The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-01

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ed against BY virtue Of this law, for having r Tss the name
~ = snch servant shall have been previously furnished . a g
partnent of Foreign Affairs xr-s
Foreign Affairs, upon the receipt OF q list OF the at
tacbes. and domestic servants Of any such puo,,e G m . and u
cause cause the same to be published in the government AK "N
to furnish q copy of such list to the Marshal
Sec. 464. Foreign public ministers are no. amer
.h,o 70 the civil or criminal jurisdiction OF the King
dom, and, and th mi e al received wei,s "a as i such By the King, shah be :
rested, or imprisoned. or his prop s yoad' 10 ali iintents and pur-
n noes whaisoeysr: provided, always, that force may DC Sppn1 =
to oSnnne, 2 : stn 10 sn " to all other considerations absolutely
REQUIRES it. arising either from the violence d hs o"uO
influence and danger OF his nacnihauonS-
c.. As5 All writs or process, for the arrest Ut
;mnrsonment of any attache of a public minister,
whose name has been furnished to the depar. Hrnre or attach
ra aat Of hi his property. SHAH be null and void; subject, howet1 =
to the provisions of section 46s: ana iros sccoriiei to him by the
shall enjoy no greater privileges than are 00'ae
law of nations. a
Sec. 466. If any person assault, strike, wound;
;mnr;sop or in any other manner lnfract tne
narons nv offering violence to the person OF a public munster,
such person 50 offending, on conviction, shall ara,; Ge of the court;
and. If an officer of this Government, shall be liable q
from office.
Sec. 467. All foreign diplomatic agents, received
and acknowledged as such by the King, as having
the representative character, in a political sense, shan enioy tr
e ken private use and consumption, allowed by their respective
nations to foreign diplomatic agents si, o. !, ne e am foreign dipio-
ma,ica agent shall, previously, adduce to the Minister OF roreign
| A fairs. satisfactory PROOF II NC" ~" he
would be allowed by his own nation, to a Hawaiiah aseh' oeH'
same rank, under the like circumstances.
APT IX-Department of Finance.
ART. N-Ihe Minister of Ffnance-Hts Poaoers
and Duties in General.
CO. Ae9 There shall be an executive department,
STYLED the Department OF Finance, "nicm snah w
nres;ded over by an officer called the Minister OF Finance, VINO
shall reside and keep an Office at the seat OF government
Sec. 46s. 1t shall be the duty of the Minister of
Finance to have a general supervision over n
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tally execute the duties assigned by law to his department.
He Is enar q an wiss Of II foreign imports; the collection of taxes;
tthe safe keeping and disbursement OF the PUBIC moneys, aM ia
charge.
Sec. 470. 1t shall be his duty to make q biennial
report to the Legislature, of the TRANSACTIONS anu
business Of his department. showing the revenue and eXpendi,,
tnre for the two preceding years, and giving a full and detailed
estimate of the revenue and expenditure Tor n W {
years.
Sec. All. He shall keep, or cause to be kept, IN
appropriate books, a clear, distinct and full record Oh
ali the transactions and business of his department.
Sec. 472. He shall, from time to time, instruct the
collectors of customs. the collectors of taxes, assessors
and other officers Of his department, in relation to their duties
and business.
Sec. AIS. The Minister of Finance shall be person.
a,v responsible for the safe keeping of all moneys
paid into the public treasury, and for the proper disbursement
ana , Jhr IN case of the larceny or embezzlement of any such
moneys, by any officer of his department, II other persons salu
colIusive knowledge thereof, in evidence, and the establishment
of such facts shall discharge him from personal responsioihty'
Sec. 4I4. Sad minister Snaii dppOiht, ia IN iva
faith and responsibility, n registrar OF puonc a-
counts, removable at his pleasure. Such registrar snal, eeiore
snr.,;as for the benefit of the government, TO the Minister of
Finance, and his successors in office, in the penal sum y not less
conditioned that he viii well and faithfully keep the accounts
of the department of hnancei that ne WI hu e nr = tbe u se
of another, any of the public moneys; and that in all 9tnef res
poets he will faithfully discharge the duties II his ofhee
Sec. AIS. Said minister shall have power TO admin
lister all necessary oaths connected with the duties OF
his department
Sec. 476. Said minister shall have power to certify,
under the seal of his department, copies OF vouchers
and other documents deposited in his Office; and such copies SO
certified shall be as valid evidence in any court IS the originals
Sec Al. The head of each ministerial department
shall be responsible for the correctness OF all drafts
or orders drawn by him upon the treasury, in pursuance Oh APP
preparations, and for the proper disbursements 81 an aIpropt 10
president of the Board of Education: The responsibility of the
ment of the aggregate amount of appropriations made by the
Legislature. An moneys received by any department r officer
of the government, on public account, shall ne promptly anu
into the treasury, and there held subject to disbursement in ac.
S sbis : section % shall lH not apply to- the school-tax, which shall be col
lected by the taxcollectors Of the several districts. and aspos,.so
port of the government schools.
Sec. AIS. No draft or order drawn by any District
Justice, assessor, or tax-collector, upon the treasury,
for salary or compensation, shall be regarded as Vaio, o.pe
paid by the Minister of Finance, unless the same be counter
tce. assessor or tax-collector mayreside. Such countersigna-
ture shall be evidence of the genuineness OF any such DRAFT n
order. and the governor countersigning the same shall be re-
sponsible therefor. In order to secure uniformity, and a proper
sation 10 ner.ns entitled to receive the same, the Minister of
Finance shall have power to prescribe the form OF an accounts
drafts. or orders, relating to such salaries or compensation.
Sec. 479. For the purpose of promoting convenience
in business and exchange between the different
islands of the kingdom, it shall be lawful for the Minister Of
deposit, to any amount not less than fifty dollars, and to issue
certificates of deposit thereof, payable to bearer on Demand
without interest.
ART. XH.-Of the Internal Iares.
THE POLL TAX.
Sec. 4SO. An annual poll-tax of one dollar, shall
be paid by every male inhabitant of the kingdom,
between the ages of seventeen and sixty years, whether a Ha-
sncb payment by law. or by the assessor of the district in which
he resides, on account Of age, inhrmity, and poverty
THE CHATTEL TAX.
Sec. 4S1. All horses more than two years old, male
or female, shall be yearly taxed one dollar each
provided, however, that this shall not be construed to conflict
with the laws relating to stations.
All mules and asses, more than two years Old shall be yearly
All dogs shah be yearly taxed one dollar each.
Sec. 49, All carriages, drawn by one or more
horses or mules, shall be yearly taxed five dollars
All wagons, drays. o carts, drawn by one OF more horses,
merchandise, except those used on plantations, or farms, shall
be yearly taxed five dollars each.
Sec. 4S3. All personal property of whatever kind,
not subject to specific taxes, or specially exempted
from taxation, shall be subject to an annual tax of one quarter
of one per cent. upon the valuation thereof
The term personal property" shall be construed to include
all household furniture, goods and chatiels. wares and merchan-
disc. ali ships and vessels whether at home or abroad, all moneys
in hand and moneys loaned, all mortgages, public stocks, stocks
in corporations, and every species OF property not included in
real estate.
THE TAX ON REAL ESTATE
Sec. 4S4. There shall be assessed and collected
upon all real property within the kingdom, not
specially exempted from taxation, and annual tax OF one quarter
of one per cent. on the value of the same.
The term sreal property. !" with respect to the assessment and
collection Of revenue, shall he deemed {, include all lands and
town lots, with the buildings, structures, and other things
erected on, or affixed TO the same.
Sec. 4S5. Real property, belonging to the King or
Queen: to the Government; to the Board of Educa-
tiGn, for the use Of schools; to incorporatsd or private schools to
OF education, and to literary and benevolent Institutions, shall
not be subject to taxation. Personal property relating to the
same persons and objects, is also exempt.
THE SCHOOL TAX.
Sec. 4SG. An annual tax of two dollars, for the
euppart IF nuh1ic schools. shall he DaiI nv every mola