The Gazette 1915-16

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

35

AUGUST, 1915]

European War the Annual Dinner of the Association be not held this year ; that the Hon. Treas. be directed to forward a sub scription of £5 from the funds of the Associa tion to the fund for the wounded of the 18th Royal Irish (the County) Regiment ; that a further subscription of fj> be forwarded out of the funds to the Association of the Red Cross Ambulance Society for County Tipperary. ALL communications connected with THE GAZETTE (other than advertisements) should i be addressed to the Secretary of the Society, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin. THE GAZETTE will accept advertisements for sale and purchase of property, loans, securities offered, and money for investments on mort gages, partnerships, clerkships, and generally such advertisements as would be of service to the members of the Society and the Profession. Communications as to advertisements should be addressed to Messrs. Hely's Limited, 28 Dame Street, Dublin.

" Any member found guilty of a breach of " this Rule by the General Committee, or a " majority thereof, or on appeal, a majority "of the members present at a General " Meeting, shall be subject to such fine or " penalty as the General Committee shall " impose not exceeding £100, the above " appeal being governed by Rule 15 of the " Association." Mr. Shannon explained that the Rule was proposed with a view to exercising reasonable control over those about to enter the pro fession, and in order that the Association may be in a position to keep up the standard of the profession in the interest of the public as well as of the profession ; that the control would be exercised in a reasonable spirit, which was assured, by the constitution of the General Committee ; also by the right of appeal to a General Meeting of the Associa tion. Several members having spoken, the adoption of the Rule was put to the meeting, and was declared carried, with one dissentient. Mr. R. B. Heuston proposed, and Mr. J. F. D'Arcy seconded, the following alteration in Rule 9, namely :—" That the word ' ten ' be substituted for the word ' eight' in Rule 9 of the Association." The alteration being put to the meeting, was passed unanimously. It was proposed by Mr. N. F. Matter, and seconded by Mr. J. H. Dudley, and unanimously resolved, that owing to the