The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-17
THE COUNTY BILL
SENATE COMMITTEE ON COUNTY BILL MAKES IT'S
REPORT THIS MORNING-1T MAKES CONIPARA-
TIVELY FEW CHANGES IN THE BILL AS DRAFT
ED BY THE REPUBLICAN COMMISSION

The Senate this morning heard report the county bill
The report read by Senator Cecil Brown 1t gled by
all the members OF the committee except one who had been iii
much that he had been unable take part the committees
deliberations The committee promised supplementary report
the matter of pay for supervisors which they had
been unable agree At the time the committee promised
report the probable of the counties
The report referred to the printing committee to translate
and print Senator Ach and Others tried get consdera
ton of this order time and expense but unable
Finally was agreed to instruct the printing committee to insert
the changes recommended by the committee in the Hawaiian
version of the bill and have six copies stricken off for the Of
the native members.
The following is tenor of the committees report:
The committee have made few, any amendments and then
only such deemed necessary carry fully the plan
foundation laid and suggested by the there have
considerable changes matter om only however d.
ing superhuous words and repetions,
recommended that the title of the be changed "An
Act providing for the organization and government Of countless
conforming to the language Of the Territorial act.
The nersand and outside Territorial waters made part
of the counties which they adjacent Bird Island and Lay
Island made part of the county of Oahu
The part the Island OF Mooka comprised within the leper
settlement is not made part OF the county OF Maui but is con-
stuted the county Kaawao but with powers except su
conferred by the section creating it. The section puts the
county under the direct jurisdiction and of the Board OF
Health There shall be county officers except district magis
sheriff who be residents OF the county and elected
by the people there Their salaries be fixed and paid by
the Board Health They made officers with the usual
powers of such officers.
The say regarding this The object place that
portion OF Nooka known eper settlement alone that
inmates have cont,0 in the affairs of the County
OF Maui but certain should have limited county pow
The power the Board Of Supervisors bonds sc
en
The Board OF Health retained Territorial organization
because the organic act section o. specifically places the health
laws of the Territory in the jurisdiction of the Territory
Persons made eligible county office only after three
years residence the county where they seek election
The sheriff made eXothCiO coroner county clerk eX-ocO
recorder; collector office
and license collector.
The district attorneys of the counties made depu
ties of the Attorney General and removable by him for
shown the satisfaction of the justices of the Supreme Court
This amendment made conform the Territorial there
being question whether under the provisions of the Organic
Act the Legislature modify the proposed in the
draft upon which the committee is reporting.
County Recorders authorized file application Of the
owner plans and surveys of land
The committee divides the present of taxation between
the Territory and the counties giving each the right levy
to the amount of half of one per
County collectors authorized licenses for the
sale of each county follows Oahu, $ooo Maui and
East Hawaii $500 each West Hawaii $780, Kauai 5o Auc-
licenses fixed follows Oahu, 5000; Maui $780,
East Hawaii, $IOo; West Hawaii $5o Kauai, $50
The merchandise license made $50 year
less than $oOoo $Ioo for sales $Iooooo $3.50 $780,
900; $500 for sales $5OoOoo
The annual for tailoring dress-maing establish
ment SEQ But license required where the work is done
the private residence of another. rs
The license fee to pedde cake Isl $40 t...r. ..
The system alone saying: eve
do not believe would be make any change in the
Cationa system of the Territory"
The bill reported appropraes for the several counties
them going Oahu $525Ooo West Hawaii $4,000; East
Hawaii, $4,000; Maui, 10000; Kauai, $4,000.
An amendment inserted providing that if provision of
this shall be held invalid the part of w;
such provision intended take the place. shall therefore be OF
full force and effect all ntents and purposes the
not herein repealed"
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