The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-23
The act provides as follows:

county biennially to prepare and sub
init to the Legislature of the Terri.
tory a statistical report showing in
compendous form all financial transac.
tions of the county, exhibiting sepa-
ratcly the receipts and expenditures.
Such reports should contain such other
information in regard to the affairs of
the counties as the several boards of
supervisors may desire to submit
Senate Bill No. was passed to it's
third reading by unanimous vote. 1t
deals with premiums paid by execu-
tors, administrators, receivers and
other similar officers appointed by the
courts, and is intended to facilitate the
giving of bonds required or permitted
by law. The act was printed in the
Advertiser yesterday.
Pass Citizen Act.
Senate Bill No. II, providing that
all employees of the Territory, munich.
pal or county divisions, must be citi,
zens, or eligible to become such, was
passed to it's third reading by unani-
nous vote.
Senate Bill No. "a, providing that
certified copies of the public archives
be received in evidence, was passed to
its third reading on motion of Coelho
and unanimous vote. The Maui Sen
ator took occasion to remark that he
an old document in the archives of
the Territory had resulted in the saw
ing of thousands of dollars, and
thought that the adoption of the meas
ure would make the archives depart
ment much more valuable, particularly
in connection with land matters.
House Bill No. 1, making appropria
ton for legislative expenses, was pass
ed to its second reading on the motion
of Senator Knudsen.
Senate Bill No. IS, which has as its
real object the taking of license fees
from the Territory and giving them
to the counties, passed its second read
ing and was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee. 1t was first sug-
gested that the Judiciary Committee
would be the proper one to have the
consideration of the bill, but Senator
Knudsen pointed ont that it was an
important financial measure and one
that came well within the province of
the Ways and Means Committee.
The bill is intended to amend Sec
tion 1921 of the Revised Laws. Sec
ton 1921, under the amendment, is to
read as follows:
''Treasurer, defined. Wherever in
this chapter the word treasurer is
used, it shall refer to and mean the
treasurer of the county wherein the
business to be licensed is located or
carried on or to be located or carried
on
License Fees.
Senate Bill No. 10 was passed to its
second reading on the motion of Knud-
sen, and was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee. 1t is proposed
amendment to the existing law on
lodging and tenement houses. 1T pro-
vides that the annual fee for keeping
a lodging house shall be $25. For a
hotel in city of over 10000 popula-
ton, the fee will be $50; for boarding
house, $50; and $25 for restaurant.
Where the population is estimated to
be over 1000. the fee shall be $25 for
hotel, $l5 for boarding house and $40
for restaurant.
Senate Bill No. 90 was passed its sec
ond reading and referred to the Judi
ciary committee. 1t is an amendment
submitted by Senator Moore of the
ring and is intended as a
rider to the amendment to the liquor |
bill that was introduced by him the |
second day of the session. 1t refers to |
the duties of circuit courts and in
cludes sixth paragraph that provides
for the hearing of appeals taken under
bond from the ruling of the Board Of
License Commissioners.
On the motion of Senator Robinson,
Senate Bill No. 80 was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means. It pro-
vides that all fines and costs in civil
md criminal cases imposed by dis
rict magistrates shall be deposited
With the treasurer of the county in
which the court of the magistrate is
ocated and shall be counted as coun-
y realization.
When the bill came up for reading,
Senator Robinson moved that it be re-
'erred to the Ways and Means COM
nittee but President Smith stated that
le thought It would be more suitable
or the consideration Of the Judiciary
ommittee. Mccarthy also thought that
he Judiciary committee was the proper
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