Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-09
ECONOMY In CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
How to Proceed for the Organization and
Incorporation Of All Cities,
Towns and Villages.


also be vested with the civil and Grim.
inal Jurisdiction OF District Magistrate.
| The justices of such courts shall be
men learned in the law, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, and may be
removed by him in the same manner
as officers in the subordinate admins.
tration service of the city. No one
shall be eligible to appointment as
| such justice unless he has been in act
i've practice before the Territorial Su.
preme Court or its predecessor for at
least five years. Such Justices shan
have within the city in which they
have been appointed, and in cases
whore the alleged crime or micdc.
meanor has been committed within
said city. exclusive Jurisdiction to is.
sue all warrants, hear and determine
all complaints, and to conduct all eX
aminations and trials In criminal cases
that may now be had by District
Courts and shall have the same power
and jurisdiction in such criminal cases
as District Magistrates and shall have
exclusive jurisdiction In all cases OF
violations of such ordinances. Such
| justices shall be subject to the same
liabilities, and their judgments and
proceedings may be reviewed in the
same manner and to the same extent
as now by law provided in the case Of
District Magistrates.
SECTION IO-Street and other
| Franchises.
The rights of the city in and to its
water front, ferries wharf property.
land under water, public landings,
wharves, docks. streets. avenues,
parks. bridges. and all other public
places are hereby declared to be in.
alienable. except a lease or right to
use the same. or privilege. may be
granted by the Mayor and the City
: Council under the following and such
= additional terms as the electors OF the
city shall from time to time determine.
proposition to grant franchise or
special privilege shall. before being
acted upon by the City Council. be
submitted to a vote of the qualified
electors of the city. Such proposed
franchise shall be published in
newspaper having general circulation
d In the city. for sixty days prior to the
vote being taken thereon, and shall be
+ further published by posters placed in
the various precincts of the city. in
= like manner and at like places as proc.
d lamations for a general election. The
advertisement and poster shall be a
; true copy of the franchise or priv.
lege to be voted on. and every fran.
chise or privilege submitted shall con.
!, tain provisions as follows
|. For a sinking fund to meet the
: entire first cost OF the plant or i'm.
provements required to successfully
- operate under such franchise or priv.
lege within the time for which the
+ same is granted.
2 For a percentage of receipts
that shall be devoted to repairs on
such plant.
j. For percentage of receipts to
, be yielded the city for the right to oper.
i ate under such franchise or privilege.
I. For the submission to, and rati.
n fication by, the City Council of the
plans, specifications and contracts rel.
h. alive to and supervision of Installa.
q lions under the terms of the franchise
or privilege.
., For the acquiring of such plant
e. by the city upon six months notice of
intention so to do, and the payment
b. through its Board Of Commissioners
X duly authorized thereto and provided
ID herein of the lawful proportion OF
e. sinking fund still to De met for the un.
N. expired term of the franchise or priv.
ilegc.
M D. For the employment of labor on
the construction, maintenance and Cd.
n. Grafton of the plant and improvements
"a contemplated by such franchise or
- privilege under like conditions as pro.
Nj vided by law for Government officers
and employees.
/. 4 For the determination of all
rights granted by such franchise OF
l. privilege upon the expiration of the
% term OF the same and the reversion Ia
Ds the city of all property plants and
al equipment whether original construc
-, ton or additions thereto-free from
be obligations of any kind whatsoever.
such franchise or privilege to b,
NJ void II 1t contains any provisions 9th
re er than advertised proposition. or 1
no II should not contain the herein abov,
~ named requirements.
10 When proposition to grant a fran
- chise or privilege shall be duly pub
hshed and submitted, as above pro