, 1915-08-04
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COUNCIL
FOR ST.

w The Colonial Council for st. Croix held
its g coud ordinary meeting for The elective
year.
End Crown Member (Knlmer) and 2nd
Member for Frederksted Town NIerwln)
were absent, the last mentioned had notified
the Chairman Of Ais inability of attending
the meeting.
His Excelency the acg. Vice-Governnr
(Bauman and the actg. Governmentsecre-
tnry (WIll Jncobsen) attended the meeting.
The Minutes of the last meeting were read
and tacitly adopted.
Tbs Chairman (St0kemamn) read the com
munications to the Coun. Ill since It's last
meeting, namely:
/. Letter from Government, No. 639 of
14th May a. C. informing the Council, hat it
has pleased His Majesty the King on the
most submissive representation Of the Minus
try of EInnuces most graciOu7ly to sanction
the Budget for the financial year from lst
April 1915 to 31st March 1916 adopted by
the Council in its meeting the 80 January
1915.
2. Do. from do, No TIC Of % Nay q. c
calling the Councils attention to the time OF
acting for the present court witnesses runs
out the Goth July o. c., referring to Ordi-
nance of FL April 1914 concerning altera-
fions Of the rules about t-witnesaee.-
This matter is OH the Order OF the Day.
3. Do. from DO, No. ISL of + June a. c.
requesting the Council to forward o list Of
the protocols and writing material which it
will be necessary to get from home for the
Councils use in the year 1916.
4. Do. from do No. 889 of % June a. c.
informing the Council that the Actg. Vice
Governor from this day until further has
tukeu up his esidonce in St. CrOix.
5. Dc. from DO, No. 929 Of q inst. re-
questing Of the Chairman to produce q draft
concerning the expenses in the financial year
1861 in SO far it concerns the Colonial
Council.
6. Do. from DO, No. 573, dated ST. Tho
mus the 2nd July u. Q. informing the Council
that il has pleased HIS Majosy the King on
the most submissive repre ,entntion of the
Ministry of Finances by Royal Resolution of
% May q. c. most gracious y to sanction the
Ordinance concerning the installation of
strong current electricity in the Danish West
indies, adopted by the Colonial Council of
st. Thomas and St. Jan at 3 Discussion on
10 D cember 1914 and by the Colonial
Council for ST. Cox at g Discussion on the
IL January 1915.
Z. Do. from DO, No. 575, dated ST. Tho
mas the 2nd July a. c. informing the Council
that it has pleased His Majesty the King. on
the most submissive representation of the
Ministry Of Financas, by Royal Resolution
of % My II. c. most grnciOusly to sanction
the Ordinance concerning additional p~ovi-
kions TO The Ordinance of 90 july 1914 con-
corning the registration of Danish West In-
dian ships, adopted by the Colonial Council
for ST. Croix at 8 Discussion the 90 March
~. c. aud by the Colonial Council for st. Tho
mas and St. Jams at 8 Discussion the 10
April u. c.
8. Do. from do, No. 978, of 7Ih inst. in
forming the Council that according to So
Of tue Colonial Law the ordinary meeting of
the Council, fixed at Wednesday the IA inst.
is postponed to Monday the 2G' inst.
9. Do. from. DO. No. 1888, of 49, inst.
running nA follows:
at being the intention to arrange the De
pot in CHI istiansted ns u Barracks, it would
he desirable to be able to dispose of a part of
the surrounding street as shown on the en-
closed sketch.
According to the Colonial Laws s 81 the
sanction of the Colonial Council is hereby