The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-28

sistent with any provision OF this Act
Each Commissioner of the commission
and the clerk of the Commission shall
have power to administer oaths and af-
formations. sts.
Sec a. The Commission shall have juris-
diction, and 1t shall be its duty to hear.
examine into and determine as to the
/ truth of all claims founded upon actual
and direct injuries to property which are
filed with the Commission within six
months from the date of the notice spec
4 flied in section 8. No claim for any
speculative or consequential damage, or
for the loss of rent or the use of prop
erty, or loss of profits through the inter-
ruption> of business shall be considered
Nor shall the Commissioner consider any
claim not filed within said period of six
months Upon the completion of the
work, the Commission shall report its
findings to the Governor. Such report
shall state in detail in each case the
name of the claimant. amount of claim.
nature of property alleged to have been
damaged, the facts found by the Com
mission, its award, and also such com
ment as it may see fit to make.
Sec. 8. Claims shall be filed with the
clerk in duplicate by the person who was
the owner of the property at the time 1t
is alleged it was injured or by the per-
son to whom the claim has been duly as
signed in writing. The statement OF
claim must be verified by the oath of the
claimant or by some one on his behalf
that the claim is true of the atlantis
own knowledge, except as to matters
stated upon information and belief, and
as to those, that he believes them to be
true Each claim shall contain an item
lied statement in the English or Ha-
waiian language of the loss sustained
the situation of the property. at the time
of the loss, and If the claim Is for in
iurv to a building, shall state the name
of the owner of the land upon which l,
stood and when and upon what consid-
Grafton the claimant or his assignor be-
came Interested therein; the amount OF
i, the insurance, if any, on such property
and the name of the insurer. In case
the owner of the property has deceased
J or is minor the claim shall be pre-
! scented by his legal representative.
, Sec. 9 The Territory may appear be
fore the Commission by attorney ant
, present evidence and otherwise defent
against such claims. The clerk shall
; deliver one copy of each claim filed t.
the Attorney General, and no other ser
vice upon the Territory shall be required
i, 1t shall not be necessary for the Terri
> tory to answer or to otherwise join issu
: on any claim.
Sec. 10. Claims shall be heard in tn
= order in which they are filed unless tn
!, Commission shall for special reason
y otherwise direct But no claim shall b
heard within three days after the sam
a is filed.
: Sec H. Sworn copies Of the minutes
resolutions and records of the Board c
!, Health. sworn reports of agents to tn
!, Board of Health as to the sanitary an
:, other conditions of the premises cor
:, demned by the Board of Health, an
= sworn statements of Board OF Health ar
ipraisers are to be taken as prima faci
proof of all acts, matters, conditions an
:. values therein stated, provided that sue
: minutes. resolutions, records, reports an
- statements were made prior to the pas
- sage of this Act.
II Sec II There shall be paid by III
,claimant upon the filing Of each claim
y, deposit TO cover the cost of hearing an
,e reporting upon the claim, as follows:
Where the amount claimed does M
,e exceed $500, 50.
w Where the amount claimed is more tina
A. than $500 and does not exceed 1900. IS.
ct Where the amount claimed Is more tina
10 $1,000 and does not exceed $1,000, $40.
ne Where the amount claimed is mo
"a than 5000. SIS.
q All moneys SO deposited shall be a
To counted for and paid by the chairms
or into the Treasury of the Territory.
ge Sec. 49, Every witness shall be
nd titled to receive from the claimant
ay whose behalf he has been summoned,
d. the time of the service of the subpoen
nd the sum of one dollar and, II he do
or not reside in the District of Honolulu
n FIVE cents per mile for travelling e