The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-07-13
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SESSION OF 1872.

= FI1T-SrxTH DAY, jolly 9th.
Hon. Mr.. Carter, FROM the Sanitary Committee,
stated that he had been informed while the steamer
Ne6TaTkd was in port, that there were cases Of small
pox concealed On board, and that he had laid the
facts before the President Of the Board Of Health.
Hon. Mr.. Rice, from Select COMMITTEES on the bill
% make retailers Of spirituous liquors responsible,
sc reported-report accepted and the biz made q
special order for to-day.
Hon. Mr.. Kipi moved to reconsider the action Of
the House yesterday in rejecting the bill to repeal the
Law respecting the sale Of intoxicating drinks to ma
uves- The motion was lost, by a large majority.
ORDER or THE ply.
The Hotel Bonds Act WIS read a third time.
Hon. Mr.. NaWahi moved to reject. The hotel baa
become q place where liquor is furnished 10 Hawai-
ians- This must be so. for the proprietor Of the hotel
himself had said that he had furnished natives, in the
course Of his evidence in the Supreme Court recently.
The motion was lost, II to %. and the bill passed.
The bill 20 regulate the fisheries was read q third
time, the title amended, and the bill passed.
The bill to establish a national museum, was read
q third time, by the title, and passed.
The bill 20 amend Sec. 8, Chap. 80 of the law in
relation to tax on dogs, was read q third time and
passed. tAbOlishes the 10 cents charge for tags.)
The bill 10 amend the Woolen and Cotton Factory
Act, was read a third time, and passed
ORDER OF THE FAY.
The Retail Spirit Dealers Responsibility Bill, was
taken up in committee Of the whole. Hon. Mr.. Kala-
kaua in the Chair. Secs / and 2, were passed, Secs.
3. 4. and 5 were stricken out, and the bin ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading. The following Is u
COPY Of the Act referred 10
AN ACT
TO MAKE ALL PERSONS RETAILING sPIRTTUoUs AND IN
TOXICATING LIQUORS LIABLE N DAMAGES FOR IN
JCRIEs DONE Or RECEIVED BY THOSE BECOMING IN
TOxIcATED on SUCH LIQUORS, AND A. THE RESULT OF
SUCH INToXICATIOS.
Be II Enacted. Ly The Hing and ue LegisldtiUe As
seRlbly 81 tie HdIDdiidR Islands iR the Legislature
oCGie Kingdom assembled:
SEC. Livery husband, wife. child. parent.
guardian. employer or other person who shall be
Injured in person or property or means of support,
by any intoxicated person. or in consequence OF the
intovication, habituai or Otherwise, Of any person,
or who being himself orb selfintoxicated. shall be
thus injured in consequence of such iutoXication,
shall have a right of action in his or her own name,
severally or jointly, against any retailer or reailers
of spiriluous and intoxicating liquors, who shall by
selling or giving intoxicating liquors, have caused
the intOxication. in whole or in part, of such person
or persons, for all damages sustained and for e8-
empiary damages and a married woman shall have
the same right to bring suits under this Act. and TO
control the same and the amount recovered "a q
femme sole. And all damages recovered by a minor
under this Act shall be paid either TO such minor
or to his or her parent, guardian, or next friend, as
the Court shall direct.
SEC. All suits for damages under this Act
may be by any appropriate action IN any OF the
Courts OF the Kingdom having competent Jurisdic'
ton.
Hon. Mr.. Aholo, on leave, moved TO reconsider the
vote Of the House yesterday in adopting the report Of
the Judiciary mmitt adverse TO the amendment
of the auctioneers' license law. Seconded by Hon
Mr.. Bishop, who thought the Assembly had not acted
with sufficient consideration in ~disposing of the peti.
ton of the Chamber of Commerce. The motion pre-.
vailed, wbereupon the Hon. Mr.. Bishop moved tina,
the report of the Committee be laid on the table, and
be made a special order for Monday. Carried.
The bill TO organize the District Court of Wailuku
as q Police Court. was made the order for Wednesday
next.
The bill to enable the Commissioners of Crown
Lands to make certain conveyances, was referred tc
a select committee for revision and further inquiry.
The bill to amend Section 8, Chap. III, Penal Code,
was read a second time. (Distillation aud fermenfd-
fion of intoxicating drinks.) The bill was indefinitely
postponed.
The bill to regulate the issuance of Royal Patents
was read a second time. and considered by Sec
tons. Referred to a Select Committee.
The bill to amend Section 81 Chapter 50 of the
Penal Code, was indefinitely postponed.
The bill TO amend Chapter s of the Penal Code
on its second reading, was postponed until Mon
day.
The bill to provide for interlocntory orders in
divorce cases, was read a second time, and ordered
10 be cngrossed.
The bill to provide for holding an additional
term in the 4th Judicial Circuit. was read a second
time. and ordered TO be eDgrossed.
The bill to amend Section 1913 of the Civil Code
relating TO markets. was read a second time. and
indefinitely postponed, IS TO Is.
The bill TO repeal the Law to Mitigate 4" waf
finally passed.
The House tGen adjourned.