, 1880-07-28
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MONDAY 5th July 1880, - o'clock noon
the Colonial Council held it's 2nd ordinary
Meeting.
The Members we're present with excep-
ton of 3rd Member for Christiansted
III. Petersen) and End Member for Frede-
riksted's Country District II. Latimer) who
had reported their inability to attend.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read.
The Chairman notified the receipt of a
communication from the Presidency dated
lst June a. C. according to which at the
election held on the 22nd May last to fill
the vacant seat as 3rd. Member for Ere
deriksted's Country District Mr.. Z. C.
Birch had been elected.
The Council proceeded to the Order of
Day, viz:
/. Examination of Patent of Election
for Mr.. Z. g. Birch as Bird Member for
Frederiksted's Country District, together
with a protest, that had been forwarded
to the Chairman by End Member for Ere
2eriksteds Country District "a. Latimcr)
against the election.
The elected Member was present and
handed in his patent of election. together
with q declaration concerning the election.
The patent with protest and declaration
were handed over to the Members ON the
opposite side of the hall for examination.
AS the Speaker OF that portion of the
Council reported that some time would be
required for examining the papers con
nccted with the election, the Chairman
adjourned the Councils meeting for 20
minutes.
After the expiration Of that respite, the
Council was again called to order.
End Member for ChriStiansted (JirS) as
Speaker reported that the Members of the
Council charged with the examination of
the patent Of election for Mr.. p. G. Birch
as 3rd Member for Frcderiksted's Country
District had not been able to come to q
final conclusion, whether they should
recommend TO reject the election or not.
The said Members had had before them
the patent of election, the protest from (
electors in the Country Jurisdiction of
Frederiksted, and q declaration from the
party, to whom the right of voting had
been denied. Some of the Members came
to the conclusion that the election should
not be accepted by the Council as valid
some again have considered the question
doubtful; but all AVE come to the unani-
nous conclusion to recommend that the
matter be postponed and the question be
discussed. The contents of the protest are
to the effect, that at the election held on
the said day for a Member for Frederik-
sted's Country District a voter, whose
name was on the list of entitled voters,
was by the majority of the Board refused
the right of voting, because the voter did
not now reside within the elective district,
although he was residing in the district at
the time the list of voters was framed. At
the election on the said occasion 8 votes
were recorded for each of two candidates,
and the election was accordingly decided
by the drawing Of lots, the lot falling to
Mr.. p. G. Birch, Against the decision of
the majority of the Board of Directors,
which was based IN SIS of the Colonial
Law, some electors lave made the protest.
But along with the patent of election, the
elected Member has handed in a letter
dated 9th June 1880 from the voter whose
vote was refused, as already stated, and he
begged to read the contents thereof first
in Danish and then in English.
The protest, which was introduced. by
3rd Member for Christiansted's Country
District Ia. Latimerl and the declaration
OF 9th June a. c. read as follows:
81. Croix, End June 1880.
Honorable Sir!
We the Undersigned voters for the
Country District in Frederiksted's Juris-
diction, beg respectfully that you will lay
the following before the Honorable Board