The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-20
SENATOR OICKEY'S BILL
FOR CITY INCORPORATION

signed by the controller ana charged to
the proper appropriation
Section p. Within its corporate
limits the city shall have the same
mowers OF taxation as the Territory. but
the taxes on property shall not in any
year exceed one per cent OF the assessed
value thereof 1t NAV license and regu-
late all trades, corporations and bust
nesseS, but anv licensee OF the Territory
at the date OF INCORPORATION OF the city
shall be exempt from paving for CITY
Incense until such territorial license shall
have expired
Section I3. The city shall have power
to make local improvements by special
assessments on property adludged to
have received special benefit The as
certa1nment and apDortionment of the
Dement'S derived from such local i'm
provements shall be made in accordance
with the laws of the Territory where
such laws can be made applicable No
improvements to be paid for by special
assessment shall be undertaken without
the consent of a Majority in interest and
number of the owners of the property to
be assessed unless the ordinance therefor
shall receive the affirmative vote of
three-tourths of all the members of the
council and be approved by the mayor
after the public hearing of the persons
interested of which due notice shall be
gwen by advertisement in the manner to
be prescribed by general ordinance
Section II The city shall have power
to borrow money on the credit Of the
corporation and to issue bonds therefor
IN such amounts and form and on such
conditions as it shall prescribe for the
promotion of public works to the
amount allowed by the Organic Act of
the Territory
Section Is. Every city shall keep
books of accounts. It shall make stated
financial reports at least once a year to
the Treasurer of the Territory in ac-
cOrdance with forms and methods pre-
scribed by him, which shall be applicable
to all the cities of the Territory Such
reports shall become public archives and
shall be submitted by said Treasurer to
the next regular session of the legisla-
ture. Such reports shall contain an ac-
curate statement in summarized form
and also in detail of the financial re-
ceiptS and disbursements of the city to-
gether with statement in detail of the
debt of the city at the date of said re-
port and of the nurDOse for which such
debt was incurred as we'll as all other
information which NAV be required by
said Treasurer Said Treasurer shall
have power to cause all the books and
accounts OF any city to be examined at
any time. On such examination inquiry
should be made as to the financial cOndi-
ton and resources of the CITY and wheth-
er the requirement Of the Organic Act
and the laws of the Territory have been
complied with, and into the method and
accuracy of the CITY accounts and as to
such other matters as SAID Treasurer
may prescribe The said Treasurer. or
any examiner appointed by him shall
have power to administer oaths to any
persons whose evidence is required on
any such examination, and may compel
the appearance and attendance Of wit
nesses and the production of books and
papers. Wilful false swearing in such
examinations shall be perjury and pun
ishable as such. a report of each such
examination snail be made and shall be
a matter of public record in the Office
OF the Treasurer.
Section 16. Within its corporate
limits everv city incorporated under this
act shall be the local agent of the erri
tory for the enforcement OF the terri
iorial laws. to the exclusion of other
public officers except so far as the con- !
trary may be provided by general law
applicable to all the cities of the Terri !
tOrv.
Section Z. Every city incorporated
under this act shall in the exercise OF the
powers hereby conferred be subject TO
such administrative boards or officers as
may be established for the purpose Of
supervision and control of cities by gen
eral laws anDlicable to all cities within
the Territory
Section IS. The property real and
personal. within the limit OF any city in
corporated under this act IS exempt from |
county taxes.