The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-30
TEXT OF THE TWO BILLS
FOR PAYMENT OF
FIRE CLAIMS

The Administration bill introduced in
the House by Mr.. Knox is as follows:
A bill to pay in part judgments rem
dered under an act of the legislative
assembly of the Territory of Hawaii. for
property destroyed in suppressing the
bubonie plague in said Territory in
1888 and 1900, and authorizing the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii to issue bonds for
the payment of the remaining claims
Be it enacted. etc, that the sum Of
81, 100000 is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. to pay in part the
judgments rendered under an act OF
the legislative assembly of the Terrific
~ of Hawaii by the Fire Claims COM
mission of that Territory for property
destroyed in the suppression of the bu
bonic plague in said Territory in the
years 1899 and 1900.
Sec. p That the Governor and Sec
rotary of said Territory are hereby au-
St1HCo ~ -s9Suc VI lAdl CAA
tory in such sum. not exceeding $780,
00o, as. together with the money here
by appropriated. may be sufficient to
pay all of said Judgments Said bonds
shall be payable in gold coin of the
United States of America OF the pres
ent standard weight and fineness. shall
] inf at r4f
centum per annum, payable semi an
nually. and be redeemabIe in not less
than five years and payable in not
less than fifteen years from the date
of issuance. The principal and inter-
est Of all bonds shall be exempt from
any and all taxes, and the payment
thereof shall constitute a charge on
the revenues of the = - tory Of Ha-i
wall Said bonds shall be sold at not
less than their face value, and the pro-
ceeds thereof shall be applied to the
payment Of the judgments aforesaid
and to no other purpose, and they
shall be of such form and denonlina-
tons and be issued and sold under
such rules and regulations as the Sec
rotary of the Interior shall prescribe.
See. g. That under no circumstances
shall any such judgment claimant.
nor any one claiming through him, be
required to pay, nor shall any attorney
or agent be entitled to charge, de-
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more than ten per centum upon the
amount recovered as compensation for
services or labor Of any kind or char
aeter in the prosecution or establish
ment of the claim, and in cases of
contracts or agreements providing for
the payment of less than ten per cent
UNI the payment shall not be increas-
ed above the percentage so agreed up
on. Before any such Judgment shall
be paid hereunder the Governor of said
Territory must certify that the same is
genuine and was duly rendered in pur-
suance of the act Of the legislative as
sembly of the Territory; and the pay
ment of said judgments shall be in fun
satisfaction and discharge of any and
all claims or demands against said
Territory or the United States on ac-
count of any property destroyed In the
said suppression of the bubonic plague.
Sec. 4. That this act shall take eff
feet from and after its passage.
The Wilcox bin for the payment Of
the fire clainls, which was referred to
the Committee on the Territories, and
ignored. is as follows.
A bill to pay the judgments rendered
under an act of the legislative assem-
bly, of the Territory of Hawaii for
property destroyed in suppressing the
bubonic plague in said Territory in
1899 ana 1909
See. 1. Be it enacted. etc, that the
sum of 81. Oo0. 900 is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to pay the
judgments rendered under an act of
the legislative assembly of the Terri
tory Of Hawaii by the Fire Claims
Commission of that Territory for
property destroyed in the suppression
of the bubonic plague in said Territory
in the years 1899 and 1900.
Sec. That under no circumstances
shall any such Judgment claimant. or
any one claiming through aim. be re-
quired to pay, nor shall any attorney
or agent be entitled to charge, de-
mand or receive, Directly or indirect
". more than ten per centum upon
the amount recovered as eompensa-
ton for services or labor of any kind
or character in the prosecution or es-
Enlistment of the claim, and in cases
OF contracts or agreements providing
for payment of less than ten per cent
TN the payment shall not be increas-
ed above the percentage so agreed
upon. Before any such judgment shall