyd P. F. O'Reilly ... L. E. O'Dea ... M. E. Knight ... Hugh O'Donnell Peter O'Connor J. P. Carrigan ... Daniel O'Connell John J. Dunne John S. O'Connor Matthew Lardner W. Gordon Bradley J.B. Hamill ... R. A. Macaulay W. S. Huggard J. J. Dundon ... C. G. Stapleton E. H. Burne ... Roger Greene ... John J. Bolger F. J. W. Darley

NEW BYE-LAW 17. The audit and examination of the Society's books and accounts for the year to 30th April shall be carried out by the auditor or auditors not later than the 31st day of July following. A copy of the Revenue and Expen- ditiire account and the auditor's Certificate thereon shall be submitted by the Council with the Annual Report at the November General Meeting following the audit. After the reading of the accounts at the meeting and their approval by the meeting or adoption by any other means the Chairman of the Meeting shall sign the accounts in testimony of such approval and such accounts shall be binding and conclusive on all the members of the Society. If at any time the Council con siders it to be advisable the Society's accounts shall be audited more frequently than at yearly intervals and at such times as may be directed by the Council. The proposal was carried unanimously. The Meeting approved of Messrs. Kevans and Sons, Auditors and Accountants, 1 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, as the auditors of the Society's accounts for the year ending 30th April 1943. The President, addressing the Meeting said :— GENTLEMEN : Since our last Half-yearly Meeting I am sorry to say that death has been busy in our ranks and I find that 13 members of the Society have passed away. Of these, Mr. Adam Lloyd-Blood is the only one who has been a Vice-President, but you will all have been familiar with him here in the City of Dublin where he was so well known and respected. This loss in the membership of the Society is inevitable and, of course, must be made good by new recruits to our ranks. This, very 'naturally, brings me to the question of membership of the Society and I am amazed'to see that the membership of the Society still lags so far behind the total number of Solicitors on. the Roll. You will see from the Report that 1,388 persons are on the Roll as Solicitors, and yet only 840 are members of the Society. I can only think that this great disparity is due to the fact that many Solicitors, particularly

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John J. Smyth James Rowlette Denzil O'Donnell

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The President proposed, and Mr. W. Gordon Bradley seconded, the adoption of the following new Bye-laws of the Society in lieu of the existing Bye-laws Nos. 15, 16 and 17. NEW BYE-LAW 15. At the General Meeting in the month of November in each year a professional accountant or firm of professional account ants shall be elected. to audit the accounts of the Society. Such auditor or auditors shall hold office until the General Meeting held in November of the ensuing year, but-he or they shall be eligible for re-election. The said auditor or auditors shall be employed and be remunerated by the Council out'of the funds of the Society. If the said General Meeting shall fail so to elect an auditor or auditors the election shall be made by the Council. NEW BYE-LAW 16. If any vacancy occur in the office of auditor during the year a new auditor or auditors shall be elected by the Council to fill such vacancy.