The Gazette 1914-15

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May, 1914.

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Annual Subscription. MEMBERS are reminded that their annual subscription to the Society became due on the 1st day of May, as follows :— Town Members and Country Mem bers of more than three years' standing entitled to vote at election of ordinary members of Council ... ... ... ... £1 0 0 Other Country Members ... ... 0 10 0 Members who have not been ad mitted to the profession for three years ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Half-Yearly General Meeting. THE Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society will be held in the Hall of the Society, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, on Friday, the 15th day of May, 1914, to elect Auditors, to nominate Scrutineers of Ballot for Council to be held on 23rd November, 1914, and to transact such further business as may come before the meeting. The chair will be taken at two o'clock p.m. The following notice of motion, received from Mr. J. P. Rooney will be considered :— " (1) To amend bye-law 3 by omitting from the words ' for Members taking out a country certificate ' down to ' £1,' and to make the consequential alterations in bye- law 32 by omitting the words from ' save ' clown to ' Members,' and in bye-law 33 by omitting the words ' one pound.' " Press rent ... ... ... ... 0 5 0

Meetings of the Council.

April 23rd. Death of Mr. R. S. Reeves.

THE President referred in feeling terms to the death of Mr. Reeves, and moved the following resolution, which was passed :— "The Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland have heard with deep regret of the death of Mr. Richard S. Reeves, who for a period of thirty-seven years had been a member of the Council and had filled the office of President of the Society in the year 1887-88 and again in the year 1899-00. " The Council place on record their appreciation of 'the many valued services rendered to the Society and to the profession by Mr. Reeves, and give expression to the esteem and regard in which he was held by his professional brethren. " The Council desire to convey to the relatives of Mr. Reeves the sympathy of the Council in their bereavement." Half-Yearly Accounts. Orders were made for payment of the half-yearly accounts passed by the Finance Committee.

Land Commission. The Council

having that Solicitors should have fuller opportunity of explaining delay before a case is put in the requested