Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-30

llty -SeNeutH SOuBieSs, Fhoe oSooioh'
II. II. 3vyU.
In the House of Representatives, Dc.
cember q, 1911.
Mr.. WILCOX Introduced the following
bill wnicn was re,erred 10 the Com.
ui. Zee on the rerrilories and ordered
to be printed:
A Bill 10 Provide Special Land Laws
Tor the Territory OF Hawaii.
BE 1t Enac,ed by the Senate and House
OIL Representatives o. the United
States OF America in Congress As.
sembled:
That the public lands ceded to the
Uni,ed States by JOINT resolution ap'
proved July Z, 1898, ~,tnin the Terri.
DRY OF nawaii are HEREBY divided
into four classes. namely:
lands oil me first class shall EN-.
brace all city and town lots. streets.
alleys. parks. wnarves. lanu,ngs, and
suburban lands within a distance OF
two miles IRON the Incorporated linn.
it, of any city or town o, five hundred
inhabitants or upward. In cases where
such Incorporated limits are not estab
lishcd and defined, the Secretary OF the
in,erior is hereby empowered, author
lied. and directed to select and set
apart, within one year from and after
the approval Of this ACT, such public
lands as he may consider and deem
to be OF a suburban nature, and the
President is authorized to reserve
IRON the public lands, whether survey.
cd or unsurveyed, town sites on the
shores of harbors or any natural or
prospective centers OF population.
when so selected, set apart, or reserv.
ed, they snail thereafter De empraced
IN lanos Oh the nrst Grass, suoJect 10
TURNER iegisiation py Congress. Lahus
OF the second class snail embrace al
public lands which have been cultivat
ed or parity cultivated. WINE unaef
tease or otherwise, ana not exceeding
1000 feet above sea lever; also all WEI
lands. known as Raio or faro iands
ana rice lands not exceeding looo iee'
elevation above sea lever. Lands Oh
tne tnird Grass shaii embrace all othei
pupnc JANUS AT any eieVaton aDoV'
sea lever, agricultural. PASTORAL forest
ana waste land on all the pislcipa
Islands which may IN any malpier D'
adapted TO domestic use ana haDita
ton. Lands oil the iourth class shai
embrace all public lands on all th'
small outlying 'isiands, feeis, ant
shoais whicn are not capable Oh ZONES
TIC use anu habitation
Sec. z. Ihat the secretary OF TN
interior Is charged with the supervi
sion OF public business relating to al
pubic lands ceded 10 the Unite.
States within the Territory OF Hawaii
ana snail exercise all the powers ant
duties conferred upon MIN by the law
OF the united states relating 10 Tn
paphc domain IN the rerritory OF hs
wall. as elsewhere IN the Unite
STATES, not contrary TO the provision
OF TINS ACT;
sec. .. ihat the commissioner 9
.ne oenerai Lanu Vmce snali perIorr
unueI o'recIion Oh tne secretary Oh IN
!n.eIIor' All eAecutINe duties appe'
tanning 70 the surveying ana dispos
Son Oh .he pubic anus OF tne onite
states iu tne lerritory Oh hawai- q
any WISE respeeuns such pr u
pnus' anu aiso sucn as reiate to nr
Sa.e ea,hs vi Mnu, anu the iss'
, ., patents LOT ~, sran.s OF iana pE u
government with,n 'ne TERRITORY Z
rnaars al a,,ins oonrarr"S Ill, !,
by the laws of the United States re a
Ing to the public domain In the Teri
tory OF Hawaii, as elsewhere In tn
United States. not contrary to the pr,
visions Of this Act, Jurisdiction owe
the public lands In the Territory {
Hawaii is hereby expressly conferre
upon the Land Department of tn
United States.
Sec. I. That the Territory of Hawa
shall constitute one surveyor general
| district. the surveyor generals offic
to be located at the city of Hilo. O
the Island of Hawaii. There shall b
|, appointed by the President. by an
J with the advice and consent of III
Senate. one surveyor general for tn
, district of Hawaii, whose salary sha
be $4,000 per annum. payable quartz rl
by the United States, and whose poy
ers and duties shall be the same q
provided by the laws of the Unite
States In other districts, subject to III
: supervision of the Secretary of the Il
terror and under direction OF the Cor
missioner of the General Land Offic
In conformity with the provisions
this Act.
Tn. and o,.,ri.,.
sec. .. lhat the Preslaeht is ne
ny authoized TO esta' ish Two pun
land disl ricts ana two public land
noes within the Teriitoy oil HAWAI-
as follows:
FIRST. \ United States land one
shali DC established NJ hiio, on u
= island OF hawaI.