The Daily bulletin., 1890-11-05

III was necessary.
Noble Marsden withdrew his mo-
ton, which was renewed by Minis
ter Brown, and carried.
Second reading of bill TO amend
Secs. 2, 3, 4, G, s, 9, to repeal Sec.
IL of the Act entitled An Act to
amend the Law concerning Road Su-
pervisors and the disposition of the
road tax, and to establish local Road
Boards, and to define their duties,"
approved November 25th, 1887.
Considered with report of select
committee that submitted it, and
that recommended the indefinite
postponement of bill "to provide
for the appointment of Road Super
visors-in-Ch for the Island of Ha-
waii, to include also the Islands of
Molokai and Lanai; for the Island
of Oahu and the Island of Kauai:
and to provide for the disposition of
the road tax"
Rep. Brown explained the bill,
which he drafted for the committee,
and moved that the bill be consider
ed section by section.
Noble Muller moved an amend
ment providing that the ballots be
on yellow paper. Carried, and the
section passed as amended, as fol-
lows:
Sec. 1. Section of said Act is
hereby amended so that the same
shall read as follows;
"Sec. 2. There shall be elected
by the qualified voters of each tax
alton District at the next general
election of Representatives and No
bles TO be held in the year 1892, and
at every general election thereafter,
three competent residents of each
taxation { p district of the Kingdom
who shall act as and be the Road
Board of the District for which they
are elected. Such persons shall he
elected and hold office for the term
of two years from the day Of elec.
tion. The ballots for such election
shall be the same as is designated by
law for the election of Representa-
tives but shall be printed on yellow
paper, and the election shall in all
respects be carried on and proclama-
tions made as is now or may here
after be provided for by the general
election laws of the Kingdom. There
shall be separate ballot box TO re-
ceive the ballot cast for the members
| of tho Road Roards
In the event of the death or re-
signation of any member of a Road
Board, such vacancy shall be filed
by the Minister of the Interior. The
appointment to such vacancy shall
be for the unexpired term of office
of the person so dying or resigning.
The members of such Road Boards
shall elect one of their number to
be chairman of said Board. The
members of such Road Boards shall
serve without pay.
| Sec. passed, as follows:
| Sec. 2. Section 3 of said Act is
hereby amended so that it shall read
as follows:
''Sec. 3. The Road Boards shall
have the entire charge and control
of the public labor on all roads
bridges and public highways, within
their respective districts and shal
have the supervision and control, ot
the expenditure of all road taxes
and all monies appropriated by the
Legislature and used in making ant
repairing the same, and in sucl
amounts as the respective Boards OF
majority of the members thereof
may decide. The Minister of The
Interior shall upon the nomination
of the Respective Road Boards or ;
majority of each of such RoaC
Boards appoint competent person
in each taxation District of tht
Kingdom to be Road Supervisor fol
such taxation district. Said Roat
Supervisor may be removed at any
time by the Minister of the interior
upon the written request of th'
Road Board or a majority of tn,
members of such Road Board
Nothing herein contained shall b,
construed so as to prevent one per
son from holding the position o
Road Supervisor for more than thu
one taxation District for which h,
was originally or first appointed. !"
Rep. Brown desired the House tt
consider the next section, which
stipulated that the bond of th,
Road Supervisor shall not exceed
the estimated amount of the roat
tax of the District.
There would be large amount o.
taxes in some districts, as, for in
stance, Honolulu.
Noble j. M. Horner thought th,
bill was going back TO the old con
tralizing system. The Minister o
the Interior had the appointment o.
the Road Supervisor.
Several members-Not at all.
Noble Horner gent on to criticize
the bill. 1t should be allowed tC
rest two years. The other day {
boiler was drawn distance of ter
miles over the road in Hamakua
which could never have been done
before, and that road was due to the
work of the Road Board.
Noble Marsden-Oh, yes it could
have been done before.
Noble Cornwell said il the Minis
ter wasn't to appoint the road super