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JANUARY, 1915]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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of the Council to be the Statutory Committee
tinder Section 34 of the Solicitors (Ireland)
Act, 1898, for the year ending 26th Novem
ber, 1915 :—Mr. Bradley, Sir A. F. Baker,
Mr. Byrne, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Henry, Mr.
Macnamara, and Mr. Synnott.
Court of Examiners and Committees.
The Court of Examiners and Committees
of the Council for the year ending 26th
November, 1915, were appointed, and the
lists appear in this GAZETTE.
Law Clerks.
A petition
for a modified preliminary
examination under Section 18 was con
sidered, and it was decided to assent to its
being granted.
Payments in Exchange for Title Deeds.
The following resolution was passed :—
" The Council recommend the profession
" generally to adopt an uniform practice of
" making all payments as between themselves
" in exchange for title deeds or securities for
" clients, either in cash or by marked cheque
" or bank draft."
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
February 10th and 24th.
March 10th and 24th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during December :—
Gazette, llth.
Court and Offices, 14th.
Court of Examiners, 16th.
County Courts, 18th.
Solicitors' Annual Certificates.
MEMBERS are reminded that Annual Certifi
cates for the year ending 5th January, 1916,
should be taken out and the duties paid
thereon before the 6th February, 1915.
New Member.
THE
following
joined the Society during
December, 1914 :—
McQuaid, Philip J., Newry.
Obituary.
MR. GEORGE H. SARGINT, Solicitor, died upon
the 6th December, 1914, at Warrenpoint.
Mr. Sargint served his apprenticeship with
Mr. Walter Nolan, Solicitor, Cahir, was
admitted
in Trinity Sittings,
1898,
and
practised at Cahir.
MR. PATRICK J. KENNY, Solicitor, died
upon
the 13th December,
1914, at his
residence, Belair, Waterford.
Mr. Kenny served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Pierse Kelly, Solicitor, Water-
ford, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1881,
and practised in partnership with Mr. Thomas
Stephenson (under the style of Messrs. Kenny
and Stephenson) at Waterford.
MR. THOMAS KIERNAN, Solicitor, died upon
the 23rd December, 1914, at his residence,
Leitrim Lodge, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Mr. Kiernan was admitted in Trinity Term,
1843, and practised at 55 Middle Abbey
Street, Dublin, and Carrick-on-Shannon, up
to the year 1908, when he retired.
In
the year
1857 Mr. Kiernan was
appointed Clerk of the Crown for County
Leitrim, which office he held up to the year
1905.
.MR. WILLIAM H.
IRWIN, Solicitor, died
upon the 23rd December, 1914, at 8 Manclers'
Terrace, Ranelagh, Dublin.
Mr. Irwin served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. John E. Tarleton, 5 Stephen's
Green, Dublin, was admitted in Michaelmas
Sittings, 1882, and practised at 30 North
Great George's Street, Dublin, and sub
sequently at Thurles, up to the year 1890,.
when he retired.