The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-23
GROUNDS Of.
COMPLAINT
Fight of Queen
Hospital for
Subsidy.
Instituted for INDECENT
People Who Need
Treatment.
Head OF Government the Presi-
dent-No Capital Stock Nor
Salaried Trustees.

Following is the text of the appeal
of the Queens Hospital from the Audi
tor:
THE Queens Hospital. a corporation,
respectfully represents unto your
Honors as follows:
THAT said corporation was organized
under the laws of the Kingdom of Ha-
wall in the year 1859. for the purpose
of maintaining at Honolulu, Island OF
Oahu, a hospital and dispensary for the
reception, accommodation and treat
ment of INDECENT sick and disabled Ha-
waiians as well as such foreigners and
others who might choose to avail Them
selves of the same, and did thereupon
establish such hospital and dispensary
and has ever since maintained same
for the purposes aforesaid.
That said corporation has no capital
stock, nor any provision for making
dividends or profits. its entire income
being devoted to the purpose for which
it was organized, namely, the main
tenance and Improvement of such hos
pital and dispensary for the public
benefit.
THAT the revenues and funds of said
corporation are and have been derived
from public charity. by public aid
through appropriations of moneys by
the Legislature, and from such amounts
as it may receive from time to time
from such patients as are able to pay
wholly or partially for the accommoda-
ton, care and treatment which they
receive. All patients unable to pay
being treated and cared for free of
charge.
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is ex-officio president of said corpora
ton. That the affairs of said corpora
ton are managed and controlled by a
board of trustees. one-half Of whom are
appointed by the Treasurer of said Ter
ritory and one-half are elected by the
subscribers to the funds of said COR
poration. Said trustees serve yolun-
tarily without any compensation or
emolument and without any right
thereto or expectation thereof.
'sThat in and by Act 10 of the Extra
Session of 1903 of the Legislature of
said Territory, there was appropriated
of and from the general revenues OF
said Territory, for the use and benefit
of said corporation, the sum of ten thou
sand dollars ($10,000). And that in and
by Act Is of said Legislature at said
session. there was appropriated of and
from the general revenue of said Ter
ritory, for the use and benefit of said
corporation. the further sum of thirty
thousand dollars ($30,000).
THAT to and including the month of
October, 1903, it was the custom of the
Auditor of said Territory to issue
monthly to said corporation his war
rant upon the Treasurer of said Ter
ritory for the sum of sixteen hundred
civ -Ci H6-1H
(s1666. $50, being the monthly pro rata
of said appropriations
THAT since said month of October,
1903, said Auditor has refused to issue
to said corporation any warrant for
the payment of any money under said
appropriations.
THAT on the 18th day of February,
1904, said corporation made demand up
on said Auditor for warrants for the
instruments due said corpora
ton under said appropriations, as more
fully appears by a copy Of said de-
mand hereto attached and made part |
hereof. marked A. which demand was |
refused, as more fully appears by |
copy of said Auditors reply, n copy |
whereof is hereto attached and made /
Tart hereof, marked B.
s'That said corporation has filed with |
the Board OF Health OF SaIu IefIltoiS
all financial statements required by the |
terms of said Act Ii.
Wherefore said corporation, Icing
aggrieved by the decision of said AUDI
tor and by his refusal to allow Its sald
demand and to issue such warrants,
does hereby appeal therefrom to the
Justices of the Supreme Court; and
orays that upon investigation hereof
$500. rIo,o,c will make an order direct
no. said Auditor to issue such warrants.
md for such other relief as may be just
md proper
The appeal is signed by THE Queens
Hospital by its vice-president, F. A
schaefer. Robertson & Wilder, ,oun-
,el"