, 1908-12-30

airguns, or complete parts thereof, and of ammunition a license from
A license from the Government is also required for every change Of
i G"ns %mnpi in regard gard to SoG firearms 81 and oa ;%%u mi lion ). Merchants ts,.! who hG,s deal
to such persons as exhibit the sign mentioned in S
Everyone who, at the time of this Ordinance coming into force, is
the the lawful owner of firearms is bound in conformity with a publea-
notify his ownership to the Police.
Every lawful owner of firearms is bound to pay for each such weap-
on a yearly tax of Francs 10 to the Colonial Treasury.
This rule however is not applicable to the Military as far as fire.
arms arms fr military purposes ar concerned, o to the merchants, who
Exempt from paying the tax ire 8 firearms OF every estate of $50
acres of land or upwards, likewise 3 firearms o n every Central Factory in
the ne Conntry >, Districts smti irrespective as to whether the firearms lslOpg to
Furthermore the Government can grant exemption from the pay
purposes mu SO 'o or form Hn ' nr rr0o of cons wten IN" e.. excessively xbnh u "s ~u o r. decorative sSmn.n"
c!uos' wh'ch place themselves under Governments control
The tax is to be paid for the calender wear to the Police when the
nc9ns is issued or subsequently to the publication offs notice from the
If tho tax is not paid within one month after the publication Of the
notice he tLef soLee shall seize and coniscate for the benefit of the Colonial
Eery weapon upon which the tax is TO ho paid and every weapon
wleh under 5 8 3rd clause is exempted from the tax, is TO be provided
by tn Police With " stamp aad a humber besides which there shall be de-
tHer v@r 10 o Inc PEI concerned a sign bearing his name, the date of
taxable weapons att the time when the tax for the following Ing year is PAL
as regards weapons free of tax in the month of January.
The Police the Gendarmery and the Quarter Officers are entitled
to- tTt demand EN- nc that any person found in possession of firearms shall show.
- mo Pol6oH oucefneQ caunOt prove his right o. the spot, his
weapon may be taken from him, and if he does Nt establish his right
within IA days 1t may be seized and con6scated by the Police for the
benefit of the Colonial Treasury.
burden of the proof that = zap does not belong TO the
g 5sass%sd ls Whose ;a so t Ros IS ss%s. it is st to"" Ib ss,'a on s.t the ,S n n1 making 6I t2s
nance
Children and youths under 1szSars of age are not allowed to use
n'''H' without permission fSn E Government ,
Irnsgreasons of the provisions of tins Ordinance shall be punished,
with mes 81 from 20 to 200 Francs in so far as they do not deserve q
higher punishment in accordance with the general rules of the law.
The fines accrue to the Colonial Treasury, so however. that the in
former, where there is such, can.ehim' the half, If the infrmer is in .
the service of the Police r the GeudaYnery the share of the fine which
falls to him, is to be divided. among the members of the Police or
Gendarmery forceaccording to the further decision by the Polcemaster
OF GendarrIery officer concerned.
Suits concefufqg the imposition of such fues are to be dealt with
as public Police suits.
This Ordinance comes into force OF the LIST January 1909
10 which all CONCERNED have to conform.
Government of the Danish West India Islands.
St Thomas the 10th December 1905,
Under my hand and the seal of Government
LIMPRICHT:
l. e. 81
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BAUMANN
:? acting