, 1874-05-20

tired, had expressed a wish to the Members not
20 re-elect him as Viceehairman. He, the
Chairman, begged to thank the honorable Mem
Der on the Councils behalf for his readiness to
serve for that short period !; but the Members
will appreciate the motives of the honorable
Member, in wishing to be exempted from the
post, and thus not to be withdrawn from the
discussions, in which be is of so eminent service
to the Council.-At the same time the Chair
man expressed his congratulations on the re-
election of the Councils old lVicechairman
(DuBois), and he hoped that the honorable
Members acceptance Of the post is a sign of
an Improvement in his state of health, which
formerly had been the cause of his withdrawal.
Tho Vioechairman (DuB0iS) thanked the
Council for the honor conferred on him, and
could only express his regret that he will not
be able to flI the post as ably as the lately
retired Vice Chairman.
AS Secretary 2nd Member for Frederiksted
(FaberJ elected with II of Is votes.
2, Election of Members to sit in the several
Communal Commissions.
Christiansted's Hospital Commission Nc
Evoy had 6 of is votes but an absolute
majority of votes being requisite, q re.elec-
ton was held, and McEvoy was elected
with 10 of Is votes,
Frederiksted's Hospitaloommission Faber
with Ii of Is votes.
Christiansted's Quarantine Commission Mo
Evoy with II OF Is votes.
Frederiksted's Quarantine Commission Ia
Der with II Of Is votes.
Christiansted's Town-Sch00l Commission
Hanson with l2 Of Is votes.
Frederiksted's Town School Commission Fa-
Der with ii of Is votes.
Cbristiansted's Country Soh0ol-C Commission
Rosenstand with 9 of Is votes.
Frederiksted's Country SchoOl-C Commission
Sarauw with ID of Is votes.
Prison Commission L. Farrelly with IA of
Is votes.
Christiansted's Poor-C Commission Jollife with
IL of Is votes.
Frederiksted's do. Sarauw with
Ii of Is votes.
The Committee to examine the Colonial Trea-
sury's Cash The result was that Is voting
tickets were handed in, of which JoIliffe
received 9 votes; JUrs had Z, Lemming
6 but as an absolute majority of votes was
requisite, a reelection was held the re-
suit was that of Is voting tickets Jurs had
7. Lemming 5 a new tied election was
then held; IA valid tickets were handed
in Il not vaId) and Jurs was elected with
10 votes.
The Chairman notified that he had received
a communication from the Presidency dated
18th April, according to which the Ministry of
Finances had informed the Government of the
Danish Westindia Islands that His Majesty
the King had by a Royal Resolution dated 9Th
March authorized the said Ministry to instruct
the Governor of the Dapish Westindia Islands
that in virtue of the extraordinary power vested
in him by the Colonial Law of 9th November
1868 S 5, he shall in the event that the Budgets
for the Financial Year I874-75 for the NUM-
cipality of St. Thomas and St. Johns and for
the Municipality of St. Croix cannot in due
time be submitted to Royal Sanction by His
Majesty the King, be authorised to sanction
the Budgets Professionally in reference to all
such items wherein the Government agrees
with the respective Colonial Councils, while
the other items shall be reserved for decision
by resolution of His Majesty.
Furthermore a communication from the Pre-
sidency in reply to the Councils representation
in reference to the Communal Accounts for
187O-71 which communication he would hand
over to the Committee as however one of the
Members of said Committee (Anthon) had
withdrawn, he would propose, that Faber,
who was elected for the Committee, for 1871
72 also acted on the occasion.
The Chairman also notified that the Report
from the Committee on the Budget for 1974-75
had been handed to him to-day and that it
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