3702. -  owhiterature in Denmark. 39° 
« The trade of Iceland is now very brifk, we only want) 
new settlers, enlarged with ideas ‘unknown to a barberous 
people. I say barbarous, for so these Icelanders are at 
present, relative to every knowledge useful to scociety. 
Psalms, hymns, prayers, sermons, are no where found in a 
greater plenty than in Iceland ;. and yet the people grow 
not a bit the wiser. How? the trade briik, and the 
people ignorant and wretched ' As if the golden gifts of 
_17. It is exprefsly enacted, thatno corporation fhall be permitted to take 
’ place in any of these new settlements. 
_18. A new settler or citizen fhall receive an annual premium of one rix 
dollar, or four fhillings per ton, on every vefsel his property, laid up, in 
any of the Finmark harbours during the winter. 
19 Every citizen, being enrolled as amerchant, fhall have liberty, equal 
with any other merchant in the-king’s dominions, to-use his trade both 
with the natives or foreigners, whether they are Swedes or Rufsians. 
20. All imports and exports to and from Finmark, fhall go through 
the new towns. 
zx. Those citizens who are retail traders fhalt have liberty to order 
their commodities from whatever place they may. please in the king’ sdomi-- 
nions. i 
22. Citizens only fhall have liberty ts sell foreiga goods in their mar- 
Rets. 
23. Those of the citizens who engage in the fitheries, fhall enjoy the: 
same privileges which have been granted to the other citizens of the twa 
kingdoms, and they fhall be entitled to a premium of fifteen rix dollars, 
or L.3. perton, for every ship not exceeding five hundred and: ninety tons, 
they may fit out for the whale fifhery under Spitzbergen, and the parts. 
adjacent. \ 
24. The same laws of exchange which are prescribed in the Norwegiaa 
code of law, fhall be observed in Finmark. dias 
25. The government is lodged in the hands of the grand bailiff of Fin- 
marlc, who besides fhall have the power of cecidirg all matters reljating to 
thé customs. 
26, But justice fhall be administered within the new settlements, by the 
justice of peace residing in the town of Hammersfelt, till the said new 
settlement can arrive at such a degree of maturity as may enable them to 
appoint their own magistrate. 
27. And then fhall the community obtain their own seal, after having 
made an application to his mejesty for that purpose. 
