The Gazette 1955-58

of the Council for the ensuing year, and shall also declare the candidates so returned as having the greatest number of votes for their respective provinces to be duly elected as provincial delegates for such provinces respectively. (f) That the following new bye-law be sub stituted for the existing bye-law 38 :— 38. In case of vacancies occurring on the Council during their year of office among the ordinary members of the Council, or if a sufficient number of candidates be not nominated and the scrutineers of the ballot being thereby prevented from returning the full number of thirty-one ordinary members, the Council may if they see fit as occasion may require co-opt from the general body of the Society a sufficient number of members to complete the full number of thirty-one. In case of a vacancy in the office of provincial delegate, either arising during the year of office of the Council or through the absence of due nomination, the vacancy may be filled by the Council by co-option in like manner. A co-opted member of the Council shall hold office only until the next ensuing election for the Council but shall be eligible for re-election. A motion to co-opt a member of the Council shall in order to be carried require at least twenty affirmative votes. The President put the motion to the meeting and it was carried without dissent. Thursday, 2oth November, 1958, was appointed as the date of the next Annual Meeting. On the motion of Mr. O'hUadhaigh, Mr. Collins, Vice-President then took the Chair. Mr. O'hUadh aigh proposed and Mr. Cox seconded a vote of thanks to the President for his distinguished service to the Society during his year's office. The Pre sident replied and the proceedings terminated. MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. NOVEMBER 21 ST. The President in the Chair. Also present, Desmond J. Collins, Vice-President; Charles J. Downing, Vice-President; Patrick R. Boyd, Francis X. Burke, John Carrigan, William J. V. Comerford, Arthur Cox, Cornelius J. Daly, William Dillon-Leetch, John R. Halpin, Francis J. Lanigan, John Maher, Desmond J. Mayne, Eunan McCarron, John J. Nash, George A. Nolan, Patrick Noonan, Peter E. O'Connell, James J. O'Connor, Patrick O'Donnell, Scan O'hUadhaigh, Thomas A. O'Reilly, George G. Overend, James R. Quirke, Dermot P. Shaw, John J. Shell, Robert

McD. Taylor, Joseph P. Tyrrell, Ralph J. Walker, Terence de Vere White, D. M. Martin, Reginald J. Nolan, Edward Treacy, C. E. Callan. The following was among the business transacted : Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1957. THE Council considered and adopted a report from the Sub-Committee appointed to deal with this matter to be read at the ordinary General Meeting of the Society. Nominations for the Council, 1958-59. PURSUANT to Bye-Law 29 (a) i$th October, 1958, was appointed as the final date for receipt of nomina tions for candidates for the election to the Council for the year 1958-59, and i3th November, 1958, was appointed as the date of the ballot. THE NEW SCHEDULE II THE following General Order made by the Statutory Body under the Solicitors Remuneration Act, 1881, was laid on the table of the Dail and Seanad on 14th October : S.I. No. 199 of 1957. SOLICITORS' REMUNERATION GENERAL ORDER, 1957- WE, the body in that behalf authorised by the Solicitors' Remuneration Act, 1881, as adapted by the Solicitors' Remuneration Act, :88i (Adaptation) Order, 1946, made pursuant to the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922, do hereby, in pursuance and execution of the powers given to us in the said statute as so adapted, and of all other powers enabling us in that behalf, make the annexed General Order. 1. This Order may be cited as the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1957, and the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders, 1884 to 1951, and this Order may be cited together as the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders, 1884 to 1957. 2. In clause z(f) and in clause 6 of the Solicitors' Remunera tion General Order, 1884, (hereinafter referred to as " the Order of 1884") for the words "according to the present system as altered by Schedule II hereto " there shall be sub stituted the words " in accordance with Schedule II hereto." 3. The following amendments shall be made in the Rules applicable to Part I of Schedule I to the Order of 1884 :— (a) In Rule 2 for the words " according to the present system, as altered by Schedule II hereto " there shall be substituted the words " in accordance with Schedule II hereto." (b) In Rule 5 for the words " are to be dealt with under the old system, as altered by Schedule II hereto " there shall be substituted the words " are to be calculated in accordance with Schedule II hereto." (f) In Rule 10 for the words " according to the present system, as altered by the Schedule II hereto " there shall be substituted the words " in accordance with Schedule II hereto."