Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-07
MERRIAM WRITES
COUNTY MAKERS
His Views Concerning
Sections Of 1903
Measures.
Old ACT COMMISSION
KNOWS Of his WORK
MAY APPEAR TO GIVE RESULT OF
ExPERiENCE-NEW ACT NOW
UP TO CORRECTION
POINT.

Count Act Commissioners met again
last evening in the Capitol and reach.
ed that stage in their work where they
are prepared to make corrected draft
Of the proposed county bill, Chairman
Cooper and Commissioners Stewart
and Watson having submitted theii
various carefully studied suggestions
and all ideas having been compared,
discussed and more or less worked to,
eether.
On Tuesday or Wednesday evening
next the Commissioners will again
meet to 20 over the corrected results
Of their deliberations.
Revenue and taxation measures are
to be entirely separate from the Coun.
~ Act. Cooper has revenue measure
which he will submit.
Chairman Cooper aud Commissioner
Watson confer tomorrow in regard to
corrections and conjunction of ideas.
The proposed measure. as at present
| existing, winds up with the specifica
, ton of the duties of County officers.
Clerk J. ID. Avery last evening read
the following communication OF sug.
aestions from Registrar Of Convey.
ances Charles H. Merriam:
To the Honorable Members of the Com.
mission appointed to draft a Coup.
~ Act.
Gentlemen: have the honor to sub.
nit herewith my views concerning
certain sections Of the County Act Of
1908. as well as the desirability of in.
| Guiding in the draft of the new Act
certain other sections.
AS the Commission which drafted
the Act OF 1903 requested and largely
followed my suggestions in regard to
the chapter pertaining to Recorders.
wish to say that apart from the sug.
gestions herein enclosed, believe all
the sections mentioned In the Act OF
! 1903 are necessary and in most in
stances vital to the welfare of the pub
lie records.
In submitting these suggestions
wish to say that should be very glad
to appear before the Commission and
explain more fully or reply to any
questions which might arise.
A large portion of the County Ac
OF 1903 relating to the section of Coun
ty Recorders could readily be eliminat
ed In the new Act as no less thar
eight sections are merely repetitions %
laws that are already upon the stat
ute books of the Territory. II would
of course. be advisable to incorporate {
short section providing for the proper
application of existing laws to new
conditions.
On page three hereof list Is giveI
showing the sections of the 1903 Coun
" Act which are practically counter
parts OF sections named in the Civil
Laws of 1897.
Section l59 OF the County Act o.
1903 which provides a penalty for an,
tampering with the records of tn,
County Recorder, could well have +,
large penalty inserted therein.
A new section should be fncorporat
ed TO provide for the furnishing L
the several Recorders, of certified 90
pies OF all documents pertaining I,
land In each new County recorded priol
to the passage of the new Act.
Whether II would be wise to requlr,
that the Territory should bear this ex
pense-as | believe II shoulder tina
each County be given authority Z
apply at any time for certified copies
to be paid for by such County-is ;
matter | leave for your consideration