The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-29
INDEPENDENT
COUNTY BILL
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required to attend at the new place Of
trial He is required to advise without
charge all officers of his county upon al
official matters. His salary is to be fixed
by the County Board and shall not ex-
| coed $500 in the largest counties; nor
81, 20 in the smallest.
| If the District Court shall be without
County Attorney or he be absent, the
Court will appoint one pro TEN. He is
required to attend on the Grand Jury and
perform the functions in his county nov
performed by the Attorney GeAeral in
| II on, lulu.
| Chapte. L County Surveycr-He is to
be elected for two years, a-d shall re-
ceive a salary of not more than $40 a
| d-,v ard expenses while in the field; he
/ i, REQUIRED to make surveys ordered by
the Court or County Commissioners, and
fer private individuals, and the fees for
: such services, as well as TIE fees, MS
charged by all otner county officers. are
n, nuteiy set TO tn at the end of the Act.
CHAPTER s. Sheriff-He is elected for
| two years, and is requ ired to give bond
/ of about $1,000 to $40, 600; amount to be
fixed by the County Commissioners. Cor
oner is to be Deputy Sheriff, in case OF
vacancy until a new Sheriff Is appointed;
he is required to attend on the Superior
county jail, ETC.: he Is authorized 'to
command the aid of many male in
habitants of his county as he may think
necessary to the execution of his du-
ties The Sheriff and his deputy are
prohibited from recommending attorneys
or acting as attorney or counsel in any
court For any violation of this clause
he is to be removed from office. 1.-THE
Sheriff shall keep posted in each cell of
] ,ha toll icf Of of N ~
in this county" If he asks or receives
any greater fees than those allowed by
law. he is liable to be fined as high as
50 900.
Chapter g. Coroner-He is elected for
two years, and required to give bond
for the sum of 5000. If anybody has
reason to believe that the Sheriff Is
prejudiced, filing affidavit with the
| Clerk of the Court, the Coroner will be
required to perform the Sheriff's duties
In that case. He Is required to hold
inquests only where persons "are sup
posed to have died by unlawful means,
the cause of whose death IS unknown"
He has the customary functions now
performed by Sheriff the High
Sheriff when acting as Coroner.
Chapter TO- Probate Judge-Elected for
two years; has the usual probate juris-
diction; his court is court of record
and has a seal and the Judge is ex-offi-
clio his own clerk. The court is always
OPEN by monthly terms provided for.
Chapter II. County Commissioners
The three County Commissioners to be
elected for two years from three separ-
ate precincts respectively as near as pos
sible of equal population. After the first
board is elected, the County Commission
ers are to make the precinct divisions.
| mo person holding any State, county,
township or city office, any employe, Of
ficer, or stakeholder in any railroad in
which the county owns stock shall be
eligible to the office of County Commits
sioner." Each Commissioner is required
to give bond in the sum from $1,000 to
5000, amount to be fixed by the Probate
Judge. They meet on the last two days
of every month, and may continue each
session fifteen days in counties of 2,50l
voting population, one week in counties
of over 1000 five days in counties of over
$50 and three days in smaller counties
determined by the vote cast at the last
general election. Special meetings can
be called on five days notice, posted in
three places in each precinct, and one
newspaper, in both English and Hawaii.
an. The Board elects its own chairman
They are 10 approve accounts. dfsal.
low any or part of an account. keep d
special book of entry for roads nnj
bridges, have power to buy and dispose
OF county property, except the proposed
sale exceed in value s...... Such sales
must be authorized by majority vote
of the people. They are to have author.
ity to open or vacate highways, bridges
etc, establish election precincts in each
municipal township, and equalize as.
sessments, furnish necessary blanks
books, etc, for the various county off
GERS; also fire-proof safe, If they dee1a
1t advisable. To set off, organize and
change boundaries of townships and
name the same; authorize the making OF
county maps from the Surveyor Gener-
ais notes, and where incomplete to make
new maps of their own, showing all To-
cal political divisions; to submit ques-
tons of expenditures in excess of per
cent of total assessed valuation, but rhe
net debt may not exceed 10 per cent rs
SHOWN by the previous years assess
ment; submit any question increasine
the tax rate to a popular vote Tax rate
snail in no case exceed / per cent on the
assessed value of the property for any
one year County Commissioners are
required to sit with open doors Thew
are required to provide for court room
jail and offices for the county officers al
the county seat until the, county build.
fngs are built; If the Commissioners fai
to do this, the Court may order the
Sheriff to attend to the matter.
1hey are authorized to provide for the
erection and repairing of county build.
ings by contract or otherwise upon adj
Vertisement calling for bids In a newspa.
per published within the county: also
one newspaper elsewhere in the Terri.
tory. Sufficient bonds are required from
contractors. The Board is required tc
annually examine the Treasurer's tax
sales book and stub receipts, actually
count the money In the Treasury: their
proceedings are to be published immedi-
ateiy after each session In the county
newspaper.
CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Chapter 70. Compact communities of
over $500 people, as shown by the last
census. land residing on land plated in
10 lots and blocks. shall upon taking eff
rect of this Act become a municipal cor
porauon-' Communities of this size IRE
designated cities of the first class AMI
are to be governed as herein provided.
EIhey are invested with the usual cor
porate powers, but the purchase or sale
OF real estate exceeding 1000 In value
to be put to a popular vote. They are
to have a Mayor and Council