The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

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second party part does 10y these
presents upon said of the part
and their corporation
shall be organized by him them aforesaid all such
rights privileges the acquisition of rights
other privileges for the construction maintenance and
operation OF such roads together with all dpots stations
yards, crossings, and equipments forth
Act entitled An Act to promote the Construction OF Rail
ways"
On the 4th day of February. Mr. L
Minister of the Interior signed the Charter which also
approved signed by w l. Green Minister of Finance
iona Austin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Clarence w Ash
ford Attorney General The following copy part
Charter Special attention called to the language
corning the Compan right to construct and wharve
TO all unto whom these presents shall come Lorrin
Thurson, Minister of the Department of the Interior of
the Hawaiian Islands, send greeting:
WHEREAS, Benjamin T Dillingham; Mark 2. Robinson,
residing in Honolulu the Island of Oahu, have filed in
OF said Department the
the laws Of ta Hawaiian islands 6raXn that - Cbarar Of
incorporation be granted
assigns the of the Oahu Railway and Land
Company for the purpose Of constructing maintaining
operating line o railway said Island Oahu.
purchasing, owning, leasing, improving selling and
dealing with lands in connection with, and along
lines said railway railways for the purpose
inducing and increase of population along
said railways and on said Island and OF all business
incidental connected with such Objects therefore
that l. Lorn y. hurston Minister of Interior
aforesaid III accordance with e powers IN me vested p
do hereby make constitute and create the said Benjamin T.
and assigns body corporate for the term OF FE
of the date hereof under the
and style of the Oahu Railway and Land Company
enjoy all of the rights privileges
which may hereafter be conferred
ject 0 all the provisions of existing laws
Corporation by its corporate
name period of fifty years; may
mplead be mpleaded in such in all the Courts of
the Kingdom; it may a seal alter the
The purposes for which Charter granted said
Company
construction, and operation of
railway railways the Island of Oahu under and in
accordance of a Act entitled ''Act
Promote the Construction of Steam Railroads
Oahu being Chapter LXII of the Laws of
1888 and also in accordance with the General halfway Laws
Islands where specifically covered by
special and for the purchase owning development
selling leasing dealing lands the said Island
along and the line or lines of the railway which
by said Corporation hereunder and IN
Herewith and for the of inducing the settle
population along near said line or lines OF railway
and on the Island of Oahu.
Il NAV also own or charter such
may he necessary for the purposes Corporation in col
ectng distributing passengers freight upon, over OF
across amy bays harbOr nlets rivers streams on
the of Oahu and it construct and OWN all
docks, piers and 0ppHted necessary Tor the ENJOY
ment of right.
have the to create and maintain water
works in connection with such lands
Provided that such right to acquire and deal
shall be held extend and apply only to such lands
ms shall be at the this Charter of agricultural
pastoral character and to such made land so called
said Company shall fill in or reclaim from the Sc" or o'her
places.
Section of the Special requires that the Cabinet
shall approve location and reads follows:
"Secton 6. Such Company may enter upon lease pur-
hold and all such lands tenements heredta
shall be required for the construction
maintenance operation of its road after the location OF
approved by the Cabinet but subject to the
provisions hereinafter contained"
provides that the Minister OF the Interior shal
be deemed all Government land Said Section
follows:
No land easements other property right
shall by Company until shall have given at
thirty days notice in writing to the occupant and also
to any such land Gf such owner
of its intention to take such land de
rbng it for the of its road For the purposes OF
Minister of the Interior shall be
deemed of all Government land
respectfully submitted that however clearly and wel
defined" policy of the Government is has been to
wharves in Honolulu harbOr the
named herein and the signing OF the Con
obligated this
try allow Railway < Land Co. to wharves
for the enjoyment of its
why all of its laws. contracts
financial transactions meaningless
and void.
If the law in the General Railway Act of 1873 granting
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