, 1865-11-10
TRANSLATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
&C LONIAL col NCIL
FOR ST. CROIX.
FOR ST. CROIX.


w EDNEsDAY THE 11TH OF OCTOBER 1865, fore
noon at IL O'Clock the Colonial Council held
their ordinary (10th) meeting All the mem
bers were present with the exception of the 1st
member for Christian,ted's tow (Heilbuth) who
had reported his inability to meet.
The minutes for the last meeting were read.
The Chairman had distributed
|, Draft of an ordinance concerning alterations
i'll the poor-R Regulations for st. Croix, dated 18th
April 1925,
2, Proposal of the 3rd member for Christian
sted's town (liolstein) and the LIST member for
Frederiksteds town (Sarauw) for the reduction
of the military forces as well as regarding tho
use of the buildings for the military.
The Council proceeded to the cases on the
order of The day.
l, The 3rd discussion of the provisional ordi-
nance of the 23rd August 1864 containing some
alterations in the ordinance of the 9th June
1862 respecting the establishment OF an iumi-
gration-Eund for the Island of ST. CroiX, to-
gether with the amendments proposed by His
EXcellency the Governor.
His ExcelIency introduced the case, referring
to the amendments, which only concerned the
reduction Of the Danish text.
The Chairman observed, that as the propos-
ed amendment eferreafexcIusively to the re-
daction Of the Danish TeXt-tho English unal-
tered-he would consider it adopted by the
Council, should no member request that it be
submitted to the vote.
The draft, as adopted in the meeting on the
18th September 1865, was read. The LIST
member for Frederiksted's town (Sarauw) re-
terred to the objections ad ! 2 stated by him on
the former discussions, and declined voting for
the law on account of 9, Notwithstanding he
was in favor of the other paragraphs. The
draft was thereupon adopted with Is votes
against 8 (Sarauw, Dam and Hinckson1.
2, The 2nd discussion of the Governments pro-
posal, contained in letter of the 4th September
1865, concerning aid from the immigration
Fund for the introduction Of Iaborers by private
individuals.
His Excellency referred to the proposal and
rectifed the amount of the expenses stated in
the letter as connected with the introduction Of
laborers by Mr.. Walker; he informed the
Council of the accounts subsequently received
of the expenses connected with several impor-
tations by private individuals, and pointed out
the considerable outlay for them. His Excel
lency submitted to the decision Of the Council,
if they would authorize him to pay out of the
fund to the parties concerned the amount of
indemnity promised them in accordance with
the Governments resolution of the 8th August
1864 viz IS for an adult, Sc for a non adult,
dhd potCCllaISS 60 1t pI' 4G2 Jus v llllnlpldlG' Ill
so far as these charges do not amount to less,
in which case only the latter is to be paid.
Several Of the members having offered their
opinion on the subject, the Council agreed to
authorize His Excellency the Governor to have
paid from the fund the amounts in conformity
with the said resolution.
Respecting the claims made by parties for
the payment of their outlay for passage of Ia
borers sent from here for the purpose of aiding
in procuring laborers, the Council could not
grant this.
The 1st member for Frederiksted's town
(Sarauw) declared, that he would abstain from
voting because according to the I'd S, which has
been adopted to-day, it is the Governor who is
to conduct the Immigration-F Fund, and there
fore responsible that no unnecessary expenses
are incurred, or generally speaking that no fur
ther expenditure than what the fund can bear;
and because no statement of the fund is at hand to