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in
the District Court of the irgin Is-
lands
of {he United States:
Christian-
sted Sub-Judicial
District.
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
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JENSINE
ROSALINE KIRCHOFF,
DE-
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CEASED.
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FTICE
is
hersby
given,
that
A,
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STAKEMANN, Administrator
of the
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ahove entitiled
esrate,
having filed in
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the
Distriet
Court
of
the
Virein
[slands
of tho United
States,
his
final
account
of
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the adminisiration
of the said
estate,
the
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heariny
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the
same
has
been
fixed for
.
.
SATURDAY
:
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A
009
ihe 2nd day of Juna
& 0. 1325
at
10 o’clock
a.
m. of that day,
at the Office of the Judge
of
said
Court
in the Town of
Christiansted,
Island
of
St.
Croix, and
all
persons
interested
in
the said
estate
are
hereby
notified
then
and
there
to appear
and
show
cause,
if
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any
they
have,
why
tle
said
account
should
not be settled
and allowed.
Christiansted,
St. Croix, May 4th
1923,
A. E.
STAKEMANN.
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Admainistrator,
extraordinary meeting
before
the
expira-
tion of the term.
Then,
should
the
Gov-
ernment
call
an
extraordinary
meeting
and
Ilst
diseussion
remains
open
you
would
be in the same position
as you
are
today:
whereas
if you appoint
a
commit-
tee and they
work quickly you
can
have
their report
in time for the extraordinary
meating.
1 heiieve
that’s
the
object
of
the Honorable sth Appointed
Member
in
making the
motion.
Ist Member for
frederviksted
CoHuntry
Distriet (And2rsen)
withdrew
his motion,
4tn
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood).
All matters
pending
on
the
docket
will
die with this Council, why
then
appoint
a committee
ifthe
bill
will
have
to
be
reintroduced?
2nd Appointed Member
(Noll;
moved
that
the House
proceed
with
the
next
item
on the Order of the Day.
I'he Chairman
remarked:
According
t, the
Ruales
of
Buasiness
the
Order
of
.ae
Day ean
be
changed;
the
first
Item
can
bacome
the
second
and
the
second
iremm
beeome
the
first.
A
motion
can
come
forward that the bill go over
on Ist
@iscussion.
It
was
moved
by
2nd
ap-
pointed Member (Noll) and
carried
that
tge
biil go over
to
the
next
meeting
on
13t
discussion.
Tae Chairman remarked
.
The motion
is carvied.
i'ne
matier
will
go
ovar
to
51T =
UL
the next meeting
on
continuation
of
Ist
discussion,
Item
2.
Colonial Council
Bill No.
12.
Continuation
of
Ist
Discussion
on
Colonial Counecil Bill No.
12, draft of
an
ordinanc2
introduced
by
Govern-
ment,
providing for the
assessment,
levy
and collection of
taxes
for
the
Municipality o®St.
Croix
with Com-
mittee Report.”
The Report
reads
as follows:
_The following amendments
to Or-
dinance
providing
for
the
Assess-
ment,
levy
and
collection of taxes
upon real and personal
property for
the
Municipality
~f
St.
Croix
are
recommended
by
the
Stb-Commit-
tee of the whole Council:
Section
1
changed
to read
as follows:
Section
1.
For
the
calendar
year
begin-
ning the first
day
of January,
nineteen
hundred
and
twenty-three
and
ending
the
thirty first
day
of December,
nine-
teen
hundred
and
twenty-three,
and for
ever:
succzeding
calendar
year,
there
shall
be assessed,
levied
and collected
by
the Municipalitv, tor the
purpose
of pro-
viding municipal revenues,
a
tax
not
ex-
ceeding
one
per
cent,
to
be
ascertsined
as hereinafter
provided,
upon
the
assess-
ed
value of
al!l
real
property
in the
Mu-
nicipality not hereinafter
exempted
from
taxation.
(a)
insert
the
word "‘two’’ after
the
word "‘twenty’’ in third line.
(b) after
the
word *‘tax’’ in
first line
strike
out the words
‘‘and the taxes upon
property
heretofore
levied
under
any
tax law.”’
ORIGINAL SECTION
2 to
remain
the
game.
»
Strike
out Seciion
3.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS
4, 5
and
6
be-
come
Sections
3,
4
and
5 respectively,
bui
to
re nain
the
same,
ORIGINAL SECTION
7
becomes
See-
tion
6
and
chanued
to
read
as follows:
Qagction
6.
There
shall
be
appointed
a
Tax
Commission
consisting
of
5
mem
bers,
one
tromn
each
electoral
distrier,
two of wnom
shatl
b 2 appointed
by the
Colontal
Council
and
twd
by
the
Gov-
ernor with the Despatening
Secretary
as
Cnairman.
The
membzrs
of this
Com-
mission
shali
be
registered
electors
of
this Municipality and
shail
hold office
for
two years
and
shall
be elegible
for
re-
appointment,
ORIGINAL SECTION
8
beexmes
Saee-
tion
7
and
chanved
to read
as
follows:
Saetion
7.
This
Commission
shail
upon
actual
view, iist, value,
assess
and
return
all property
supject
to
taxation
in this
municipality.
This
Commission
shail
have
aceess
to
the
records
of the regis-
trars of proversies
and shall
report
on all
alienationsof vropertv
subject
to
taxa-
tion
and
shall
appraise
and
report
on
the estates
of uecedents
and
secure
the
full payment
of
the
inheritance
tax on
legacies.
In assessing
real
estates,
ex-
cept when special
values
other
than
ag-
riculture might
be
attached
to the land,
due consideration
must
be given
to the
revenues
actually produced
or which
may
possibly
be
produced,
and
in
assessing
the
rural
properties
the
situation
and
ferility of
the
land
must
be taken
into
account.
The
basis
of
assessment
for
rural properties
shall
be
as
follows:
1.
Cultivated
lands
not
to
exceed
a
maximum
assessment
value
of [rs.
250 aa
acre
aceording
to
locality and
fertilitv,
2.
Pasture
land
not
to
exceed
a maxi-
mum assessment
va.ue
of
Fres.
125
an
acre
according
to
locality
and
fertility.
3.
Bush
lani
no®
to
exceed
a maximum
assessmen.
value of I'rs
50
an
acre.
Strike out Section
9.
ORIGINAL SECTION
10 becomes
Sec-
tion8 and
changed
to
read
as
tollows:
Section
8
The
compensation
of
the
members
of
this
commission
shall
be
such
as
may
be determined
by
the
Colo-
nial Council.
OR{GINAL SECTION
11 becomes
Sec-
tion
¢and
changed
to
read
as
follows:
Section
Y.
In
case
the
office
of
any
member
of
the Commission
shall
beceme
vacant,
such
vacancy
shall
be
filled as
hereitibetor
provided.
ORIGINAL SECTION
12 vecomes
Sec-
tion 10.
(a) after
the
word *‘have’’in fifth lire
strike
out
the
words
"all ethe
powers
conferred
upon
assessors
and”’, and the
word
‘‘other’
in
the
sixth line:
strike
out
the
word
“assessms’””
1n
the
four-
teenth
line
avd
insert
the
words
‘‘the
Commission.”’
OKIGINAL SECTIONS
13,
14, 15 and
16 becenie
Section
11,
12,
13
and
14
re-
spectively,
but
to remain
the
sane.
Strike
cut Section
17.
ORIGINAL SIECITION
18 becomes
Sce-
tion
10.
Ddirike
out
paragraphs
'‘(a),
te),
td), ),
(h),
4l ),
Lk, ) and
(m)
of said
Seeuon,
and
''(b)”’
becomes
o). el
beeomes
(b))
and
''(1)
comes
v}.
Birtke
ont
23"
in
the
seventh
wue and insert
177,
I'o b continued.
tOCAL
The
s.
8. Marinais
due on schednie
time:
haviog
21 tons of cargo
for Chrisiiansted
and 80 tons
{or Frederiksted,
We have been
asked
to
mention
that
the Native Brass
Band
will give
a
cor.-
cert
on
the whar{ tomnrrow evening,
COKRECTION.
In Colonial Council’s
Proceedings
pub-
lished
in
yesterday’s
Avis,
2nd
line
10
last, please
read
‘‘come
good’’ instead
of
“*something good.”’