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Vol. XXXVI, No. 5]
NOVEMBER, 1942
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
SOLICITORS' BILL, 1942.
The adjourned Special General Meeting
of the Society for the purpose of reconsidering
the draft Bill, was held in the Hall of the
Society on the 1st October, 1942, at eleven
o'clock, a.m. A synopsis of its text, together
with a copy of the report of the Joint Com
mittee, was sent out with the notice convening
the meeting. Copies of the Bill were also sent
to each Bar Association in Eire. The meeting
lasted all day and the draft Bill was fully
discussed.
The following resolutions were
passed by the meeting :—
" That Section 59 of the draft Solicitors'
Bill, 1942, making membership of the
Society compulsory should be retained
in the Bill."
" That the omission
from
the present
draft Bill of Part VII of the draft Solici
tors' Bill which was submitted to the
Special General Meeting on
the 30th
September, 1941, be adopted."
" That
the Council be
instructed
to
proceed forthwith with the Bill as ap
proved."
" That the Joint Committee's report be
adopted and that the revised draft Bill
as submitted to the Meeting be ap
proved."
The Meeting also authorised the Council
to consider all suggestions which had been
put forward during the discussions on the
draft Bill and to make such minor amend
ments as might seem to be indicated.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Presi
dent and .the Members of the Council and
the Joint Committee for their services in
connection with the draft Bill.
The Council is proceeding to consider the
suggestions put. forward and when it has
approved the Bill in its final form, will
proceed as directed.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
1st October, 1942.
Twenty-seven members present.
22nd October, 1942.
Thirty members present.
Examinations.
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The results of the " First " and " Second "
Irish Examinations, also the Preliminary and
Intermediate Examinations, held in October
last, were submitted and approved by the
Council.
The results of
the Final Examination,
held in October last, were submitted and
approved by the Council at an adjourned
meeting held on the 29th October, 1942.
Annual Report.
Draft Annual Report of the Council was
adopted.