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Publication.
T
is
hereby
brought
to
public notice
that
the
Governor
of
the
Virgin
Is-
lands
of the United
States
was
today
fficially advised
by
radio
that
an
Act
~
»f Congress
signed
by
the
President
12
July,
1921,
and
effective 1
July,
'a2l,
contained
the
two following
pro-
-08:
“Provided that
no person
owing allegi-
ance
to
any
country
other
than
the
United State
of America shall be eligi-
ble
to hold office
as
a
member
of
the
Colonial Councils of the Virgin Islands
of
the United
States
ror
to hold
any
public office under
the Government
of
said islands:
Provided
further
that
the income
tax
laws
now in force
in
the United States
of America
and those
which may
here-
after
be
enacted
shall be
like xise
1n
force
in
the
Virgin
Islands
of
the
United
States
except
that the proceeds
of such
taxes
shall
be
paid
into
the
7
treasuries
of said ‘slands.”’
Government
of the Virgin
Islands
of
the
United States,
St.
Thomas,
15 July,
1921.
:
;
C.
C. TIMMONS.
Government
Secretary.
FOR
RENT.
HE Premises
on Property No.
§9
in King Street
in Christiansted,
lately occupied
by the St.
Croix
Club.
Immediate
Possession.
. Apply to
*
LAWYER A. E. STAKEMANN.
Shos
BE
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Continned from yesterday’s
Avis.)
The
vote
was
then
taken
by
roll-call
,as
to
whether
the
Orninance
should
be
sent
to the Municipai Committee
before
discussion
is had
on
it
by
the
Council
with the fol owing result:
Ist Appointed M<mber (Henderson)
No.
2nd
o
i
(Noll)
No.
3rd
e
o
(Armstrong)
No.
4th
o
.
(Black ood) No.
&thember
Christiansted
Town
Abramson)
;
Yes.
2nd Member
o
=
(Canegata)
.
Yes.
B -t il
& A NID
3rd Member
.
i
(Alexander)
Yes.
3rd Member
tor C hristiansted
Country
District (Robt.
W. Skeoch)
No.
4th Mermrber
for Christiausted
Country
Distriet
(Ramsay)
Wo.
Ist Member for t'rederiksted
Town
(Coulter)
No.
Ist Member for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (Anderseun)
Yes.
2nd
Member for
%
i
(*'. M. Skeoch)
No.
4th
Memberffoer
e
i
3
(Fleming)
No.
The
Chairman
remarked:
Discussion
is still open
on the bill.
No
one requesting
the
word further,
it was
put
to
the
vote
wether
Ist
Dis-
cussion
should
be closed.
10 Members
voted for;
none against.
The Cheairman
remarked:
Government
has
non objection
to 2nd Discussion
com
ing on today.
The
Chairman
put
to the
vote
whether
2nd Discussion
should
come
on today.
9 Members
voted for: 4 against.
The
Chairman
remarked:
2nd
Dis-
cussion
will come
on at the
next
meet-
ing.
Item
2
Coionial
Couneil
Bill No. 7.
Discussion
on
Colonial
Council
Bill
No. -7.
Resolution
introduced
by
Ist Appointed
Member
(Henderson)
that
the travelling expenses
for the
Members
of the Colonial Courcil
be
the
same
as
paid
the
Members
of
the Municipal Committee,
The
bill-reads
as follows:
Colonial Council
Bill Na.
7.
Third Council, Flirst Session,
1921—-1922.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved
by
the
Colonial
Council
for St.
Croix in session
assembled:
1.
That the travelling
expenses
for
the
Members
of the Colonial
vouncil
be
the
same
as paid to the
Members of the
Municipal Commit-
tee.
KENNETH HENDERSON,
Ist Appointed Member.
Fredariksted,
S3. Croix, V. 1., 2nd Juiy
1921.
'
The
Chairman
read
the Resolution
and
said, -1
hope
Member:
are
well
con-
versant
with
this
matter
It isonly
a
formality
that
mwst
be
gone
through
before
Government
can
authorize
the
ircrease
to be paid.
Ist Member for
Frederiksted
Country
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
May
I
ask
if this
is
not
g
“matter that should
go before
the
Munici-
pal Committee
before
it is
introduced
in
the Council?
The
Chairman:
It
doesn’t
concern
any economical
affairs
of
the
island:
if
&nembers
agree
it
can
be forwarded
to-
ay.
The Chairman
put to
the
vote whether
this matter
should
be
forwarded
to-day.
9 Members
voted for; 2 againsr.
Ist
Appointed
Member
(Henderson)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman
and
Honora-
ble Members.
You have heard
what
the
Chairman
has said
with
regard
to
this
matter.
2nd
Member
for
Christianste:
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
You
have
not
got
a three-quarter
vote
to proceed
with discussion
on
this
mat-
ter.
The Chairman.
Only
one
Member
vot-
ed against.
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
1
have
never
seen
such
a
procedure
before.
The
Chairmang:
9
Members
voted
in
favor of furthering
the
measure
today,
and 2 not voting.
Ist
Member for
Frederiksted
Country
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
That’s
a matter
of mathematics.
10
would
bes
three-quarters
of the
number
of
Mem
bers
present,
you
receive
nine; I consid
™
er the
vote
lost.
38rd Member for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet
(M. M.
S'eoch)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
The
public and
the press
are
going
to
make
an® awful
mess
of
the
discussion
we
are
having
on this
reso-
lution today,
it
seems
to
mo
too
small
a matter
to split hairs
over.
2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noll)e would
like to ask
Ist Member for Christiansted
Town
(Abramson)
if
he.
was
in
the
House
when
the vote
was taken?
Ist
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Abramsom)
in reply
to che last Speak-
er
said,—Certainly
not, you
know I was
in -the
Lobby
gettinga
drink
of water
when
the
vote
was taken.
The
Chairman
again
put
to
the
vote
whether
the
Resolution
should
be
fur-
thered
today.
9 Members
voted for, 4 against,
v
The Chairman
remarked:
The
Resolu-
..
tion will com
2 up
at
the
next
meeting
of the Council.
There
being
no
further
business
be-
fore
the
House
the
Chairman
declared
the meeting
closed
at
2.55
p.
m.
v
L
R
s
&
o&
S
‘
EXECUTION O EVELYN DAWSON
AND HILTON DAWSON.
At 7.15
a.
m.
on
Tuesday
the
12th.
July
1921,
the
Provost
Marshall
accom-
panied by the® Clerk,
Mr. J.
E. T. Rob-
erts,
and
the
Hon’ble
W. Campbell
Roy
arrived
at the Prison
to
carry into
exe-
cution
the
sentence
of Death
on
the
bodies of Evelyn
Dawson
(aged 30)
and
Hilton Dawson
(aged 22).
A few gentle-
men who had previously obtained
special
permission from the Provost
Marshall to
be
present,
were
also
admitted.
At 8
a. m.,
in accordance
with
the provisions
of the law, the men paid
the penalty for
the foul murder of their
brother Charles
Dawson.
The
men
were brought
up
as Seventh