The Gazette 1910-11

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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[MAY, 1910

" entitled to vote for the Provincial Delegate " for his Province." The Council have considered the effect of the above suggested amendments, which would be to reduce the. subscription of members admitted to the profession less than three years, to ten shillings per annum, and to give to all Country members admitted to the profession less than three years, the right to vote both for the Ordinary Members of Council and for the Delegate of the Province. The Council recommend the General Meeting to adopt the suggested amendments, and notice is given that the President will at the Meeting move the above amendments to the Bye-laws. Reference No. 2. " That the Council of " the Incorporated Law Society consider the " question of compulsory membership of the " Society in the case of practising Solicitors, " and report thereon to the Meeting of the " Society to be held in May next." The Council are of opinion that it is not desirable to promote legislation for the purpose of enforcing compulsory member– ship of the Society, and they recommend that no further action be taken on this reference. Annual Subscriptions. MEMBERS are reminded that the annual subscription to the Society became due upon the first day of May, as well as annual press- rents (five shillings). April : Barron, Louis, 33 Wicklow Street, Dublin. Hamerton, John T., 39 Fleet Street, Dublin. Ross, Alexander, 1 Upper Mount Street, Dublin. Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths : , William E. G. Lloyd, Solicitor, 35 Dame Street, Dublin. Thomas Larkin, Auctioneer, Magherafelt. New Members. THE following joined the Society during

Duty, and other matters consequent upon the passing of the Finance Act, have been referred by the Council to a Committee for consideration.

Half-Yearly General Meeting.

MEMBERS

are

reminded

that

the Half-

yearly General Meeting the Society will be held in the Hall of the Society, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, on Friday, the 13th day of May, 1910, at two o'clock, p.m., to elect Auditors of the Accounts of the Society; to nominate Scrutineers of the Ballot for Council to be held in November next, and to receive and consider the Report from the Council upon two references from the General Meeting held in November last. ' The following Report from the Council upon said two references will be submitted for adoption : Reference No. 1. " To report to the " General Meeting to be held in May next, " whether it be desirable to make the follow- " ing Amendments in the Bye-laws : " That Bye-law 3 of the Bye-laws of the " Incorporated Law Society of Ireland shall " be amended by leaving out the words from " ' the amounts ' down to ' other Members,' " and substituting therefor ' The annual " subscription to the Society shall be : " For members taking out a Dublin Certi- " ficate who have been admitted for three "years and upwards, £1... For members " taking out a Country Certificate who have " been admitted for three years and upwards " and are desirous of voting for the Ordinary " Members of the Council, £1. For all other " members, 10s.' " " That Bye-law 32 be struck out, and in " place thereof there shall be substituted the " following : " Bye-law 32. All members paying the " subscriptions set out in Bye-law 3 shall be " entitled to vote at the election for Ordinary " Members of the Council save that members " who have been admitted for upwards of " three years paying the 10s. (Country) sub- " scription shall not be entitled to nominate " for or vote at the election of Ordinary " Members. Every member taking out a " Country Certificate and paying the sub- ' scriptions set out in the Bye-law 3 shall be of