, 1908-12-26
Translation.
Peter Carl Limpricht,

Gorer"or of the DoniSh Vest India Islands, KnjgAt Of
Dannebrog,
MAKES KNOWN: On the most submissive representa-.
1J ton of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the Kinr
was most graciously pleased by Resolution Of 18th ultmo to
sanction the following Ordinance concerning tave1ns in
St. Croix passed at 3rd discussion in the Colonial Council for
St.CrOlx on the 2lst September a. c.
The Superior Authority on the island may grant Licenses to keep
T"yerns in the two towns eff ST Crox Blu. not morc than 5 licenses for
Such License gives the holder thereof the right to serv all sorts
of prepared food a well as bread cakes, sweets, lKondtor~ager) etc,
on the premises, as well as out of them furthermore the privilege to
serve. for consumption on the spot all sorts of Drnkables and spirituous
liquors. excepting Rum or any liquors of which rum forms a component
The License to keep a tavern SHAH al be issued for a term of 3 years.
in memorial to that effect to the PoEcemaser Of the town, who, then,
will forward it to the Superior Authority, with his declaration endorsed
er brief as Tavernkeopor.
The License gives the right to keep only M Tavern it shall mako
nc" III n o. ta the t place. where It's, it is kept aud no other place shall be made
ry, which permission shall be endorsed on the License.
The Tavern License is valid only for the person to whom i is grant
shall be entitled, as LONG as she remains unmorrIed to- to c "~ "urn9 na n1 hms;s
ness. until the term Of the license expires; the said widow may also after
terms su amd' Conditions ii s"nn '"~ 0"""n " '0n0"" Oh tn n'0n'0 on ne same
During the absence of the license holder, but not for n time OK
ceeding one year, unless the permission of the Superior Authority has
been obtained, the hcense-holdor may continue his business under tho
Poicomastor. 80
The Iicense-hoder shall obey the orders of the Superior Authority
and the Polcemaster fol- maintaining order III the t"verns; the license
hONA 80 80 NO NCR0 "1OhHhDN AVA VIZ PANdh~ OAIUO5Ch ny uu III
the businesses
The License holder is prohibited having any other females to attend
in the tavern but his wife and his daughters.
The PoHcemaater may under special circumstances demand thu. the
taverns be closed temporarily.
All sorts of gambling are prohibited IN the @yorns
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The taverns may be kept open for business purposes every day, week
days as we'll as Sundays and Holidays, from 6 o'clock morning to 10
o'clock evening. Drinks are not to be served to persons that ae con-
sidered to le under Is years Of age, nor to persons who are evidently
Intoxicated.
A Copy Gn Danish and English of this Ordinance, as wei as List
specifying the prices of diinkables offered for sale i'll the tavern ml uv
stuck up in the tavern.
Any Hcenso-hoder found guilty Of illegal sale of Rum, or of any dis
titled strong drinks, saal be punished according to the Ordinances of
respectively 4th June 1898 s , and 4h May 1886 s 16.
Transgressons OF the Rules and Regulations for the control of Tav-
n shall be liable to penalty of fines for the first offence not below 10
and not exceeding so France, for the second offence not bdoW so Francs
aud not exceeding 100 Frcs aud the double amount in each succeeding
case of offence. If a license holder, after having been twice punished by
fines should be found guilty again, he may, besides the fine, be sentenced
to the forfeiture of his license, and he shall not be granted a new license
before 5 years have elapsed utter sucb forfeiture.
SO
Every license given " renewed under the enac' meDts Of this Ordi-
nance shall, before. the, holder thereof makes any use of it, be produced
before the Pohcemaster of the Town, who O the license will make q
annexation of the date when the license a produced. The Police has
unlicensed sale ofdisposal of turntables may also be complained by any
person having theyight to keep a tavern.
'Cases concerning Transgressions of this Ordinance shall be treated
as public Police Cases.
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On every licensed Tavern there shall be paid al annual Tax
not below 125 AMI lot above 800 Francs, which tax shall be