The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-23
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
PLAN FOR ANNUAL DINNER
Also Will Work for Civic improvements, Pearl
Farbor Appropriations, Telephone Inn
provements, Tax Revision and Many
Other Things.

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ots of work for the coming planned yesterday the
quarterly meeting
vice. underground cond Pearl Habor appropriations aid small
farming adjusnen portion
lung held yesterday afternoon.
II Geo. W. Smith presided the meeting and R. Helm acted
secretary report telling OF the work already done
lis Still to do read by Secretary Helm as follows
70 of Merchant
Gentemenricle Bylaws calls for regular quarterly meetings
the during the first week January April July and October and
in accordance Herewith this meeting is held So
Your Board Directors
this could best members with accomplished
way impossible to give than great
of
regular small mention in detail but believe
the of value much and attention
regular and special meetings have been held besides numerous
meetings of special committees
TAXATION MATTERS
January special appointed
schedules Schedule
and aid The committee called the office of the Assessor and
wording THAT real
several classes kinds of and
respectively combined and made the basis enterprise for profit that
the taxpayer required to fill statement in what designated
establishments
amount of receipts for the year."
Total actual running for the year
apply
will Schedule 81 is filed
right of appeal
OF evyng the taxes on the basis OF what called enterprise for profit We are
will
mercantile and the committee felt that upon goodwill and
onnon but meeting Of the Association il was decided TO- as an Association
take action leaving the individual wishes of each member
Early July committee consisting of the entire Board of Directors with
w. N Kepok their
Mr. A Wilder This held discuss the of the
valuation merchandise sble
eontended by the committee that the method
full accordance with the law and the
of
The Government considers that the the
b n have bee brought before the Tax Appeal Board and
necessary
ruling what full cash for assee purposes ruling
WILL believe be of value the business community
LEGISLATION.
February legislation discussed paicu
Bill decided all of legislation
regular
mercantile passed Space will not
permit extended but the more important follows
To facilitate the collection debts from
a garnistnent of of Government
Act 81 Relating the exemption OF wages persons working tor wages
Legislature which practically exempted
the Garner from suit whatever
Authorizing This
debts other
this against denqun be brought the court
e and ati his proofs to the court where tbe DELINQUENT resides When
appreciated business
Strenuous efforts made the of the Mercantile License
passed
IN of less than $4,000 fee of sso.
On sales exceeding 100000 but than Soooo fee OF $3.50
sales exceeding $5oooooa fee of $500
Act business Territory
foreign insurance unless
shall the
which shall
fourth of mill on eachd dollar of capital
TRANSPORTS
the inauged to bring about the making OF
call mainland
afterwards while Francisco the
u A
Honolulu should
of
ing provisioning handling repairs
our organization required change conditions that
HAYES of
War Chamber Commerce and the Builders