The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-07
BAR WANTS
NEW LAWS
Alterations Are
Suggested by
Lawyers.
Committee Report in
Favor of Better |
Procedure.
Revenue and License System
Will Not Be Given
Attention.

At a well attended meeting Of the
Bar Association yesterday steps were
taken looking to the preparation OF
measures which will be submitted to
the Legislature for action. The
various committees reported and there
| was preliminary discussion, but in the
end all was left over for action at
later meetings of the body. The next
meeting will take place on Monday
afternoon at the same hour, o'clock,
and the same place, Castle & Cooke
assembly room.
No report submitted was so full of
purely technical interest to the attor-
neys present, as that of Judge Hart
well, on forms of procedure. The re-
port covered the points which had
been suggested by the Chief Justice
and was lengthy and valuable. The
point which aroused the most COM
ment was the section which provided
that actions in divorce could be
brought by one party, where the two
had not last lived as husband and
wife in the Territory. This is a COM
plete change in the order of proce-
dure now and in the past here, and
there was developed much opposition.
The proposed form is that which has
much criticised on the mainland.
The report on the compilation of the
laws was the one which occupied the
greatest length of time. A. F. Judd,
for the majority of the committee, re-
ported in favor of resolution provid-
ing for the appointment by the Gov
ernor, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, of commission of three
which should make compilation of
the laws which should be in exist
ence at the close of the legislative |
session of 1903, and an annexation of |
the same. That the commission should |
make provision for the publication and |
sale of the same
A minority report was submitted by
Judge Silliman, in which he suggested
that there be named a commission
which should make compilation Of
the laws and suggest changes in
them, to be submitted to the session
Of the legislature of 1905, with re-
port recommending such changes and
lrging their enactment into law. This
out a long discussion and
here were developed such features as
aused the report to be laid aside with
he other for further action.
The committee on revenues and Ii
enses, Messrs. Mott-Smith, Matthew
nan and Thurston asked for instruc- 1
ions, saying that since the Supreme
'ourt had decided that the system of
Merchandise licenses was illegal, and
he matter of changing the laws was
ne of policy on the part of the gov
rnment, in which it and the mer-
tandpoints of revenue and taxation, /
Thether or not the Bar Association /
hould make recommendation. The
ssociation took the stand that it was l
urely a matter of policy, and that
mere should be no action by the g
ody.
The committee which had in charge V
le land title system, submitted the t
blowing report: =
TORRENS LAND LAW.
The preliminary report of the spe- :,
al committee of the Torrens land T
tie registration bill for Hawaii, was
ade as follows: +
o w. r. Castle, a
President pro tenn. il
Your committee having examined il
ito the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a
stem of land title registration to il
lese Islands, are of the opinion that il
is of great Importance to introduce
ich a system as early as practicable. y
he reasons for such law are we'll II
1t in a report made by a committee Q
the Research Club of this city to o
lat body, and we append as part of Z
lis report, an extract from their re- :.
,rt, as follows: =
A committee of the Research Club, =,
of Philip L. Weaver, chair
an; C. H. Merriam, W. E. Wall. G.
Mcclellan and F. j. Lowrey, have u
'afted the text of bill for register l.
G and confirming titles to land, and
e understand that it follows the well =
lown Massachusetts, Act, adapting it D
the needs of these Islands. The
IL as handed to rs FenruaIY eth