The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-06-28
AN ACT


To PROVIDE FOR AN INTEE-IsLAND STEAM SERVICE.
BE enacted By the King and tie Legislature assembly Of tie
Hacaa Islands IN tie Legislature Of tie Kingdom assembled
SECTION l. The Minister of the Interior is hereby author
lied forthwith for the delivery the port of Ho-
noulu of Steamer of not less than six hundred tons bur-
then, suitable for the performance of the nterisand steam
service Of this kingdom The said steamer to be delivered
at the said port within one from the date OF the
of this Act and the said Minister further authorized to pay
for the said steamer exceed hundred thou
sand dollars
SEC 3 The Minister of Finance is hereby authorized to
issue Bonds of the Hawaiian with coupons
tched for such such Minister may deem expe
dent the aggregate of than hundred
thousand dollars said bonds shall be payable at the Hawai-
Treasury such times within the of ten years from
the date of the bond the Minister of Finance shall deem
expedient and shall bear interest than per
per annum such interest be paid semannuay The
bonds aforesaid shall be denomnated Steamer Bonds and
the proceeds of all such bonds shall be subject to the order
of the Minister of the Interior and shall be applied by him
the payment for the steamer authorized TO be contracted
for by the preceding Section.
SEC The Minister of the Interior hereby authorized
time after the delivery to him of the said steamer
less than the of the said steamer always provided
that the purchasers of said steamer shall enter into contract
with the Minister of the Interior to maintain the nterisand
service of this kingdom for period less than six
years efficient such steamer may be able
to do making say, three trips each month from Honolulu
around the island of Hawaii touching at the usual ports and
returning Honolulu trip each month from Honolulu
to Kawahae touching at the usual ports and back to Homo
lulu and trip each month from Honolulu round the isl
lulu And further the parties contracting aforesaid shall
the public mails in such steamer and deliver the same
with care and despatch without charge to the Government
except in the succeeding Section provided And the
said contractors shall give bond with sufficient surees and
penalties conditioned for the full and efficient performance of
such contract Such bond be the Minister of the
ror and the surete and penalties to be to the satisfaction
of the said Minister And the said Minister of Interior may
make such other arrangements and with regard
trips wea such arrangements regarding terms and
strcions forth in this Act may appear said
Minister eXpedient and for the public interest.
SEC. f. The Minister of the Interior he shall sell
the steamer which he authorized by the preceding Section
to purchase contract for and shall into contract
with the purchasers thereof perform the ntersand steam
service and carry the public mails hereby authorized to
pay to the parties with whom he may aforesaid
consideration for such service of money not exceed
thousand dollars for each and every month of such
service such payments shall be made by the of the
Minister of the Interior the Public Treasury and the
Minister of Finance hereby authorized and required topay
such out of any money in the Treasury other
specifically appropriated; and further consideration
the performance of the said service the free Of
from the Government Pipes shall be accorded such contract
and also all the rights privileges and immuntes
secured to foreign steam lines by Act approved the LIST
day of August A. D. 1874 entitled An Act to Encourage
Steam Navigation with Foreign Countries.
SEC ). If at any time within year previous to the
expiration of the contract authorized by the third Section OF
this Act the Minister of the Interior shall deem expeden
and for the public interest extend the said contract he is
hereby authorized do provided the said shall
exceed four years from and after the expiration of the
first contract and upon making such extension the said Min
lister of Interior hereby authorized to make such modca
tons in the terms of such contract he may deem for the
public interest
SEC g. The Minister of the Interior is hereby directed
in case he shall make sale of the steamer by this Act
authorized to return the proceeds of said sale Immediately
into the public treasury and the Minister Of Finance
hereby required to apply the said proceeds the payment