, 1885-02-21

CoulLHISSIOn reIerreQ TO mad also Deen re-
quested by Government to give its opinion
as to the way in which the sale of Rum could
be better regulated. The Commissions Re-
port has formed the basis of the present
Draft OF Ordinance, which aims atrestricting
rum drinking partly by prohibiting pro-
oucers otrum from selling in retail by limit
ing the quantity to be sold by them to SO
gallons or about l barrel partly by max
ing rum dearer in the towns by laying a
considerable tax on rum shops, at present
the yearly tax is $3.50 p. a. on every am.
shop, In future according to the Draft it
will not be less than $500 and not above
5000.
End Member for Frederiksted (Brown)
would also i'll this instance defer his fur
ther remarks, but at the same time he
would like to know now how the tax on
rum shops, as mentioned in Chapter ".
5 20, say "from $500 to 5000" yearly, is
to be collected is it meant, that some in
dlvldual by the will Of Government can be
assessed al $500 and another at $500 pa. 7
The Secretary would in reply to the last
Speaker BROWN beg to say, that the
meaning Is, that Government would decide
according to circumstances how much is to
be collected within the limits of $500 and
S0OO, and any amount fixed for the tax of
one licensed rumshop-keeper will apply to
all.
2nd Member for FrederikSted (Browa)
said he thought that there should ANYHOW
he nXed some definite rate as it is now,
the clause could be misunderstood. He
would beg to make just one more enquiry,
namely if the term 'pub!ican'' used in
several places in the Draft, is c rrect and
customary here
2nd Member for Christiansted Lemminq)
in reference to the first enquiry from 2ni
Member for FrederikSted Brown would
beg to refer to s 20, 2nd clause, where it is
said that the taxes are "tU be fixed by the
Government aud the Colonial Council with
in the ahovenamed maxima and minima
for 3 years at q time"
End Member for FredprikSted IBr0rnl
said, that provision does not do away with
the fact that the tax is not definitely fixed
and will he made dependent on the will OF
somebody and on what is the fixing Of
the tax to depend when it is to be assessed
as proposed
3rd Member for Frpderiksted's Country
District [Hewiti would like to know, if
under ) 4, where it is said "plauters and
others, who manufacture rum, are not nj.
lowed to dispose OF the same in smaller
quantities than a caSk or 33 gallons con
tanned il one package, it would be pro-
hibited Il planter to make a present to some
one else OF, for instance, IA demiiohn OF
rum He thought that the term "diSp0Se"
comprized any disposal besides sales.
Several Members expressed the view
that the term implied only disposal by
sale.
No one requested the word further.
AT the request Of 2nd Member for Ere
derikSted Brown that this draft be de-
ferIed in the same manner as the foregoing
Draft, it was put to vote and adopted
unanimously with 8 votes that the list dis.
cusSion be postponed for IA days.
4, Election of a Member for each of the
Elective Boards for the 4 Elective
Districts of the Island, agreeably to
the Governments request in letter of
22nd January a. C. No. 81.
The result of the election was that 9
voting tickets were handed in elected
were:
for ChriStianSted's
Town.........M Nj. T. E. Mendes with
9votes.
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