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B i. CROUIL X A NIB e TS T FES PN Y CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE fCG. THURSDAY EVINING SB.OO ¢ o 9 “The Adventures of Marie Walcamp™ SPUR AND SADDLE SERIES THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS NO FEAR. TEMPEST CODY KIDNAPER. 2 Reel - “Love Might” : 2 Reel Drama Show concludes with 1 Reel Screen Magazine. ADMISSION B e B 0 ind M 0 (General Kntrénce.... ... . e o U 7 Children 20 and 10c¢ ?l" Tl( :E: ] \) ® HE undersigned has taken over the management of Christian- sted Electric Plant, to date from the Ist of July 1921 and desire to say he will carry out the original policy of R. L. Merwin & Co., (Co-oper- ated) to supply the public with effi- cient Electric service. The Fubhc is also requested to make all complaint and request for Electric service to the undersigned. R. L. MERWIN & Co., (Co-operated) Christianstad Electric Co., GEO. W. POWELL. Manager. OF THE ; £%,7% ] 5 COLONIALCOURCIL FOR ST. CROIX. (Continned from yesterday’s Avis.) ASSESSMENTS, How MADE. Section 44.—The assessment of every corporation, joint-stock and lLmited lia- bility company not incorporated in the Municipality, but engaged in the trans- action of business therein, other than banks and banking institutions having a share capital, shall be made in the man- ner provided by this Ordinance for the assessment of the property of insti- tutions, corporations and companies in- corporated under the laws of the Munici- pality: Provided, however, That in the ORDER OF THE DAY for an Bxtraordinary Meeting of the Colonial Council for St. Croix, MONDAY, JULY IITH, 1921, at ONE O’CLOCK P. M. (Concened by requesi of Government). 1. Colonial Council Bill No. 6. 2nd Discussion on Colonial Council Eill No. 6. Draft of an Ordinance,introduc- ed by Government, redeclaring and es- tablishing the Judiciary Department and courts on St. Croix; providing for a Distriet Court Commissioner and for additional Notaries Public; amending an ordinance passed by the Colonial Couneil for the Muni- cipality of St. Croix, 25th May, 1920. and sanctioned and approved 26th, June, 1920, and repealing Chapters one and three of said Ordirance. 2. Coionial Council Bill No. 7. Resolution introduced by Ist Ap- pointed Member (Henderson) that the travelling expenses for the Mem- bers of the Colonial Courcil be the same as paid the Members of the Municipsi Committee. Colonial Council Office, July sth, 1921. F. COULTER, Vice- Chairman. e e e e determination of the actual present value of the capital of such corporations only such part of the capital of such corpora tions shall be considered and assessed s is employed in the transaction of business in the Municipality, but “the amount of such capital shall in no case be less than the value of the real and personal proper- ty of such corporation or company situ- ated ir tne municipality, including such personal property, ali franchises or con- Cesslgns granted said eorporation or company under the laws of the muniei- pality. All obligations imposed upon institutions, corporations and coinipanies incorporated under the lawe of the Muni- cipality or upon their officers, to fill in and return schedules, under sworn state- ments or otherwise, shall apply equally to corporations joint-stock and limited liability companies not incorporated in the Municipality and their officers. All the shares of stock in banks and bank- ing institutions. whether of issue or not, existing by authority of the United States, or of the Municipality, or other- wise, and located and doing business within the Municipality, shall be assess ed tothe owners thereof in the assess- ment district where such banks ure located, and not elsewhere, in the assess- ment of all municipal taxes that huve been or may hereafter be, duly imposed by Ilaw in such assessment distri=t, whether such owners or resideats f said assessment distriet or not, all such shares shall be assessed at their fair market value as of the fifteenth day of January, first deducting thereirom the pr: portionate part of the value of real estate belonging to the bank and the per- sons or corpcration: who appear f{rom the records of the bank to be owners of shares at the close of business on the day next preceeding the fifteenth ¢ay of .lan- uary of each year shall be taken and be deemed to ke the owners thereol for the purposes of this section. very such bank snall pay to the Secreiary at the ‘ime in each year when other taxes assessed in the assessment district become due, the amount of the tax so assessed in such year upon (e shares in sucn bank If such tax is not paid, the bank shali be liable for the same, and the said tax, with the penalties provided for the section 52 of this Ordinance may b recovered by the Secretary, in the same manner as the payment of other delin- quent taxes is enforeed. STATEMENT BY CASHIER. _ Thz shares of such bank shall be sub- Ject to the tax paid thereon by the bank or by the officers thereof, and the bank and the officers thereof shall have a li- en onall the sharesin such bank and on all the rights and property of the shareholders in the corporate pro- perty for the payment of said taxes. The cashier of every such bank shall make and deliver to the Secretary, on or betore the fifteenth day of January of each year, a statement, verified by the oath of such cashier, showing the name of each shareholder, with resi- dence and the number of shares belong: ing to him at the close of business on the day next vpreceding the “fteenth day of January as the same then appeared on the books of said bank. All obliga- tions imposed upon institutions, corpora- tions and companies other than banks incorporated under, the laws of the