APPENDIX B 



[In preparing this document for the press I have found it neces- 

 sary to alter the language of the translator to an extent sufficient to 

 make it clear to English readers. I hope and believe, however, 

 that I have accomplished this very difficult task without impairing 

 its vital sense in any particular. I trust that any student of the Act 

 will observe into what depths of detail Danish legislators descend. 

 This indeed is illustrative of the character of that people. Nothing 

 escapes their foresight ; nothing seems to be too small to be worthy 

 of their attention. H. R. H.] 



ACT OF PARLIAMENT CONCERNING THE 

 ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL-HOLDINGS 



Ratified by H.M. The King on April 30, 1909 



I.-! 



A Committee is to be formed in each County for the 

 purpose of assisting in the establishment and control of 

 the holdings dealt with in this Act. The arable land 

 belonging to towns but situated in a County is, as regards 

 this Act, to be considered as County land. The Com- 

 mittee is to consist of three members, of which one is to 

 be appointed by the Landbrugsminister (Secretary of State 

 for the Agricultural Department, hereafter called the Agri- 

 cultural Secretary). The other two members together 

 with a substitute for each are to be elected by repre- 

 sentatives of all the local communities (or Parish Councils), 

 of which each community (or Parish Council) must send 

 two representatives. The election of representatives as 

 well as the final election of members of the Committee is 

 to take place according to the rules of proportional repre- 

 sentation prescribed for the County Councils. 



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