The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-01

Following are two of the seven acts
prepared bv Senator Acfli to take the
place of the County law:
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE
ELECTION OF DISTRICT MAG
ISTRATES.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section l. District Magistrates shall
be elected by electors in each District,
where sGch Magistrates have jurisdic-
ton. They shall be electors of the Dis
trict at the time of the election. Their
salaries shall be appropriated by the
Legislature.
The duties of District Magistrates
shall be the same as are now exercised
by District Magistrates, or may be pro-
vided by law.
Section p The term of Office of Dis
trict Magistrates elected under this Act
shall be two years from the first day
of January next after the election. Pro-
vided that all Magistrates in Office at
the time of the first election shall be
allowed to serve for the balance OF such
terms, or thereafter until their success
ors are elected and qualified unless pre-
viousiy removed
Section 8 A District Magistrate may
be removed from Office for cause by
the Supreme Court
In case of removal of any District
Magistrate as aforesaid, or in case of
vacancy in Office for any cause, the
Chief Justice or any Judge of the SUI
preme Court may appoint one in his
place for the unexpired term of said
Magistrate.
Section 4. An election for such Mag
istrates shall be held on the first Tues
day in June. A. D., 1905, from 8 o'clock
a. m. to 5 o'clock p. m. at such polling
places as now are provided or shall here
after be provided according to law;
and according to the rules and regula-
items of election for Representatives;
and after that they shall be elected at
each general election.
The election of such Magistrates shall
be managed, conducted and controlled
by the Inspectors of Election Cor who
served at the last general election') in
and for such District or in Office at the
time of such election.
The Governor is hereby directed to
arrange the polling precincts SO the
voters or electors in each District shall
have a chance to elect their Magistrates.
Section :. In case of illness, temper
airy absence of any District Magistrate
from the District for which he is ap-
pointed, or when for any cause any
District Magistrate is disqualified to hear
and determine any case which would
by law come under his jurisdiction, it
shall be lawful for the Chief Justice or
any Judge of the Supreme Court to
appoint some other person to perform
the duties of such District Magistrate,
who shall be called an Acting District
Magistrate. and shall not exercise any
judicial functions except in the con-
above mentioned.
Section g. This Act shall not be-
construed to repeal Section o37 of the
Civil Code, nor Section 6, of Chapter
*, of the Laws of 1874. but it shall
be optional for parties bringing suits,
either civil or criminal. to take them be-
fore such acting District Magistrate,
or to the Circuit Judge, or Justice of
the Supreme Court, as the case may be.
Section 7. The compensation of such
Acting District Magistrate shall be such
as may be agreed upon between him and
the District Magistrate for whom he may
act and shall be paid out of the APP
for salary of such District
Magistrate.
Section 8. All laws or parts of laws
herewith are hereby repeal
ed.
Section Q. This act shall go into eff
feet on the first day of April, AID.
1905.