The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-22

I Kaanapai be discharged The committee
& recommend that the first and second peti-
tions be laid on the table. to be considered
( with a bill relating TO the subject. With
regard 10 the third and fourth petitions,
/ there is no law giving authority to the
House to appoint Road Supervisors; there
fore. the committee recommend that the
petition be laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Nahale, the report Of
the Committee was adopted.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE on TAXES.
Nj Dole from the Committee on Taxes,
presented the following reports:
Hon. J. ;. Walker, President Legislative
mbly-Sir: Your committee appointed
to consider and report upon various bills
relating 10 taxes, have considered a GER
tain bill entitled An Act TO amend section
55 OF chapter 43 OF an Act approved on the
eth day Of August, 1882, ~ introduced by
Hon c. y. Palohau, and passed TO the
second reading on the 18th day of May, and
report as follows: The said bill provides
for ten sureties, more or less, for the
bonds Of Tax Collectors, which seems to
Us TO be u requirement Of a too indefinite
character to make it desirable feature of
that the said bill be laid upon the table.
). b. DOLE,
CHAs r. BISHOP,
PAUL NEUMANN
F. II. HAYsELDEN,
l.. AHoLo,
J. L. KAULUKOU,
j. X KAUNAMANo.
The report of the committee was adopted.
Hon j. s. Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: Your committee appointed
to consider and report upon various bills
relating to taxes have considered An Act
to amend an Act, approved on the eth day
of August 1882, relating to internal taxes, "
introduced by Hon L. L. Kauai and
passed to the second reading on the 21st
day of May, and report as follows The said
bill introduces a new section after section
IL of said Act, TO be called section ia,
providing for the payment of road taxes
collected in each district to the school
agent for such district, to be drawn upon
by the District Road Supervisor. And
also amends section II of the said Act SO
that vehicles used for the conveyance of
persons shall be taxed to the extent of
five dollars for four-wheeled vehicles, and
two dollars and half for twO-wheeled We
hicles. Your committee recommend that
the said bill be laid upon the table.
5. B. Dole.
CHAs. r. BISHOP,
F. H. HAYsELDEN,
L. AHoLO,
PAUL NEUMANN,
J. L. KAULUKOU,
j. X. KAUNAMANO.
Mr. Kaai moved the report OF the COM !
mittee be adopted
Mr. Keau moved that the report be laid |
Oh the table.
On a vote being taken, the report was
adopted.
NEW BILL.
Mr. Dickey gave notice of a bill to fix
the place for holding Court in the district
of Makawao The honorable member also
presented a resolution that $1,000 be APP
for the Makawao Female Sem
mary Referred to the Select Committee
on Education. Also the following resolu-
ton: That a committee of three be APP
pointed to divide the Kingdom into TWEEN
ty weight election wards, or districts OF
nearly equal population, each of which
shall have the privilege of electing one
only, and report the same
to this Assembly for its action"
Mr.. Dole moved as an amendment that
such committee report to the next session
of the Legislature.
Mr.. Castle moved that it be referred to
the committee already appointed on cleo
ton matters.
Mr.. Dole Withdrew his amendment, and
the resolution was referred to the Election
Committee.
BILL OF INDEMNITY.
His ExcelIency Mr.. Gulick read a first
time bill to indemnify the Minister of
Finance i'll the sum of SCI, 843 II. Passed
to second reading. Following is the
schedule:
Expenses of Supreme Court &C.,. 81 $500 90
Interest account on bonds. ...... 6,750 90