The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-13
COUNTIES
DIVIDED
BY CLASS
Taxation Is Made
Basis Of the
Rating.
(From Thursdays daily)


lature spent last evening in conference
with members of the Commission which
framed the county measure. United
States District Attorney Breckons. who
framed the bill and who is better
known in connection with it, and who
also knows 1t better, than any of the
others, was also in attendance, and as
sisted In the more complete UNDER
standing of the bill by the men who
must pass upon 1t later There were
only two amendments agreed upon, but
later meetings will be held at which
the ideas of the legislators will be
pressed.
II was demonstrated during the re-
marks Of Mr.. Breckons, and by the
answers to queries during the three
hours of session, that there are some
changes which may be made without
destroying the coherency of the meas
ure. but in its general lines it was
found to fit the situation. Many of the
hitherto proposed changes were seen
to be out Of place when the whole
measure is considered. The division Of
counties was changed only to provide
that to Oahu county is to be added
all islands not mentioned in the bill
This is to take care OF Midway and
such small and detached islands In
Oahu county the districts were chang
ed so as to provide for Eva and Wal
amaze district.
The salary bill, embodying as 1t does
the provisions for consolidation OF Of
ficers in various counties, was intro
duced and will be taken up at later
caucuses. The bill! contains eighteen
sections. OF these the last thirteen
simply enumerate the offices and as
the amounts Of salary are blank they
are omitted, the ones which cover the
classification Of counties being as fol-
lows:
Section 1. For the purpose OF fixing
the compensation to be paid to county
and district officers, the counties of the
Territory are classified as follows:
Il. Counties having an assessed val
uation Of more than fifty millions of
dollars shall be counties OF the first
class.
g Counties having an assessed val
uation of more than fifteen millions of
dollars and less than fifty millions. shall
be counties OF the second class.
3. Counties having an assessed val
uation OF less than fifteen millions Of
dollars shall be counties of the third
class
Sec. 2. The assessed valuation OF each
county in the Territory for the year in
which there is held a general election
shall determine to what class such
county shall belong during the succeed
ing two years.
Sec. 3. In counties of all classes, the
sheriff shall be. by virtue of his office,
the coroner therein, and shall perform
such duties in that regard as are pre-
scribed by law; and the bond required
by law to be given by such sheriff shall
cover any and all violations of his duty
as coroner, and any and all failure on
his part to pay over to the proper per-
sons any money received by him as
coroner, and any failure or failures on
the part of such sheriff to deliver to the
person or persons authorized by law to
receive the same, any books, papers or
other things pertaining to his duties as
coroner
Sec. 3. In counties OF the second and
third class the county treasurer of each
county shall be by virtue of his office
collector OF taxes therein; and the coun-
ty clerk OF each county shall be by vir-
tue of his Office recorder therein; and
in such counties of the second class
such officers shall perform such duties
I'm that regard as are prescribed by law
The bond respectively given by such
county treasurer and such county clerk
shall cover any or all violation or vlo-
lations Of the duties Of such officer as
collector ~ taxes or OF recorder, and
any or all failure or failures on the part
Of such officers 10 pay over TO the proper
person or persons any money by him
as collector OF taxes or as county
recorder, and any or all failure or fall
urrs ~ said treasurer or said county
rlrrk a. deliver 10 any person or per-
sons authorized by law TO receive the
same, any books, papers, or DINER thlhss
pertaining 90 his duties as collector Of
ilNrs or as county recorder
SEQ. ?. In counties ~ the third class
tne auditor ~ each county shall be by
yirtun ~ his office assessor of taxes
ihrrrln, and shall perform such duties
m thni regard 40 are prescribed by law
me bond required by law a. be- given
Dos such auditor shall cover any or All
violations of Mo duties as such assessor,
and any or 100 failure oF failures on tho
part ~ such 0firer % pay over Ga the
proper person ~ persons any money re-
trhrl py him AZ assessor and any or an
failure nr failures ~ said assessor Ca
deliver ip any person 49, persons author
ifri hY las io receive ihe sans. any
hnnks. papers of other ihinEs pertain
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