, 1872-08-03

the laws are administered or the institutions are
governed, either to the Governor, or, through
him, to the Minister or to the King, and also
to address, in the aforesaid manner, petitions for
alterations in the laws or institutions of the Is
lands. Petitions or complaints from private in
dividuals are to be referred to the respective
Authorities, unless a member of the Colonial
Council adopts such a memorial as his own.
A.
No memorial can be presented to any of the
Colonial Councils except through its Chairman
or one of its members.
S45.
Any member of the Colonial Council can
with its consent bring any matter relating to
the affairs of tho Municipality under discussion
and request explanation from the Governor or
the Superior Authority on such matter.
s 46.
Each Colonial Council decides the validity Of
the election of its members, as we'll as of those
reasons for declining to accept an election,
which a newly elected member might request to
have finally settled in this manner, after they
have been rejected according to 5 ) 81 and 33.
The Colonial Council shall likewise decide
questions regarding the withdrawal of its mem
bers according to : "a.
No member can be dismissed from any of the
Colonial Councils against his will, except in
such cases as are mentioned in "a, or those to
be stated in the Rules of Business; the Colonial
Council must, however, with a vote of two thirds
of the members voting propose to the Governor
the dismissal of the member, and this must be
approved of by the Governor. The dismissal
of a Member appointed by the King himself can
only be decided by a Royal Resolution.
AT.
Each newly elected member Of the Colonial
Council, as soon as his election has been declar-
cd valid, must sign q declaration in writing,
binding himself on oath to perform with con-
sc~ientious fidelity all the duties that are incum-
bent upon hin in that capacity.
8 AZ.
The members of the ColoniaIiQouncils are only
bound by their conviction, and 6ot by any direc-
tions from their electors.
".
40.
Each of the two municipalities has its separate
Colonial Treasury, with revenue and expendi-
lures fixed by existing or future Laws and Or
dinauces.
80.
The expenditures betrayed by the Colonial
Treasures, are either expenses il common, or
special.
In common for both Treasures are the expen-
ses for:
The Upper Court of Justice, with the excep-
tlou, uoWeV6r, OF EUU O0llaTs, uHtll tue reQuo-
ton in the amount for ofice-expenses, men
toned in 5 4 of thel Law of Is tn February 1857,
be effected;
Pensions for Royal Officials under the Colonial
Administration and for their widows and chill
dren, in so far as the salaries to the officials
concerned have been betrayed under the expen-
ses in common;
The Military Department, the expenses,
which, in the existing Ordinances concerning the,
organisation of the military force, are entered
proportionately for each municipality;
Other purposes in common to all the islands.
The expenses in common are to be betrayed
equally by each of the Colonial Treasures, if not,
exceptionally, otherwise fixed. With regard to
pensions to discharged ~privates, drummers, and
non-commissioned officers, it is hereby enacted
that such pensions, in accordance with Law of
25th March 1872 concerning alteration Of some
enactments in s SO of the Colonial Law of 9th
November 1863, in as far as they are granted af-
ter the 25th May 1872, shall be divided between
the Colonial Treasures in the manner p~rescrib--
ed by Ordinances hereafter passed for each sepa-
rate municipality by the respective Colonial
Council, and sanctioned by the King. In cases,
however, where such pensions have been granted
to individuals of the before mentioned military
subordinate classes prior to the said date, the
pensions shall henceforth be divided in the pro-