, 1909-01-30

' N%AFAA1DN |LA w ItbA bAlLb a
person carrying on a business does not 90
away long before the Trade tax has been
hxed, so that he escapes payment Of this
tax. Possibly guarantees in this respect
could be demanded at the time the burgher
brief or license IS issued.
1t is nos clear to the Commission what rcQ-
sons have led to the view, that the same
person cannot have burgher right in all The
islands. Presumably such cases do in fact
occur.
The view that a widow Of a burgher can
continue his business under his burgher
brief has hitherto been understood thus,
that when the business is based on n sDacipl
grant she cannot do it. THIS seems alto
gether unreasonable and unjust AMI is there
fore proposed to he changed.
There is no reason for having O rule that
the fees may be remitted. Should there be
such, it should read che fees may be
RENTED with the consent Of the Colonial
Council"
Some rules must be altered in accordance
with the Ordinance about the observation
Of Holy days and in accordance with the
law about majority now in force,
The rule that hucksters must use the
help of their children and other members
OF their household onfy-of whom pen haps
they have nono-seems to be too stringent
The question has been raised in the Com
mission whether one and the same burghor
brief as merchant and retailer gives the right
to have several selling places. In Denmark
the rule IN force is that no trader is entitled
to have more than one shop in the Same
municipality.
The opinions have been divided 3 Of the
Commission's members think that a burg her
brief should be taken out for eoch place
Of safe, while one member thought it more
advantageous to the Colonial Treasury that
there were several places Of sale, since
for each place a Trade tax would be assess
ed, whereas the union of several branches
in one business would involve the assess
ment Of one Trade tax amount only. One
member preferred not to give au opinion
on the point.
When the ordinance was issued the
slaughtering of small animals was quite in
considerable, and this business was there
fore left free, but in later years it has in
creased to q very considerable extent, and
the Commission has tle tefore been Of the
opinion, that if it is not desired to demand
that a burgher-brief be taken out the mat
ter might DO arranged thus, that, us in
the case Of selling passes, there should be-
taken out, for the slaughtering Of small
animals, Il pass from the Police each month,1
the fee for this being fixed at from Er. 5
to 10.
IN inns way some cOntrOI also could b0~
introduced over this business, SO that the
frequent tlctts Of en0tt animals could be
checked.
There is NO reason either, why, from the
side of the Sanitary authorities, there should
not be Introduced a control over the sIaugh-
tering of small animAlso
While at present . burghcr-briof may be
taken out Us merchant or as retailer, no
rules are given concerning the difference
in the rights conferred 10y these two bur
gher-briefs. "
The Commission has taken under con
sideration whether a general rule could be
found for settling this question, since un-
der the conditions existing here there can
be no question of specifying the most ina
portunt articles of tladc, NJ IN Denmark.
There is hardly any other way, therefore,
than
l, to let the right Of importing be the de
Gliding point, or
2, to have only enc burgher-briof for
carrying on trade, 50 that such bur
Cher brief gives the right to trade by
wholesale or retail.
In this latter case the tax, which now