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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
QUNE, 1910
matter, and they had come to the conclusion,
and so reported, that it
is not desirable to
force any member of the profession to become
a member of the Society. They also thought
it would not do for them at all to give any
sanction to what might be considered to be
an approval of the certificate duty. They
had from time to time protested against the
imposition of this certificate duty, as they
considered it to be a most unjust and in
equitable charge upon the profession. There
fore, the Council could not do anything that
would in any way appear to give assent to
the duty, leaving out of consideration the
question whether the Treasury would consent
to the allocation in the manner suggested.
The Council, under
these circumstances,
could not report in favour of the proposal.
MR. BEATER asked if the Council had
ever taken any energetic independent action
to try to have the certificate duty taken off.
The
PRESIDENT
said
they
had
repeatedly taken action, and had had an
interview with a Chancellor of the Exchequer,
but without any result up to the present.
The proceedings'then terminated.
Meetings of the Council.
ith and 18th May.
Finance JBct (1909-10) 1910.
IT was resolved that the circulars issued to
the profession by
the Commissioners of
Inland Revenue relative to the new duties,
imposed by the Finance Act be referred to
the Costs Committee to report upon.
Conveyancing Bill.
Clause 13 of
the Conveyancing Bill, at
present before the House of Commons, was
discussed. Under this clause it is proposed
that contracts by a purchaser or lessee re
stricting his choice of a Solicitor shall, sub
ject to certain exceptions, be unenforceable.
The Bill was referred to the Parliamentary
Committee.
University College, Cork.
A report from the Court of Examiners,
expressing approval of the proposed syllabus
for the law. courses in University College,
Cork,
received
from
the Southern Law
Association, was adopted.
Land Commission Stamps.
It was resolved to request the Commis
sioners of Inland Revenue to make provision
for the sale of Land Commission Stamps in
the Land Commission Buildings, Upper
Merrion Street.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
June 1st, 15th and 29th.
July 13th and 27th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during May :—
Gazette, 4th.
Costs, 10th.
Parliamentary, 26th.
Costs, 27th. "
Court of Examiners, 30th.
New Members.
THE
following
joined
the Society during
May :—
Bell, E. St. Clair, 20 Molesworth Street,
Dublin.
Campbell, Joseph, 16 Donegall Square,
South, Belfast.
Connolly, Martin J., Tullow.
Fisher, Alexander, Newry.
Gowan, Thomas J., 3 Upper Sackville
Street, Dublin.
Higgins, Alexander, 67 Mid. Abbey Street,
Dublin.
McCarroll, Hugh, Wicklow.
McSpadden, Wm. George, Rathfriland.
Proctor, James C. B., Limavady.
Thompson, Henry E.,
1 College Street.
Dublin.
Membership of the Society.
The
following amended Bye-laws were
adopted by the May Half-Yearly General
Meeting of the Society :—
3. The annual subscriptions to the Society