The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-03
THE PAsTEPOT BILL.

Il We have in previous issues shown
Cow absolutely the proposed legislation
Establishing local government ig-
ores and defes the plainest provisions
~ the Organic Act, and have pointed
'Slt the process by which it was evolv-
u. A more detailed study of it's pro-
flsions only brings to light additional
5idence of the correctness of what we
ave already said. Take for instance
lection 63 from the Chapter headed
tlrOWNS."
mo debt or liability due to or from
E,.ay town incorporated under the laws
~ the State of Nebraska, extended
tEer this Territory, shall be unpaid by
.Eason of such town being brought
thin the provisions of this Act, and
acoming incorporated under 1t; pro-
ded, however, no Indebtedness or liza
0lity created by any provisional city
town government shall be recognized
ltf paid, except as specially provided
stv law" o.,
5itWill some of the people who are
outing, Pass the. County Government
sect and pass it, at once" be good
e@ough to tell us when, where and by
ihom the laws Of the State Of Nebras-
~ were extended over this Territory
I'D when they have successfully am
yered that question will they go on
lid tell us what the language Of this
fRction means anyway? Even if the
Tvs of Nebraska had been extended
Ter this Territory, the provision about
BITS and liabilities due TO OR FROM
y town not being, UNPAID by reaa
4 "a of such town being brought within.
re provisions. of this Act, ETC., would
! II be and remain utter nonsense.
4 Again, will some one tell US what is
4 Pant in the above Section by the
! prds ANY provisional city or town
E yernment?" When and where with
the limits now embraced in the Ter
DRY of Hawaii are there now or have
ERE ever been provisional or any
EEler kind of city or town govern
RInts? We pauseffor a reply
suppose the cry3 Pass the County
5 vernment Act ana pass it at once"
HEould prevail and the bill be passed
III its present form and signed by the
f#vernor, or perchance be passed over
lA veto, what will be the practical eff
IS of Section So? Please tell us.
# ,he bin as introduced and printed
asrly teens with things scarcely less
lg. .posterous and unintelligent than the
Il ssove. We will return to the subject
We another occasion. Let us mention
sie or two matters of a different kind
BEe called attention on Saturday to the
Division of the Organic Act limiting
Indebtedness of any subdivision of
kst Territory to three per cent of the
t%essed value of the property there
4 a pIr1a lot
I'd to such matters permits cities to
fur Indebtedness as high as TWEEN
"a PER CENT ofItheir assessed valua-
ih. And Humphreys exclaims: Pass
County Government Act and pass
Eat once"
gain, the inhabitants of the Terri
q sly are now paying a tax of one per
Is It on all property, real and personal,
IA this is to cover all public ex
s sses, local as we'll as general. con-
ted with the government of the Ter
DRY. There is absolutely no other
4perty tax whatever. Let the tax
1 Ters now take notice that under the
i isposed law the taxes in cities may
as high as four per cent, EXCLU-
ggE OF SCHOOL TAX. Such are the
! Eposals of the men who have been
Explaining that the present rate Of
splic expenditure is excessive, that
- money wrung from the people is
8klessly if not corruptly expended,
81 that local government, county and
Rsnicipal, is the sure and only cure;
& only way to reduce expenses. light
|. Epublic burdens and make everybody
kbpy At the rate of four per cent
Il noiulu will pay more taxes than are
A&F collected for the whole Territory,
itself included.
Pass the County Government Act
rs pass 1t at once"