The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-25

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sons on complaint of any parent or rela-
! tive in writing, sworn to before any
| district magistrate and empowers any
sheriff or deputy sheriff to make the
arrest. The examining commission is
to be appointed by the Governor, who
shall include two physicians among
| their number. A part of the duty of
| the commissioners is to visit and inspect
| the insane asylum.
| Correa IS bill regarding the exemption
| of homesteads from forced sale is iden-
teal with the bill introduced by him in
the last House, being I'll. B. 90, which
was defeated.
Second Readings.
| Eleven House bills were distributed
| in printed form and read by title for
| the second time, going to committee.
| These are numbers Is, Is, 10, p, %, "a,
25, %, "a, Al and so.
Exclusive Publishing Rights.
House Bill No. "a, to provide for the
publication of the decisions of the Uni.
| ted States District Court for Hawaii,
| was read second time and referred
| to the judiciary Committee. This bill
appropriates $500 for the compilation
and publication of 500 copies, provided
that the Judge of said court shall as,
sign to the Territory all right to pub,
lish. sell and distribute the decisions
and furnish copy for the same free of
cost
More Money for Counties.
House Bill 10. to amend Act Is of
the s. L. of 1907, relating to funds
for the payment of the expenses OF
the several counties, came up for Sec
ond reading. This bill provides that
All of the total amount of poll and
school taxes, taxes on property and IN
comes. and all fines and costs IN the
District Courts collected in each coun-
ty shall be paid by the Treasurer of the
Territory of Hawaii to the Treasurer
of each county and for the purposes of
the division and payment hereby pro-
vided for, the amount of taxes on the
income of corporations, collected IN
county other than that where the prln-
cipal property of such corporation is
situated shall be regarded as having
its property is so situated.
The payments provided for are to be
made in the manner prescribed in the
amended Act.
House Bill IS, providing that all dis.
trict magistrates must be qualified law
yers, introduced by Sheldon, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee
House Bill %, Correa, fixes the Ii,
cense fee for fishing boats of beam
of thirty inches or more at $25 a year..
This went to the Judiciary Committee.
House Bill %, Furtado, provides for
the redemption of real estate sold un-
der foreclosure of mortgage or execu-
ton, allowing a year for the same by
the mortgagor or judgment debtor or
| his heirs.
| House Bill "a, Rice, appropriates
$2175.99 to pay certain claims against
| the Territory incurred during the bien-
/ NAL period ending June 80. 1907 The
| biggest claim is that of Dickey & New
| combe. for 1915; the smallest one of
| two bits, this sum being due to the
/ Hawaiian Carriage Manufacturing Co.
| and like debt still being unpaid to
the InterIsland Steam Navigation Co.
House Bill Is, Castro. provides for
the maintenance and support of the
family of a deceased person pending
| the administration Of the estate.
Additional Appropriations.
House Bill %, Rice, appropriates
| $40, 564.79 to carry on the government
for the balance of the present period.
| Interest on public debt calls for SILL
| 900; the Commissioner of Public Lands
| need $4,000; the Superintendent of Pub
| lie Works wants $50, 1851, principally
| for waterworks m Honolulu, Lahaina
| and Kamuela; Superintendent of Public
instruction has to have $11 1888. and
the Board of Health asks for $23, 400.
| This bill went to the Finance Commit.
| tee.
| House Bill %, Furtado. provides that
| 1.-THE Attorney General, his deputies,
| County Attorneys and their deputies.
the High Sheriff, Deputy High Sheriff,
Sheriffs and their deputies, and District
| Magistrates, are hereby prohibited from
practising or acting as attorneys or
councillors at law in any civil cause
| now pending or hereafter to be insti-
/ tuted in any court within the Territory
| of Hawaii, during the term of their
| oihSO- iofiuou, HOWStef, jndL the
Attorney General, his deputies and the
| County Attorneys and their deputies
may practise in such eases wherein the
Territory or the counties are interest
| ed -
House Bill AZ, Long, provides for an
| appeal against the decision of the tax
assessor by the one claiming exemp.
tions filing such appeal in writing with
the assessor or deputy assessor pri1r to
May Is of the year in which the claim
ed excessive assessment is made.
House Bill so, Long. saws: CAN
money arising from agricultural and
industrial pursuits at the Lahainaluna
School aud the Boys Industrial School
at Waialee respectively shall upon re-
ceipt thereof be deposited with the
Treasurer of the Territory. The money
from each of said schools is hereby an,
propriated for the use of the Denart.
ment of Public Instruction to be ex.
pended by it in the care. maintenance
and operation of such school,. ,,
i AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ James w. Pratt respectfully desired
to answer Sheldon s inquiry respect