, 1898-11-23

Island lOc q D0HlOu 0ACcCtlbS I IhOA'ASS
the question OF the vacancy. OF his seat
is on the Order OF Day.
Since the Councils meeting of 18th
July, the seat of 3rd Member Cor Chris
tiamstrd's Country District has lecOme
vacant by the Death of Mr.. A. Jensen. II
reuort tRereof will be made 10 Govern
meut.
10 lst Member for Ch,istiansted's Country
District (S%takemaunI stating that he
leaves the Islnnd. for II period beyond 4
months;-the seat is therefore vacant IN
accorlanco with s 81 # C"l'Law.
The minutes of last Meeting we've read
and adopted.
The Council then proceeded to Order of
u. Question of withdrawal of 2nd lem
Der for Christiansted's County District
Lunney).
The following letter had Ieen received
AnguiIIa, st. Croix
July 1lth 1898.
To the Honorable Chairman If the
Colonial Council st. Croix.
Dear Sir!
l beg leave to inform you that |
intend leaving the Island for q period OK
ceeding 4 m nths on q trip to Eur pc.
Yours most respectfully
l. " III.
Tho Chairman stated that rs Mr.. lunney
has not returned rs vet and has been absent
for more than 4 months, he must be Consider
ed as Iav ng retired, see 5 81 Of the Colonial
Law; but still he would place the question
before the Council.
LIST Member for Frederiksted (GoldeM):
had been informed that MI. Lunney will DO
here very soon.
The Chairman: had aleo heard that; but it
seems TO he the correct procedure to follow
the law, which is clear, and to declare the
seat vacant; Of course Mr.. Lunney may he
reelected.
2nd Member for Ohristiansted (Cre0gh):
hns MIR Lunney been absent 4 months?
The thurman: Mr.. Lunney'S letter is, as
stated, dated IL July and he lett shortly
after, consequently it is now more than t
months; moreover he reported that he in
tended being absent more than 4 months;
consequently expected to retire.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (BidckrOOd): If it be in accordance
with the Rules and regulations that a Mem
b,r's absence for 4 months must cause his
retirement, then the Council should follow
that rule. g. the other hand, if NJ.
Lu,usy will be here shortly, and if the
Colonial Council is competent to make
o deviation from the rule, and avail his
ICGUfu, tHou MO ltllSuO OO oO, IA ~
certainty Of Ills coming, to him it mattered
not.
The Chairman: There is no certainty,
and it would not do if the Colonial Council
we're to set aside the rule. and it should hap
pen that Mr.. Lunney did not come as ex-
pected.
The question of Mr.. Lunney's Withdrawal
was then put to vote, and it was adopted
with7 votes against l, that the seat of 2nd
Member for Christiansted's Country District
is vacast;-A report thereof will be made to
Government.
The Council then took as No 2 on the
Order of Day: Question of retirement Of LIST
Member for ChristiAnsted's Country District
(Stakemanu).
The following communication had been
received:
SIR
hereby Deg to notify you that | in'
tend leaving the island on a trip to Europe
who'll will extend over 4 months.
As leave on Monday the l4'h inst. shall
not be able to attend the meeting OF The
Council on that day.
Christiansted, st. CrOix 18th Novbr. 1870
Respectfully,
A. E. STAKEMANN,
Member of the Colonial C"i'il-
Gil for ChrislianSIed Coun-