The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-08-01

The Property WIN BE opened ro
settlement Under the Home
stead Act.
Whereas, il WAS enacted by an act
Of the legislative assembly of the Ha-
waiiau islands, entitled san act to
relieve the royal domain from encum-
branceS and to render the same in
alieuable,n approved January Sd, 1853,
that so many of the lands which by
the statute enacted on the eth day of
June, ISIS, 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, rs were at that time, to wit, the
Sd day of January, 1905, unalienated
and had descended to his majesty
kamehameha 5th, 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, il 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 ii enacted by the Executive and |
Advisory Councils of ths Provisional /
Government of the Hawaiian Islands: I
Section /. The lands known rs /
crown lands are hereby declared to
have vested absolutely in the Provis-
ioual 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-
fed and confirmed.
Sec. .. The said lands are hereby
set apart rs a special domain for the
promotion of the general prosperity
of the nation and particularly for the
development of policy of land settle
ment by persons desiring to acquire
small allotments for their own per-
sonal use.
See. 3. 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 5
and shall serve without pay, and the
.hITd shall act as land agent and shall
be paid by appropriation of the exeeu-
i've and advisory councils. Such
shall have authority
% make leases of the said lands for
my number of years not to exceed
twenty-five, but no such lease shall
le made for any land already under 4
ease which has more than one year
o run, or until a report shall have
,een made under the authority of the
urveyOr-general describing such land
With a view to its suitability or the
of any portion thereof for
of settlement as aforesaid.
md in no case shall it be lawful to
ollect rents on any such lease for
lOre than one year in advance, or to
eceive anything in the nature of a
Onus for executing the same.
Sec. 4. No crown land which shall
ave been reported by the survey
eneral as suitable for purposes Of set
CEMENT as aforesaid, shall be there
fter conveyed to any person or cor
grafton by indentuTe of lease, bill of q
lie or deed of any kind, except under Y
lie provisions of an act to consolidate
nd amend the law entitled ian act
, facilitate the acquiring and settle
lent of homesteads," otherwise
nown as the Homestead act" APP
-Oved January 8, 1898, (chapter 81 NJ
avs 1928 or any other law or laws III
hich may hereafter be enacted for
milar object. Provided, however,
lat such reserved tracts may at the
secretion of the commissioners of
own lands be leased for terms not
niger than twelve months each.
nd further provided that in cases
here the use of such reserved tracts
r purposes of settlement would sacri- :
e industrial enterprises of such i'm tho
rtance that the general prosperity me
1uld be thereby prejudiced, the fri!
of crown lands may in pro
cir discretion and acting unani- ai'
ously, lease or sell such reserved
icts as in the case of crown lands
t reserved, provided that no such
lie shall be made without the con-
ut of the executive council as pro-
led in section of this act. j
Sec. ). The commissioners of crown \
ads shall, from time to time, in
cir discretion, cause such reserved
.ets recommended for settlement by
2 surveyor general as aforesaid, to
offered for settlement under the a
1visiois of the said Homestead :,
1" referred to in section {, of this
!, or such other law, or laws, which
" hereafter be enacted for a similar :
ect. 10
Eco No mart of the croy-u Iands W