The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-28
GROWN LANDS ACT,
TO BE VESTED ABSOLUTELY
IN THE PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT.
Control To Be Placed In n Com
mission.
The Property VIII Be Opened To
Settlement Under the Home
stead Act.

| Whereas, it was enacted by an act
of the Legislative assembly of the Ha-
waiian islands, entitled Gan act to
relieve the royal domain from encum-
ORANGES and to render the same in
alienable," approved January Sd, 1865,
that so many of the lands which by
the statute enacted on the 9TH day of
June, 1913, were declared to be the
private lands of his majesty Kane
hameha Sd, to have and to hold to
himself, his heirs and successors, for
ever, as were at that time, to wit, the
Sd day of January, 1905, unalienated
and had descended to his majesty
Kamehameha 9Th, should be thence
forth unalienable and should descend
to the heirs and successors of the Ha-
waiian crown forever for the purpose
of maintaining the royal state and
dignity.
And whereas, by proclamation of
the committee of safety, made on the
18th day of January, 1898, creating
the Provisional Government of the
Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiian
monarchical system of government
! was abrogated.
And whereas, it is desirable for the
furtherance of the national prosperity
! that the said lands shall be opened to
the public for settlement and occupa-
| ton, and especially to afford oppOr-
| tunities to those desiring lands for
| their personal use, to acquire such
| lands under tenureS favorable to their
| best improvement and development
Be it enacted by the Executive and
| Advisory Councils of thu Provisional
| Government of the Hawaiian Islands:
Section /. The lands known as
| crown lands are hereby declared to
have vested absolutely in the Provis-
ionai Government of the Hawaiian
Islands by virtue of the proclamation
of January 18th, 1898, abrogating the
Hawaiian monarchical system, and
| all expenditures of the revenues of the
said lands after the said proclamation
by the authority of the government,
and all leases thereafter made by the
crown commissioners, are hereby rati-
fled and confirmed.
Sec. 2. The said lands are hereby
set apart as q special domain for the
promotion of the general prosperity
of the nation and particularly for the
development of a policy of land settle
ment by persons desiring to acquire
small allotments for their own per-
sonal use.
Sec. 8. A board of three commits
sioners of crown lands shall be APP
pointed by the president, two of
whom shall be appointed from among
the members of the executive council
and shall serve without pay, and the
third shall act as land agent and shall
be paid by appropriation of the eXecu-
tive and advisory councils. Such
commissioners shall have authority
to make leases of the said lands for
any number of years not to exceed
twenty-five, but no such lease shall
be made for any land already pn1, In
lease which has more - SoGpt,
bean M Ic.ad obscure. .n;in one year
survevo.Wins RsIT a report shall have
y;hL Srsl,:e under the authority of the
-Sr-general describing such land
ole ftn view to its suitability or the
| suitability of any portion thereof for
purposes of settlement as aforesaid.
| And in no case shall it be lawful to
collect rents on any such lease for
| more than one year in advance, or to
receive anything in the nature of Il
bonus for executing the same.
| Sec. f. No crown land which shall
have been reported by the survey
general as suitable for purposes of set
Element as aforesaid, shall be there
after conveyed to any person or cor
poration by indenture of lease, bill of
sale or deed of any kind, except under
the provisions of an act to consolidate
and amend the law entitled "an act
|
ment of homesteads," otherwise
known as the Homestead act" ap-
proved January 8, 1898, Chapter 81
Laws 1929 or any other law or laws
which may hereafter be enacted for q
similar object. Provided, however,
that such reserved tracts may at the
discretion of the commissioners of
crown lands be leased for terms not
longer than twelve months each.
| IA1 hot in
where the use of such reserved tracts
forpurposes of settlement would sacri-
flee industrial enterprises of such i'm
portance that the general prosperity
would be thereby prejudiced, the
commissioners of crown lands may in
, their discretion and acting unani-
mously, lease or sell such reserved
tracts as in the case of crown lands
not reserved, provided that no such
sale shall be made without the con-
sent of the executive council as pro-
vided in section of this act.
Sec. ). The commissioners of crown
} lands shall, from time to time, in
? their discretion, cause such reserved
| tracts recommended for settlement by
l the surveyor general as aforesaid, to
, | be offered for settlement under the
provisions of the said Homestead
Act,n referred to in section 4, of this
| aCU, OF SUCH OllSA law VI 40 -, hASA
may hereafter be enacted for similar
object.
Sec. 6. No part of the crown land:
shall be conveyed absolutely, other
3 | wise than by virtue of the salC
Homestead Act" or such other law:
as may be hereafter enacted for sim
liar purpose, without the unanimou:
consent of the executive council anC
2 sale at public auction; and such sale
shall not be allowed of any land under
lease.
Sec. :. Every absolute deed of con
veyance of crown lands, whether un
g der the provisions of the said "Home
stead Act" or other laws for similar
; object that may be hereafter enacted
e or by the consent of the executive
e council as aforesaid, shall be signeC
@ by the president and countersigned b!
the minister of interior, and shall bt
entitled "Crown Land Grant"
q Sec. 8. An act entitled An. Act t
p relieve the royal domain from encum
O | FRANCES and to render the same in