, 1873-11-19
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for st. Croix.
PR C EDIN G S
MEETING 3rd NOVEMBER 1878.


Continuation of fist Discussion on Draft of Ordinance concerning Rum Shops in St. Cmx9
o Ts Ps%%5r .. Ths is similar reason for ri: D"5s for the on. just now discussed.
%meC omal% the same the m%Tw ~s submitted to the PoicmaaeT aud they recommended that
called Rum+8bop Ordinance is not exactly IN Ordnance but GveamepI P@d Which, has
IsM5y % poS S%o of %s G 70 ernnS 0e eaeasdd power r& Go o9dr S%si a b ho~eo@ n %o G% t6 n eo
n%s, it has been the ef ds S t" oup @o i na% "9 o @Ss "i bdG&gg T RD%IopS and an P or project oa
Old "gusdons is that it d%S away yw With G%q great 5i % dho o| %u%.% %So and needless s"D rule %% On the the
@I% %so "n be- " %@ o the @ ods soS @5 @f &o IA" hp ao G""' Besides es@i 5n %4 9s Draft & 6'@ oop2as %Ss
:Ss of&o " %5' al %t these %s s arc f @% n os%sS y1 S 5s %P v g& ted Bs oJ%.p s%"s% anooH with h @S
to keep a certain quantity Of rum on hand, subject to the inspection of the Police
@' t% tu ter %'% of the Rus Bm .%fe@D o' Himself ns # a %Ta5s 81 to TN" 6s so a sn n osa SUPPLY out of g gi
9 9%%5 as To- 1q 1S G%p pa$eo aS oH gu oIa6a6f o @b5 G $%gn %t mt this G" aspeos arr" not 4"
rgaa It . T RnI o%sfs + feT n dF 5 yy little III @S o d pE' s95 P" ao Present @ to Ps Ds 1 0rqneao g with
E saaio%1 to he he T F%san1t n&nss' a %g how TO i & %h to just a9 ai pg%dn poy yq to 5o on@ 2%9 as S9 s1 no vt
o oiG%Go, % Oh at W 5n%T v On every very h. mG %D e. d tine same tax tax n g5 WAS WAS Pi %n en-. fF R m m had
6 pie ethan H@n now, t" continue con nue. with 1 the same om@t Of taxation an Rum Licenses when; by the force
are entirely Ignored, and in hth there are nc privileges at al. To him had always appeared upn-
ezpcGepco has proved hat &s nnIG mI ~ eg g3 4% n5 H #mept T Tss FINE % sde % of % "a ar% %s
Rum in bottles I IS %n smaller mailer Quantities than 8! gallons provided the Merchants aao pay a Ger
the Rum Shop Keepers can not and are not kept Up to their full extent And besides that, what
Et"s,o the extent as snow; tits sever said hat I'm soin small quantities at some places
will % 5t . Mn 1% 5 Ss ossias so 5b Ga%"9 "Ss It thea can s s.to5 s IL as i" @ 4%5 . a"s a the Run H. Shops ns
lection a" Tonga Merchants and oIcs not holding license could not sell TMs,, rum or brandy
a%~r @d1 's scarcely " ay one " would buy %T 5 g gallons ~" at a ema IS thereto oo%o@ it would s Sn %she fI
n M1m%%fr i Fre %hS@C Tab @5G %" ""S Dp &@; .d SnS 5 5yo nou D now. % @ %ef E1 od f4 thu e o e zo1
the license could o%b removed hougbto certainly 0be reduced Tbaoa are many who have no returns
ted, especially the sale of rum To cover the first expenses RumShoP Keeper mustsdn
business. and and Tno better 'uaecin be- | af%ds9 it % e3 n %S afford ford f TO- p2 hp pu "s HI fp poor Ha
loss , Of %%uo T@d be gained by an Increase in the import duty, which could mot be attended
The Police can not 1p prevent it, and mo- oo likes to be- rp~%% without" Hb no case of hans
dor. a o dM'@ nr ht FT msaIv dd G%94l:I t. wa" @n not his intention ion. hat a the tax s %5 be entirely
amount tT wy s H%1 O W e1 mSnb baf BED as" na SI" o a1s 5dh aIo altered Me gn $40 much h% n dSo tn
be parddonea on all who sells spirits
as* 18th oh a a:s s1 sso 1 Ss @s . SS9G" S R 2% @g & Sd g a:s%! s S9" gs5 3si ay not d Il s5ss' 9 ss
P sy"@si %f but '%@ e F.1 1 ~" eA sS' a aR%s s3 10 i" the Ssai i' ss the ne d sas s %E to ' s1g gs2 T PaS
Rico, than they are he? Reduce the axes on Grg-shps, btno talk Ofhcpae in duty
@h P shi Members %s who had spoken before The tn last Ts Member ADVOCATED s.teeei a Isdq%nn 9f@1os
the deficiency assessed on merchant, or made good higher import duty. H was not cqant
they might Just on that account not all be selling much formerly, as the trade divided among
re%m miy. Ge%a oFn la person asn %nG w 2a EnIt up . nm ms b0 0 bsn ou sa%d bh keeping @g Rum Shop and