, 1872-08-03

Municipal Board is nominated by tree election
from among the members OF the Council.
81.
The Governor and the Superior Authority
may either personally attend the meetings of
the Colonial Council, or may depute other per-
sons to represent them at such meetings, and
they or the persons so deputed may address the
Council as often as they may think proper.
They may likewise summon persons to be pre-
sent at the meetings in order to give such infor-
nation Or explanations, as the matters under
consideration may require
All communications between the Home-GOv-
eminent and the Councils shall be carried on
through the Governor and the Superior Au-
thority.
3S.
Each Colonial Council elects from among its
members a Chairman for the year, who shall
conduct the proceedings in the Council, also a
e-Chairman, who has to oticiate in the alb
sence of the chairman, aGd one or more Secreta-
rieS. The Council appoints such assistants as
may be required for these their officials.
No resolution can be adopted by any of the
Colonial Councils, when less than half of It's
members are present.
80.
The members of the Colonial Council may
during the debates make use of the Danish or
the English languages at their own option. All
proposals shall be- submitted, and the Protocol
of proceedings be kept in both languages. In
the same manner are the resolutions of the Co.
lonial Councils to be dawn up, but when doubts
arise the question is to be decided according to
the tenor Of the Danish text, and only this lat
ter shall be laid before His Majesty for sanction
when such sanction is required.
The Rules of Business, which shall also de-
termine to what extent and in what manner the
Councils proceedings are to be published by
printing, are to be adopted by each Colonial
Council and approved ofby the Governor.
40.
The meetings of the Colonial Councils are
public, under such conditions of access as may
be adopted for the maintenance of order by
each Council, with the approval of the Superior
Authority. The Governor or the Superior Au-
thority is, however, entitled to demand that a
matter be discussed within closed doors, and
the Colonial Council may resolve the same at
the proposal of the Chairman or of such a num-
Der of members as prescribed in the Rules of
Business. Whenever a proposal is made to this
effect, the auditory are to be excluded, and the
question shall then be discussed by the Council
and decided by plurality Of votes.
Al.
Drafts of Ordinances may be laid before the
COLONIAL COuuCllS, NY tue OOVeIuOl vi IC gu
perior Authority, according to instructions from
the Home-G Government or from the Governor,
or by one or more members Of the Council.
No Ordinance can be finally adopted before
it has been discussed 3 several times in the
Colonial Council. At the first discussion the
general contents of the Draft is to be discussed.
At the second discussion the Governor or the
Superior Authority, as we'll as any member of
the Council may propose amendments. At the
third discussion only the Governor or the Supe.
rior Authority may propose amendments.
No money-bill or grant can be finally passed
beForei it has been discussed twice in the Colonial
Council.
At the proposal of the Governor the two Co.
loniaI Councils may, in cases concerning laws
in common or such matters of mutual interest
as may be considered to require such proceed
ings, refer the same to a joint committee of both
Councils, consisting Of an equal number of
members separately nominated by each Council.
The matter recommended for such proceed
ing must, however, first have been laid before
each Council, and the final decision thereon be
taken by each Council as far as it is concerned.
43.
Besides the right established by 5 S to insti-
tute claim of responsibility against the Govern
or, each of the Colonial Councils has the right