The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-17

Of Appeals, against the appeal of citi-
zens to repeal the Income Tax, and
owing to the fact that a bill intro
duced at the present session of the
legislature to repeal this Act, was sum-
marily killed.
The next matter to engage our atten-
ton was the law providing for gar
nishee of salaries of government en-
ployees, which was rendered obsolete
when the drawing of drafts was
changed from the individual depart
ments to the Auditors office. A new
law was drafted and in spite of vigor-
Gus opposition from members of the
House was eventually passed exactly
as drawn by your committee and is
now in active operation, several hun
dred cases having already been passed
upon and delinquents made to pay their
just debts. In this connection it might
be said that the government itself has
taken advantage of this law, and has
entered suits against many of it's own
employees to compel payment of taxes
due.
We next took UP the matter of gar
nishment of salaries of other than gov
repeating the Act passed by the legis-
lature of 1901, which practically ex-
empted the average wage Garner from
suit of any sort.
AS In the former case, we had draft
ed, an amendment to the existing law,
which met as in the other case with
vigorous opposition from members of
the House, but which was finally pass
ed exactly as drawn and has already
been put in operation in many cases.
and will be of great value to the bust
ness community, where most of our
business is done on the credit system.
Our next work was the drawing and
presenting of bill to facilitate the COL
lection of debts due us from persons
resident on the other islands, which
was finally passed as drawn, and
when fully understood by the business
men will be much appreciated.
Formerly to prosecute a case against
a resident Of the other islands 1t was
necessary for a qualified representa-
tive of concern to appear personally
in court bringing his proofs which was
generally of such an expensive nature
as to preclude any suit at all. Under
this new Act it is not necessary for the
business man to leave his work, but
suit can be brought against delin-
quents without any unusual expendi-
ture of money
Our last work was the securing of
the passage of law, providing for
tax or license on so called commercial
empt and who have baffied all attempts
to make them pay something for the
privilege of doing business in the Ter
ritory. This law was copied from a
Pennsylvania statute and has already
been favorably passed upon by the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Space will not permit of a more extend
ed explanation of these various enact
ments and for the guidance of the BUSH
ness men, your committee would re-
quest them to peruse Act Alto auth
orize district magistrates to issue COM
missions, etc, Act officiating to the
exemption of wages of persons work.
ing for wages, ETC., Act $50 facilitate
the collection of debts from govern
ment beneficiaries, Act SS-Relating to
foreign corporations doing business in
the Territory, etc.
In conclusion your committee would
say that these several enactments were
passed in the face of extraordinary
opposition and solely through the ener-
getic efforts of Representatives Frank
Andrade and VIM. w. Harris, and that
We believe 1t meet and right that the
thanks of this Association be extended
to these gentlemen for their able and
valuable services.
Respectfully submitted.
e. A. McINERNY,
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