The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-07-18

authorized by the superintendent.
Sec. Is. After the death of leper
no claim for services rendered him
will beallowed unless proofs are pro-
| duced that the deceased in his life
| time verbally acknowledged such
service in the presence of credible
witness, or may have been by him
acknowledged in writing, signed in
the presence Of the superintendent or
other officer authorized by the super
intendent.
Sec. IA. Lepers trusting one another
do so entirely at their own risk, as
they will not be assisted in collecting
claims by the board of health or the
superintendent.
Sec. 10. Lepers are allowed to plant
on the lands of the board of health
and to dispose of their crops without
giving a share to the board, or paying
for the use of the lands. They may
select grounds suitable to the crops
they intend to raise, subject
however to the approval of the
superintendent. But no one shall be
allowed more land for his or her own
use, than he or she can cultivate; nor
shall he or she be allowed to transfer
such planting ground to another with
out the knowledge and consent of the
superintendent; provided, however,
any person to whom land for planting
has been assigned who neglects to
plant on the same shall forfeit his or
her right to the said land, and such
planting ground may be assigned to
another person.
Sec. 16. No person who is not
leper shall be allowed to live at the
leper settlement as kokua for lep-
ers, without having first obtained
written permission to do so from the
board of health.
Sec. II. Every kokua must minis
ter to the wants and the necessities of
the lepers for whom he or she has
been permitted to live at the settle
ment. Any kokua who deserts or
neglects the leper with whom he or
she obtained the permit shall forfeit
such permit. and shall be expelled
from the settlement.
Sec. IS. All permits of kokuas ter
inmate with the death Of the party or
parties for whom they have been
serving as kokuas and such kokuas
must leave the settlement on or before
the expiration Of two weeks after the
death of such party or parties; provid-
ed, the physician at the settlement
shall, on examination, pronounce
such kokuas to be free from all suspi-
cion of leprosy.
Sec. 10. KOkuas must work for the
board when called upon by the sup
erintendent, and for such services
they shall be paid fair wages; pro-
vided however, they shall not be
called upon by the superintendent
when the condition of the party or
parties for whom they are kOkuas
shall demand their constant presence
and attendance, for which the certif-
cate of the physician shall constitute
a sufficient proof.
Sec. 20. KokuaS may build houses
for the party or parties for whom he
or she is the kokua, under the same
condition as lepers.
Sec. 81. KOkuas shall not be enti-
tied to rations of any kind. They shall
not be allowed to own horses or dogs
at the settlement. Food rations, how
ever, may be issued to them in lieu of
services rendered to the board, on the
recommendation of the superintend-
ent.
Sec. %. Kokuas shall not leave the
settlement without the written con-
sent of the superintendent, and then
only on important business concern
ing the board of health.
Sec. %. Any kokua, duly convicted !
for violating the laws or for disregard
ing the rules and regulations of the |
board of health, shall forfeit his or her
permit, and must leave the settlement
within one week after conviction, or |
suffer the penalty provided by law.
Board of health, by its president,
WILLIAM o. SMITH.
Office of the board of Health, Homo |
lulu, July Is, 1898.
We hereby sanction and approve of |
the foregoing rules and regulations;
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
). M. DAMON,
Minister Of Finance.
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
Attorney General.
President w. o. Smith stated that
he tenders for supplying the leper
ettlement at Moloki with paiai for
he next two years would be read.
The Hawaiian Fruit and Taro Com
,any had held the contract for several
ears past and received sixty three
ents paiai. This was the least
hey could furnish it for and guar.
.ntee the supply and quality Of the
,aiai.
The bids ranged from 60 cents to
81 cents paiai, to be delivered
Inder the terms Of the contract.
Considerable discussion took
lace as to the reliability of the per.
ons rendering and the feasibility
f accepting the lowest bid. Several
acts of more or less Importance and
interest we're brought out during the
Mr. Bailey stated the
egular order was for the month, but
be weekly order sometimes largely
increased the supply needed and was
eeeived about SIX hours before the
aiai was shipped. It took at least
80 acres OF growing taro to keep up !
be supply for the settlement under