, 1867-10-22

MONDAY THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 1867, IL
o'clock at noon, the Colonial Council held a
meeting extra ordinem.
The lst and 3rd members for Christiansted's
town (Clindinen and Pontavice) were absent
on account Of illness, and the 1st crown-mem-
Der (Willemoes) and the 1st member for Ere
deriksted's town tSarauw) on account of press
of official duties.
The minutes of the last meeting were read.
The Chairman informed the Council, that
there had been laid on the table a proposal ad-
dressed to the Council from Premierlieutenan
T. Thorson to introduce into this Island non
Henomous serpents for destroying rats in the
sugar-felds but stated, that according to 5 43
of the Colonial Law it's being taken under dis
cussion would depend upon if some member
adopting the proposal as his own.
No member replied to the suggestion.
The Council then proceeded to the order of
the day
l. Continuation of the 2nd discussion of the
draft of the Budget for the Municipality of
st. Croix for l867-GS.
His Excellency the Governor submitted the
following amendments
81, ad I. Revenue A. 6: Absentee Tax in
stead of $6,545, this tax to be carried out
. WIFI . 5000
and consequently the total sum of
ga. Revenues from direct taxation
to be altered from $4S,625 to-: 49,915
2, ad I. Revenue c.. 5: Sundry Reye-
nues: To the amount of $685. post
ed under this Item in the Budget
to be added $500, being the sum to
be paid by the Lutheran Church, as
stated in the Remarks to the Money
Bill e :; and the item to be carried
out With ........... 1866
and consequently the total sum of
&C. Sundry Revenues, to be altered
from So, 77O 1870
3, In consequence of the alterations
sub No. l and 2, the sum total OF
the Revenues to be carried out with $193,20O"
(being an increase of 81 1907
His Excellency stated, that the amount of
the Absentee Tax had been posted in the draft
of the Budget with the average amount of the
tax for the 3 years 1S63-1S65, which was
$S,546 but as this tax for the last year had
amounted to $9,S37, and it has been calculated
in the present years Matricul at $12,163, he
had proposed in the amendment Mol, that it
be posted with $685., which augmentation
would be sufficient TO obtain a proper balance
between the Revenue and Expenditure of the
Budget. AS regards the amendment No. 2 he
referred to his former remarks. Presuming the
adoption Of these 2 amendments, the total re-
venue-posted in the draft with $191,410-
will be increased to $193. 900, while the total
expenditure-posted in the draft at $lS9,32S.
Twill be increased to $191,6G II in conse-
quence of the Grants and the adopted ordinance
allowing an addition to the salary of the Police
master in the Center District from the LIST of
July this year. He was of the opinion, that it
would be interesting to the Council, in connec-
ton with The preliminary prospectus of the
state of the Colonial Treasury up to the 31st of
March last, rendered by him in the last meet
ing, to receive a statement of the Communal
Resources during the last financial year 1866
81 together with an approximating calculation
of the apportioning of Inc taxes on the owners
of estates and the other part of the population.
The export of the produce of the Island and
the amount of the Customs-Dues amounted in
the financial year lS66-67 to: