The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-02-23
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.


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TEE tax troubles between the Government
Agents and Nir. j.. I. Waterhous-. have taken q
new and s5mewha singular phase not. how
ever. more singular and err.ric than what has
al-e-iy tran-Iired. After the levy and seizure
Of the goods y the Tax-Collsctyr, Nj. ". was
cited u APPEAR before Police Justice Davis. and
show cause why the gods should not be sold ~
the Iax-Collectyr The case came NJ last week.
and after all the evidence submitted bv the
Government Attorney was heard. the defendants
counsel novel that the suit Be DISMISSED. On the
ground that Sufficient evidence had not ben
brought forward u sustain it. in the last P57,-
E@sll. we iul . long and very singular document
heateI b. Police Court. which certainly : one f
the m1s- curious productions which have ever
seen the light here, and 9 il has w4utJnlv.
and We think with Improperly, ben thrust into
This Tx dispute, SENS Z deserve . rassiug
notice IL commencement : q follows
Police Court.
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order g. ~ So lzs- b reused
Justice Davis reviews a. graf length tie evil
dsnce produced By the Government Attorney.
deScaurs n various points Of The cl4. AMI finds
that the evidence adduevd i not sufficient 20
ALOE isI 20 glrs c dsasIoH for ne G5r.-uleat.
In this dilemma, b=iu. unwilling OF afraid 70
allow the suit % terminate N the Defendants
favor. he brings " section Il Of The Civil Code.
IN which lie makes a great discovery. and finds
himself clothed with extraordinary equitable
jurisdiction, - . magistrate. Tie section re45s
a. follows
IT, 5zs-s have as,-s 81 vel sIl su--a -d
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And under THIS section oE the civil Code. he
concludes = P1s-v1ne = decision. and directs the
Government Attorney q q out and =arch for
further svi6=ncs- Tie following ! his language
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I1Is = certainly a most singular ami extrarr-
dinary processing on the Tarr 5f the Government.
Here ~ ind q man. s4-ed as Judge in one
O: e. cur courts Z Justice" taking on him
slf the ex-ra0-.ua-y power q r=fls.n. 10 give
. decision in Z suit because. f1rS-5th. the Gov
eminent Attorney had failed . make -,c1 his
oe. Was i, Mt . - presumed rl4t al tie
---.r go. - ---r--r H. ---~- - -
deemed necessary 70 sustain IT. and was be
n5c bound . render hi. decision On the evidence
a. presented u him?
The Civi. Code. in The section which we have
quoted. grants Ju5-s Cthe higher Judges only
ne presumed u Be referred To- equity ~iuri~iic-
zion e. arc5-lia-c ., usage. but where viii Judge
Davis ani usage or precedent - sustain him
in this singular p-le-iu--2 He can ind Il
nowhere. II any country = in any law. Il hs
c7ure j. sustained. every district magistrate
can hereafter render IL decisions. n5- OF -hs
and the law tea-in. on The ca@ in
<-i,. ta- ACCORDING . - equitable 5u-.slicti5u.'
Il --cz . precedent : . y established. ne might
g. wei -=Si-a ourselves 10 The equitable urls
dic-ilu gf tile Pity asTiraur- . rhe dignity Z
The ~fa5.sial ermine. under -he ri--e O.: Police
Might
Upon this singular decision. the lz.anlant's
.'-afu-i citation b the Police Na..-
-z-- g APPEAR before ,hs Chief Jus-ice and
show Gauss why e r.1.c-u-s should p: issue 70
:. decide ON rhe evidence = II had been T--
=n--l hv rhe plaintiff. This citation VS. an
q = Police Justice DAVIS in another doc
lmsH-. sworn q before the clerk e ,he court.
and which j. u1- - singular -hau --a; pub
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