The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-04


punish persons guilty of contempt be-
fore the Court, and to do all such other |
acts and to take all other steps neces- |
sary to carry into effect all the powers |
hereby granted or which may be neces-
sary for the promotion of justice in |
matters pending before it.
Each claim must be brought before |
the Court by the person who was the
owner Of the property destroyed at the
time of the destruction thereof, by an
itemized statement in the English Ian
guage of the loss sustained, the situa-
ton of the property at the time of it's
destruction land IL the claim is FOR the
loss of a building) the name of the
owner OF the land upon which it stood,
when and upon what consideration the
claimant became interested therein, the
amount insured on such property, If
any, the name of the company insuring
and the steps taken, If any, to recover
the same, that no assignment or trans
! fer of the claim or any part thereof or
interest therein has been made except,
in case of insurance, to the insurance
company insuring such property, and
| that the claimant has actually suffered
| the full amount of loss claimed, and
! shall set forth whether any proceedings
\ whatever are pending before any other
/, court or authority for the recovery of
the loss or any part thereof, for which
the claim is filed. Provided that in
case such owner of the property de-
stroyed has deceased or is a minor, the
claim shall be presented by his legal
representative.
The statement of claim must be Seri-
fed by the affidavit of the claimant or
some one on his behalf that the claim
is true of the atlantis own knowledge
except as to matters stated upon infor-
nation and belief, and as TO those that
he believes them to be true.
Claims shall be filed in duplicate and
the clerk shall Immediately deliver one
duplicate to the Attorney General No
other service shall be made upon the
Government, and it shall not be neces-
sary for the Government TO answer or
otherwise join issue on any claim.
Sworn copies of the minutes, resolu-
tions and death records OF the Board
of Health; sworn reports of agents to
the Board of Health IS to sanitary con-
ditions of premises condemned by the
Board of Health and sworn statements
Of the appraisers appointed by the
= Board of Health are 10 be taken as
prima facie proof o: all acts. matters.
conditions and values therein stated.
Claims shall be tried in the order in
which they arr filed, unless tie Court
shall for special reasons otherwise di-
: rect.
No claim shall be heard with in ten
days after the same IS flied, except up
Ion agreement
u The Government may appeal before
the said Court by attorney and present
!, evidence and otherwise defend against
such claims
The expenses incurred by the attend
. anCe of witnesses called by claimants.
according TO the practice of the Circuit
a Courts, shall be taxed as costs and paid
b. the claimants. No other costs shall
b. charged TO claimants
deposit of Twenty (s20) Dollars
snail be made on the fling OF each pc
tition for claim, to cover the cost OF
| tn proceeding.
d. IL desired that such Court shall re-
u quire clear and detailed evidence of the
property destroyed as 20 description
and value and shall, "a far as possible
promote such simplicity in the pro-
Il ceedings and trials as snail favor fair
= and prompt Adjudication OF the claims
subrL. tied.
In accordance with the foregoing
limitations and principles, and by vir-
tue OF the authority in me vested by
William Mckinley, President OF the
u United States of America, Sanford b
Dole, President of the Republic OF Ia
= wall. hereby appoint the following per-
sons: j. Alfred Magoon. George A.
Davis, Lorrin Andrews, A. NOa Kepoi-
" ka and Albert +. Judd. Jr. to take ey-
?, idence Of losses caused by the burn ng
u OF Chinatown. in Honolulu, either 10y
the direct orders OF the Board OF
. Health or incidental thereto. and to
make awards and judgments on such
losses.
The first person herein appointed as
% member Of such Court shall be the
e presiding officer thereof, with the title
= of President" who shall have the gen.
eral supervision OF the work of the
Commission. The title OF the Court
shall be Court OF Claims for Losses
= Caused by the Board OF Health in the
y Suppression of Bubonic Plague"
GIVEN under by hand and the
Seal of the Republic of Ha-
:, lSEALl wall. this I'd day of April in
the year of our Lord, one
I'll thousand nine hundred.
(Signed)