The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-13
THE SENATE.
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ate Bill No. Is:
The Judiciary committee has had I'M
der consideration House Bill No Is
entitled can Act to amend Section
of Act 81, Session Laws of 1905 relating
Ito attachments, and recommend the
passage of the bill.
The existing statute provides thai
writs of attachment shall be delivered
10 the high sheriff of the Territory, OF
his deputy, TO be served; while the bill
under consideration proposes to amend
1.-THE statute by providing that such writs
may be served by the high sheriff, OF
his deputy or any other sheriff, or his
deputy. The provisions of the bill
seem to be reasonable and intended to
facilitate the service OF the process.
The report was adopted and the bill
passed second reading.
The same Senator reported as f1-
lows on House Bill 81:
The judiciary committee has had un-
der consideration House Bill No. 81,
entitled AN Act relating to procedure
| in divorce cases, amending Sections
2230 and 2231 of the Revised Laws.
The committee approves of the pro-
posed amendments, but as Section J.,
amending section 2230 of the Revised
| Laws of the bill set forth only that por-
| ton of the section which is amended,
we recommend that Section 1 Of the bill
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section l. Section 2230 of the Re-
vised Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 2230. All proceedings for di-
vorce shall be commenced by libel, to
be signed by the libelant and sworn
TO. and the same shall set forth the
marriage of the parties and the cause
of divorce with sufficient particularly
to constitute case for judicial action.
Such libel shall be filed in the office of
the clerk of the Circuit Court and upon
the fling thereof a writ of summons,
with the libel annexed, shall be issued
under the seal of the court by the clerk,
directing the high sheriff or his deputy
or the sheriff of the county or his dep
uty, to summon the libelee to appear
twenty days after service before the
circuit judge at chambers to answer
the libel. Such summons and libel
shall be served by delivering certified
Section Of the bill sets forth section
2231 of the Revised Laws as amended
by the bill and needs no correction.
An Act Relating to Procedure in Di-
vorce cases, amending Sections 2230
and 2231 of the Revised Laws.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii:
Section 1. Section 2230 of the Revised
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 223O. All proceedings for
divorce shall be commenced by libel, to
be signed by the Ebelant and sworn to,
and the same shall set forth the mar
riage of the parties and the cause of
divorce with sufficient particularly to
constitute a case for judicial action.
Such libel shall be flied in the office of
the circuit court and upon the filing
thereof a writ of summons, with the
libel annexed, shall be issued under
the seal of the court by the clerk, oil
recting the high sheriff or his deputy
or the sheriff Of the county or his dep
uty to summon tie iDelee to appear
twenty days after service before the
circuit judge at chambers to answer
the libel Such summons and libel
shall be served by delivering certified
copies thereof to the libelee personally
Section 2 Section 2231 is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 2231. No person shall be en-
titled to a divorce unless the libelee
shall have been served personally with
process if within the Territory or shall
have entered an appearance in the case;
hot ha1 NV
turn of the summons or by affidavit or
to the satisfaction of the
judge that the libelee is without the
Territory, the judge may authorize no.
tice of the tendency of the libel and of
the time and place OF hearing to be
given to the libelee personally by such
person and in such manner as he shall
designate, or, if it shall further appear
to his satisfaction by affidavit or other
wise that the libelant does not know
the address or residence of the libelee
and has not been able to ascertain
either after reasonable and due inquiry |
and search for six months after the
filing of the libel, the judge may au- |
thorize such notice to be given to the |
libelee by publication thereof at least |
once a week for six successive weeks |
in a newspaper or newspapers suitable |
for the advertisement of notices of jul |
dciaI proceedings published in the Ter
ritory, and may hear and determine the |
case at or after the time specified in |
such notice, which shall be. not less
than thirty days after the giving of
such personal notice or the last publ
cation of such published notice, as the
case may be-
Section 3. This Act shall take eff
feet upon its approval.
The report was laid on the table to be
considered with the bill.
At this stage of the proceedings The
rules were suspended to allow the in
PRODUCTION of special bill by Senator
Hewitt asking for an appropriation of !
three thousand dollars for the furnish
ing of Hilo High school.
Senator Smith. from the Judiciary |
committee. reported favorably on the