The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-09-27
An ACT


To promote inter-island steam communication.
BIS II Enacted by the King aud the Legisla-
tive Assembly OF the Hawaiian Islands IN the
Legislature OF the Kingdom assembled.
SEc- l--lbe Minister Of the Interior is hereby
authorized 10 accept md eater into a contract
WIKI responsible parties rendering for tue same.
and giving satisfactory bonds. 10 maintain suit
abie steamer Of not less than 500 tons register
according 10 present mode OF admeasuremeut. 10
the inter Island steam service Is hereinafter
specified for u period not 10 exceed ten years.
aud ~ pay therefor annual Subsidy oi not ex-
ceediug twelve buadred and 6fIy dollars per
month provided such contract be rendered Tor
aud entered mo On or before the frsi day Of
December next.
SIC. 2-Ihe said service shall consist Of not
less khan Two trips each month from Honolulu
around The Island Of Hawaii touching u he usual
ports and back 10 Honolulu, one irip EACH mouth
to BIlu or heaiakekua, alternating and touching
~ the usual ports sud back TO Honuluu snd one
uip euch month around the is.and OF Kauai,
touching al the usual porls and back to HOMO
lu.u.
SEC. SIN the event OF no contract being en-
tered into Is provided by section l. the Minister
OF The Interior Is hereby authorized 10 contract
for the delivery al The port Of Honolulu OF
steamer for The gOyernme1t OF not less than $40
tons Hawaiian register suitable for the perform.
suce Of the iulersia steam service Of III. king
dom. The said steamer to be delivered al the
said port WITHIN one year IRON the lst day Of
January next, sud tue said Minister is iuriher
authorized 10 pay lu7 The said steamer a sum not
10 exceed one hundred Thousand dollars.
SEC 4.-lhe Minister OF Finance Is hereby au-
thorized 10 issue bonds Of HswsiIln government
with coupons attached for such amounts as such
Minister may deem expedient, 10 the aggregate
amount OF not more thau one hundred thousand
dollars. said bonds shall be payable at the Ha-
wailan Treasury NJ such times within the term OF
ten years IRON The dale Of the bonds is the Mn.
lister Oi Finance shall deem expejent and shall
bear interest al not m0re than niue per cent. per
snuum, such interest to be paid annually.
SIC. She Minister Of The Interior is hereby
authorized At any time after the delivery 10 hal
OF the said steamer 10 sell the same to any re-
spOnsible party parties, for sun not less than
tue cost OF SAID steamer with interest added al
ways provided that the purchasers at said steamer
shall eBter into contract with tue Minister Of
the Interior 10 maintain the inler-isand steam
service Of this Kingdom. for period not less
than SIX years in efficient manner a. such u
steamer may be able TO do. making the same
number Of trips as provided 10 section 2 And
the said Contractors shall give a bond with suti-
ciea, surejies aud penalties conditioned for the
foil aud efficient performance Of such Contract.
such bond 10 be TO the Munster Of the Interior
aud the sarelies and penalties TO be 10 the salts.
faction Of the said Minister
SEC 6.-Ihe Minister Of the Interior In case
be shall sell the steamer, which be Is authorized
by the preceding section to purchase or contract
for, shall enter into a contract with the purchas-
thereof. to perform the inter-sland steam ser
vice, aud is hereby authorized 10 pay 10 the par
ties with whom be nay contract as aforesaid 10
consideration for such service. sum OF money
not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars
for each aud every month Of such service. such
payments shall b. made by the warrant Of the
Minister OF The Interior. on the public treasury
aud The Minister Of Finance is hereby authorized
aud required to pay such warrants out Of any
money the Treasury not Otherwise specifically
appropriated.
SEC. 5.-lf at any time within one year previ.
Gus 10 the expiration OF the contract authorized
by the fifth section Of this Act, the Minister Of
The Interior shall deem it expedienl aud for the
public interest, to extend the said contract be is
hereby authorized 50 to do, provided the said ex-
tension shall not exceed four years from and al ,
Ter the expiration OF the first contract and upon
making snch extension The said Minister OF the
Interior Is hereby authorized to nuke such mod-
6eaIions in The terms Of such contract as be may
deem for the public interest.
SIC s.-The Minister Of he Interior is hereby
directed in case be shall make sale Of The sieam-
er By this Act Huthurzed to return the proceeds /
of SAID sale Immediately TITO the public treasury
SEC. 9.-Ihe parties entering iuto a contract
with The Minister Of the Interior either under the
first or third sections Of this Act shall in sddi-
sion to the subsidies previously provided for be /
entitled to import free Of duty al materials re-
Quired for the construction and use OF the We sells
employed 10 such service and shall also be emit
tied 10 ell the rights. privileges and immunities 4
nov secured to foreign steam lines by an Act ap-
proved on the lst day Of August. A. D. 1874 en- 4
titled An Act TO encourage steam navigation
with Foreign countries
SEC. l0.-Any contract entered into under the /
authority Of this Act shall provide for the car
risge and delivery OF the public mails free Of 4
charge. and such contract may fx price for car
rying passengers and freight and be subject to /
such other terms IS the Minister Of the Interior
nay deem expedient.
Approved this 18Th day Of September, A. D. /
1876. KALAKAUA R
AN ACT
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