The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-02

sessions of the Legislature. one yearly
session to deal with matters of finance
and another to consider general legis-
lation. It is not in the interests of the
community and is danger to the
country. It would involve a constant
disturbance TO business. There is too
much legislation now. The main duty
at the present time is in preventing
injurious legislation. The expressions
of opinion that we ave-.received on
this question are unfavorable. The
civic bodies are opposed to it. 1t
would do no good to defer it. The
amendments suggested are matters en-
tirely foreign to the purpose of the
resolution and should be taken up with
out reference to the present measure.
The need for annual sessions does not
exist. y
The motion for indefinite postpone
ment was then carried and the annual
session resolution properly inferred.
Senate Bill No. JOG, providing for
the payment of claims against the Ter
ritory, passed fhird reading with a
unanimous vote.
Bills Are Referred.
House Bill No. 143, providing for the
establishment and maintenance of a
library of Hawaii, was referred to the
Education Committee.
House Bill No. 157, regulating the
license for amusement privileges, was
referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
House Bill No. $50, carrying an APP
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of the Volcano Stables and Transporta
ton Company, was referred to the Jul
dietary Committee.
House. Bill No. 166, carrying an ap-
for a $4,000 statue of Ka-
Third was referred to the
Committee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 90, the bill for the
relief of John A. Cnmmins; came up
on the order of the day and was passed
on second reading with unanimous
vote.
Notification was received from the
House of Representatives that it had
concurred in the Senate amendments
to House Bills Nos. los and 80.
A communication was read from Sec
rotary Mott-smith stating that the
Governor had signed the following
bills:
House Bill No. IA, Act 55, an Act
to Provide for the Acquisition of Land
and Other Property for Public Pur-
poses;
House Bill No. 152, Act Sc, an Act
to Protect Purchasers of Real Estate
from Fraudulent Conveyances;
House Bill No. 127, an Act to Pro-
vide for the Disposition of Funds Re-
eeiFed upon sale of Certain Public
Lands.
Report on Licenses.
Senator Baker presented an inquiry
as to the whereabouts of Senate Bill
No. 40, a measure relating to licenses
that had been referred to the Ways
and Means Committee. Chairman
Fairchild said that the bill was still
in committee and there was no dispo
sition to hold the measure back.
The chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee then presented a
voluminous report in connection with
its consideration of House Bill No. SO.
In the course of its report the com
mittee stated that the provisions of
Senate Bills Nos. 81 and 50, relating
to licenses for Merchandise and mer-
chandise brokers were embodied, with
suggestions by merchants that would
be affected by the proposed legislation.
The committee recommended the tab
ling of Senate Bills Nos. p and SO and
the passage of House Bill No. 3S with
the amendments considered necessary
as the results of its Investigations.
The main provisions of the amended
bill as submitted by the committee are
as follows:
9 Merchandise Brokers' The annual
fee for license for the business of
buying, selling, or soliciting orders, for
goods, wares or merchandise, on COM
mission as broker, agent or salesman
for either the owner or consignee, shall
be as follows:
If the applicant for such license
has on hand stock in trade of the value
of fifteen thousand ($15,o00) dollars or
more, the fee shall be one hundred
$1,000 dollars.
If the applicant for such license has
no stock on hand, or if his stock on
hand is of the value of less than fif-
teen thousand ($l5,000) dollars, the fee
shall be two hundred and fifty ($250)
dollars.
Any person who makes a wilfully
false statement in such affidavit shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than FIVE hundred dollars.
Any person or corporation who
shall engage in the business of buying,
selling, or soliciting orders for goods,
wares or merchandise on commission as
broker, agent or salesman for either
the owner or eonsignee without license
as herein provided, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
vietion thereof shall be fined not ex-
ceeding the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Wholesale. The annual fee for a
license to sell goods, wares and mer.
ehandise at wholesale shall be as fol-
lows:
eff the applicant for such license
has on hand stock in trade of the value
OF. fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars,
the fee shall be one hundred $4,000
dollars.
If the applicant for such license has
no stock on hand. or if his stock on
hand is of the value of less than fiji
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