The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

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went through without division. third
reading fndinR ihc iiaHse ~ one nc
cord
senaie nll 1i. Khuiscn. making Ger
iinrl el0ies ~ documents ln ihe pubic
archives admissible in evidence before
enc Territorial courts also went
through on Third reading Everybody
agreed With every body else aud there
we're no noes
Second Readings
Bills which came up on second read
ing Yesterday morning aud were refer
red 90 committees, we're:
House Bill gl, kalciupu. authorizes
the deposit of Territorial moneys in
banks In this Territory. The Finance
Committee will consider this.
House Bin ~, Castro, is to amend
Section 3OlS, Revised Laws, aud
states: "Any person or corporation OF
officer thereof, OF any company of per.
sons, who shall issue any note, bill,
order, check. or certificate of deposit
in any sum of money with the intent
that the same shall bc circulated as
currency, shall be guilty of INSIDE
mcanor, and for every oifensc shall be
punished by fine of fifty dollars, or
be imprisoned not to exceed one
month: provided that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit
the issuing of clearing house certih.
Gates by duly organized clearing
house.
The matter was referred to Finance
Committee.
House Bill %, Castro, fixes the stamp
duties on charters of religious, chart
table, literary or educational corpora
tions at $40; on corporations otherwise
rs follows: When capitalization is less
than $4,000, the stamp duty is So;
when between $4,000 and $4,000, the
duty is $l5; and when over $4,000
the duty is $25. The bill went to the
Finance Committee.
House Bill l02. Single amends Soc.
ton 1928 Revised Laws, and states;
"If the defendant was never an in
habitant of the Territory (but has prop
erty situated within the same) or has
removed therefrom, or if, after due
diligence, he cannot be found within
the Territory of Hawaii, and the fact
shall appear by affidavit to the salts
faction of the court or a Judge thereof
at Chambers. and it shall in like man
ner appear that cause of action exists
against such defendant, or that he is
necessary or proper party to the action,
such court or judge may grant an order
that the service be made by publication
of the summons.
The bill will be considered in Judi
ciary Committee.
Senate Bill 81. from the Senate Com
mittee on Education, is the substitute
bill sent in by that committee to re-
place one of Coelho s measures. 1t
parallels House Bill, now in the Sen
ate, providing for representation from
each county on the Board of Education.
1t was referred to Education Commit
tee.
Senate Bill 50, Judiciary Committee
of the Senate, is bill parallelng Cas-
tro Is Divorce Bill, now on second read
ing in the House. The Senate bill went
to the Judiciary Committee.
In Honor of New President.
Alfonso presented the following reso-
luton, which passed unanimously:
"'Be il Resolved by the House of
Representatives of the Territory of Ha-
waii, That when it does adjourn for
the day it do so in honor of the in
auguration of His Excellency, William
II. Taft. as President of the United
States of America"
Modest Amount.
Kinney presented the first money or.
der of the day, asking for $500 for
a new jailer's cottage at Hauula, Koo'
lauloa. This was laid on the table to
await the appropriation bill.
Annual Ava Act.
Kaleiopu presented a bill relating to
the growers of ava, which forbids the
grower selling ava to anyone who has
not himself license to sell ava. The
bill provides for fine of from $25 to
800 for violation of the regulation
or Imprisonment for not over two
months.
The measure, if passed. would enable
the holders of licenses to fix the prices
for selling to ava fiends and the prices
at which they could buy from the
grower
Air Brake Bill.
Correa introduced bill to compel
street ear companies in the Territory,
meaning the Honolulu Rapid Transit
company, to equip all street cars with
air brakes. The bill states:
Every electric ear running upon the
public streets or highways of the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii shall be provided with,
in addition to the brake now in use
upon such car, an emergency air brake
or brake operated by compressed air or
other means sufficient to stop such ear
when running at the highest rate of