The Gazette 1910-11

[MAY, 1910

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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lands in the same County, the Land Certi– ficate held by them should be lodged, in order that the new plots may be added. It is the practice to rely on the provisions of Section 47 (a and b) of the said Act of 1891 as sufficient for the protection of Crown and quit rents and the other charges therein specified. The Land Certificate in relation to the several plots of land acquired in pursuance of any Scheme, Order, or Award is, as a rule, not issued until the registration of all has been completed, but pending such completion this document will be transmitted to the local authority, on application being made therefor, in case it should be required for Audit or other purposes, or, in the alterna– tive, an official notification will be sent to the local authority when desired of the cases in which registration has actually been com– pleted. Solicitors' Benevolent Association. A MEETING of the Directors was held upon the 20th day of April. The Secretary reported having received since last meeting the sum of £69 6s., making the total annual subscriptions received since January last £478 16s. Od. The Secretary also reported having received a donation of £4 16s. from Charles G. Jefferson, Esq., representing the balance of a fund in his hands. The Directors considered the various applications for relief, and made grants to four applicants, amounting in all to £82, bringing the amount afforded in relief since the 1st of January up to £214 11s. The result of the scrutiny for the election of a candidate to an annuity of £15 was submitted, and No. 4 on the list having received the largest number of votes was declared duly elected. The death of the holder of the " Jubilee " Annuity of the Association was reported, and it was resolved that an election for this annuity be held in the month of June next. The value of the annuity is £20 per annum, and applications by intending candidates should be lodged with the Secretary of the Association on or before Monday, 23rd May. ALL communications connected with THE GAZETTE (other than advertisements) should be addressed to the Secretary of the Society, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin.

2. A certified copy of the Award of the arbitrator. 3. A complete set of ordnance sheets showing the various plots comprised in the Award certified to be a duplicate of the deposited maps. ' NOTE. Nos. 2 and 3 need only be lodged when the first receipt or transfer under any particular scheme, order, or award is being submitted for registration. And in cases coming under B. or C. :— 4. Such evidence of title as is there set out. And in cases where the land was subject to a Land Purchase annuity : 5. Evidence of the release of the plot therefrom. And in the case of registered land, where there are registered charges thereon, and the compensation has been paid to the owner of the land : 6. Consent to such payment by the owners of all registered charges. The particular attention of Councils is drawn to the circular letter from the Local Government Board dated 29th June, 1908 (L. 7886.08), on the subject of plots taken from holdings already vested or about to be vested in the occupying tenants, a copy of which has been issued to the Clerk of each Council. In all cases the solicitor must ascertain, by search or otherwise, whether the lands acquired are already registered or not, and, if they are, the Folio number must appear on the face of the receipt or transfer. Where possible, the form of receipt in the Local Government Board Rules, or Form 14 annexed to the Rules under the L. R. Title (Ir.) Act, 1891, should be adhered to, and long conveyances avoided. As all responsibility for the due execution of receipts, etc., lies on the Council, the Registering Authorities do not insist on the verification of the signatures to these documents. No stamp duty is payable on any receipt, transfer, or conveyance. No fees are payable for registration or searches. If the Council lodging the documents have been already registered as owners- of other

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