The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-12-17
CARLOS LONG
MAY RESIGN
As Owner of Saloon Premises,
Will Probably Hold Himself
Disqualified.
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser,

Nr rom thursdays Advertiser.)
1t is expected that the next victim
of the resignation epidemic which is
running through the ranks of the ter.
ritorial servants will be Carlos Long,
who is a member of the liquor license
commission. Mr.. Long has not yet sent
in his resignation to the Governor, but
in view of the fact that Clarence Cooke
last week rendered his resignation,
holding himself disqualified to act as a
license commissioner by reason of the
fact that he is stakeholder in the
Inter-Island company, the vessels of
which have bars where liquor is sold,
Mr.. Long will probably hold himself
disqualified because of the fact that he
is the owner of the building at 1O4
Beretania avenue, which is the location
of the FROST Saloon.
Mr.. Long, of course, is not the pro-
prietor of the saloon itself. The Ii.
cense stands in the names of X. Taxa
matsu and G. Tasaki. But he is, ac-
cording to the records in the tax of
nee and the bureau of conveyances, the
owner of the premises, and so is, of
course, at least indirectly interested in
the liquor business.
The third paragraph of Section of
Act ll9 of the Session Laws of 1907,
referring to the membership of the
board of license commissioners, says:
NO person shall be member of
any board who is or becomes engaged,
or directly or indirectly interested, in
any business for the manufacture or
sale of Intoxicating liquors of any kind.
or who is or becomes n member of or
is identified or connected with the pro-
motion of any temperance or antisa-
loon organization, league or association
of any kind. This provision shall be
enforced by the Governor by the re-
moval of the disqualified member when
ever such disqualification shall ap-
pearl
MIR. Longs First Move.
Acting-Governor Mott Smith, when
asked yesterday whether he expected to
remove Mr.. Long as being disqualified
to serve, replied that he thought the
public generally had the wrong idea of
the powers of the executive in the
matter. No action could be taken until
protest should have been made be-
fore the liquor commissioners, based on
the ground that one of them was dis
qualified to serve. After such protest
had been made, the matter could, IN
case the member affected did not re-
sign, be carried to the supreme court
for adjudication.
Although it is strongly probable that
II Mr.. Long We're to continue on the
board such protest would eventually be
made, it is not at all probable that it
will be necessary If Mr.. Cooke con-
sidered himself disqualified by the mere
fact that he owns stock in the Inter-
Island, Mr.. Long would, of course, con-
slider himself much more disqualified by
reason of the fact that he owns saloon
premises. Mr.. Long, it is true, consid-
cred some time ago that as he leased
the premises and the lessee subleased
them to the saloon proprietors, he was
not disqualified, but the matter may be
viewed in somewhat different light
now after more careful reading of
the law. Besides, the barkeeper of the
saloon says that the rent of the place
is paid direct to Mr.. Long. so it is
possible that the sublessee has stepped
out.
Mr. Longs probable resignation will
leave another vacancy to be filled by
the Governor on his return from his
eastern trip.