The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-19
FOR HOMESTEAD ROAD.

. Soutn HilO had petition referred
to committee, for the opening of hons
stead roads, seventy-four signatures
being appended; $4,000 is asked to
build road from the lower end of the
Kaiwiki homestead lands through to
the upper end of such lands.
BILL COVERS MESSAGE.
Chairman S. p. Correa of the print
ing committee reported the printing of
Governors Message, No. 3 and House
Bill No. 33. The latter covers the
former being a bill to provide for the
compensation of certain Kalawao Set
Element residents whose property was
taken to make room for the Federal
leprosarium. The message was filed
while the bill was taken up and passed
second reading.
MEETINGS ON MAUI.
Waiwaiole put in a bill to amend
Act 108, S. L., 1907, to amend Section
&C, Chapter IA, Act 80, 1905, as amend
ed by Act 1OS, 1907 by striking ont
the words: except in the County OF
Maui where the meeting shall be held
on the first Wednesday after the fifth
day of each month" making it the law
that the Board of Supervisors shall
hold regular meetings beginning on the
first Wednesday of each month";
Resolution for appropriation item
for $4,000 for teachers cottage ETC., at
Waialua, by Ruel Kinney was referred
to the education committee.
Kawaakoa put in an appropriation
item resolution for $500 for Mokulau,
Kaupo, repairs MAUI.
Resolution by J. K. Hihio: $4,000
for sewer system for Lahaina.
RELIEVING THE SCHOOLS.
J. w. Moanauli entered a bill to
amend Section 212 of the Revised Laws.
This provides that public school at
tendance is compulsory only between
the ages of eight and fourteen and is
aimed to relieve the public school over
crowding, the law at present requiring
that children between six and fourteen
attend.
Attendance shall not be compulsory
where children live three miles or
more from the nearest school or where
private tutors are employed or where
children are physically or mentally un-
able to attend, or where children not
under twelve years of age have passed
the required examination.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
George H. Hubby introduced Act 10
provide for the registration of voters.
This bill provides that: Each county
clerk shall keep a register of all cleo
tors, indeXed by precincts and always
open to publics inspection. The regis
ter is to specify the electors name,
occupation, age, nativity, date of ma
turalization, residence and signature.
Any qualified elector may at any time
present himself during clerks business
hours to be examined as an elector,
subscribing to form that is already
in use An elector once registered
shall not be required to register again
for any succeeding election, except on
change of residence.
Any challenge shall be in writing
and signed, there being appeal provid-
ed for to the District Board of Regis
tration.
Boards of Registration shall sit at
Hilo, Kailua, Waikiki. Honolulu and
Lihue on the second Wednesday of
October of each general election year
to hear appeals and continue to sit UNI
til appeals are heard. An elector not
able to appear in person may sign a
blank before notary duty witnessed.
Kama put in a bill to amend Act SO,
S. L. 1905, relating to county funds,
HOUSE CONCURS.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4
was received and the House concurred
therein This apportions the 100000
Federal appropriation for Legislature
expenses, one third for Senate and two
thirds for House expenses.
OMISSION IN MINUTES.
The Speaker drew attention to an
omission in the record first days pro-
ceedings, through error by the staff OF
the House, the omission being that of
the names Of the printing committee.
This was remedied by motion, the
first days minutes being corrected and
the minutes readopted.
House Bill No 1 apDrOpriating 500 -
900 for House expense was read for the
third time, passing unanimously.
Joint Resolution No l, Shingles
measure for the appointment by the
Governor of a commission to investi-
gate private wharves and landings with
a view to their acquisition by the Ter
ritOry nagsed sAoOnd reading