, 1889-10-23

bpCCldI III dlu 1CSdCICS Will AA4ai Al
the Municipal Treasury @(confer IS herein
afterl
The remainder Of the revenues hitherto
accruing to the Colonial Treasury fall to The
State Treasury.
The Municipal Treasures defray the ex-
penses of the Municipal Administration tex
cept the Municipal Accounts and Cash
Department, which is managed conformity
with that of the State Treasury; the Militia
and Fire Department Streets and Roads, il.
Guiding lighting and cleaning; the School
Department Except the supreme direction
thereof; the Sanitary Department Except
the Salary of Landphysici and the Quarantine
physician in st. Thomas); the Poor Depart.
ment the Prison Department Immlgra.
ton Expenses connected with the buildings
which pursuant to s 8 herein under fall to
the Municipal Treasury, allowances IN aid OF
Municipal Officers and functionaries; aid
other expenses for Municipal purposes, s1c1
as planting of public grounds, conservation
of gardens and cemeteries, expenses of the
Tax Commission, remeasurement of taxable
lots &C., and, finally, the expenses of the
Pilot, Light, and Harbour Department i'll st.
Croix.
81.
AL RCAAo ASS
: s are betrayed by the State-Treasury.
IS.
Ous of the present public buildings and
real estate, all such as serve q purpose Whlch
under the present law is to be regarded
90 municipal. such as School buildings,
Prison and Hospital buildings, and all
articles Of inventory serving such purposes,
shall belong to the Municipality which they
thus concern.
All other property, real estate and articles
of inventory hitherto belonging to the Colonial
Treasury, becomes the property OF the State
Treasury. No tax or charge to the Mumcl-
pality can be demanded from the properties
which in this 1lanacr fell to the State
Treasury.
The debt due by the Colonial Treasures
to the State Treasury for advances and loans
and for arrears Of interest on such IS reunited:
The outstanding claims Of the Colonial
Treasures for Bureau advances, and other
bonds and shares belonging 10 the Colonial
Treasures, are transferred to the state
Treasury.
The cash in the Colonial Treasures at the
closing of the accounts Tor the financial year
preceding the coming inso force OF the pre-
sent law, is paid over to the State treasury
From these dispositions are oAc0PU0"' ~"
ever, such public special funds and leoac'o3 as
are assigned for the benefit of purposes which
under 2 of the present law come under the
denomination of municipal affairs. Excepted
are also deposits in the Colonial Treasures,
for which deposits the Municipal treasury IS
responsible.
In case of doubt as to whether, under the
above regulations, an asset, or a revenue or an
expense, is to be transferred, entirely or Ill
part, to the State Treasury, the question IS
decided by the King.
II.
The 5Sth s of the Colonial Law is altezed
in such a manner that the Draft OF bud
get therein mentioned, which the Govern
ment yearly submits with appended money
bills and extra money bills, shall compr2e
only the Municipality revenues and expenses
in accordance with the above s 5 !.
5 and 6.
This law enters into force on LIST
April.......
The Governor introduced the Draft, and
said: By Royal Resolution of 26th July
&C. His Majesty the King has authorized
the Minister of Finances to obtain tho re-
port of the Colonial Councils on Il bill con-
tanning alterations of the Oolouial Law of
9th Novembe r 1868, aud by letter of 18th
August the Minister has instructed the