The Gazette 1955-58

DECEMBER, 1956

Vol. 50 No. 6

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

Viec-PreriJeittr DESMOND J. COLLINS CHARLES J. DOWNING

President NIALL S. GAFFNEY

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. AN Ordinary General Meeting of the Society was held in the Library, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin on Thursday, zznd November, 1956. The President, Mr. Dermot P. Shaw, took the Chair. The notice convening the meeting was taken as read. The minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting ot the Society held on loth May, 1956, were read, confirmed and signed. Mr. C. Gore-Grimes moved and Mr. P. C. Moore seconded the adoption of the audited accounts and balance sheet. The motion was adopted and the President signed the balance sheet. Messrs. Kevans & 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 provincial delegates for the year 1956-57. The report stated that for the office of provincial delegate the following had been returned unopposed:— Ulster : Derrick M. Martin ; Munster : John J. Dundon ; Leinster : Reginald J. Nolan ; Connaught: Christopher E. Callan. 47

IMPORTANT. PRACTISING CERTIFICATES, 1957-58. (i) Members are reminded that practising certificates for the year to end 5th January, 1958 should be taken out on or after 6th January, 1957 and not later than Tuesday, 5th February, 1957, in order to take effect as a qualification to practise from 6th January. (2) Under the provisions of the Solicitors' Act, 1954, the declaration to be lodged with the Society on applying 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 correspondents. THE PRESIDENT AND VICE- PRESIDENTS. MR. NIALL S. GAFFNEY of Limerick has been elected President of the Society for the coming year, and Mr. Desmond J. Collins of Dublin and Mr. Charles J. Downing of Tralee have been elected Vice- Presidents.