The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-21

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 1t pro-
vides that all fines and costs in civil
and criminal cases imposed by dis
| trict magistrates shall be deposited
with the treasurer of the county in
which the court of the magistrate is
located and shall be counted as a coun-
| ty realization.
When the bill came up for reading,
Senator Robinson moved that it be re-
ferred to the Ways and Means com
mittee but President Smith stated that
he thought it would be more suitable
for the consideration of the judiciary
committee. Mccarthy also thought that
the Judiciary committee was the proper
one to consider the bill, but on Kala-
ma seconding Robinson s motion it went
to the Ways and Means.
Senate Bill 81, an amendment pro-
viding for license fees of $50 for hotels
and restaurants in Honolulu, Hilo and
Waikiki and other places, was referred
to the Ways and Means committee on
the motion of Senator Knudsen.
Senator Bakers act amended and re-
enacted county act was referred to the
Judiciary committee on the suggestion
of President Smith.
Eminent Domain Law.
| Senate Bill No. 80, introduced by
Chillingworth, was passed to its second
reading and President Smith explained
that the intention Of the amendment
was to enlarge the scope of the law OF
eminent domain. On his suggestion il
was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee for report.
The amendment to Section 491 of the
Revised Laws dealing with the pur
poses for taking private proerty state
that 'tprivate property may be takel
for the following purposes which arr
declared to be public uses-sites TO
public school buildings, schools ant
school recreation grounds, Notifications
, magazines, arsenals, navy yards, nav,
, and army stations, lighthouses, rang
r and beacon lights, cemeteries, quaran
, tine stations, pesthouses, hospitals
, dumping places for garbage and refus
f material, wharve5, docks, piers, dams
reservoirs, bridges; also all necessar,
land over which to construct roads
canals, bitches, fumes, aqueducts, pipe
lines, sewers; also all necessary land 70
the growth and protection of forests
public squares and pleasure grounds
also all necessary land for improvin,
any harbor, river or stream, removin,
distractions therefrom, widening, deep
ening or Strengthening their channels
also all necessary land from which t
obtain earth, gravel, stones, trees, tim
Der, and all necessary material for tn
construction of public work.
S The bill gives much greater lat
+ tude in the condemnation of land 70
4 public uses and in the belief of severa
of the Senators includes one or tw
n causes for condemnation that might re
= suit in abuse if adopted in its presen
Q form.
a Recess Appointments.
/ Consideration of the Governor s me-
: sage dealing with his recess appoint
[. ments was set for IL clock at whic
o time Senator Mccarthy introduced
II resolution reading as follows:
U Resolved, That the message of til
Governor, No. >, relating to appoin
; ments, be laid on the table and that fv
i days notice shall be given before til
It same shall be taken up for consider;
e ton. -
a The resolution was adopted by
IT unanimous vote and so the matter {
e confirming the Governor s appointment
o is placed indefinitely in allegiance.
/. There yvaS M n ftaruoou racSiop Of tb