The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-10-07
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Authorities
SECTION G. Each Cantonier shall be bound to attend
TO work on his section of road each and every day OF
the vear.-Sundays and legal holidays excepted,-bad
weather being no for non-attendance at work
and whenever known to be absent without good and
sufficient excuse he shall be fined by the Road Author
ties to the amount of double his regular wages for each
dav of absence When Cantonier wishes to absent
himself for any purpose take vacation he must put
a man in his place. with the consent of the Road
Authorities
SECTION T. Each Cantonier shall receive fixed sal
airy payable at the end of each calender month"; and
based on the mist liberal price of wages paid IN the
district for similar work: this monthly salary shall be
paid by the Road Authorities out of the taxation
moneys regularly provided by the law for the road pur
poses of each district
SECTION Each Cantonier shall be furnished by the
Government through the local Road Authorities with
all the necessary tools for the accomplishment OF his
work for the care and preservation OF which he shall
be responsible, the proper and tear being duly
allowed but his wages shall be liable to deduction for
loss OF undue breakage.
SECTION The Cantonie1s shall be selected prefera
bly amongst native Hawaians fore gners of long
residence care being taken to choose the most COM
peent for the work, of good health and conduct, and
living as near possible to the sections of road allotted
to them When found practicable OF desirable by the
Road Authorities with the consent of the Minister of
Interior special houses may be built by the Govern
ment for the residence of the Cantoniers of sections
where the road taverses parts of country sparsey in
habited.
SECTION 10 Whenever, by sudden accident unfor-
seen circumstance the state of the road may require
urgent repairs to which the Cantonier finds himself in
the Road Authorities who shall have power to call upon
such of the neighboring Cantoniers may be
iently taken away from their sections and send them
to help the other one each Cantonier thus called out
of his section being entitled to gratuity of one-th
extra pay for each day of work.
SECTION H. When any portion of any section of road
street requires special work. of such magnitude that
it cannot be attended to by the available neghborng
Cantoniers or when any individual Canolier needs any
particular assistance his section the Road Autho
rites shall allow the necessary extra from available
prisoners outside day aborers may be required by
the state of the road such prisoners helpers working
under the superintendent of the Cantoner of the
tion if special superintendent is delegated by the
Road Authorities.
SECTION u When found necessary the Road Autho-
rites shall have power to entrst to special men, to be
called Chief Cantoniers' chosen amongst the Can
TONER'S who have distinguished themselves for their
competency and good conduct the power of supervising
the different Cantoners of district, of visiting their
respective sections and of inspecting directing the
usual daily work and of reporting to the Road Autho-
rites any dereicon of duty the part of the indivd-
ua Cantoniers; these chiefs shall receive such extra
salary as the Road Authorities may prescribe
SECTION Is. Each Cantonier at his work shall wear
a distinctive sign, bucked on the left ARM band of
red CLOTH with the number of his section affixed in
large black figures. similar yellow-band shall in
dictate the Chief Cantoners
SECTION a. The regulations provided for in Section
may prescribe the necessary punishments for derelc-
ton of duty by the Cantoniers, in fines dismissal OF
otherwise and also the in which the Cantoniers
shall be removed transferred to different sections
SECTION ID. The Cantoniers may be empowered to
act as special policemen in all that relates to the police