Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-06
ACT 90.
AN ACT

ACT 90.
AN ACT
RELATING TO FUNDS PAYMENT EXPENSES OF
THE SEvERAL COUNTIES.
Be Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Haai
SECTION l. Fifty per centum of the total of poll
and school taxes and property and incomes collected
in each County, shall be paid by the Treasurer Of the Territory
of Hawaii to the Treasurer of such County in the following
manner:
l. The Auditor of the Territory shall the last legal day
of each and every month issue monthly the Treas
of tho Territory in favor of each County such
monthly Warrants for the half year from July to December
1905 inclusive shall be in less than per cent
and thereafter in amount not less than fifteen per cent Of
the estimated Tax payable each County within every half
year, and within the first fifteen days Of January and July
each year. the said Auditor of the Territory shall issue War
the Treasurer the Territory favor of each County
less the of the Warrants issued and interest paid for
such Warrants during the last preceding six months
When such Warrant presented the Treasurer of
the Territory for payment there money in the Treasury
for that purpose he shall pay the and write stamp
the face thereof Pad the date of and sign his
thereto but when the same not paid for want of funds the
of the Territory shall first register the same in
book kept for that purpose shall then endorse thereon
No paid for want of funds with the date of presentation
and sign his thereto and return said Warrant the party
presenting the From that time until paid the Warrant
shall bear five 90 per cent interest per and it shall
thereafter be paid in the order of its registration of the
funds properly chargeable herewith.
When there sufficient moneys in the Treasury pa,
the Warrants drawing interest," the Treasurer of the Territory
shall give notice for week in newspaper published
each County, published therein, by written notice
posted the Court House Door the County Seat for the
length of tme stating therein that he is ready
such Warrants Ten days after the first publication posting
of such notice. such Warrants to draw interest
When the Treasurer pays any Warrant upon which in
tees DUE he shall note the warrant the amounts of inter-
est paid therein and enter his account the amount Of such
interest distinct from the principal
SECTION g. The funds realized from such Warrants shall
be applied by each County Treasurer the payment of the
penses of his respective County
SECTION g. The road present laid down by law
shall be special deposit in the Territorial Treasury the
credit of each Road District and SHALL by the Territorial
Treasurer be paid to the County Treasues of the Coun
ties respectively within which the various Road Districts shall
be- And the said Road Tax shall be expended only for the
making maintaining and repairing of public roads and high
in the several road districts authorized by the Super
vsors of the County from time to time.
The County Treasurer shall under circumstances allow
these special deposits any thereof to be used for
other purposes under appropriations by the Board of Super
vors except for the making maintaining and repairing of the
public roads and highways aforesaid
SECTION f. That out of the taxes payable after July 1,
1905 for the year 1905 the Treasurer of the Territory here
by authorized of the share of the several
Counties for the benefit of the Territory the following
From the County of Oahu One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Sixty Thousand Dollars ($6OGO00O) from the County of
Maui Forty Thousand Dollars ($4OOOOOO); and from the
County of Kauai, Thirtyve Thousand Dollars $35 100000
SECTION s. Any officer person who wlfuly falls neg
ec refuses to comply with the provisions of this Act
or violates the shall be guilty of msdemeanor and shall
be punished with fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars
than Five Thousand Dollars by Imprisonment for
One Year, or both.
SECTION g. All laws parts of laws far as the same
may be inconsistent with this Act hereby repealed
SECTION T. This Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the foregoing Bill after reconsider
alton the of the Governor was, upon taken by
ayes and approved by twohds of all of the elect
i've members the Senate of the Territory of Hawaii this 2eh
day of April A. d. 1905. :,
d. PAUL r. ISENBERG,
President of the Senate.
WILLIAM SAVIDGE,
Clerk of the Senate.
We hereby certify that the foregoing Bill after reconsider
alton the veto Of the Governor was upon taken by
ayes and approved by twohirds of all of the
i've members of the House of Representatives of the Territory
of Hawaii, this 96th day of April, A. d., 1905.
ERIC A. KNUDSEN,
Speaker.
D. KALAUOKALANI, JR.,
Clerk