The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-12-23

AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING Road SUPERVISORS .
AND THE Disposition THE ROAD lax, AND TO
ESTABLISH LOCAL ROAD BOARDS, AND TO DEFINE
THEIR DUTIES" APPROVED NOVEMBER 10Th, 1857,
AND TO ADD NEW SECTION TO SAID ACT BE
CALLED SECTION IA.
Be it Enacted by the King and the Legislature of the
Hawaiian Kingdom:
SECTION l. Section 2 of said Act is hereby amended
so that the same shall read as follows:
"Secton 2. There shall be elected by the qualified
voters of each taxation district at the next general
election of Representatives and Mobiles to be held IN
the wear 1892 and at every general election thereafter
three competent residents of each taxation ( district
of the Kingdom who shall act and be the Road Board
of the District for which they elected Such persons
shall be elected and hold Office for the term OF two years
from the day of election The ballots Tor such electlon
shall be the designated by law Tor the election
of Representatives but shall be printed on yellow paper
and the election shall in all respects be carried on and
nrocapations made as is now may hereafter be pro-
vided for by the general election laws OF the Kingdom
Provided however that it shall not be necessary for
the Candidates for election to procure or file with the
Minister of the Interior nomination paper Tor SAID
Office Each candidate not less than twenty days before
election shall notify the Minister OF the Interior OF his
intention of becoming candidate for election in order
of Election of each District Whenever than one
taxation district is included in any election district the
voting for the members of the Road Boards for such
taxation districts may be held in such voting place
naces within said election district the Minister of
Line Interior may designate. There shall be separate
ballot box to receive the ballot cast for the members OF
the Road Boards.
SIN the event of the death resignation of any
member of a Road Board such vacancy shall be filled
by the Minister of the Interior. The appointment to
such vacancy shall be for the unexpred term OF office
of the person so dying or reslgnlng The members OF
such Road Boards shall elect of their number to be
chairman of their said Board The members of such
Road Boards shall serve without pay"
SECTION 2. Section of said Act is hereby amended
so that it shall read as follows:
Section 3. The Road Boards shall have the entire
charge and control of the public labor all roads,
bridges and public highways within their respective
districts and shall have the supervision and CONTROL of
the expenditure of all road taxes and all moneys appro
nriated bv the Legislature and used In making and
remaining the same and in such amounts the
pectve Boards or majority OF the members thereof
NAV decide The Minister of the Interior shall upon
the nomination of the respective Road Boards or
majority of each of such Road Boards appoint COM
netep person in each taxation district of the Kingdom
to be Road Supervisor for such taxation district Said
Road Supervisor may be removed at any time by the
Minister of the Interior upon the written request of the
Road Board or a majority of the members of such
Road Board Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued so as to prevent person from holding the
position of Road Supervisor for more than the one tax
alton district for which he was originally first ap-
pointed"
SECTION g. Section of said Act is hereby amended
SO that it shall read as follows:
Section A. The Road Supervisor shall before enter
ing upon the duties of bis Office file in the Interior
Office bond with sufficient surees to the Minister of
the Interior in penal not to exceed the estimated
amount of the Road Tax of the District Said bond
shall be conditioned for faithful disposition Of and
accounting for the road moneys which may be paid to
him or his order expended by him IN the work OF the
district"