, 1909-10-16
translation.


Peter Carl G4llEl pElCIII'
Governor of the DoajA West Lndio Is1onds, K"'g"@
Danndroq, d DonnoJrogsmond,
N7AKES KNOWN: On the most submissive representa-
II ton Of the Ministry of Finances HIS Majesty 1ne nn8
~ = most oraciously pleased by Resolution of 10th ultimo to
Sanction Ire f91Iowing Ordinance concerning advances from
the immigration Fund Tor the continuation OF the Oane Ou1
tivation in St Croix passed at Bra discussion IN the 0olon"i
+, omcil for St CroiX on the 18th July a. e..
III. Government Of the Danish West India Islands is authorized to
dispose, during the period from the lst August to the Dist October l9o''
the Immigration Fund, tr the purpose IF granting advances to owners
Of land in St Crox in order to enable them to continue the the cultivation
of sugar ane against preferential claim and security III the crop esta-
bHsbed by Pacerd Of I4h May 1923, cr. Ordinances OF 21st June l8lS
' The maximum Of the advanoesis fixed in each individual case pro-
poreonatey to the area in cane and cannot exceed l|en n1 err francs ta
per acre. No advances can be given to any party having lS mn 'n
acres in cane.
The amounts advanced. with interest at the rateof 4 . -four per
cent? p a, are to be repaid lndomnifyingy IN the tontp~ns mn. manner sncE ,
a as regards estates delivering their crop to central factories with s"e4
a quota Of each payment for canes delivered as the 0o'ernmsn
b. as regards other estates, with three equal iustalments falling due
respectively on the 18th Apr, 18th May, and 18th June 1910 m
been repaid in full by the 18th June 1910, interest Will be charged from
said date at the rate of6 ? Q P a.
The party receiving advances binds himself to submit Ito to .: such h, o ION
cane fields as the Government may consider requisite.
The party receiving advances binds himself not to dispose Of any
part Of his crop, unless with the consent OF the government until the
submits to what restrictions the Government may consider necessary,
the Custom Houses.
SIS.
The advances must be applied exclusively for the furthering OF the
cultivation Of the sugar cane
Should any party having received advances be found to have applied
the advances for other purposes, the amount advanced becomes due at
once and no more advances can be granted him Any attempt at dS-
posing Of the crop il coutayenGon of the provisions of S 4 will have the
same consequences.
Sc
The Government is further authorized to dEp &c. during the period
from the 1t November 1909 to the 31st March 1910 Of All amount not
exceeding $4,000 Francs of the means belonging to the Immigration
Fund for the san purpose, against the same security and OF the sam
conditions as stated above, in such a way, however that the maximum
Of the advances is fixed in each individual case poportiomtey to the
area in plants and ca not exceed half the estimated value Of the crop
that said area may reasonably be expected to yield, and under n 10 circm-
stances exceed one hundred and twenty five Fraucs per acre, No ad-
vances can be given unless the canes have attained such a growth that a
crop in 1910 may be reckoned upon with certainty Noadyances can be
given to any party having less than five acres in plants
S.
Advances under S l and 6 cannot be granted to parties who have
not repaid in full advances previously received from the Immigration
Fund.
10 which all concerned have to conform.
Government of the Danish West India Islands,
St Croix, the 18th October 1909.
Under my hand and the seal of Government
LIMPRICHT.
BAUMANN.
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