St. Croix avis. [volume], March 25, 1929, Image 2

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Dani rvice
ish Servic
Easter mofaing at 900 o’clock the
Message of Easter will be sounded in
the Danish Language at Kingshill Lu
theran Church”
Theme: ‘‘Greet the Risen Christ.”’
‘lhe Sermon will be pre ched by Rev.
Ivar O. Iversou of Christiansted.
Come and near tne Easter Messag: !
1 OCAL
The Churches held their Palm Sunday
Services yesterday. In the Lutheran
CLurch, Christiansted, 14 girls and 13
boys received the rite of Confirmation.
Rev. I. Iverson the Minister in charge,
officiated at this ceremuny.
The week before Easter (this week) is
known as Holy Week, and serviees for
the oceasion will be held 1o the Churehes,
Foday (Mareh 25th ) is Aruu ciation
Dzy, a Fesiival of the Chureh.
The Publie schools are closed for two
weeks, for the Easter holidays. Ihe
teachers will rest, and will resume work
with fresh vigor when the schools open
again.
The Christiansted C.C scored another
victory yesterday in one of the Cup match
es over the Mt. Pleasant CC. Chris
tiansted C.C 119 runs for the Ist. in
nings, Mt Pleasant C.C 17 runs for Ist.
innings, and was again sent to bat, scor
ing 43 runs for the 2nd, innings, a total
of 60 runs for the two innings. The C.
C.C. winning by I innings and 59- runs.
The excellent bowling of the C.C.C.
must tell. ,
Three more chapters of thrills, of the
splendid serial, ''l'he Radio Detective’’
will be shown in the Christiansted Thea
tre to-night. Remember this is some
thing different in the serial line. See
these chapters to-night.
The football game played on Holger
Danske ground yestarday afternoon be
tween the ""Aleit’”’ and the “‘Carthagini
ans’’ was won by the former by a score
of 1-0. This being the Carthaginians
first match was very good and interest
ing. Better luck next time Carthage.
Press Release.
March 22, 1928.
Upon petition of the prisoner and the
recommendation of various citizens of
Saint Croix, the Governor has this date
commutes the sentence of death passed
upon Joseph Braffith to imprisonment
lor lie.
L'his action 1s taken in the bhelief that
the sard Joeeph Bratfith nas sincerely re-
* 1 LEOU!I 2V 1
pented snd in the hope that he will so
| ve heresfter us to atone in 48 Il mea
sute tor his awtul crime.—"'St, "homas
Bulletin, March 22nd,
ROCEEDINGS
OF THE
- COLONIAL COUNCIL
FORST. CROIX
(Continued from Saturday’s Avis.)
Despatening Secretary (Foxw:!/): This
bili has been prepared at the rejuest of
the Judge of the Distriet Court.
The Clerk c1 the Distriet Cou:t is the
actual Recorder of Deeds at the present
time through custom of long staanding
though the Cude ydoes not provide that
he shali be. T'his bill would mer:iy make
legal what has been done for yeurs, and
what avpears to ¢ a necessary proce
dure Favorable consideration is r-quest
ed. :
4th Member for Christiansted Country
Distriet (Pentheny): Mr. Chairman, did
I understand tne Secretary to say that
the Clerk ot the District Court is the Re
corder at present?
Despatening Secretary (Foxwe(l): What
I meant to imply is that the actual work
18 done at the present time by the Clerk.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
Distriet (Pentheny): 1 had a deed "¢ be re
corded but they told me Mr. ’ctersen
was sick and that tney could not nave it
done until he came out. I thou :Lit wr.
Heonry was the Cierk,
Despatching Secretary (Foxiellj: It
comes to the Clerk. But Mr. 2 :tersen
understands the Davisu and Mi. Heory
does vot.
4:h Member for Christiansted ( ountr
District (Pentheny): Lhen in otn 2 word‘ys
Mr. Henry has «ne titie and . Peter
sen auves the work.
Despatehiog Secretary (Fozwell): That
may be tohe way.
3rd Member tor Frederiksted Country
Disuiet (Andersen): Mr. Chai‘man, |
would like to ask the Despatebing Secre
tary if this Ordioauce is brouzht in with
the idea of attaching some belter respon
sibility to the records than at ine present
time or I 8 It mereiy (0 pass the aw with
the syst-m that now obtaius. "cr nine
years the Clerk has been signng as
Recorder without any responsibility and
now it is requesied that he be given a
responsible office under Law. It that s
the case | think it 18 an muprivement
over the present system b:cause who
would otherwise be responsible for ail
our valuable documents. [ think that at
the present time the irecords :re in a
very unsafe condition, it IS quite easy
for any one to walk 10 and take anything
away without anybody taking the shight
est notice of it until they are misswg.
It 1s very unbecoming to a community
like this, -
The Chairman: Personally I think
gentlemen. this is a guestion that should
b» eon ider:d. ! can’t see why the sys
tem cou.d not be reverted to the sys
tem.. we hid b:fore, that is an offize in
both towns or to the Police Courts Wy
not make this the Recording Office? [he
District Judge would then if necessary
have to pass on th: actions of the P,
Hiee Judze
I+t Appoirted Memb:r (Stakeman): Tae
lei.er o tne Judgeis baseu ona wrooy
impress 01. The Judge of the io-mer
Town Court was a.so, wnat literaiy
translated, is called ‘"Writer’’ which cor
responds to our clerk us the Couurt; these
two positions were independent, the
**Writer’’ being avppointed by the King,
the same as the Judge, but for financial
reasons the two offices wer= uaited in
one person Now the ‘''recording’’ as
we call it, according to the Danish Laws
cunsisted in two acts, one ot which was
publishing in open court the documents
submitted, in a condensed so-m, which
was a julicial act performed by the
judge as such, and the other act was the
“‘recording’’, that is the entering in ex
tenso in a bk all the documents pub
lished in Court, this was a ministerial
act performed by the ‘"Writer’’ as such,
and for which this latter alone had the
responsibility, and this was aiso the opin
ion.of the Ministry of Justice, (Attorney
General)in an opinion given by the same.
Now, the lown Courts were held weekly
a' fixed days and hours and the time and
place of the publishing of the drcuments
were therefore known Qo the coumiuyg
into force of the Code the Court was no
longer heid at any fixed day and hour,
and therefore the publishing of the docu
ments ceased and only the ‘recording’’
was done., Os course it nould from the
b-ginning nave been more in conformcy
with the existing laws, that the puoisn
ing and recording had been transferred to
the Police Court, which held sessions at
fixed days and hours, but this was oot
done, and accordingly the one part of the
law was done away with; either the Da
nish laws exist and must then be follow
ed, or they do not exist, and then a new
lhw shou!d be made. With regard to the
Judge being Brand Major, I have never
heard that before, | have known the
Collecor of Customs, mercnants and the
Police Assistant 10 be. Os course, it 1s
not expected that thegJudee of the Dis
trict Court should know these_tbhings, but
it is right that when you want Informa
tion on Danish questions you shouid go
to a man who knows the conditions. |
ccnsider that the same as the Police
Judge who has been acting as Vendue
Director and he has no authority to it the
same as the Clerk of the Court has been
acting as Recorder without any real au-,
thority. It is a mistake to say that the
‘Distriet Judge acts as Recorder. Ihe
Judges of the Danish Town Court acted as
Clerk of the Court tut their commission
mentioned the various offices. Ihe Judge