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MAY, 1922]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
" reciprocity suggested by the resolution
" passed at the General Meeting of the
" Society held in November, 1921, legislation
" would be required, and as it is not at
" present possible to promote such legisla-
" tion, the Council recommend that further
" consideration of the matter be postponed."
April 21 st.
Twenty-eight Members present.
A special meeting was held to consider
matters arising
in
consequence
of
the
occupation of the Four Courts by a force of
armed men.
It was resolved that offices be immediately
secured for the Secretary and his staff.
It was further resolved that the Vice-
Presidents (in the absence of the President)
should interview the Controller of the Inland
Revenue in reference to the arrangements for
stamping of documents.
Stamping of Documents.
The following letter has been received from
the Comptroller of Stamps as a result of an
interview between him and the Vice-Presi
dents of the Society :—
Inland Revenue,
Jury's Hotel,
6-8 College, Green, Dublin,
25th April, 1922.
DEAR SIR,
I beg to inform you that for the period
during which the stamping facilities at the
Four Courts are not available, arrangements
will be made to receive at this office for
stamping documents which are specially
required.
Such documents should in the
first instance be presented in the Store
keeper's Office on the ground floor of this
building.
It is requested that for the present these
arrangements may be made use of only for
such documents as are urgently required.
I am, yours faithfully,
(Signed),
S. E. MINNIS,
Comptroller of Stamps and Income
Tax.
The Secretary,
The Incorporated Law Society,
33 Molesworth Street, Dublin.
The following further letter has been received:
Inland Revenue,
Jury's Hotel, Dublin,
8th May, 1922.
Dear Sir,
I beg to refer to my letter ol the 25th
ultimo on the subject of stamping arrange
ments, and to state that the request in the
last paragraph thereof is now withdrawn,
and all documents may now be presented at
this office.
I enclose some copies of a notice
setting out in detail the procedure to be
followed in connection with the presentation
of documents for stamping with Revenue
stamps or Particulars Delivered stamp.
I am, yours faithfully,
(Signed) S. E. MINNIS.
The Secretary,
Incorporated Law Society, Dublin.
Temporary Stamping Arrangements.
Inland Revenue,
Jury's Hotel, Dublin.
The following temporary arrangements for
the stamping of documents have been made :
1. Documents will be marked in Room
No 7 (first floor).
2. The stamp duty is then to be paid at
the Cashier's office (Entrance Hall) where a
warrant
in duplicate
should be presented.
3. One of the warrants will be returned
to the applicant by the Cashier, together
with a receipt for
the duty paid. The
documents for stamping should then be
presented, together with the warrant and
Cashier's receipt at the office of the Store
keeper (ground floor) where the warrant and
the documents will be checked and retained.
4.
The documents will normally be ready
at the expiration of four days from the date
of lodgment, and will be delivered out on
presentation of the Cashier's receipt at the
Storekeeper's Office.
5.
Particulars Delivered cases are also
dealt with in Room No. 7.