Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-30
AN ACT

TERRITORY AND PROVIDING "A BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS THEREFOR.
Be Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Ha,caii:
CHAPTER flowers AND LIMITATIONS OF COUNTIES
SECTION l. Each County shall be body corporate and
have all the specified in this Act and such other powers
necessarily implied herefrom and such body
ate shall exercise the following powers through Board of
Supervisors namely:
Ito have and corporate seal;
2-To and be sued in its corporate name;
$40 purchase and hold lands within its defined bound
aries;
ITO manage and dispose of property the interest of
its inhabitants may require;
5To make such contracts and to do all things necessary
proper carry execution the foregoing and all other
vested in said County or in any officer thereof;
Provided however, that contract involving expenditure
of public funds amounting Five Hundred (5OO) Dollars
shall be awarded except the lowest bidder after public
advertisement for tenders and public work requsition for
material therefor shall be divided parceed out for the pur
pose of evadng the provisions of this Section and work in
voving the expenditure of Five Hundred $500 Dollars
shall be done except by contract above FORTH
6-No County shall in manner give loan its credit
in aid of corpoation and Indebtedness
liability incurred contrary to this provision shall be void
CHAPTER H-ELEcTIoNs' QUALIFICATIONS BONDS ETC
SEC At each regular general election held after the APP
prOva of this Act there shall be elected in each of the Counties
of the Territory Board of Supervisors which shall consist
of five members of whom shall be elected large and with
out reference his residence within the County, and who shall
be the Chairman of said Board which said Board shall have
the immediate management and CONTROL within the limitations
prescribed by this Act of public affairs of the County which
said Board shall have been elected and shall exercise all the
powers of the County.
Sec g. The Board of Supervisors SO elected shall take
their respective offices twelve o'clock meridian the first
legal day in the month of January succeeding their cleo
ton and shall hold Office for years and until their
elected and have qualified.
Sec The rules and regulations governing elections SHALL
far applicable, govern all elections held hereunder
Sec All the provisions of law relating to elections, and
contests of election qualifications oa bonds and removal of
County officers shall apply the Board of Supervisors and the
members thereof except herein modified provided.
Sec Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall give
bond of Five Thousand (5OOOl Dollars.
CHAPTER III.-MEETINGs OF BOARD.
Sec Meetings of the Board for the transaction of bust
shall be held the first Tuesday each month"; majority
of the members shall constitute special meeting
be ordered by majority of the Board The order shall be
signed by the members calling such meeting and be entered
the minutes Notice of such meeting shall be published by the
Clerk least day advance in newspaper published in
the County posted in public place the office
the County Seat and he shall also give notice personally by
mail to the members not joining in the order The order shall
specify the business be transacted at such special meeting
and other shall be transacted.
SEC All meetings of the Board shall be public and the
books records and of the Board shall be kept
office of the Clerk at all times for public inspection
Sec. O. The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors shall
preside all meetings of the Board and in of absence
or inability to act the members present any meeting SHALL
by resolution appoint of their number
Chairman pro while the absence disability of the Chair
shall continue Any appointment of Chairman pro TEN
shall be by resolution entered of record upon the minutes of
Sec. TO- The Chairman shall have voice and vote upon
CHAPTER V.-RU.Es BOARD.
Sec The Board may all necessary and convenient
rules and regulations inconsistent with law relating the
calling and holding of its meetings. general and special and
the preservation of order at its meetings.
Sec 49, Each Board shall the County Seal anthem
ate all such records documents and papers may be
ary proper which seal shall be in the custody of the Clerk
of the Board
CHAPTER V.-GENERAL POWERS DUTIES OF BOARD.
Sec 49, In the fnherance and the limitation of the
and authority by this Act intended be vested and
be exercised by the said several Boards it hereby expressly
provided that the several Boards within their respective uris
dctons shall have the administration of the affairs of
eral Counties within the limitation prescribed by this Act and
subject only to the laws of the Territory force any
time hereafter to be enacted this end shall have power
l. To define the duties Of all officers appointed by such
Board not herein defined;
@ To fix the salary pay of all employees fixed by
Legislature;
To enforce the of peace and good order in
all streets and other places in the County;
A. To appoint such subordinate officers as thew NAV deem