The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-13
HAS
THE TANTRUMS
LEAVES SUPERVISORS ALLEGING
MISREPRESENTATI OF AN
IRRELEVANT SPEECH.

c. P. Iaukea got huffy during last
nights meeting of the Board of Sup
Iervisors and left the hall in the tam
trums. He declared that R. N Boyd
was not correctly interpreting a speech
,of Mahoe's in favor Of his bond, and
then left the hall before Chairman
Hooking had time to find out the facts
and order a proper Interpretation.
Hooking called to him as he reached
1.-THE door, but Iaukea said he didn't
want any more of it, and the meeting
went on without him. His attorney,
W. A. Whiting, remained
| County Attorney Rawlins gave an
opinion to the effect that the bond pre-
scented by Iaukea was illegal, and Gill
man moved that the bond be returned
to Iaukea, with a copy of the opinion.
Lucas seconded, and then Mahoe began
his speech. He did not appear to
know what Rawlins opinion was based
on, for his argument was all directed
to showing that the sureties were worth
enough money which fact no one pre-
sent ever questioned. 1t was during
this speech that Iaukea made his pro-
test about Interpretation. Boyd said
that he was giving the gist and that
Mahoe was repeating the same thing
over and over When asked by the
chairman Harvey said that Boyd was
hardly giving ALL and Lucas told Boyd
TO interpret literally. Mahoe closed,
according to the Interpretation which
Immediately followed, with the remark
THAT the bond had now been filed and
was before the board for consideration.
! Gilman, Lucas and Hooking all ex-
iplained that it was the legality of the
/ bond, not the reliability of the sureties,
that was in question, and Hooking said
he had personally seer a bond rejected
by the federal government for the very
reasons pointed out by Rawlins IF
we follow the federal government,
which is very careful in such lAings,
we cannot go far wrong" he said.
/ Mark P. Robinson also said he would
Ihave TO favor rejecting the bond. The
county attorney, legal adviser of the
Board, had given an opinion that the
bond was illegal, and the board must
accept such opinion. The bond was
then rejected by the votes of Gilman,
Lucas, Robinson and Hooking. Mahoe,
Kealoha and Harvey voted to approve.
The opinion presented by Rawlins
was as follows:
Honolulu, January II, 1904.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of Oahu.
Gentlemen: In answer to your oral
request for an opinion as to whether
the bond presented by the Hon. c. P.
.Iaukea County Assessor and Tax Col
lector-elect, is in conformity with law,
I beg to make the following reply:
In passing upon the bond submitted
by the several county and district Off
GERS, we are bound by Chapter 10 Of
Act 81 Of the Session Laws Of 1903, COM
Imonly known as the County Act Sec
tion SO of Chapter Is requires that "ev-
cry county and district officer shall,
lbefor eentering upon the duties of his
IOfice, furnish a bond to the Territory
of Hawaii, in the amount required by
law conditioned to faithfully perform
,all the duties of his office as prescrib-
led by law, safely to keep all moneys
(which may come into his hands by vir-
tue of his office; promptly to pay over
ito the person or persons legally au-
Ithorized to receive the same all such
moneys in the manner provided by law,
land to deliver over to his successor
in Office, all moneys held oy him as
!such officer Each officer and his
bondsmen and his sureties, RESPEC-
lively, shall be responsible for ALL
funds which shall come into his hands
lby virtue of his Office. On each of such
bonds there shall be at least two sure
ties, who may by the court or officer
or board required to approve the bond,
be examined on oath, touching their
qualifications. No person shall be
lsurety on any such bond unless a resi-