Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-04
Stewart County Bill
Minus Supervisors
Before Commission

executive officer and will act through
him, president, who will perform
such duties and exercise such powers
as usually fall in the County system to
the Board of Supervisors. But the
President when acting for the County.
ran act only with the concurrence of
the other County officers and the APP
proval of the Governor.
Now this check on the President of
the corporation is only when he is car
rying out those larger powers, such
A. making rules and regulations, buy.
Ing. leasing and selling property, etc.
'As County President he will also
have all the powers and exercise all
the duties imposed by law upon the
Superintendent of Public Works. Said
Superintendent being authorized to in.
spect the transactions OF the County
President, and report his findings to
the Governor
This provision leaves the Office OF
Superintendent of Public Works in
tact. and simply modihes his duties.
The County President, in the per.
lormance OF his duties. will be in touch
with the Governor just as the Superin.
irndont of Public Works now is
Get County Started.
"And this leads me to say. that. in
my opinion, we should make haste
slowly. Our chief aim should be to
get County government started. and
20 place upon 1t as many checks and
balances as are reasonable, leaving for
each succeeding Legislature an en-.
largement Of the system, as our own
people grow In experience. Under the
plan, which | propose, there is an elea.
tive system, the people choosing their
public servants, the County President,
Clerk. Treasurer. Auditor. Attorney,
Sheriff and Surveyor And in the dis.
tricts. the Magistrate and the Road
Supervisor.
II do not believe It is necessary to
attempt lengthy description of the
duties of these County officers. | have
followed the plan in the Organic Act.
where in defining the duties Of our Ter.
| r!torial officers chapters and pages OF
cur own laws are carried In a half
| dozen lines.
by following this plan, | submit a
bill covering only sixteen typewriter
! pages. II the County Act becomes a
law, our county officials will 20 on In
the old beaten path.
County Sheriff.
"This places the Countyship right
In the channel Of our present govern
mental river. and the men chosen Il
sail IL will be more or less familiar
with their duties. The County Sheriff
will go right on as the High Sheriff
and Island Sheriffs are going today;
! and this will apply to every Other
officer.
"There are great many good fea
lures and provisions In our presen
laws. have been informed, for exam
pie, that a special accountant, in III,
employ OF the United States, came herr
to gather statistics after visiting man,
/. cities in the West, and said that on
system OF auditing was ahead OF any
! thing he had met; that our audit Law
was admirable.
! "Why then Is IL necessary to take nj
pages telling what the County Audito
/ should do?
Power With Legislature.
. Fearing, however, that there ma.
: be tangle somewhere, have provid
/ ed D section to cover any possible con
l!icts.
! THE plan which | am suggesting
: leaves the power of taxation, of iixinl
} salaries, etc. and OF making apprC
, prlations with the Legislature, in othe
|. words, the Legislature is the Board q
, Supervisors. There is in this no COZ
flct with the Organic Act, and tn
!, people elect their Legislature.
!. But have an act separate from tn
Q County Act, creating a Board Of Supe
I visors. defining its powers and duties
0 and providing for its election. No
!. this Board will take the place OF I'll
Legislature. II, however, II should |
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