, 1911-10-28
Translation.
RE1MUND MANN,

4ctoo Vice Governor for the Dan1sh Vest India Islands
Knight OF Dannebr0g,
wakes KNOWN: On the most submissive representa-
tion Of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty was most
oraciausIv pleased by Resolution of goth September &C. to
sanction the folio wing Ordinance concerning 4 t1 Ge from T4
tivatinn II St. Croix passed at 3rd discussion in the Colonial
Council Of st. Croix on the 9TH july &C
The Government Of the Danish West India Islands is authorised to
dispose, during the period from 91 ,4 Isl % A ag af to Q ne ,o Sdns G paionen i9t +,
the immigration Fund, for the purpose of granting advances to owners
of of sugar "o oa ae o against % '% arsfsront%j claim and security in the crop e-
tabIsGed by p@cnrd of IA May 1923, eff. Ordinances of 2lst June 1849
"' 1%p mszim~9 Of the advances is fixed in each individual! case pro-
portionatoIy to the area in cane and cannot exceed twenty five Francs
per acre. No advances can be given to any party having less than ten
acres in cane,
the amounts advanced. with interest at the rate of 4 % -four
a a regards estates delivering their sop t 9n central f Ia tori with
b n ns reg m%i Other other estates with three equal instaments falling due
respectively IN the 18th A April; l56 t a . ~ lo 9boH n e nav h%v hoon
If the advances granted 1oH TtG in mte'Is' n sagf 1o rh nnop9 from ron "@ @J " @aia
at the rate ot6 10 pa
The party receiving advances binds himself to submit INIT to o,a s99 con.
troll with the mamss19e ntn Of the e esa~' eon %G r r. "rGa a' '0D'''D %
The party receiving advances binds himself not 70 dispose or any
part OF hs crop u"leSs wm n4h i" i1ttrelt thereon. has been repaid. and he
submits to what restrictions the Government may consider necessary
among others the prohibition against the expectation OIL S"S" "0"S"
the Custom Houses
The advances mast be applied exclusively 70. the f"thenOg Of tho
Should any party having received advances be found to lpvo applied
once and no more advances can be granted him. Any " t" @ at d t,
nosing Of the crop in contayentou OF the provisions OF 5 I VII nave Tie
same cOnst Quencea
S.
Tha Government is further authorized to dispose, during the period
from LIST November 1911 to the 31st March 1912, Q n amount n0t eX
ceadj,o 50 600 Francs Of the means belonging to the immigration fun'
for the same purpose, against the ame security md on he same cD
dItions as stated above, in such a way, however, hat the m'Nm %
the advances is fixed in each individual case roporlouatoN, 70 We " M
in plants and cannot exceed half the estimated value o Tue 'UP r'
said area may reasonably be expected to yield, and undef ho co"n-
stance exceed one hundred and twenty five Francs pr acre ~ ."
yances can be given unless the canes have attAued Such q @to"W 80"
cron in 1912 may be reckoned upon with certainty. NO @dYahco 'N ~
given to any party having less than five acres Il plants
ST.
Advances under s s l and 6 cannot be granted to parties VINO mFo
not repaid in full advances previously received from the Imnn8r"'o"
Fund.
To which all concerned have to conform.
Government of the Danish West India Islands,
ST. Thomas, the oath October, 1911.
Under my hand and the seal of Government
M
Aauq Jce Governor
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WILL. JACOBSEN
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ORDINANCE