The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-17

The board of health held a called
meeting last Saturday morning at
11:20 o'clock, to consider tenders for
paiai for the leper settlement. Sew
eral matters Of special business were
taken up and as mary more went
over to the next meeting TO be called
by the president.
There were present President w.
o. Smith, members John Ena, DR.
Day and j. 0. Carter and Agent
G. B. Reynolds.
Messrs. Bailey and Richardson of
the Hawaiian Fruit and Taro Com
pany were also present on invitation
of President Smith.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read. On motion of Mr.. j.
o. Carter the minutes were approved
and the action taken by the last
meeting when the rules and regula
tons OF the leper settlement were
adopted, was affirmed by the full
board.
The following are the new rules
and regulations as they stand,
signed and approved by the govern
ment.
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LEPERS AND KOKUAS LIVING AT
THE LEPER SETTLEMENT ON
MOLOKAI, PROMULGATED IN AC-
CORDANCE TO SECTION 5B OF
CHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE LAWS
OF 1870, AND SECTION OF CHAP
TER LXI. OF THE LAWS OF 1888.
Section i. All lepers and kokuas
are required to live in an orderly and
peaceable manner, and to respect the
laws of the Hawaiian Islands as well
as the rules and regulations of the
board of health, and lawful orders of
the superintendent.
Sec. 2. Lepers shall not leave the
settlement except on an order from
the board of health, under penalty of
punishment by fine not to exceed
twenty five dollars (S25l or imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty days with
or without labor, as the case may re-
quire.
Sec. 8. Lepers shall not scale or
climb up the pals without a permit
from the superintendent, and then not
beyond the limit prescribed by the
Sec. 4. Lepers and kokuas shall not
enter or live on the kuleanas, or in
the houses owned by the kamaainas
at Kalaupapa or other portions of the
Any person violating any
of the above rules will be liable to
fine not exceeding $500 twenty dol
lars, or imprisonment with or without
labor for a term not to exceed (40)
forty days.
Sec. 5. All able-bodied lepers are
to keep the surroundings of
wash or cause to be whitewashed
the houses in which they live,
which are not painted with oil
paints, inside and outside, twice
q year, at intervals of six months,
for which lime and brushes will be
furnished. On failure of lepers to
comply with this rule, without show
ing good cause, the work will be done
for them at their expense.
Sec. 6. Noises after 8 o'clock in
the evening and disturbances of the
quiet of the night are forbidden under
a penalty of a fine not to exceed five
dollars or imprisonment with or with
out labor not to exceed ten days.
Sec. Z. The inmates OF the homes
or hospitals shall conform to the rules
and regulations made by those in
charge of the said homes or hospitals,
under penalty of dismissal from the
same.
Sec. S. Lepers are permitted to
build houses for their own use, and TO
select building sites, subject to the
of the superintendent of the
provided however, that,
if at any time the Board of Health de-
sires any such land for any purpose,
move any house thereon to another
site. All expenses of moving shall
be borne by the board, and the board
shall pay to the owner of the house
all actual damage caused him by rea-
son of such removing.
Sec. 8. They may sell or give
away or devise by will such houses,
but only for the use and occupation
Of other lepers, and with the knowI-
edge and approval of the board of
health
Sec. 10. No leper shall be permit
ed to build or own more than one
lwelling house.
Sec. II. Property left by lepers
who have died without leaving
l will. and who have no legal |
heirs ut the settlement will be |
sold at public auction and the pro-
leeds, after deducting the lawful ex-
1enses, will be RENTED to the presi- |
lent OF the board of health for the |
benefit of the legal heirs of the de |
ceased, and, if afterdue advertisement |
II an English and Hawaiian news
papers, no lawful claiment shall APP
,ear, such proceeds, after deducting |
he expense of advertising, shall be
urned over into the public treasury
Is government realiZations.
Sec. l.. Lepers may leave their
property and effects al the |
ettlement by will, but only by a !
written will, signed in the presence of
lot less than two witnesses, one of
whom shall be the superintendent of
he leper settlement, or other officer
authorized by the superintendent.
Sec. Is. After the death of q leper
10 claim for services rendered him
will be allowed unless proofs are pro-
uced that the deceased in his life
ime verbally acknowledged sucn
ervice in the presence of a credible
witness, or may have been by him
in writing, signed in
he presence of the superintendent or