, 1875-07-07

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for which we would now account.
od 81 eff. the, Governments Draft 5 2.
The Committee proposes that the number
of Rumshops should be stipulated in the
Ordinance, as was the case until the PIa-
card of 3rd November 1925 left it to the
Administration. The. standing tax, which
is based on a certain number of Rumshops
would become considerably more burthen-
some, if the number of those shops could
at any time be increased. Under present
circumstances we think that a number of
5 shops in Christiansted and 4 in FIRE.
deriksted would meet the requirements.
ad 5 CTR. Governments Draft ) 1 and 5 4.
According to the Governments Draft the
Runshop-Licenses need not contain any
stipulation concerning the place where
the stock of rum etc. is to be kept, when
ever that place is not the same as the
Shop. The Committee is of opinion that
the license should also name the building
to be used for storing. The stipulation
that the Policemaster has in his recommen-
dation on petitions for licenses to state how
far the buildings Intended to be used for
that purpose are suitable, appears not ex-
actly to be in %ts place here, as this
is a matter between the Superior Authori-
ty and the Policetpaster.
dd ) sand 9 GT. Governments Draft 5.
AS the permission for a widow to con-
tinue the business Of her deceased husband
forms the only exception from the rule
that a Rum-Licehse is a quite personal
grant, we have put the clause concerning
the carrying on of the business during the
absence of the Householder, in a follow
ing paragraph. 1t might be questioned
whether the business should in such cases
be conducted on the responsibility of the
absent householder, or on that of the
substitute. The Committee has, however,
followed the stipulation in the original
Draft, that it shall be on the responsible
tv of the householder.
od ) 10 CIR. Governments DRAFT 5 6.
The old sign-board prescribed by the
Placard of 1915, according to which Rum
shops We're publichouses and the privi-
lege was limited to the sale of liquors by
the glass, does not longer suit it appears
sufficient that the shop be designated as
Rumshop, in Danish or English, at the
pleasure of the party.
0d II. The enactments in the Pla-
card of 1915 concerning the quantity and
quality of the Rum that is to be on hand
in a Rumshop were,-as shewn by the
rules concerning the order In which the
rum-puncheons are to be opened-given
with the object of securing the Public
against bad and unWholesome articles, yet,
those enactments served at the same time
to give the business stability, which is a
matter of some Importance in a business
that is reserved to a certain small number
of dealers. 1t might also be the case that
while formerly the rum-business was
d very solid one, a certain looseaess has
subsequently, by degrees as those rules
crept out of use, shewn itself in this bust
ness, whereby not only the tax to the pub
lie Chest has become less sure, but also
the guarantee for the observance of the
rules given in tie interest Of public order,
has been weakened. The Committee
therefore, is of the opinion, that of the old
regulations there should be kept so much
as is requisite to prevent the Rum business
falling in the hands of individuals who can
afford no guarantee and who have to give
up the license after a. short trial.
ad s 10 ctr. Governments Draf s g.. The
clause, thas a Ru~mshopkeeper if he be
unable to maintain order in his shop,
shall, whenever the disorder arises from
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