Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-28

inspect any books account voucher or dozen
mcn in the possession of such officer other person. or under
his CONTROL relating the affairs such county the
chairman of such board shall issue subpocna in rrpor form
commanding such person officer appear before such board
at time and place therein specified be examined witness
and such subpoena require such person officer produce
on such examination all books papers, and documents in his pos
session or under his CONTROL relating to the affairs interests
of the county.
SEC 25 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county TO
whom the subpoena is delivered personally by deputy to
serve the same by reading the person named therein and at
the time to deliver him copy thereof and his official re.
thereon of the time and place of such service shall he
Trima facie evidence thereof
SEC 80 Whenever the Board of Supervisors shall appoint
any members OF their body committee upon any subject
ter OF which the board has jurisdiction and has conferred upon
such committee send for persons and papers, the chair
man of such committee shall possess all the powers and be liable
to all the duties herein given and imposed upon the chairman
of the Board of Supervisors.
SEC 81 Whenever any person duly subpoenaed appear
and give evidence produce books and papers, here
in provided shall neglect refuse appear produce such
books and papers, required by such subpoena shall refuse
to testify before such Board committee,
questions which majority thereof shall decide proper and
pertinent he shall be deemed in contempt and it shall be the
duty of the chairman of the board of the committee the
may be- report the fact the Judge of the Circuit Court
having jurisdiction in the county who shall hereupon issue
attachment in the form usual in the of which he shall be the
Judge directed to the sheriff of the county where such witness
required appear and testify, commanding said sheriff to
tac such person. and forthwith bring him before the Judge by
whose order such attachment issued.
SEC IS On the return of the attachment and the produc
ton OF the body OF the defendant the said judge shall have
dcon of the matter and the person charged may purge himself
of the contempt in the and the proceedings shall
be had and the penalties may be imposed and the same
punishment inflicted in of witness ubpoenaed appear
and give evidence trial of II civil before Circuit
q, Court.
SEC 30 The witnesses summoned testify behalf of the
county in matters of public before the Board of Super
viso entitled have their fees pad but the board
must allow them the reasonable expenses of their attendance
SIC 80 The board must not, for any purpose,
debts or liabilities in any manner or for any purpose which
exceed fiscal year the income and provided for
such year. except as permitted by the Organic Act 1t shall be
the duty of the auditor at the of each regular
session of the board lay before it prepared by
him of the aggregate of allowance against each fund.- and
of salaries and liabilities fixed by law paid payable therefrom
since the beginning of the fiscal year, together with statement
of receipts of each fund for that portion Of the year already
elapsed and exact estimate of the for the remainder
q" the apporoncd the different funds based upon the re-
ceps for the corresponding portion Of the preceding year. When
ever the board shall have levied the county for the fiscal year.
the auditors estimates for the remainder of the la as to
receipts from property be based upon the roll and
tax levy dcuctng for the anticipated denquencies
And shall not be lawful for the Board of Supervisors any
committee officer board having power authorize
tract liabilities against the treasury of county, authorize
allow contract for pay render liable in the present
future in any quarter of the year. demand demands
against SAID treasury the funds thereof which shall in
the aggregate exceed oneourh part of the allowed by
law existing at the time of such authorization allow
payment liability, TO be expended within the fiscal year
of which said quarter is part.
If the beginning of any quarter any money remains I'M
expended in of the funds set apart for maintaining the gov
erment of the county, and which might lawfully have been
pended the preceding quarter such meXpended sums
may be carried forward by the order of the Board of Supervisors
in any succeeding quarter
Any allowance made contrary to the provisions hereof shall
be null and void. and the auditor shall draw lis warrant
therefor the treasurer pay the When several allow
made the day. they shall be deemed to have
been made in the order in which they entered in the Allow
Book and shall be certified in that order by the auditor
SEC 3l Whenever the Board of Supervisors shall adopt
plans and specifications for the erection alteration construction
or repair any public building bridge other public structure
such plans and specifications shall be cred or changed in
any manner whereby the cost of such building bridge or src
lure snail be increased, except by of ouffth of their
whole number
SEC 32 Whenever the Board of Supervisors shall enter
INTO contract for the erection, construction alteration or re-
Par OF any public building bridge other structure such con-
tract shall not be altered changed any manner unless they
SHALL by vote of fourfhs of their whole number and with
the consent of the contractor first order.
AND whenever any such change alteration ordered the
particular change alteration shall be specified in writing
the cost thereof agreed upon between the board and the
contractor In no shall the board pay become liable to
for nZtrauv do,