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Vol. XIX., No. 10.]
April, 1926.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
Meetings of the Council.
March 9th.
Twenty Members present.
Court Officers' Bill.
The Council was specially convened this
day to consider the Court Officers' Bill, which
had been introduced in the Dail by the
Minister for Justice. The provisions of the
Bill having been discussed, it was resolved
that Parts I. and IV. be referred to the
Court and Offices Committee, and Parts II.
and III. be referred to the Circuit and
Districts Courts Committee ; and the Com–
mittees having met separately were sub–
sequently to meet jointly to draft amend–
ments, and arrange for an interview with the
Minister.
March 18th.
Twenty Members present.
Resignation.
A letter was read from Mr. P. V. C.
Murtagh, of Athlone, resigning his member–
ship of Council owing to his inability to
attend its meetings. The resignation was
accepted with regret. Mr. W. J. Dwyer, of
Roscrea, being first on the Supplemental
List, succeeds to the vacancy.
Court Officers' Bill.
A
letter was read from the Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
inviting a repre–
sentative of the Council of this Society to
attend a meeting of the Law and Parlia–
mentary Committee of
the Chamber,
to
discuss
the Court Officers' Bill. At
the
request of the Council the President con–
sented to attend.
Obituary.
MR. ARTHUR H. ORPEN, Solicitor, died
upon the 6th March, 1926, at his residence,
Oriel, Stillorgan, County Dublin.
Mr. Orpen served his apprenticeship with
his father, the late Sir Richard J. T. Orpen,
Dublin ;
was admitted in Trinity Term,
1852, and practised at 33 Anglesea Street,
Dublin, as a member of the firm of Messrs.
Orpen and Sweeny until 1924, when he
retired.
MR. NICHOLAS SHORTAL, Solicitor, died
upon the 12th March, 1926, at his residence,
Parliament Street, Kilkenny.
Mr. Shortal served his apprenticeship with
Mr. Arthur G. Boyd, Kilkenny;
was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings,
1893,
and
practised at Kilkenny.