for
the First
Ordinary Meeting
ot
the Colonial Council
for
St.
Croix,
MONDAY.
JUNE
20,- 1921,
at
ONE O’CLOCK P. M.
1.
2nd
Discussior
on
Colonial
Council
Bill No. 1.,
draft of budget
for
the
Municipality
of St.
Croix
for
the
fiscal year from July 1,
1921 to June
30,
1922.
Introduced
by.
Govern-
ment.
9.
Continuation
of
Ist.
Discussion
on
*"
Colonial Council Bill No. 2, Draft
of
an Ordinance,
introduced
by Govern-
ment,
redeclaring
and
establishing
the Judiciary Department
and courts
of St,
Croix providing
for
a District
Court
Commissioner
and
for
addi-
tional
notaries
public
amending
an
ordinance
passed
by
the
Colonial
Council
for the Municipality of St
Croix 26th May, 1920, and
sanction-
ed
and
approved
26th.
June
1920,
and
repealing
Chapters
One
and
Three of said
Ordinance.
Colonial
Council
Office,
June
6,
1921.
F. COULTER,
* Vice- Chairman.
for the United
States,
Europe,
etc.,
per S. S. Korona,
at 4 p. m. today.
OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Concluded from yesterday’s
Avis.)
3.
Letter
from sth
Appointed
Mem-
ber (Lunney).
Anguilla, St. Croix, V.
1.
3lst M=y 1921.
Honorable R
L. Merwin,
Chairman
of Coloenial Council,
St.
Croizx.
Dear
Sir:
Having
permission
from
Govern-
ment
1
intend
leaving
here
per
S.
S.
Guiana
fora period
of
3
months
com-
mencing
Ist June.
Yours
most
respectfully
.
F. LUNNEY.
4.
Letter from Rev. H. Pigott.
Robt.
L. Merwin Esq.
Chairman
of
the
Colonial
Counecil,
St. Croix.
J
Dear Sir,
I beg to inform you of my
acceptance
of
the election
to serve
as
Chaplain
to
the Colonial
Council of St.
Croix for
the
period third Council First Session.
Faithfully yours.
HUBERT PIGOTT.
5L LRU
I
A NIDS
5.
Letter
from
Government
Secre-
tary.
-
4 June,
1921.
Transmitted
herewith
are
twenty
copies
of
Draft
of
an
Ordinance
re-
declaring and
establishing
the
Judiciary
Department
and
gourts
in
St.
Croix;
providing
for a District
Court
“ommis-
sioner
and for addicional
notaries
publie;
amending
an
Ordinance
passed
by
the
Colonial
Council for the Municipality
of
St.
Croix, 26 May
1920,
and
sanctioned
and approved
26
June,
1920, and
repeal-
ing Chapters
One
and
Three
of
said
Ordinance.
It
is requested
that
this Draft
of
an
Ordinance
be
entered
on
the
Order
of
the
Day
for
the
next
meeting
of
the
Colonial
Council for the
Municipality of
St.
Croix.
Yery respectfully,
C. C.
TIMMONS,
Government
Secretary.
Chairman
of the Colonial €ouncil,
Municipality of St. Croix,
Christiansted,
St. Croix.
6.
Radiogram
received
from
Govern-
ment.
St. Croix, June
5,
1921.
For Despatching
Secretary.
Please
request
Chairman,
Colonial
Council
tos enter
upon
Order of the Day
the following:
‘‘AnO.sdinanc?
providing
for
assessment,
levy
and
collection
of
taxes
upon
real
and
personal
property.
Proposed
by
Government.””
Twenty-five
copies of draft will be forwarded
to
him
via Tadoussac
Tuesday
morning.
(GOVERNMENT
SECRETARY.
The
Chairman
remarked:
Tlhere
are
no
further
communications
ftrom
Gov-
ernment,
[
will,
therefore,
take
up
the Order of the Day.
Ist Member for
Christiansted
Country
Distriat
(Stakemann)
took
the
word
and
said,—Mr.
Chairman.
Before
you
go
to
the Order
of the Day I ask permission
(o
make
a few
remarks.
The Chairma
.. ' I will put your motion
to the
House.
It was put
to
the vote
and
unanimous-
ly carried
that
the
Member
be
given
consent
to make
his remarks:
Ist
Member for Christiansted
Country
District
(Stakemann)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
1
read
in
the
"'St.
Croix
Avis’’that
an amendment
has been passed
in Congress
that
no
one
who owes
allegi-
ance
to
a foreign country
may
be
a
mem-
ber of this Councii.—
The
Chairman.
Where
have
you
got
your information
from?
Ist
Member for
Christiansied
Country
District (Stakemann):
As already stated
from the ‘'St. Croix Avis’’.
The Speaker
continuing,—As
the
arti
cle gives the full
discussion
in
Congress
on
the
amendment,
there
can
be
but
little
doubt
as
to the
correctness
of
the
repoct.
There
seems
to -exist
among
Americans
the
opinion
that
the
Danes
here
entertain
hostile
feelings
towards
the
United
States
Government.
This
is
not
so,
and
should
be
refuted.
I
do
not
see
what
could
give
rise
to
such
an impression;
surely
the Danes
here
are
entirely
loyal, a=l
1
can
say
no hostile
or ill feelings
are existing with
the
Danes.
Snce
1902
I
have
been
a
most
zealous
advocate
of the sale of these
islands.
In
1916
1
was
deligated
to go
to Denmark
to work for the
sale
of these
islands.
I don’t think
it can
be imputed®
to
us,
who
have
openly
declared
our
desires
for the transfer,
that
one
is hos-
tile
to
the
American
Government,
if
so
we certainly would
not
have favored the
transfer.
I have
had
occasious
to speak
in
this
Council
of
my
high
esteem
four
the
great
‘merican
men.
It must
be
remembered
that
these
is ands
are
not
the
Continent
of
the
United
States.
When
one
goes
to
the Continent
of the
United
States
to live it means
thar
he
is
going to make
it his home,
but
when
one
comes
to
these
colonies,
whether
he
be
Dane
or American;
his
hope
is,
one
day
to be able
to return
to
his
old
home znd
pass
his
last
days
among
his
relatives
and friends
there.
Long
before
the
ces- ,
sion
of
these
islands
was
contemnpiated
it
was
m,
intention,
if
means
wouid
aliow me,
(o retire
and
to return
to
Den-
mark
to
spend
the
last
days
of my life
among
my children
and
grand
children.
A
man
of
62
years,
as
I was
in 1916,
does
not
expect
to
have
wmany
more
years
slotted
tc
me
in
this
world,
and
it would therefore
be
useless
io change
his nationality for
these
few
years,
the
more
so
when
he
contemplates
retiring
from
business.
The
war
and
unfore-
seen
circumstances
prevented
my
retir-
ing
as
anticipated.
1
wish
to
express
that
my
feelings
are
not
in
any
way
hostile
towards
the United
States,
on thes .
contrary.
The
Senate
has
passed
the
amendment
alluded
to,
this
can only be
aimed
at Danish
citizens residing in these
islands,
As
the Colonial
Law in Par.
19
reads :
:
“Every
person
who
has
the
right
of
nativity and
who besides
possesses
the
qualifications
on
which
the
right
of
voting is based
is eiigible as
a member
During
the first 10 years
after
the
en-
tering
into operation
of
thkis
law
the
absence
of the right of naiivity,
how-
ever,
will not cause®any
person.
who
at
the
time of its
entering
into opera-
tion
was
eiigible,
to
forfeit
his
legi-
bility.
It is not,
however,
necessary,
that
he.
shall have resided
permanently
in
the
elective district,
or that his
name
shall
be
on the
list
of
persons
entitled
to
vote.
:
The Governor
as
well
as
the
Govern-
ment’s
Secretavies,
as
aiso
the
Offi-
cials and
Assistants
in the Secretary’s,
the Bookkeeper's
and Treasurer’s:
Of-
fices
are
not eligible.”’
already
excludes
other, foreigners,
but
the American
Government
in spice of this
law,
appoints foreign
persons
as
mem-
bers
of
the
Council.
Consequently
the
Government
can
nave
nc
desire
to
keep
out other foreigners
than
Danes
out
of
the Council.
It is
not pleasant
for
one
°
to
feel
himself
an
interloper
in
this
Council.
Every
one
krows
that
it
was
not
my {desire
to
be
re-elected
a
mem-
ber of the Council.
In 1917
1 positively
refused
re-election.
Iconsidered
that
I had reached
the age
when I should
re-
tire.
Two years
agol
was
approache..