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THE GAZETTE
OF.
THE
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Vol. XXXV, No. 5]
NOVEMBER, 1941
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.
A special private General Meeting of the
Society, summoned by the Council, for the
purpose of considering and approving of
the provisions of a Solicitors' Bill drafted
by Counsel on instructions from the Council,
was held in the Hall of the Society on the
30th September, 1941, at 12.30 p.m.
The President, Mr. J. Travers Wolfe, in
the chair. One hundred and seventy five
members signed their names as being present.
After preliminary discussion lasting until
1.45 p.m. there was an adjournment until
2.30 p.m. On resumption there was further
discussion, and the following resolution was
passed on a division, by a majority of 32
votes ;
88 voting for ; 56 against.
" That the general principles of the Bill
" be accepted subject to such amendments
" as may be recommended." The following
amendment to the resolution which had been
passed was moved :
" That the consideration
" of the Bill should be left until six months
" after the declaration of peace " was rejected
on a division by 24 votes ;
54 votes for ;
78 against.
The
following further resolutions " were
passed:
"That this Meeting stands ad-
" journed to consider the Bill further after
' it has been considered by the present
' drafting Committee plus added members.
' Suggestions to be sent to the enlarged
" Committee within two months ;
the en-
" larged Committee to make its suggestions
" within one further month and the adjourned
" meeting to be summoned by the Council
" as soon as possible."
It was further
resolved : " That the President or Chairman
" of each Bar Association be appointed to
" represent his Association on
the Bill
" Committee with power to nominate a deputy
" in the event of his not being able to attend
" any of the meetings of the Committee."
The President declared that the Meeting
do stand adjourned for at least three months.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
29th September.
Eighteen members present.
A letter was read from the Bank of Ireland,
the Bankers to the Society, intimating the
increase as from the 1st October, 1941, of
the Bank's charges for keeping the accounts
of the Society.
The Council having con–
sidered
the matter passed
the
following
resolution : " The Council of the Incorporated
" Law Society of Ireland strongly protests
" against the proposed new scale of Bank
" Charges issued by the Irish Banks' Standing
" Committee without reasonable notice and
" without any adequate opportunity being
" afforded
to customers
to express
their
" views." That copies of this resolution be
sent to the Minister for Finance, The Bank
of Ireland, being the bank of the Society,
The Irish Banks' Standing Committee and
the Press.