, 1890-08-23
P R 0 G E E D N G s
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST, CROIX.

liz \ OlOhtd NbuIlCIi ACltA 4 -hN IN'hdA
Meeting for the present elective period,
which at the request of the Government
had been postponed TO to-day.
The following Members were absent; 1St
and End Members for Christiansted
(Cleagh and Lemming(, 2nd and 3rd Mem
berS for ChriStianSted'N Country District
Quincy and Switzer(, 1st Memherf0r Ere
derikSted Qwersen) the seats of4thCr0wn~
member, 1st and 18th Members for Chris
tianSted and 2nd Member for FrcderikSted'S
Country District are vacant.
The Governor of the Danish West India
Islands was present.
The minutes of the last Meeting were
read and adopted.
The lastly elected Chairman (Andersen)
having retired from the Council, the Meet
ing was opened by the Vice.ChalTman 3rd
Member for Frederlksted's Country Dis
trict (Hewjt).
The Colonial Councils Ordinary Meet
ing for 4th August was by Governments
letter Of 28th July postponed to to-day 18th
inst.
BY letter of 14th July the Government
has forwarded copies of the Report on the
work done by Prisoners in st. Croix in
1889-90, copies of which are at the disposal
of the Mem bers; and by letter of 4th
August the Government communicates
that by Royal Resolution of 18th July,
His Majesty was pleased to sanction the
Additional Grants adopted by the Council
on the l4th April to the Budget for 1889 80
TO items d. II, E. and f. for a total of
$2,281.38 and D. 8 for $3.50.
The Council then prOce edtd to the Order
of Day.
l. Election of Chairman instead of 3rd
Grown Member (Andersen).
LIST C~rOwnmember gum suggested III at
before proceeding to the election, the
Council would examine the patent of
election for 3rd Member for Christiansted
(Paludan NJ uller), as otherwise there would
be no quorum
The acting Charm an said there is a quo
rum without that, as there are & OF the old
members pr esent and the Council at pre-
sent counts bnt II Members.
4th Member for Frederiksted's Country
District me Donald could see no reason
for enteI tanning the proposal, as it can
not interfere with the question Of q quorum
for the transaction of business he would
therefore recommend that we proceed to
the LIST TEN of the Order of Day.
The acting Chairman stated that he did
not see any necessity to take the Councils
vote on the suggestion-but would now ask
the Council to proceed to the election of
a Chairman.
6 voting tickets we're handed in, elected
was LIST Member for Christiansted (Creagh)
with 4 votes.
AS the newly elected Chairman was alb
sent, the Wee Chairman remained in the
Chair.
2. Examination of patent of election
for 3rd Member for Ohristiansted
(Paluddn-MtlIer and also of the pa
tent for 9Th Crownmember (Riehter(
BY letter of 11th July, No, 1905, the Co.
vernment had informed the Council that at
the election OH the 3rd July in Christianteds
Mr.. Paludan-Muller had been elected as
Ord Member for ChFistiansted instead of
Lawyer S%takemann and by letter of 18th
August, No. 1871, the Government commu.
nicates that ny Royal Resolution of 18th
July His Majesty had nominated JHdge 81.
Maxen and Collector of Customs L. Richter
as respectively Ind and 9th Crownmembers;
MesSrs. Paludan. Miller and Richter were
present, and had handed in their patents !;
Judge Maxen is still absent fF0m the
Island.
The patents for Messrs. Paludan Muller
and Richter were examined and found in
due order, wheTeupOn the acting Chairman
declared them both entitled to seats and
votes in the Council they having previ-
Ously been Members of the Council, we're
not required to sign the tormular of oath.
8. Que stiOn of LIST Member for Chris
tiansted's Country District (Hage-
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