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Inunieation from Secretary MoLt-Smlt
stating that Governor Frear had signe'
Joint Resolution No. l, providing 70
the appointment of commission to IN
vestigate the fruit growing industry o
the Islands.
House Bill No. IS was transmitted Of
its third reading and passed its frs
reading in the Senate. 1t regulates tn
appointment and dismissal of distric
magistrates.
House Bill No. %, dealing with Ii
eenses, passed first reading, as die
House Bill No. 3S. House Bill No. "a
providing for the inventory of govern
ment assets, passed first reading.
Chairman Brown of the Printing
Committee presented report stating
that Senate Bills Nos. 81, So, 80 and 81
had been printed in accordance witt
the instructions of the Senate.
Chairman Knudsen of the Judiciary
Committee reported on House Concur
rent Resolution No. 3, protesting against
the suggestion of commission form OF
government for the Territory. The
committee recommended the adoption
of the resolution amended to read as
follows:
HBe it Resolved by the House OF
Representatives of the Territory of
Hawaii, the Senate concurring:
4sThat it denounees, as detrimental
to the best interests of Hawaii, the ad-
yocacy of a government by commission
in place of the present form of Terri
torial government, and that it declares
it to be the wish of the people of this
TarrifnrU hot bo Of or,L
now enjoyed should be continued until
such time as through it Hawaii shall
be prepared to take her place as one of
the States of this Union.''
Senator Mccarthy moved the adop-
ton of the resolution in the amended
form ard it was carried by unanimous
q vote
Two Military Acts.
Senator Chillingworth gave notice of
introducing an act to regulate military
instruction in the Territory Under a
suspension of the rules the measure
passed first reading and was referred to
the Printing Committee. The full text
of the measure is as follows:
An Act to prohibit persons from as
lsociating together in military companies
or organizations or for military pur-
poses, and or the giving or receiving
of military instruction.
Section /. Any two or more persons
who associate themselves together with
Others within the limits of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii as military company
or organization or for military purposes
or to give or receive military instruc-
ton, other than those belonging to the
regularly organized military and naval
forces of the United States. or of any
State or Territory, and those attending
public school or a private school for
which a certificate has been issued in
accordance with the provisions of Sec
fion 200 of the Revised Laws, without
the written permission of the Governor,
which he may at any time revoke, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in
sum not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than FIVE hundred dollars, or
imprisontd for a term net exceeding six
months, or both.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect
upon its approval.
Senator Brown of Hawaii introduced
two bills and they passed first reading.
The first is an act to provide for the
erection of a courthouse at Hilo for the
use of the Fourth judicial Circuit
Court and other public purposes. The
other measure introduced by Brown is
an amendment to section 1921 of the
Revised Laws relating to property
exempt from taxation
Senator Chillingworth introduced an
other bill with military bearing. 1t
nal fba VIC hx, nf "a
uniform similar to those worn by the
United States service in general and
the National Guard of the Territory a
misdemeanor, punishable with fine or
Imprisonment. The bill passed its first
reading and is as follows:
An Act to prohibit the wearing of
the uniform of the United States Army
or Navy or National Guard OF Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section /. Every person, other than
an officer or enlisted man of the Ma
.fional Guard or Naval Militia of the
Territory of Hawaii, or of any other
State or Territory, or of the United
States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or
Revenue Service or Forest Service, or in
mate of any veterans or soldiers home,
who at any time wears the uniform OF
the United States Army or Navy or
the National Guard of Hawaii, or any
part of such uniform, or uniform or
part of uniform similar thereto, with
in the bounds of the Territory of Ha-
waii, is guilty of misdemeanor, and
if found guilty of such offense shall be
punishable by fine of not less than
one hundred nor more than two hundred
and fifty dollars. or by Imprisonment
not exceeding sixty days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment; provided,
that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued as prohibiting persons from
wearing such uniform in any playhouse
or theater while actually engaged in
rehcarsing or presenting play, and
provided that nothing in this act shall
be construed as prohibiting the uniform
rank of civic societies parading or trav.
cling in body or assembling in lodge
room; and provided further that when.
ever the National Guard, or any par.
thereof is in active service, or is called
into active service. no civic organiza
tion or member thereof shall parade
or appear in uniform in the locality
where said National Guard is in service.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect
upon its approval.
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