, 1908-12-30


MAKES KNOW On the most Submissive representa-
UU ton of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the King
was most graciously pleased by Resolution Of 18th ultmo to
sanction the following Ordinance concerning iaVtrns i'll
St. Croix passed at Bird discussion in the Colonial Council for
St. Croix on the Dist September a G.
The Superior Authority on the Island may grant Licenses to keep
Tnverns in the two towns eff ST Croix but n more than B licenses for
each town.
Such License gives the holder thereof the right to serve ali sorts
on e ,Sa pre aa%'' 81 - we'll III as IS out Ut'~ Of t ino; f" "tGSr eM"T the " privilege etc to
serve. for consumption on the spot all sorts OF Drinknblos aud 7prit"ous
pss excepting Rum Or any liquors Of which run" forms" component
The License to keep a tavern shall be issued for a term of years,
but may be renewed, Persons wishing to obtain such license shall hand
in q memorial to that effect to the pohoemastor Of the town, Who then,
will forward it to the Superior Authority with his declaration endorsed
thereon. The person granted such " license shall also take out Il burgh-
er brief as Tav@nkeeper.
mention Of the place where it is kept, aud % other place shall be made
riy, which permission shall be endorsed on the License,
The Tavern License j. valid OILY lily for tn. person to whom it is grant
cd, it must not be used by any one elise the widow Of the icens holder
1885,, until the term of the license expires the said widow may also after
During the absence of the license holder, but not for any time e-
ceeding ne year, unless the permission of the Superior Authority has
BEEN Obtained, the Tcense-hoidr may continue his business under tho
Poicemastor
The Lcense-holder shall obey the orders of the Superior Authority
and the PoGcemaster for maintaining order in tho t"Vern" tho license
holder is in that respect responsible for the servants employed by him in
the businesses
The License holder is prohibited having any other females to attend
in the tavern but his wife and his daughters
The PGicamaster may under special circumstances demand that the
tayerns be closed temporarily.
All sorts Of gambling are prohibited III the taverns.
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The t.verns may be kept open for business purposes every day, week
days 8 we'll Is Sundays and Holidays, from 6 o'clock morning to 10
o'clock evening. Drinks ne not to be served to persons that are con-
sidered to lie under Is years of age, or to persons wLo. re evidently
intoxicated.
A Copy rn Danish and EngIssn) Of this Ordinance, as well as a list
specifying the prices of drinknbes offered for sale il the tavern, Fh"o 70"
stuck up i'll the tavern.
Any license holder found guilty of illegal sale # Rum, o. Of my dis,
titled strong drinks, shall be punished according to the Ordinances of
respectively 4h June 1888 s 2 aud 4h May 1886 16.
Transgressons of the Rules and Regulations for the control of Tav-
ern shall be liable to ponnlty of fines for the first offence not below 10 r.
and not exceeding so Frnnce, for the second offence not below 50 Francs
aud not exceeding 100 Frcs and the double amount in e6ch succeeding
case of offence. If u license. holder, after having been twice punished by
fines should be found guilty again, he may, besides the fine. be sentenced
+, tn, forfeiture of his license, and he shall not be granted a new license
before 5 years have elapsed after such forfeiture.
Every license given n renewed under the enacfments of this Ordi-
nances shall, before the holder thereof makes any use of it, be produced
before the Poicennastel lf the Town, who on the license will make An
anndmtion of the date when the license was produced. The Police has
to see to it, that the enactmo ns of this Ordinance be not transgressed;
unlicensed sale or d)posal of turntables may also be complained 6y any
person having the Rht to keep @taverD.
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'CAes concernn = 4ransgressons of this Ordnlnce shall be treated
as public Police Cases.
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On eyery licensed Tavern there shall be paid an annual Tax
not below 125 and rot above 300 Francs, which tax shall be