The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-10
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TO WORK ON THE
NEW COUNTY ACT
A Native Visitor Talks the Usual Thing About
Capitalization and Thinks County Govern
ment Would be Honest Considering Sections.

implied" was discussed at length.
Chairman Cooper did not like to have
any portion of the act so in by inn
piication. Mr.. watson thought 1t
would be too great task for the COM
mission to attempt to so into the de-
tails of duties that might arise for the
various officers. Mr.. Stewart thought
that the implied phrase would tend to
enlarge the powers directly given. Mr..
Cooper believed this would involve a
danger Under the implied form the
power would be given Boards of Super
visors to grant franchise because of
the claim of an inherent llght to give
the privilege.
Mr.. Cooper thought that under the
implied form one county would claim
it could levy taxes not directly em-
powered by the act. The question of
bonding could also be implied under
the wording of the clause. Mr.. Watson
suggested that the section end as fol-
lows: And such other powers as are
necessary or incident thereto"
Mr.. Cooper suggested the sentence,
'and such other powers as are neces-
sarily Implied therefrom.'
This idea prevailed.
The portion of the chapter comforting
the power on counties to levy and coll
lect taxes" was stricken out.
Mr.. Cooper did not see the relevancy
of the paragraph which read: 'AlI Off
GERS of each of said counties are charg-
ed vita notice of the condition of it's
treasury. and the extent of the claims
against the same Mr.. Stewart found
the same expression used in the county
act of California. Mr.. Stewart said .he
California act had been entrusted to
MIN for the use of the Commission by
p. H. Burnette. The Commission could
see no good use for the paragraph and
it was stricken out.
The remaining sections, g, and 10,
which properly came under the head of
liabilities of officers, We're dropped out
to be put into the proper
place.
Chapter 4, relating to county seats.
wherein it was stated. mo county seat
shall be changed or removed. unless
two-thirds of the qualified electors of
the county voting on the proposition
at a general election shall vote in favor
of such removal" and whenever there
shall be presented to the Board of Su-
qualified electors in number equal to
a majority OF the votes cast at the last
preceding general election, the Board
shall submit the question at the next
general election of the qualified electors
Of such county"
Mr.. Watson did not agree with this
and at one election the voters of La
laina, for instance, could bring up the
question and those of Wailuku the next
-ime and so on. He thought that such
4 condition should not be encouraged
1y the Commission and the percentage
If votes required should be at least
hIrty per cent of the voters to present
'uch petition. This percentage was
-dopted.
II was decided to abolish the word
titles with which each part Of the
ct was opened, as having no real con-
section with the act.
The Commission then reached the sec
ion which has become debatable-the
question of the election or appointment
T the Boards Of Supervisors. and ad-
burned until next Tuesday evening.