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Vol. 52
No. 6
DECEMBER,
1958
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 1959-60
1. Members are reminded that practising certificates
for the year to end 5th January, 1960 should be taken
out on or after 6th January, 1959 and not later than
5th February, 1959 in order to take effect as a quali
fication to practise from January 6th.
2. Under the provisions of the Solicitors' Act, 1954,
the declaration to be lodged -with the Society on ap
plying 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 corre
spondents.
THE PRESIDENTS AND
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Mr. John R. Halpin of Cavan has been elected
Piresident of the Society for the coming year. Mr.
John J. Nash, of Thurles and Mr. Cornelius J. Daly
of Cork 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 zoth November, 1958. The
President, Mr. John Carrigan, took the chair.
The notice convening the meeting was taken as
read.
The minutes of the ordinary general meeting of the
Society held on 8th May, 1958 were read, confirmed
and signed. The audited accounts and balance sheet
for the year ended 3Oth April, 1958 were adopted and
the Chairman signed the balance sheet.
Messrs. Kevans and 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 provin
cial delegates for the year 1958-59. The report stated
that for the office of provincial delegate the following
had been returned unopposed :—
Ulster—
DerrickM. Martin,
Munster—
EdwardTreacy,
Leinster—
Reginald J. Nolan,
Connaught—
Christopher
E. Callan.
The foregoing were declared duly elected
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