The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-23

/ ANAA AhF ftfFN ~ Nv f"NAft ANa ~
elsft ~ ihe House 81 Representative,
of the Territory Be and nte hereby in
s,rucied "a Immediately telegraph h
the President of ths Senate aud the
Speaker ~ the House Of Representa-
tives and 10 the Delegate o. this Ter
ritofy in Congress request that said
bill be not acted upon further until
certified copies Of this resolution car
be delivered TO them In Washington.
Senator Mccarthy made n motion
that the resolution be laid on the tabl,
until printed copies Of the bills now
pending in Congress had been prepared
aS was ordered by the Senate at Thurs
days session.
Question OF Taxation.
There was considerable discussion al
yesterday mornings session as to the
advisability Of naming a special com.
mittee TO consider questions of taxa.
tion. Senators Mccarthy and Coelho
indorsed the idea of separate com.
mittee, but Kalama thought that IL
would be in conflict with the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means. The question
developed when Senate Bill No. 6 came
up for second reading Chairman Fair.
child and Knudsen of the Ways and
Means Committee gave it as their opin.
| ion that a special committee on taxa.
tion would not be for the best and on
vote being taken the bill was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
The text of the act is as follows:
Section l. That Section 1878 of the
Revised Laws of Hawaii be and the
same is hereby amended and reenacted
to read as follows:
Section 127S-Rate ON Person g In.
come-There shall be levied, assessed,
collected and paid annually upon the
gains, profit and income over and above
one thousand dollars derived by every
person residing in the Territory of Ha-
waii, from all property owned and ev-
cry business, trade, profession, employ
ment or vocation carried on in the Ter
ritory, and by every person residing
without the Territory fromsall property
owned, and by every business, trade,
| profession employment or vocation car.
ried on in the Territory a tax of two
| per cent. on the amount so derived
during the taxation period as herein
defined. The taxation period within
the meaning of this chapter shall be
the year Immediately preceding the first
day of January of each year in which
such tax is payable, except that the
first taxation period shall be the half
year Immediately preceding the first
day of January; provided, however, that
no income tax shall be payable or col.
lectible on any salary received by any
person or any servant or officer of the
Territory for actual labor.
Section 9. Section of Act 81 of the
Session Laws of 1905 is hereby re.
pealed.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect
from and after the first day of July,
1900.
Doctors by Permit.
Senate Bill No. "a came up for its
second reading yesterday and was re.
ferred to the Committee on Public
Health. 1t is designed to allow any.
i 60 in ha nf 1n.,
rosy, consumption or asthma. The text
of the bill is as follows, and, needless
to say, is Coelho measure with At.
cherley sentiment back of it:
"Section /, Chapter 81, of the Re-
vised Laws of Hawaii is hereby
| amended by adding thereto new sec
| tion to be known as Section 1127A,
which is to read as follows:
'' Section ll27A. Any person who
shall apply therefor, as herein pro
vided, shall be granted by the Board
of Health permit to engage in the
treatment of, and to treat lepers, asth
mates, consumptives and persons sup
posed to have leprosy, asthma, con
sumption or tuberculosis in any form
wherever such afflicted person may
reside or such place of treatment as
may be designated in such permit The
application for such permit shall be in
writing, addressed to the President OF
the Board of Health, and shall be ac'
companied by the written approval and
endorsement of three responsible and
reputable citizens of this Territory
Such permits shall be used under sucf
rules, regulations and conditions al
may be prescribed by the Board oi
Health and may be revoked by suci
board if no improvement is noted il
the condition of the person or person
treated. >"
This bill, with its liberal provisions
was referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Health.