, 1911-11-29

this matter rs on the Order OF the Day
15. Letter of "a ult, with a report fro,,
the Chairman Of the Committee, elected 1II
July last yenl and lii the Councils meetinr
on the 18th September a. C. empowereJ 70
examine and make a proposal regardinn
which wares made OF produced in the Islan9
shall be considered as hucksters, wares ~.
cording to Ordinance of Trades and Ocen.
pations of st. Croix of 11th JnIy a. c. s < cfr
s 11;-this matter is on the Order Of tbs
Day.
Is. Report of both uIt. from the Munfci-
pal Committee forwarding the statements
concerning the Colonial Treasury Of ST.
Croix for the financial year 1907 1908;--this
matter is on the Order Of the Day.
II. Letter of 1st inst. from the Mnnioi-
pal Committee forwarding in conformity
with s 8 Of the Bylaws a copy OF the G m
mittee's Proceedings in tue Bird quarter Oh
this year.
Is. Letter Of 9th inst from LIST Member
for Frederiksted Tow IF. Coulter forward
ing an amendment TO the Committee Report
concerning which wares shall be considered
as hucksters wares, and: Question concerning
the responsibility OF the Municipal Commit
tee towards the Colonial Council these
two matters are on the Order of the Day.
10 Letter of 18Th INST. from LIST Mem
Der for Frederiksted's Country District
(Smith) forwarding an Interpolation to Gov
eminent concerning the ACCESSIBILITY of an
export tax. on Honey and bees wux;-this
matter is on The Order Of the Day.
20. Letter Of this date from the nevis
elected Bird Member for Christiansted Town
(Creagh, stating his inability to attend the
Counci's meeting on account of sickness.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and tacitly adopted.
The dctg. Chu3wt01t remarked that more
than 4 months had elapsed since 4th Mem
Der for Frederiksted's Country District
(~Thornberg( had notified the Council of his
leaving the Island for q shorter period, uud
as the said member had not yet returned, he,
the actg. Chairman, would hereby declare his
seat in tho Council vacant i'll conformity
with the Colonial Law $ s "a
LIST Member for Christiansted's Town
(,Stohenaonn) called the actg. C~hairmau's
attention to the tact, that the Council itself
according to the Colonial Laws s rs. decides
that question.
Ihe 0ctg. Chairman then took up the lst
item of the Order of the Day, and remarked
that as the newly elected member for Chris
tiansted's Town tCreaghD was not present and
had not sent in his Patent OF election, the
Council would have to deal alone with:
production ana examination ol aIeHt
Of Election for 9Th CrownMember, (Se6el-
cke(
Patent of Election was circulated among
the Members and was found in order, after
which the actg. Chairman declared 9th
Crown Member entitled to a seat and vote
in the Council.
The 5th Crown Member signed the OATH
and took his seat.
al item 2.
Election of q Chairman of tire Council.
IA voting tickets were handed in. Elect
ed was list Member for Christiansted's Town
(Stakemannl with 8 votes 3rd Grown Mem
Der Jean Petersen) had 6 votes.
The Chui1n3da took the Chair and thank
ed the Council for the honour shown him
md regretted that it was the withdrawal OF
the former Chairman, 4th Member for Chris
tiausted's Country District (Karl Lachmann)
that now occasioned his being elected to
the Chair. The Council will, he felt sure,
mach regret the withdrawal of the said
member, who was an efficient Chairman and
a valuable member of the Council, the loss
of whose services will be felt.
al item 3.
Election of q Secretary of the Council
IA voting tickets were handed in. Elect