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srjct (FarreHy) would beg to inquire if the
if the Clergymen of other foreign denomi-
nations are required to give the oath.
The President replied that the Law applies to
other recognized foreign denominations also, and
their c~lergymen are required to take the oath
before entering on their duties here.
4th Member for Christiansted's Country Dis
trict (Farre1y). said that the catholic priests
are always willing to take the oath. But for
the rest, he could not see why the matter had
been brought before the Colonial Council for
the Priests are by their oaths subject to the
Laws, and the Authorities must of course
compel them to obey the laws, when they fail.
AS regards civil marriages, he as a Catholic
knew that the Church would never admit. them,
and would never countenance a marriage per-
formed by civil authority.
End Crownmember (EV3Uem0eg) remarked,
that the matter might perhaps also be rene
died by the Government authorizing the Priest
who might after this be duly recognized, TO re-
perform the previous ceremonies, and thus
make them perfectly legal.
4th Member for Christiansted's Country Dis
triot IFarrcHy] would be thankful to hear how
that could be done. AS far as he knew, the
two priests at present here are only officiating
for the time being.
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bounden duty Of a foreign minister when he
comes here to take steps that the exercise of
his Office be legal and beneficial to his commu-
nifty, and to fulfil the conditions laid down
for the exercise of bis ofic e. But he (the
President would, in the present instances,
write the C~hurchwardens urging them to take
the needful steps towards obtaining the
necessary recognition for the priests, even if
they only be temporarily acting Similar de-
mauds had on several occasions been made to
them, but not sufficiently attended to.
No one requested tie word further, and the
Interpolation was closed.
3, Ord Discussion on the Draft of Ordinance
extending to the Danish West India
Islands the law of 4th February 1871
concerning vaccination.
(lSt & 2nd discussions p..........)
The following amendments were proposed by
the Government:
AMENDMENTS
to tho Draft of Ordinance dY adich the lar oI
4H February 1871 concerning Vaccination
Is ertended 10 be raid ~ The Daaih
IVet IHdsa Islands,
(as adopted at 2nd disoussion)
Proposed by Government to 3rd discussion.)
!, ad 5 /, The following to be added as a
new clause at the end Of The s
1t is the duty Of the Police
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sions, in accordance with the
rules that are contained in the
following or that might be given
By the Superior Authority, to
see that the enactments Of this
Ordinance be duly 1bseryed.'
9, ad 5 3. last clause. The words, " which
shall be betrayed by the chair
man and those officials who are
ex-offcio members of the School
Board" to be struck out and the
Comma altered to Fan Stop.
3, cd ,. English Translation " render
the traLsgressor liable Toto
be altered to "aro punished
WITH
4, ad { sc years altered TO 81 year"
The President recommended the proposed
am endments by which no essential change will
be made in the Ordinance. No. / is merely
int uded to secure the better carrying out Of
the Ordinance, SO that the Police il connection
with the School Commissions be charged with
the carrying out Of it now, after the original
term for vaccination has been changed from 6
years to l year, aud which has also metApprov-
al in st. Thomas Colonial Council. No. 2 pur-
ports to strike out a clause which was adopted
at 2nd discussion in this Council but refused in
st. Thomas and No. 8 is merely an alteration
in the English wording.
3rd Member for C5ristiansted {Hans0n) was
happy to see the Government has gone into the
idea of making vaccination compulsory from the
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