The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-02


" ta fAafps fffm UlHnnlai ~ annual
,essIom ~ Nc Legislature. me teaflt
.sasiaf w. dsal With nhiiffs y anArtf
sua nnoihef ~ f1itide' rfneiai legs
lniian v b uni ih iht Interests "a ne
community and b q danger GO Ne
ebnnir,. "A would lnsnivf = constant
distufhante io business lhefu IA too
mutt legislation now The main duiy
ID she present ilmc is IN preyeniinr
niuflohs legislation The expressions
Of opinion that We have received on
his quest inn are nufatoFRble The
civic bodies are opposed "a a. ~
would DO NO good 20 defer ". The
amendments suggested are matters on.
tirclv foreign 10 the purpose 81 the
resolution and should be taken up with
ou, reference 10. the present measure.
The need for annual sessions does not
/ exist. -
The motion for indefinite pos rone.
ment was then carried and the annual
4 session resolution properly Inferred.
senate Bill No. 100. providing for
the payment Of claims against the Ter
ritory, passed third reading with a
unanimous vote.
Oils Aie htleiitu.
House Bill No. l4S. providing for the
cstal lishment and maintenance of
library of Hawaii, was referred TO the
| Education Committee.
House Bill No. 1877. regulating She
license for amusemeu, privileges. was
referred to the Ways aud Means Com
mittee.
House Bill No l5g, carrying an APP.
preparation for the payment of a claim
of dhe Volcano stables aud Transports
tion Company. was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
House Bill No. 166. carrying an ap-
preparation for $4,000 statue of Ka-
mehameha Third was referred to the
| Committee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 80. the bill for the
relief of John A. Cummins, 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 ii had
concurred in the Senate amendments
to House Bills Nos. los and 80,
A communication was read from Sec
re.ary Mott-Smith stating that the
Governor had signed the following
bills:
House Bill No. l44, Act So, an Act
to Provide for the Acquisition of Land
and Other Property for Public Pur-
poses;
House Bill No. 1862, Act SO. an Act
to Protect Purchasers of Real Estate
from Fraudulent Conveyances;
House Bill No l27, an Act TO Pro
vide for the Disposition of Funds Re
ceived upon sale of Certain Public
Lands.
Report on Licenses.
Senator Baker presented an inquiry
AS TO the whereabouts of Senate Bill
No. 100, 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. 3S
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, witt
suggestions by merchants that woulo
be affected by the proposed Legislation
The committee recommended the tab
ling of Senate Bills Nos. 81 and SO and
the passage of House Bill No. IS witt
the amendments considered necessary
,, as the results of its Investigations.
The main provisions of the amended
; bill as submitted by the committee ar,
pas follows:
Merchandise Brokers. The annua
fee for license for the business Of
buying, selling, or soliciting orders fol
goods, wares or merchandise, on com
mission as broker, agent or salesman
for either the owner OF consignee, shall
be as follows:
+ of the applicant for such license
, has on hand stock in trade of the valu,
of fifteen thousand ($l5,000) dollars o
, more, the fee shall be one hundred
! ($lO0) dollars.
eff the applicant for such license ha
a no stock on hand or if his stock oil
, hand is of the value of less than ff
= teen thousand ($l5,000) dollars, the fe
shall be two hundred and fifty $3.50
dollars.
:, "Any person who makes wilfull
| Idlse statement IN ssucD HnuaNlI bHal
be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor, an
y upon conviction thereof. shall be fine
not less than one hundred dollars no
. more than five hundred dollars.
"Any person OF corporation VIII
{ shall engage in the business of buyin,
i selling, or soliciting orders for good
wares or merchandise on commission a
broker, agent or salesman for eithe
4 the owner or consignee without licens
4 as herein provided, shall be deeme
: guilty of a msdemeanor, and upon col
~ viction thereof shall be fined not @,
q ceeding the sum of two hundred an
fifty dollars
Wholesale. The annual fee for
= license to sell goods, wares and me
= chandise at wholesale shall be as TO
lows:
o off the applicant for such licens
! has on hand stock in trade of the valr
= of fifteen thousand t$15,000) dollar
d d the fee shall be one hundred ($lot
y dollars.
y, "If the applicant for speh license hi
&c no stock on hand, OF if his stock {
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