The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-27
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL WINS
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gent sick has long been recognized as proper and perhaps necessary
ed hospitals owned and conducted by the ITSELF but
the does maintain such institution the relief
may equal proprety indirectly through hospital
individuals public purposes private gain
by assisting to reasonable degree in the maintenance of sr nstu
The Queens Hospital received its charter in 1882 whereby
vide proceed with the erection furnishing establishing
ting into operation hospital Honolulu with dpen
and all furniture and appliances for the reception
commodaon and treatment OF INDECENT sick and disabled HaWaans
well such foreigners and Others who choose avail them
declared by the charter be board of with power
make and enact bylaws for the control and direction the
vded In any time hereafter the said corporation shall have
purpose said Queens Hospital contemplated by this
charter all such surplus shall be used applied and expended and for
the erection and establishment OF other hospitals dspensaes
of the Hawaiian Islands, for the objects and purposes
the hospital be established under this charter and for other
object purpose whatever
81" then purposes Hospital asceraned from
the charter alone there be doubt that public charity and
consequently the public aid be extended to it. 1t commended
however, the charter conflict with the provisions of the statute
under which said have been grandthe April 1859
Section OF that act provides that 1T shall be competent Tor the MINI
lister OF the Interior under the regulations prescribed by the general
law IN regard TO 10 grant Ppelus smarter 10 any vi
the inhabitants OF the city OF Honolulu applying Tor the same Dens
subjects dnzens of the kingdom and their for the
adjustment hospital said city the vicinity thereof for the relief
OF SICK and destitute HaWana and Sec hat ouch may
the be DONE without interfering with the primary
nd provide for sick and disabled other countries patients
Of description who subjects for hospital treatment Whether
Hawaii need be considered be assumed that the
former intended Still think that there is nothing the act to
prohibit the hospital established hereunder giving relief the
sick and destitute Of other naonaes provided least do
without interfering with its socaed primary object and under the
general law of April 1885, relating corporations the Minister OF
the Interior had authority charter OF incorporation
suon created for the purpose giving such relief without dcrm
nation AS the peadng and evidence show the Queens Hospital has
its establishment extended its aid all INDECENT sick alike
and that far appears without interfering with its primary OBJ
ject 1t still treating all alike AS long least the principle Of
equality thus observed public moneys ghuy be appropriated
for its aid The effect the right the Hospital to receive moneys
appropriated OF the exercise the exists confne its
relief awaan need not be considered until and unless the
tngency The moneys involved in the appropriations and
rants in question think for public purpose
That patients able charged certain varying
cOrance with their ability with the furnished does
of itself render the institution the less public charity The
obtained devoted to the charitable purposes Charity
should be bestowed where needed There discrimination
between the pay patients themselves All alike who fall
within the So also the fact that determine
patients financial ability does deprive the Hospital of its eeemosy
public character If the abuse their they sub
iect to the supervision of a court OF equity.
IAN oder will be made necessary directing the auditor
warrants demanded
Robertson Wilder for the Queens Hospital
Deputy Attorney General E c. Peters for the Auditor"