The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05

| the oil bill There was a discussion
as to his right to so move. The motion
to reconsider carried and Senator Hay
| selden moved to defer for two weeks.
| Senator Chillingworth amended to fix
| the date for IL a. m. Friday. Carried.
THE PRIMARY LAW.
Senator Hewitt moved to reconsider
the vote which deferred the Primary
law. Chillingworth objected but after
wards withdrew. The chair decided
that it could be reconsidered only by
materialize on an aye and no vote.
Senators Brown, Makekau and Nc
Carthy voting no. The bill will be
considered later.
House Bill No. 14S was called for
third reading This provides that no
fee shall be charged corporations for
fling their annual exhibits. Senator
Dowsett offered the following amend
ment:
Section l. Section 2566A of Chapter
157 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii,
enacted by Section l of Act 81 of the
Session Laws of 1905 is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section 2566A. Fees. On filing any
certificate or other paper, relative to
corporations, in the office of the Treas
urer of the Territory, in addition to
the stamp duty and recording fee now
charged, the following fees and taxes
shall be paid to the Treasurer of the
Territory for the use of the Territory.
For certificate of Incorporation, TWEEN
ty-cents for each thousand dollars of
the total amount of capital stock au-
thorized, but in no case less than
twenty-five dollars; increase or capital
stock, twenty cents for each thousand
dollars of the total increase authoriz-
ed, but in no case less than twenty
dollars; copartnerships of corpora
tons, twenty cents for each thousand
dollars of capital authorized beyond
the total authorized capital of the cor
porations, composing such copartner-
ships, but in no case less than twenty
five dollars: extension of renewal of
corporate existence of any corpora
ton, the same as required for the
original certificate of organization by
this Act; dissolution of corporation,
change of name, change of nature of
business, amended certificates of or
ganization (other than those authOriz-
ing increase of capital stock), decrease
of capital stock, increase or decrease
of par value or of number of shares,
twenty-five dollars; for filing annual
exhibit of domestic and foreign cor
porations twenty dollars; and for all
certificates not hereby provided for,
five dollars Provided that none OF
these additional fees shall be required
to be paid by any religious, charitable,
educational, or other corporation
which does not issue shares of capital
stock, nor by any other corporation
which is not organized for pecuniary
profit.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect
from the date of it's approval.
Senator Smith offered an amendment
to this making the fee so but it was
lost. The Dowsett amendment car
ried.
INCOME TAX.
The new income tax bill was called
for second reading and carried. This
provides for an exemption from taxa
ton of $1,000 of the incomes.
Senate Bill No. 90. providing for the
commemoration of an event in the
history of the islands, was referred to
the Miscellaneous committee.
House Bills lat, 136 and 159 were re-
ferred to committees.
House Bill No. 1874 was sent to the
Miscellaneous committee.
Senate Bill No 60. an act to provide
for public loans by the County of Ha-
wall was placed on the order of the
day.
The joint resolution relating to re-
clamation of Waikiki lands was re-
ferred to Public Lands committee
Senate Bill No. 3 will be considered
today.
Senate Bill Ne. Is was read a second
time. The bill provides a ballot SIM
liar to that used in California. Sem
ator Mccarthy favored the bill az its
passage would facilitate election mat