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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[Jui.v, 1908
Bar Council, and Civil Bill Courts (Dublin) Bill.
The following letter from the Hon. Secretary-
of the Bar Council was submitted :—
" LAW LIBRARY, FOUR COURTS,
"
\Wi May,
1908.
" W. G. WAKELY, ESQ.,
''
Secretary, Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
"DEAR SIR,—I beg to acknowledge receipt of j'our
letter of i6tli inst., containing a copy of the resolution
of your Society, passed on I3th inst., in reference to the
question of Resident Magistrates in Ireland.
" In further reply to your letter of 2nd March, 1908,
re
Civil Bill Courts
(Dublin) Bill, the matter was
discussed at the meeting of the Bar Council, held on
l6th inst., and I am directed to say that the Bar
Council cannot pass a resolution in favour of the Bill as
it at present stands. The whole subject of the amend
ment of County Court procedure generally has been
referred to a sub-committee to prepare a report.
" Yours faithfully,
"HENRY HANNA,
Hon. Sec., Bar Council.
Certificates.
Two applications by solicitors for liberty to
take out their certificates were submitted, and
orders were made granting the applications.
Railway and Canal Traffic Acts.
The following resolution was adopted, and
copies were directed to be sent to the Registrar
of the Railway and Canal Commission, to the
Attorney-General for Ireland, to the Chamber
of Commerce, and to the Secretary of the Bar
Council.
" RESOLVED—The Council of the Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland respectfully request the Railway and
Canal Commissioners to make such alterations in the
General Rules under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act,
1888, as will secure that proceedings under the Act
against a Government or public Department in reference
to any matter affecting purely Irish interests will be
heard in Ireland."
Labourers Act.
The Special Committee in charge of the
matter of the
taxation of costs under the
Labourers Act submitted for the approval of
the Council a draft letter to the Local Govern
ment Board in reply, and same was approved of.
The Council adjourned.
The Council met upon Wednesday, the iyth
June, the President (Mr. G.'H. Lyster) in the
Chair, and twenty-two other members were
present.
Commissioner for Oaths.
The Secretary reported that counsel upon
behalf of the Society had opposed the appli
cation of a
law clerk
to be appointed a
Commissioner for oaths at Cork, in accordance
with the request made by the Southern Law
Association
to
the Council, and
that
the
Lord Chancellor had refused to make the
appointment.
Town Tenants Act.
A letter was read from the Northern Law
Society drawing attention to the fees payable
to solicitors under the Town Tenants Act
Rules, and asking the Council to take steps
to have them altered, as the Northern Law
Society do not consider them adequate.
A
reply was directed to be sent, staling that the
Council do not see their way to comply witli
the request, having regard to the fact that
suggestions submitted to
the Rule-making
authority by the President of this Society last
year in reference to these Rules were accepted
by the Lord Chancellor in making the Rules ;
and the attention of the Northern Law Society
was directed to be drawn to the general power
given to the Judge by the rules to increase the
fees in any individual case.
Sheriffs' Fees.
A letter in reply was read from a Sub-sheriff
stating that he was under the impression that
he was 9ntitled to charge the fee of six shillings
and eightpence for preparation of an
in
demnity bond given to him by a plaintiff in a
Civil Bill decree lodged with him for execution.
A reply was directed to be sent stating that
the charge was illegal, having regard to the fact
that the sub-sheriff was not a solicitor; and the
sub-sheriff was requested to give an under
taking that he would not make such a charge
in future.
Railway and Canal Commission.
A letter in reply from the Registrar of the
Railway and Canal Commission was
read
acknowledging the resolution of the Council,
and stating that the matter referred to in the
resolution was under the consideration of the
Commissioners.
Counterpart Die.
A letter was read from a member of the
profession drawing attention to the refusal
of the Inland Revenue authorities to affix a
counterpart stamp duty die to the counter
part of a lease, owing to the fact that the
lease had not been executed by the lessee,
and asking
the Council
to
take
steps to
prevent such a refusal occurring in the future.
A reply was directed to be sent, stating that
the Council approved of the action of the
Inland Revenue in refusing to affix a counter-