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AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE. KXEMPTION FEOM TAXES OF PROPERTIES USED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITA BLE AND EDUCATIONAL PUR- POSHS. 1 ; All properties used exclusively for re Mgious, charitable or edueational pur- poses anme exempt from payment of taxes. > The taxes for the vears 1916 to 1919, both included, assessed or collected on such properties as in section 1 mentioned are remitted and, if collected, shall be refunded the respective owners from the funds of the St. Croix Colonial Treasury. Thus duly passed at ar extraordinary meeting of the Colonial Council held, , Monday, May 3, 1920. Christiansted, May 7, 1920. D.C. CANEGATA, ROBT. L. MERWIN, Secretary. Chairman. The above Ordnance is hereby sane- tioned and approved. . Witness my hand and the seal of the " Government of the Virgin Islands of the . ®nited States at St. Themas the 17th “e day of May 1920. J. W. OMAN, Governor. NOTICE. ARTIES having claims against the Joint Estate cf the late MRS. Rosa- MOND DIDRICHSEN, born Geipel, and previously deceased husband PETER DID- RICHSEN, are hereby notified to file their claims with the undersigred Dealing Court within 3 months. The Heirs to the said joint-estate are hereby notified. to report themselves to the undersigned Court within 2 year and SIX months. Christiansted’s Dealing Court, St. Croix, May 19th. 1920. JOBN L. CUUIRRY. e = PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOR SST. CRO X Continued from yesterday’s Avis Item 4. . Production of copy of the minutes of the Municipal Committee for March quarter. The Chairman remarked: This mat- ter will be laid on the Council’s table for inspection of members today and here- after it will be in the Council Office from D X I o kA o\ ¥ sy ALUDITIONALMOKEY TO THE BUDGET FOR THE MUNI- CIPALITY OF ST. CRBUIX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1919-1920. To the Budget for the Municipality of St Croi®—ltem 1--the Cclonial Coure c¢i and Municipal (‘ommittee is here- by gragted for maintenance the surg of francs five thousand. Thus duly passed at the 6th Ordinary Meeting of the Colonial Council held Monday A,ril 26, 1920. D.C. CANEGATA., ROBT. L. MERWIN, Secretary Chairman. The above Additional Money Bill 1s hereby sanctioned and approved. Witness my hand and the seal of the Government of the Yirgin Islands of the United States at St. "homas the 17th day of May 1920. J. W. OMAN, Governor. BDa m.. tol2and from 2to 5 b . daily for one week. The Chairman then gave a recess of 15 minutes. 3rd Member for Christiansted Town (Pentheny entered the meeting during the recess. After recess the Council reassembled and the Chairman took up Item 5. Item 5. . Colonial Council Bill No. 29. 3rd Discussion on Colonial Counei: Bill No. 29, Draft of a Ordinance, introduced by Government establish- ing and declaring the organization of the Judiciary and Educational Departments of the Virgin Islands of the U. S. ete. ~ Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District [Andersen] remarked: Mr. Chairman. In regard tc this matter which is now before us providing for tae or- ganization of the Judiciary and Educa- tional Departmencs of the Virgin Islands of the United States I wish to state to the members of this Council that a Com- mittee of nine members was appointed to consider the Code of laws and to re- port to the Councii, but that Committee had nothing to do with the organization bill. We all consider it necessary, and we all will vote in favor of the laws. Now we have reached as far as 3rd Dis- cussion on this matter and no amend- ments can be brought in exeept by Gov- ernment. At the first meeting when the laws were discussed the organization bill was a‘so discussed, when it came to 2nd Discussion tl ere were several things we thought should be amended, but noth- ing was .done and at the end of that meeting the Council was calied in a cau- cus meefing and the recommendations of the Congressional Commission were placed before us: we all knovw what the Commission has recommended in Par. 13 they recommend one judge for each is- land; this is the very tlLing that all of us desire and it is the very thing we ex- pressed during the meeting of the Code Commission; I therefore think that we should have two judges for the Virgin Islands, one for St. Thomas and one for St. Croix. Ii nas been argued rhat to have two judges wouid incur additic nai expenses, but we can save that ex- pense in another way: we do not need two police judges, we can have one policc judge take care of all the police casesa d one judge for the District Court. It may be said that the poor people will not have a place to appeai their cases, but the Congressional Commission have in mind to recommend the creation of a Court ~f appeal, and in that way we may save the expenses of the two judues. [ ity bz said also that a police judge is necessary in both towns, I cannot see where it is necessary to have two police judges. Ist Member :or Christiansted Country Distriet is a law yer and he has said that he cannot see why one man cannot take care of both courts. Ido not know of any place with such a small population having two Judges. In New York we have a judee for each one thousand people and so it is in Denmark. In talking about our means we all have been lulling ourselves to sleep: we have got appropriations from Congress, but we are not sure of getting it in the future. Congress is now working on a system of taxation for these islands (ry- ing to make them self supporting: 1 was told that the taxes that is being arranged for these islands will be fifteen dollars an acre for productive land. This organization. will he alright so long" as we are having good crops and sugar price is high; it is unnecessarily expensive; it is not Americanism, I think it is too top heavy for our budget. Gen- tlemen consider these thinss and don’t vote for the ‘organization as it stands unless you are prepared to meet the expenses by paying more taxes. I re- commend to the members of this Council to reject the organization as itis no'v offered. 2nd Apvointed Member (N II) remark- ed: Mr. Chairman. When I came here today I did not come with the idea of entering into any extensive remarks and I am no. going to make very many either; I dc not think it necessary, I think sufficient has been said, I think all we are saying now has heen said before. I want to first state that this organiza- tion is Americanism. To talk of »olice Judges .in the United States, let me say that every town has police judges, in the state of Nebraska where [ was horn has a police judge for each township of six square miles : Now I want to state this as an Ameri- can lawyer that this organization is