The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-20
ARTICLE II.
OF the Power of Cities.

OF the Power of Cities
Section I The inhabitants of any
city incorporated under this act are
hereby constituted a body polite and
corporate and shall have perpetual sue
cession may use a common seal, sue and
be sued and for any purpose which It
deems necessary or eXpedient for the
public interest, perform and render all
public services and acquire property
within and without the city limits either
real or personal by gift, purchase, de-
wise or by condemnation proceedings and
hold and control the same
Section f. Said city shall have power
to lay out, establish, open, close. alter,
widen. extend, grade. care for, pave, SUI
pervise and improve streets, alleys, side
walks, squares, parks, public places and
bridges. culverts and other public works
to vacate the same and to regulate the
use thereof: TO prescribe and regulate
the height OF buildings adjacent to or
abutting thereon: to vacate and close
private ways; to construct and MAINTAIN
WaterworkS and electric lights; to eS-
tablsh fire limits and to do all things
it may deem expedient, needful and APP
propriate to regulate. care for and dis
pose of sewage, offal. garbage and other
refuse
Section l. The CITY shall have power
to establish. erect, maintain, lease and
regulate Wharves and docks. charge OF
wharfage and docka0e. and regulate the
use of the harbor or harborS within its
limits
Section :. The city shall have power
to lease. maintain, regulate and operate
markets market places, wash-houses and
slaughter in" houses.
Section g. The city shall have power
to establish and regulate warehouses;
houses of correction and such other
places OF incarceration and refornatory
institutions and charitable institutions as
it may deem eXpedient.
Section I. The city shall have power
to enforce obedience and observance of
its ordinances and REGULATIONS by or
dainng and enforcing reasonable fines,
penalties and terms OF Imprisonment.
Section s. The CITY shall have power
to establish and maintain Libraries.
museums and such other institutions for
the enlightenment and welfare of its in
habitants as. it may deem eXpedient or
necessary
Section Q. The city shall have the
power to establish minor courts within
It's limits which shall be invested with
the civil and criminal jurisdiction OF
district magistrates. The justices of such
courts shall be appointed by the mayor,
and may be removed bv him in the same
manner as the officers of the subordin-
ate administrative service of the city.
Such justices shall have, within the
cities in which they have been appoint
ed. and in cases where the alleged
crimes or miSdemeanors have been COM
mtted with said city exclusive juris-
diction to issue all warrants. hear and
determine all complaints and to conduct
all examinations and trials III criminal
cases that may now be had before dis
triCt magistrates. and shall have the
same power and jurisdiction in such
criminal cases as district magistrates
now have or as may by law may here
after be conferred upon them, and shall
have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases
of violation Of the ordinances and regu-
Iations Of the city Such justices shall
be subject to the same liabilities, ands
their judgments and proceedings may be
reviewed in the same manner and to the
same extent as IS now or may be here
after provided for in the case OF district
ma giStrates.
Section TO The rights of the city in
and 10 It's waterfront wharf property
land under water, public landings
wharveS. docks, streets avenues, parks.
bridges and other public places are here
by decla~ - be inalienable except by
= .rr-ti vote of the council. ap-
proved by the mayor: and no franchise
or lease or right TO use the same either
ON. through, across, under or over, and
no other franchise granted bv the city to
any private corporation, ASSOCIATION OF
shall be granted for a period
longer than K wears and IN addition to
any other form of compensation the
grantee shall pay annually a sum based
IN amount ON its gross receipts to the
city. Every Grant shall make adequate
provision by way Of forfeiture of the
public service az reasonable rates and |
the maintenance Of the property in good
condition during the term of the grant
Every grant. and every contract in pur- /
suance thereof NAV provide al the ter |
of the grant that the plant as
We'll as the property, If any, OF the !
grantees in the streets, avenues and other
public -laceS shall without further COM +
pensation. be and become the property OF +
the city. Every grantee OF a franchise /
from the city, renderin~ q service to be /
paid for in whole or IN part by users OF (
such service shall keep books of &C
counts and make stated reports to the
-itv controller which shall contain an
account in summarized form and detail
IF all receipts and expenditures TO
1ether with a full statement of assets
md debts as well As other information
Is to the financial condition OF such
-rautee as such controller may require.
such reports shall he public records and /
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