, 1891-04-25

again recommended Governments proposal
for adoption. The discussions were then
closed.
The Council consented with IS votes
against 2 lRiohtsr and Quin-Neumann left
the Assembly, to consent to the renewal for
l year from LIST March 40. of the Contracts
with the two public physicians In St. Croix
but so that the amount of $500 under the
Poor Department for salaries for attendance to
the Poor in the Country Districts be omitted
from the Contracts.
Neumann returned and took his seat.
4. Introduction of and 1st Discussion on
Draft of Ordinance containing Enact
ments to prevent illegal Use of Fire
Arms and Stealing ON Fields etc in
the Island of st. CrOix Thy 3rd Member
for Christiansted's Country District
Svitzer.)
The Draft with Remarks reads ais follows
No person in the Island of St. Croix shall
be at liberty to keep guns, rifles or muskets,
Of any construction or description, for private
use, except he be the owner of at least $50
acres of land, or has permission from the
Policemaster of the Jurisdiction:
Such permission to keep the aforesaid FIRE.
arms shall be in the form of a printed ticket,
to be carried along with the tre.arm therein
named, whenever the. owner has it in use
and the said ticket shall contain a statement
Of the name of the person having permission
to keep the fire-arm a description Of the fire.
arm Especially the name of the manufacturer
and the number stamped by the manufacturer
on the fire army, and the term for which the
ticket is valid: For such ticket there shall be
paid a fee of $40 to the Colonial Treasury.
Every such ticket shall be renewed every
year in the month of January, and for every
such renewal there shall be paid q fee of l dol
lar,
Pfoprietors of landed property above 100
acres In extent shall be given the ticket and
the renewal free Of cost.
Amy person convicted of transgression of the
above enactment, or of selling or otherwise dis
posing of the above named firearms, without
making report thereofto the Policemaster, whose
duty it shall be tomake the necessary alteration
Of the name of the owner in the ticL ct, provided
the sale etc. has been effected in the course
of the year and any person convicted of
lending out, hiring out or otherwise. disposing
Of such ticket, shall be liable to punishment
of fines not below so and not above $40. or.
w. 80
in aggravating circumstances, imprisonment on
bread and water for a tenn not below 5 times
48 hours. The firearms used or sold without
right or permission, as abovestated, shall be
confscated by the Police.
Any landowner, his manager, overseer or
other person duly authorized by the owner.
shall have authority to seize and apprehend
any person found or caught with firearms of
the aforementioned sort on the land attached
to the property, or on any road or by-road or
foot path, or on any stream or pond belonging
to or attached to the property ; and any such
person so seized or unprecedented may be
brought at once to the nearest Policestation,
together with the 6re-arm in question.
The police, or any one else duly authorized
and sworn by the Policemaster, and the Quarter
officers shall have the same authority herein
before named in regard to all and every person
found on the high road, or on any by-roads,
with firearms Of the abovenamed nature with.
out having a right or permission thereto. Pro-
prietors or anyone else noticing such cases on
the said public thoroughfares, are bound to
make report thereof to the nearest Police
station,
Any person found guilty Of hunting or
shooting game of any kind and wild animals
Of any description, on land where he has
no right or without permission from the