The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25
BYAUTHORITY
NOTICE TO INCORPORATED COM
PANIES.

The attention of every corporation orI
incorporated company organized under
the laws of Foreign Countries and car
rying on business in this Territory, isl
called to the following Sections of Act
As Of the Session Laws of 1898:
Section 1. Every corporation or in-I
corporated company formed and organ
lied under the Jaws of any foreign
state, which may be DESTROYS of carry
ing on business in this Territory and to
take, hold and convey real estate there
in, shall file in the office Of the Trea-
surer:
1. a certified copy of the charter or
act of Incorporation of such corporation
or company;
, ?. The names of the officers thereof;
3. The name of some person upon
whom legal notices and process from
the Courts of this Territory may be
served;
4. A certified copy Of the bylaws of
such corporation or company.
Section .. Every such corporation or
company on complying with the pro-
visions of Section 1 of this Act and
paying to the Treasurer a fee of Fifty
Dollars, shall, subject to the provisions
of Section thereof, have the same
powers and privileges and subject to
the same disabilities as are by law con-
ferred on corporations constituted un-
der the laws Of this Territory and shall
for the purposes for which they shall
be constituted have full power to hold
take and convey by way of sale, mort
gage or otherwise. real, personal and
mixed estate in this Territory. Pro-
vided always that the purposes for
which such corporation or company
shall be constituted shall not be repug-
nant to or in conflict with any law Of
this Territory. Provided further that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to give any such corporation or
company any of the special powers
conferred by law upon railroad
or banking corporations constituted un-
der the laws of this Territory.
Section 3.-Every such corporation or
company carrying on business in the
Hawaiian Islands. shall on the first day
of July of each year, file with the Trea-
surer statement of all matters which
are or may be required by law to be
filed by Hawaiian corporations.
Section 4. The said Treasurer shall
have over at any time either by him
self or by one or more commissioners
appointed by him, to call for the pro-
duction of the books ard papers Of any
foreign corporation doing business in
the Hawaiian Islands. and to examine
its officers, members and others touch
ing its affairs. under oath; and the
said Treasurer may, in his discretion,
lay before the Governor and also pub
fish the said annual reports and state
ment of such examination.
Section 8. In case any such corpora
ton shall refuse CT fail to present such
annual exhibit of its affairs to the Trea-
surer, or to produce its books and pa
pers upon the request of the Treasurer,
or of the commissioner or commission
en- appointed by him, and in case any
OF the officers or members Of such cor
porations shall refuse to be examined
on oath touching the affairs of the
same, the Treasurer or commissioner or
commissioners may apply to a Court
of Chancery for an order to compel the
production of such books and papers,
or the examination of such officers and
members thereof, and the court may en-
force obedience to which order as in the
case of its ordinary DEGREES and orders;
and such corporation shall be denied
the benefit of the laws Of the Territory,
particularly the statute limiting the
time for the commencement of civil ac-
ii MS and shall not be entitled to sue in
any Court of the Territory for any
cause of action whatever while such
neglect or refusal continues.
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT,
Treasurer of the Territory of Hawaii
Treasurer's Office,
Z Honolulu Nov 22, 1901.