B
Executive
drder No. 12.
Whereas,
the outbreak of
the
European
war
in
August,
1914,
led
the
Gov-
ernor of the Danish
West
Indian
Is-
lands,
on August 3,
1914,
to
issue
a
Provisional
Law temporarily
cancel-
ling the
obligation
of
the
National
Bank
of the Danish
West
Indies
(o
exchange
its
notes
for
gold
at St.
Thomae: said
provigional
law
was
annulled
and concurrently
a law sub-
stantially
to
the
same
effect
was
passed
by
the
Danish
Rigsdag
and
confirmed
on
October
2,
1914:
con-
ditions
have now
so changed
that
the
best
interests
of
the
Virgin
Islands
of the United States
demand the abro-
gation,
in
the
manner
therein
pro
vided,
of said
Law
so passed
by
the
Danish Rigsdag;
and
Whereas,
by section
3, of aforesaid
Law
of
the
Danish
Rigsdag,
confirmed
October
2,
1914,
that
law
may
be
put out of force by Royal
Or .inance;
and
Whereas,
by virtue of the Treaty of Ues-
sion
entered
into on
August
4,
1916,
between
the United States
of Arer:
ca and Denmark
the sovereign richts
theretofore
exercised
by
Denmark
over the Danish
West
Indies
passed
to the
United
States
in
accordance
with the
terms thereof; and
Whereas.
by virtue of
Section
1
of
the
Act of Congress
approved
March
3,
1917,
entitled
‘‘An Act
to
Provide
for
a Temporary
Government
of
the
Virgin Islands
of the United States’’
all military, civil and judicial powers
pecessary
to govern
the
said
islands
are vested
in the Governor
thereof:
Now,
therefore,
I,
J.
W.
Oman,
Gov-
ernor
of the
Virgin
Islaads
of the
United
States,
acting
under
the
authority of the aforeszid
Act of Con-
gress
and
in order
to
reestablish
the
currency of the
Virgin Islands
of the
United States
on
a normal
basis,
do
hereby abrogate
the
aforesaid
Law
of
the
Danish
Rigsdag
confirmed
g glL Ry
dE
Hart-Parr Tractor
$
esl
At Sion Farm
duplicate
its
excellent
Porto
Rican
records
when
in the
presence
of MEessks.
L. NIELSEN
and
C. RINGBERG
it plowed
1% Acres,
using
10 Gals. Kerosene
in
3
hours,
which
means
that
it would plow
5.8
Acres
in
a
day
of
10
hours
Considering
the condition
of the ground which had
not been plowed
in three
years and
without having
rain
in six months
it is a performance
which places
this
machine
in a class
by itself.
AUFFANT
& ANTONSANTI,
Agents
Ponce,
Porto Rico
October
2,
1914,
and
decree
that
Section
1-
and
Section
3-of
the
Danish
Law
confirmed
March
28,
1914, shall,
upon
such
abrogation
be-
coming effective,
stand
in
full
force
and
effect.
The said abrogation
shall
be
effective
on and after 23 August
1920.
Witness
my hand
and seal
of
the
Gov-
ernment
of
the
Virgin Islands
of
‘he
United States,
at St.
Thomas,
this
22nd
day of April, in the
year
1920.
T
W
OUMAN.
(Governor.
-
Approved.
WOODROW
WILSON.
The
White
House
18 June,
1920.
a
Latest
Auto Supplies.
TH]L
wonderful
Bonner tubes,
air
filled only, uninterrupted
milage,
will not leak when punctured,
guar-
anteed
for a period
of one year.
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and
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King’s Str.
No.
IY.
NOTICE.
T being
again
possible
to
continue
the
manuiacture
of ice from rain-water
a
supgly of which has
becn
kKindiy placed
at
disposal,
notice ‘concerning
this
matm'
as
published
on
Saturday
19ih
instant
is rescinded
accordingly.
P.l.
LA BREGA,
Christiansted
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following
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which
are
needed
in
the
administration
of
Richmond
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and
l.eper
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for
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1920.
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:
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22nd
1920.
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.
üblicatior,
WIIH reference
to
an Ordinasce
passed
by the
Colonial
Coun-
éil of Bl Cpelx,
19 April
1919,
in
view
of
the fact
that the 4th
day
of
July,
this
year, falls
on
a
Sune
day, the Governor has declared
Mon-
day oth July 1920,
a holiday for the
purpose
of observing
“‘INDEPEN-
DENCE DAY.”
C.
C. lIMMONZS,
Government
Secietary,
For good appetiteand
good
digestion
use
’
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°
Dr. Ross’
Life Pills.
Readers,
No. 20-17.