The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-12
Bills BEFORE the House.

Wednesday morning.
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Bills Before the House.
Following is a summary of further
printed bills distributed in the Legislative
Assembly in continuation of yesterdays
resume:
IMPORT DUTIES ON WINES.
This bill is amendatory of section 2,
chapter %, of the Session Laws of 1878, re-
lating to import duties upon wines. The |
amendment fixes the duty to be levied on |
kid, leather and skin gloves at So per
dozen pairs. On cigars and cheroots, $40
per thousand On China tobacco, so cents !
per pound. On camphOr trunks, in nests |
of four, 50 per nest. On China mating, 81 |
per roll On port, sherry, Madeira and all
wines of like nature, cordials, bitters, ETC., |
above 81 per cent of alcoholic strength, |
and under 80 per cent, 81 per gallon. On
champagne, sparkling Moselle and spark
ling hook, So per dozen reputed quarts, and |
81 so per dozen reputed pints. On claret,
Rhine wine and other light wines under q
! per cent of alcoholic strength, 40 cents per
dozen reputed quarts, 20 cents per dozen
reputed pints and 10 cents per gallon in
bulk. On ale, porter, cider and fermented
| drinks, not otherwise provided for, 40 cents
| per dozen quarts, 20 cents per dozen pints,
and Is cents per gallon IN bulk
RELATING TO FISHERIES.
| A bill to amend sections 387 and 1888, of
| the Civil Code, relating to fisheries, is under
! consideration. 1t is proposed to declare
! that the fishing grounds from the reefs
! shall in law be considered the private
property of the konohikis, whose lands by
ancient regulation belong to the same. The
| konohikis shall in law be considered to
| hold said private fishing for the equal use
of themselves and of the tenants on their
! respective lands; and the tenants shall be
| at liberty to use the fisheries of the kono-
! hikis, subject to the restrictions imposed
| by law.
RELATING To COLLECTION OF TAXEs.
This bill proposes to amend section So,
! chapter 43, of the laws of 1882. 1t provides
| that if any taxpayer fails to pay his taxes
on or before December 18th in each year,
! the Tax Collector may sue for the same in
! his own name in any Police or District
! Court on behalf of the Government, with
10 per cent additional. The right of appeal
is reserved. 1t is made lawful for the Tax
! SOIISCbOly uulAllo IAAS AAAbSSAA OHyS ONb"NSIA
! December 18th and January 1st following,
| to demand of all persons who may be liable
! to the payment of personal taxes, and who
may be found in his district during that
| period, their personal taxes for the current
year. Should such persons not produce
| personal tax receipts for the year, they
| will be liable to arrest AMI imprisonment
at hard labor for misdemeanOr until the
amount of their personal taxes and costs
are paid at so cents day. Imprisonment
| shall be imposed in the case of able-bOdied
men only.
! RELATING To GAMING.
This bill is supplementary to chapter 80
of the Penal Code relating to gaming. 1t
prohibits all lotteries, raffies, games of
chance, or other continuance or device for
the sale, division or allotment of any kind
| of property. The penalty for violation of
this provision is fine not exceeding $500
for each dffense. The third section i'm
! poses fine not exceeding $500 upon any
person who establishes or becomes part
ner in any lottery, or in any scheme by
! which prizes, whether of money or of any
other matter or thing are gained, drawn
for, thrown or competed for by lot, dice, or
any other mode of chance; or who shall
sell tickets by which an interest in the
same may be secured. The penalty for a
second offense is imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months The Minister of the
! Interior is authorized at his discretion to
/ grant permission to establish an art union,
ETC., attaching such regulations and re-
strictions as he may see fit. There is
another provision in the bill extending its
penalties to gaming in any form, and au-
thorizing the destruction of all implements
used in games of chance.
RELATING To INTERNAL TAXES.
A bill to amend twelve sections OF the
Act approved August 7, 1882, is under con-
sideration. 1t relates to the collection of
property to include 'all household furni-
ture and effects, jewelry, goods, chattels,
| promissory notes, notes of hand, or any
other negotiable paper given to secure the
repayment of money loaned and which IS
! not secured by mortgage, wares and mer-
chandise, machinery, all ships whether at
home or abroad, all moneys in hand,
/ leasehOld and chattel interest in lands and
I real estate, franchises, patents, contracts,
/ growing crops, Government and corpora
/ ton stock and bonds, and all domesticated
/ birds and animals not otherwise Speclh-
! cally taxed" Insurance companies doing
/ business in this Kingdom are to be re-
/ quired to pay 81 per 800 of premiums re-
! ceived by their agents during the year