The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
COUNTIES
DIVIDED
BY CLASS
Taxation Is Made
Basis of the
Rating.
Legislators Listen to
and Question the
Farmers.
Amendments and Amounts of
Salaries Will Be Considered
at Later Meetings.

; Republican members of the Legis-
lature spent last evening in conference
. with members Of the Commission which
. framed the county measure United
States District Attorney Breckons, who
framed the bill and who is better
known in connection with it, and who
also knows it better, than any of the
others, was also in attendance, and as
sisted in the more complete under
standing of the bill by the men who
must pas. upon it later. There were
only two amendments agreed upon, but
later meetings will be held at which
the ideas of the legislators will be
/ pressed.
1t was demonstrated during the re-
marks of Mr.. Breckons, and by the
answers to queries during the three
hours of session, that there are some
changes which may be made without
destroying the coherency of the meas
ure, but in it's general lines it was
found to fit the situation. Many of the
hitherto proposed changes were seen
to be out of place when the whole
measure is considered. The division of
counties was changed only to provide
that to Oahu county is to be added
all islands not mentioned in the bill.
This is to take care of Midway and
such small and detached islands. In
Oahu county the districts were chang
ed so as to provide for Eva and Wal |
amaze district.
The salary bill, embodying as it does |
the provisions for consolidation of Of |
fcers in various counties, was intro
duced and will be taken up at later |
caucuses. The bill contains eighteen
sections. OF these the last thirteen
simply enumerate the offices and as
the amounts of salary are blank they
are omitted, the ones which cover the
of counties being as fol-
lows:
Section l. For the purpose of fixing
the compensation to be paid to county
and district officers, the counties of the
Territory are classified as follows:
l. Counties having an assessed val
uation of more than fifty millions of
dollars shall be counties of the first
class.
2. Counties having an assessed val
1ation of more than fifteen millions of
dollars and less than fifty millions, shall
De counties of the second class.
3. Counties having an assessed val
lation of less than fifteen millions of
lollars shall be counties of the third
lass.
Sec. 2. The assessed valuation Of each
county In the Territory for the year in
which there is held a general election
hall determine to what class such
ounty shall belong during the succeed \
ng two years.
Sec. 8. In counties of all classes, the {,
heriff shall be, by virtue of his office, t,
he coroner therein, and shall perform te
UGH duties in that regard as are pre- o
cribed by law; and the bond required a
V law to be given by such sheriff shall n
over any and all violations of his duty III
S coroner, and any and all failure on fl
is part to pay over to the proper per- is
ons any money received by him as
oroner, and any failure or failures on ,
ne part of such sheriff to deliver to the
erson or persons authorized by law to
aceive the same, any books, papers or
Their things pertaining to his duties as
Droner.
Sec. g. In counties of the second and
lird class the county treasurer of each
Dunty shall be by virtue of his office
,llector of taxes therein; and the coun-
/, clerk of each county shall be by vir-
lie of his Office recorder therein; and
such counties of the second class
lch officers shall perform such duties
that regard as are prescribed by law.
he bond respectively given by such
,unty treasurer and such county clerk
lall cover any or all violation or vio-
lions of the duties of such officer as
Hector of taxes or of recorder, and s
" or all failure or failures on the part
such officers to pay over to the proper
rson or persons any money by him
collector of taxes or as county g
corder, and any or all failure or fall
es of said treasurer or said county FL
ERIK to deliver to any person or per-
rs authorized by law to receive the n
me, any books, papers, or other things 81
raining to his duties as collector of q
xes or as county recorder. 81
Sec. 5. In counties of the third class hi
q auditor of each county shall be by
-tue Of his Office assessor of taxes
areIn, and shall perform such duties 81
that regard as are prescribed by law: =
2 bond required by law to be given
such auditor shall cover any or all
cations Of his duties as such assessor;