Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-06
QUESTION As TO WHEN
IT IS TO BE HELD
is SETTLEMENT TO HAVE SHEER.
IFF AND MAGISTRATE cHoS.
EN- IN NOVEMBER OR
NEXT YEAR,

lbWaO, IN mat district commonly
known as the leper settlement.
The question is whether there is to
be an election there this November or
whether the election Is to take place at
the general election next year, when
members arc elected to the Lcgisla-
ture. The whole discussion seems to
hinge on the word general" in the
paragraph in question. This para
graph is as follows:
The said County shall be under the
direct jurisdiction and control of the
Board OF Health. and be governed by
tho rules. regulations and laws now
in force relating to said Board OF
Health and the care and segregation
OF lcpers except as herein limited.
There shall be no County officers in
said County other than the District
Magistrate and Sheriff who shall be
residents Of and be elected in said
County at the first general election to
be held under the provision of this Act
and thereafter as provided by law. and
who shall each hold Office for two
years"
Chapter 50. Section i57. says: "FoI
the purposes Of clecting county officers
an election shall be held on November
3, A. d. 1903
1t shall be the duty of the Cover
nor. at least sixty days prior to the
third day Of November. 4. u. 1903. to
! issue proclamation for election Of
/ County officers provided for by this
| Act. Such proclamation shall contain
u statement that an election will be
held on the third day of November. A..
| D. 1908. for the election of the County
officers herein provided for, naming the
Offices to be filled. The proclamation
shall call for an election in each Coun-
j ty and in other respects shall he the
same as the proclamation now required
by law to be issued for holding general
elections; II may also contain such
ottSr relevant matter as may be
deemed proper by the Governor.
Section 400. II shall be the duty Of
the Secretary OF the Territory to pre-
pare ballots for each County, and to
forward the same to the inspectors OF
Election in each County"
II the first general election" applies
&c next years general election, the
County of Kalawao would have no cleo
tion for Sheriff and District Magistrate
this November The section providinl
for election OF county officers on No
yember 3, of this year. says nothing o.
"A general" election. II the first gen
eral election under the provisions o
this Act" refers to the November coun
T. elections, why is a general cleo
ton" specified
Asked In regard to the matter thii
II orning, Secretary of the Territor!
Carter. to make sure that the wore
general was not typographical er
ror compared the printed County Ac
with the original bill. The Secretar.
found that the printed matter was COL
rect.
While there Is considerable discus
! sion as to the correct Interpretation o
the wording in question, no difficult
is anticipated
Section 457, above quoted, woul
seem to throw some light on the ma
ter, except that Section provide
that there shall be five counties. an
J the special County OF Kalawao is "coI
: stituted County in ITSELF. as 70
: ICws:
"Proyidcd however, that all tina
portion Of tn" Island Of MolOkai know
as Kalaupapa, kalawao and Waikoll
and commonly known or designate
rs the Leper Settlement shall not b
nor form part or portion of the CouI
ty of Maui hut shall be and Is hereb
constituted a County in itself. an
shall he a body corporate and politi,
and as such shall have only the pow
ers especially conferred and given b
this section, and shall be known a
the County OF Kalawao. Except as pre-
yided in this section none OF the prov
sions Of this Act or OF any other Ac
relating to Counties shall be deeme
to refer or apply TO or shall be appl
cable to the said County OF Kalawao.