The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1907-03-16


sequences. The reason for this
secrecy is apparent. 1t is not easy
to influence the action of the Grand
Jury if the people outside are igno-
rant of what is going on in the
Grand Jury room, but it is quite
certain that IN case any of your
acts should be made public, at
tempts would be made to influence
you. In case any person or per-
sons should approach any of you
for the purpose of influencing your
actions, such conduct should be
Immediately reported to the Curt.
Each witness and all interpre-
ters should be admonished to keep
inviolate what transpires in his
presence in your counsels.
truslthat you will, consisten-
tly with the importance of matters
brought before you, carry out your
work expeditiously and as economi-
cally as possible.
The Court deems it its duty to
instruct you, that in order to OBJ
tain good results from investiga-
tions of Grand Juries, that you
may acquaint yourselves with the
findings of any Grand Jury your
predecessors.
All the records of this Court are
open to your inspection.
You have the process of this
Court in compelling the attendance
of witness living within this Ter
ritory, in all matters brought be-
fore you, and this Court will, upon
your request, always be gald to as
sist you in issuing such writs as
may be required in the premises.
TIE attention of this Court has
been specially called to certain
irregularities touching certain
license fees paid to and accepted
by the Sheriff of this County, in
that SAID Sheriff did, without first
having obtained from the Agent of
the Board of Health of this dirtrict
the certificate necessary before a
license can issue for a lodging
or (and) tenement house, hotel,
boarding house or restaurant, as
provided by Section 1882, Revised
Laws of Hawaii.
Owing to certain rumors being
talked of in the streets of Wailuku
relative to certain irregularities in
the expenditure of public monies
on certain roads in the District of
Hama, Maui to wit the Kaliikinui
Road, | had the matter investi-
gated and information was brought
to my knowledge by parties claim
ing to know the facts. that 10 boxes
of Giant Powder were charged
against said road, whereas in fact
only 142 sticks of giant powder, or
less than one box, was actually
used; and that this charge had
been paid as shown by the voucher
on file in the office of the County
Auditor.
therefore charge you to care
fully investigate the above matters
and embody your findings and re-
Communications in your report.
direct you, that during your de.
liberation and voting as to whether
or not an Indictment shall or shall
not be presented and found, no peri
son other than the members of your
body should be present.
The Court alone can excuse
Grand Juror, and although the Grand
Jury may excuse temporarily one or
more of its members, there must be
at least thirteen of you present at
each hearing or sitting.
This Court will convene at $50
o'clock A. NJ; each week day, and
will close at. O'Clock p, NJ, taking
a noon recess If one hour and thirty
minutes2 You, however, as Grand
Jurors, will meet and adjourn from
day to day upon your own motion,
but the Court would suggest that, in
your daily sessions, you observe the
hours of the Court as far as you can
consistently do so in the proper per-