The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-11

u of the act entitled Fan act to amend
the law concerning road supervisors, land
| the disposition of the road tax, and to
establish local boards, ,and to define their
duties," approved November %, 1887.
The report OF the special committee
was read, submitting an amended bill.
| Rep. Brown thought the bill a good
one, and worthy of trial. He moved it
be considered section by section,
The motion carried, and the first sec
tion was read as follows:
Section l. Section of said Act is
hereby amended so that the same shall
read as follows:-" Section 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 year 1892, and
| at every general election thereafter,
| three competent residents of each taxa
| ton (?) district OF the kingdom who
shall act as and be the Road Board of
the district for which they are elected.
Such persons shall be elected and
| hold Office for the term of two
years from the day OF election.
The ballots for such election shall be the
same as is designated by law for the
election of Representatives, and the
election shall in all respects be carried
on and proclamations made as is now
or may hereafter be provided for by the
general election laws of the kingdom
There shall be separate ballot-box to
receive the ballot cast for the members
of the Road Boards. In the event of
the death or resignation of any member
Of q rood hnar cnah chon h0
filled 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 mem
bers of such Road Boards shall elect one
of their number to be chairman of the
said Board. The members of such Road
Boards shall serve without pay"
Noble Muller moved to amend by in
serting the words "but shall be printed
on yellow paper" referring to the bal
lots.
The amendment carried, and the Sec
ton passed as amended.
Section .. Section 8 of said Act is
hereby amended so that it shall read as
follows :" Section 5. The Road Boards
shall have the entire charge and control
of the public labor on all roads, bridges
and public highways within their respec-
tive districts, and shall have the supervi-
sion and control of the expenditure of all
road taxes and all monies appropriated by
the Legislature and used in making and
repairing the same, and in such amounts
as the respective Boards, or a 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
Road Boards, appoint competent per-
son in each taxation district of the king
dom 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 majority
of the members of such Road Board.
Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued so as to prevent one person from
holding the position of Road Supervisor
for more than the one taxation district |
for which he was originally or first ap- |
pointed"
The section passed as read.
Section g. Section of said Act is |
hereby amended so that it shall read as
follows =" Section 4 The Road Super
visor shall, before entering upon the |
duties of his office, file in the Interior
Office bond with sufficient sureties to |
the Minister of the Interior in penal
sum not to exceed the estimated amount |
Of the road-tax o. the district. Said bond
shall be conditioned for a faithful disposi-
ton ofand accounting for the road moneys
which may be paid to him or his order
Or expended by him in the road work of
the district. "
Rep. Brown called the attention of the
House to the section whether it would
be better to insert the amount of bond
or leave it as it is in the section.
Noble J. M Horner did not like the
Dill; thought they had better wait two
years. He thought the bill should be
while he was speaking, the House
vas startled by Noble Anderson saying,
under the road board.'')
The section passed as read.
Section 4. Section of said Act is
hereby amended so that the same shall
'ead as follows :" Section 6. A full
ecord shall be kept by the Road Super
yisor of all business transacted at any
Meeting of the Road Board and of the
work done in the district. Full account
hall also be kept by him of all moneys
showing the source from
whence derived, and of all moneys paid
'ut; showing also the locality in which
whether for labor or material,
md the persons to whom paid. Such
ecords and accounts shall be open to
he inspection of any taxpayer resident
n the district at any of the meetings of
he Board "
The section passed as read. II
Section 5. Section OF said Act is
Iereby amended so that the same shall
cad as follows:-" Section s. Ali road 6
axes shall be paid into the Public Trea-
ury, and the amount SO paid in from
ach district shall be special deposit in
he Treasury to the credit of such district ]
0 be paid out only upon the order of the
load Supervisors, which order shall be G
by the chairman of the t
Toad Boards. The Minister of Finance 7
hall, under no circumstances, allow t
uch special deposits, or any part there s
t, to be used for any other purpose than I
} pay the drafts which may be drawn
y the Road Supervisor and counter a
igned by the chairman of the Road t