Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10
Hawaii, which shall receive and enjoy


ali revenues derived therefrom. o.
| condition that said property shall b,
| Kept in good condition for the use an,
convenience OF commerce, but no toll
II charges shall be made for the US
i any such property by the Unite.
| ,tatts, or by any vessel of war, tug
,evenue cutter, or other boat or trans
| ..oTt in the service Of the Unite,
states.
Section so. That Hawaiian postag
| stamps, postal cards, and stamped en-
| vclopes at the post Offices Of the Ha
vaiian Islands when this Act taxi
| effect shall not be sold, but, togethc
with those that shall thereafter be re
| 1eived at such Offices as herein pro
yided, shall be cancelled under the dl
| rection of the Postmaster General q
the United States; those previousl,
sod and uncanceled shall, II presente,
at such offices within six months ate
this Act takes effect, be received
their face value in exchange for post
age stamps, postal cards, and STAMPED
envelopes of the United States of the
same aggregate face value and, so fai
as may be, of such denominations as
desired.
Section 81. That the public property
ceded and transferred to the United
States by the Republic of Hawaii un.
der the Joint resolution of annexation
approved July 7th, 1893, shall be and
remain in the possession, use and con.
troll Of the government OF the Territory
Of Hawaii, and shall he maintained
managed, and cared for by it, at its
own expense, until otherwise provided
for by Congress, or taken for the uses
and purposes of the Unitel States by
direction OF the President or OF the
Governor OF Hawaii.
Section 92 That the following Off
GERS shall receive the following annual
salaries, to be paid ov the United
States: The Governor, 5000; the Sec
rotary of tn eeTrritory, $4,000; the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court CT
tne Territory, $500, and the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court, $1,000
each, and the Judges Of the Circuit
Courts. $4,000 each. The salaries of
the said Chief Justice and the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court and the
JUICES of the Circuit Courts as above
provided shall be paid by the United
States; United State sDistrict Judge,
$4,000: the United States Marshal, $2500:
the United States District Attorney, So
900. And the Governor shall receive an
nually, in addition to his salary, the
sum OF $500 for stationery, postage,
and incidentals; also his travelling ex-
penses while absent from the capital on
official business, and the SUN OF 81, 900
annually for his private secretary.
Imports from Hawaii into the United
States.
Section 93. That imports from any #
the Hawaiian Islands, into any State
or any other Territory Of tie United
States, Of any dutiable articles not the
growth. production. or manufacture of
said islands, and imported into them
from any foreign county after July
Z, 1898, and before this Act takes eff
feet, shall pay the same duties that are
imposed on the same articles when i'm
ported into the United States from any
foreign country.
Investigation of Fisheries.
Section 81. That the Commissioner
of Fish and Fisheries of the United
States Is empowered and required to
examine into the entire subject of fish
cries and the laws relating to the fish
ing rights In the Territory Of Hawaii,
and report to the President touching
the same, and to recommend such
changes in said laws as he shall see fit.
The sum of $1,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
nriutnH nf M u, hn
ury not otherwise appropriated. to be
available for the purposes
aforesaid.
Repeal of Laws Comforting Exclusive
Fishing Rights.
Section 95. That all laws of the Re-
public of Hawaii which confer exclus-
i've fishing rights upon any person
or persons are hereby renca.ed, and all
fisheries in the sea waters of the Terri
tory of Hawaii not included in any fish
pond or artificial Enclosure shall be
free to all citizens of the United States,
subject, however, to vested rights; but
no such vested right shall be valid
after three years from the taking et-
feet of this Act unless established as
provided.
Proceedings for Opening Fisheries to
Citizens.
Section 90. That any person who
claims private right to any such fish
cry shall. within two years after the
taking effect Of this Act. file his petit
ton in a circuit court If the Territory
Of Hawaii, setting forth his claim To-
such fishing right, service of which pc
tition shall be made upon the Attorney
General, who shall conduct the case for
the Territory, and such case shall he
conducted as an ordinary action at law
That IL such fishing rights be estab
lished. the Attorney General of the
Territory Of Hawaii may proceed, IN
such manner as may be provided by
law for the condemnation of property
for public use, to condemn such pri
vate right of fishing to The use of the
citizens Of the United States upon max
ing just compensation, which compen-