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Vol. VI, No. 7.]
January, 1913.
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L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
December Uh.
Election of President and Vice-Presidents.
THE Council elected Mr. James Henry to the
office of President of the Society, and Mr.
Charles G. Gamble and Mr. Archibald V.
Montgomery to the office of Vice-Presidents
of the Society for the year ending 26th
November, 19l3.
Mr. Henry having taken the chair, and
expressed his thanks to the Council for his
election, a cordial vote of thanks was passed
to the outgoing President and Vice-Presidents
for the manner in which they had discharged
the duties of their respective offices during
the past year.
Council of Law Reporting.
The Council appointed Mr. Macnamara to
be one of the two representatives of the
Society on the Council of Law Reporting in
room of Sir George Roche, retired.
December lllh.
Statutory Committee.
A letter was read from the Secretary of the
Lord Chancellor intimating that His Lordship
had appointed the following seven members
of the Council to be the Statutory Committee
under Section 34 of the Solicitors (Ireland)
Act, 1898, for the year ending 26th Novem
ber, 1913 :—Mr. Henry, Sir A. F. Baker,
Mr. Byrne, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Macnamara,
Mr. Shannon and Mr. Stanuell.
Public Roads (Ireland) Act,
1911.
The draft provisional rules under this Act
were considered, and a memorandum con
taining amendments suggested by the Council
was approved.
Taxation of Costs.
A letter from a firm of Solicitors asking the
Council to support an appeal against the dis
allowance of certain items on a taxation was
referred to the Costs Committee.
Certificates.
Applications
by
two
Solicitors
under
Section 47 for renewal of their certificates
were submitted, and were granted.
Preliminary Examination.
A memorial of a Law Clerk asking for a
modified preliminary
examination under
Section
18 was considered, and
it was
ordered that the application be not opposed.
Sheriff Law.
It was resolved that the matter of suggested
improvements in the law dealing with the
office of Sheriff in Ireland be referred to the
County Courts Committee.
Court of Examiners and Committees.
The Court of Examiners and the Com
mittees of the Council for the year ending
26th November, 1913, were appointed.