The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-21


Woods and Parls both said that they
would vote for any railroad into ko-
hala from Hilo, but said that the Bish-
op bill was altogether indefinite and
provided nothing.
Bishop defended his action, saying
the bill was a measure in favor of an.
body who would build a IT ilway into
the Kohala country, and then the re-
port went over to be considered with
the bill, which was put on the order of
the day for Wednesday.
The Secretary of the Territory no.
tilted the Senate that the Governor
had signed Senate Bill 80, the veteri-
nary bill.
MORE COUNTY ACT REPAIRS.
The Senate tried several times dur
ing the session yesterday to get action
on Senate Bill 1873, which is the Dick
ey bill providing money for the coun-
ties, and late in the afternoon adopted
the report of the Ways and Means
Committee, which passes on third read
ing the Dowsett substitute for the
Dickey bill.
The new bill, in it's essential fea-
lures, has added to it new section,
which provides that the road taxes
shall form separate fund in the Ter
ritorial treasury, to be drawn upon
only for road purposes, and then only
by the counties paying in the several
amounts in the fund. In other words,
it is planned to spend in each county
the road tax collected in such county.
The bill follows:
| Section Il. Fifty per centum Of the
total amount of poll and school taxes
and taxes on property and income col
lected in each county shall be paid b.
the Treasurer of the Territory of Ha-
waii to the Treasurer of such county
in the following manner:
/. The Auditor of the Territory
shall on the last legal day of each and
every month issue monthly warrant
on the Treasurer of the Territory in
favor of each County Treasurer, such
monthly warrants for the half year
from July to December, 1905, inclusive,
shall be in an amount not less than 10
per cent, and thereafter in an amount
not less than 15 per cent of the esti-
mated tax payable to each county
within every half year, and within the
first fifteen days of January and July
of each year, the said Auditor of the
Territory shall issue warrant on the
Treasurer of the Territory in favor of
each County Treasurer for an amount
equal to the balan :e IN .avor of each
county less the amounts of the war
rants issued ana interest paid for such
warrants, during the last preceding
six months.
2. When any such warrant is pre-
ta1 - h. 9 tl,a
tory for payment, if there is money i'll
the Treasury for the purpose, he shall
pay the same and write or stamp or
tine face thereof "Paid,' the date OF
payment and sign his name thereto
but when the same is not paid fol
want of funds, the Treasurer of the
Territory shall first register the same
in book to be kept for that purpose
shall then endorse "Not paid for wanr
of funds,' with the date of presenta
tion, and sign his name thereto ant
return said warrant to the party pre-
senting the same. From that time un
til paid the warrant shall hear five Is
per cent interest per anaum, and i
shall thereafter be paid in order of it
: registration out of funds properl.
chargeable Herewith.
, INTEREST ON WARRANTS.
3. When there are sufficient money
in the Treasury to pay the warrant
, drawing interest, the Treasurer of tn
! Territory shall give notice for on
l week in some newspaper published i
each county, or, if none is publishe
therein, by written notice posted upo
the court house door at the count
r seat for the same length of time, stat
: ing therein that he is ready to pa
!, such warrants. Ten days after the frs
d publication or posting of such notice
such warrants cease to draw interes
n 4. When the Treasurer pays an
5, warrant upon which interest is du
,. he shall note on the warrant tn
amounts of interest paid therein, an
l. enter on his account the amount {
e such interest distinct from the pri
4. cipal.
IT Section .. The funds from sue
e warrants shall be applied by eaC
County Treasurer to tho payment
n. the expenses of his respective count
e. Section 3. That out of the taxes pa
30 able after July !, 1905, for the ye
l. 1905. the Treasurer of the Territory
10 hereby authorized to reserve out of d
share of each of the several count
IN for the benefit of the Territory L
I'd following sums: From the County
ID Oahu $l25,000, from the County
as Hawaii 100000, from the County
p- Maui $4,000, and from the County
o. Kauai $4,000.
ad Section A. Any officer or person W
he wilfully fails, neglects or refuses
at comply with any of the provisions
o. this act or violates the same, shall
he guilty of misdemeanor, and shall
punished by fine of not less tn