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Vol. 51
No. 6
December,
1957
THE GAZETTE
of the
INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
President
JOHN CARRIGAN
Vice-Presidents
JOHN R. HALPIN,
FRANCIS J. LANIGAN
Secretary
ERIC A. PLUNKETT
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
PRACTISING CERTIFICATES,
1958-59.
i. MEMBERS are reminded that practising certificates
for the year to end jth January 1959, should be
taken out on or after 6th January 1958 and not later
than Wednesday, ;th February 1958, in order to take
effect as a qualification to practise from January 6th.
2. Under the provisions of the Solicitors Act,
1954, the declaration to be lodged with the Society
on applying for a practising certificate shall be
completed and signed by the applicant personally
unless the Registrar, on the ground of illness or some
other sufficient ground, dispenses with personal
signature of the declaration. Dublin agents of
country solicitors should therefore take up the
declarations in good time and forward them for
signature to their correspondents.
The President and the Vice-Presidents.
MR. JOHN CARRIGAN of Thurles, has been elected
President of the Society for the coming year.
Mr. John R. Halpin of Cavan, and Mr. Francis J.
Lanigan of Carlow, have been
elected Vice-
Presidents.
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.
AN ordinary general meeting of the Society was
held in the Library, Solicitors' Buildings, Four
Courts, Dublin, on Thursday, zist November,
1957. The President, Mr. Niall S. Gaffney, took
the chair.
The notice convening the meeting was taken as
read.
The Minutes of the ordinary general meeting of
the Society held on 9th May, 1957, were read,
confirmed and signed.
Mr. Donough O'Donovan proposed and Mr.
D. B. Gilmore seconded the adoption of the audited
accounts and balance sheet.
The motion was
adopted, and the President signed the balance
sheet.
Messrs. Kevans & Sons were re-appointed as
the Society's auditors.
The Secretary read the report of the scrutineers
of the ballot for the election of the Council and
provincial delegates for the year 1957-58. The
report stated that for the office of provincial delegate
the following had been returnee! unopposed :—
Ulster—Derrick M. Martin. Munster—Edward
Treacy.
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