, 1885-09-23

entrusted only to reliable men, eff. s 8 of
the Draft but the public would not obtain
this guarantee to its fun extent. if the
business can be left in the hands Of paid
subordinate. WhiIdt the Comfnitteeconsiders
it hut fair to recommend the maintenance
of the now existing rule ,hat The widow If
the householder shall, as long as she
remain unmarried, be entitled, during the
residue OF the term for which the license
was granted. to continue the business with
the help of a man whom the P0licemaSter
approves still the Committee does not
think that there is any reason to g be.
yomd that.
We propose that the following clause be
added to this :.
In case of absence from The island,
which must not be for a longer time
than one year, unless the perm lsSion
OF the Superior Authority be obtain
ed thereto, the license holder may
let the business be conducted by ~
man, of whom the Policemaster
We consider it advisable that this clause.
which is in the Ordinance of 1875, be
maintained.
We propose that the following be added
at the end of this !:
Every Rumshop-keeper is bound, within
the expiration of IA days after the
end of each quarter of the wear.
to give in to the Policemaster of the
jurisdiction a statement in writing,
showing how much Rum he has
bought during the past Quarter,
also from whom it has been bought,
and how much he has on hand.
1t has been considered practically
1nfanSIIln To ~ nJ+ n v,I1n +O it,
effect that RumShopkeppers Shall keep IA
book of all sales in whole bottles or
above but, on the other hand, we think
that a clause like that here proposed, and
which may be carried out without difficulty,
cannot fail to be of Importance in several
respects, since in that way there will be
obtained some control in reference to the
statements which are to be sent in pursu-
ant to 5 5 Of the Draft; moreover such
statements from RumShop-keepers, in con.
nection with those from Planters, com
pared with the CuStOmhouSe Books of Elk.
ports from the island, would afford materi-
al from which to gain information OF the
consumption of Rum in the island and of
the extent to which illegal sales are CARR,
ed on.
al s -.
A Majority Drown, Lemming. and
WaSsard) proposes that "4pm." be altered
to "3 p. m"
A Minority (Willard) proposes instead
of the 2nd part Of this section, the follow.
ing: On Sunday and Holidays, no sales
must take place.
G0 IA.
The Committee had intended proposing
that this s be struck out, as the Committee
thought that it must rest with the Military
Authorities to take measures for securing
obedience to a prohibition against soldiers
visiting Rumshops. But il has been stated
by the Governor, that i'll st. Thomas,
where the same rules are in existence as
those proposed here in s IA, experience re-
commendS an enactment as here proposed,
whereby the temptation to the soldiers
becomes less and the punishmentS for
transgresSionS are fewer in number two
members of the Committee (Lemming and
Wassard) in accordance Herewith think
it right to recommend this 5 for adoption,
while two other members Brown and
Willard) propose that this s be struck out,
because, in the opinion of the Minority, the
desired object will not be attained by the
proposed enactment. The result of such
ain enactment would only be this, that
soldiers, instead of visiting the Rumshops,
where some guarantee for the maintenance
of order is afforded by means of the control
exercised with Rumshops,-would frequent
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