, 1912-02-07
Franslation
Lars Christian IL slweg-Larsen,

osa4S 0AGAS GAGa IL -
4ctng Vce Governor Of the Danish Vest India Islands;
Knight of Danmebrog and Dannebgogsneaud.
fNEAKETH KNOWN: On the most submissive representa-
1U tion of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the Kino
was most graciously pleased by Resolution of 18th November
1911 to sanction the following Ordinance for the Danish
West indian Islands concerning the cooperation Of the
Courts of Justice for the taking of evidence in Foreign co1n-
tries etc; as passed by the Colonial Council of st. Thomas
and It Jan by Bird discussion on the 10th August 1911 and
by the Colonial I ouncil of st. Croix by ad discussion ON
the 18th September 1911:
instance "e'P before 10 Of a 3 court Rs' Of ju 'a 's' i sss s1s B. q a'V Vest st r ssHss1 1si ian Est
with the rules below, apply to the Court before which the easere ats :.
draw up a request to the foreign tribunal concerned to undertake the
If the application is not made 1T a Court session in which the case,
comes on for hearing the opposite party shall be summoned to the <
In order that the application may be complied with the party max
ing it must furnish the information which is required for the drawing
entered by name, with their residences and the special matters in regarI
c 20 ~@un gt the . d peSmont ar" v& Meis re- " ~1eh "' 70 p"b bs %id b @E1S T tbs gaTs or
which they ne to be called N to produce sas far as possible definite
Inc Qualifications required in the men who ar to make the valuation,
basis or the valuation, must be stated with sufficient fuIness.
ion in regard to the application made and to bring forward bis assevera-
ment whether and to what extent the application Shall be compIe1 'wG&
If the Judgment is to the effect that the application shall wholly or part
y be complied with the Judgment must contain the necessary informa-
iron for drawing up the request and must fix te security which the
the taking oI the the evidence and must fix also the time within which, the
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not postpone the proceedings,
When the security mentioned in the preceding paragraph has been
hearing of the evidence may take place The request must containn
brief exposition, on the basis of the Information in the Judgment, of the
relation which is the ground of the suit, and an exact statement of what
parties are to be summoned to the proceedings, and if So with how lon.
u notice
The request is forwarded to the Government for further procedure.
S.
Ii he Court has officially to look after the sufficient calculation Of
the case, 1T an also of its own initiative decide to draw up "a request to
the foreign tribunal to have evidence taken up.
Likewise application can be made to have such a request drawn up
when the suit has not yet been entered, with the observance, however,
or the provisions OF the laws concerning Reconciliation The application
IS to be given n to that Court in which the suit in connection with the
matters III question will eventually have to be entered.
When u case Is appealed tn application to have evidence taken be-
to1ea foreign tribunal must be made to that Court where the case has been
adJddged in first instance.
Ii the oath of a party is to be taken before a foreign tribunal the o.
plcatOn to lave 1T taken must likewise be made to the Court which has
adludged the case in first instance.
In regard to the application and decisions mentioned in this para
graph the rules III the foregoing paragraphs with tie necessary adapta-
tons, re curespondngy applicable.
S.
For dealing with the application for takin : evidence mentioned in
tins Ordinance nc Court fee is to be paid except i'll the case mentioned
IN the End clause of IS, where the ordinary fee on the institution of a
suit is to be paid.
ST.
Requests from foreign tribunals for the taking of evidence Dr. other
Judicial business in civil suits are to be complied with by the Courts in
the Danish West Indian Islands when they are forwarded through diplo-
matte channels through the Ministry of Finances,