The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-05-27
LAND Will
Be OPENED
WASHINGTON, d. c., May q.
Governor Frear Honolulu
President signed land bill today Affects Kapaa sales.


President signed land bill today Affects Kapaa sales
KUHIO.
morning dispatch
from Hawaiis Delegate Congress- Kuhio KalanianaOle
1t that Hawa's bill amending Hawas Organic Act is
laws advertising big drawings for lots the various
islands advertisements reaching the manandes well awas
people, and 10000 receiving immediate consideration
1t available for purposes of that was
not available before
1T settlers boost the territory
an advance along many lines
comprehensive of BILL just law
signifies contained in the following the
Governor FTear 90 the Hawaiian Legislature in special session. No
vember 1907
81 herewith a bill which, having origin
the bill introduced by delegate the last Congress- has deyel
siono committees n Toritoriai anJ it's tho
public press commercial and other organizations individuals
has been framed with view to simplicity cearness and the emna
ton of matters most liable to difference of opinion believed that
goes is in general with principles poll
cal parties 1t is satisfactory the delegate form substance
"The general the bill well pro
visions in genear complete and clear in themselves that de-
atue provides for increases in the salaries of members of the
Hawai- the bowers Of % tbe % qpsoU With i'll efe etei % M
tons and the validity natuatons the
courts and other important matters improves in several
the law relating the disqualification Judges provides
acquisition from the Federal of title property
required by the Territory and the counties for public purposes it con
prices and lower rates of interest makes applicable Hawaii
er a Feder especially those for the benefit of the
its principal feature however, bill makes many long
smpfes the administration of those laws and settles
PERSONS Of whom there many especially Hawaans
residing obtain title to
their hOme it also provides for settling the title many
the lots which they have long church Sites places
appropriate limitations the of selling leasing and exchang
ing large tracts of public land
"The principal changes however, in the land
furheTance
enabling intending settlers prices
by drawings being subjected paying excessive
prices at auction sales and by permitting the times limited
with homestead conditions
secondly by cOnnng the right
already sufficiently provided for and thirdly preventing
corporations and land holders obtaining
troll Of the hOmesteaded lands the
venting the homeSeader from mogagng otherwise transferring
the land for proper purposes"
Says the law drafted
"The commissioners with the approval of governor
to who has who and whose predecessors
have improved parcel of public land resided thereon
hn Immediately the date application
right purchase much of such parcel adjoining
land reasonably be required for home price
determined by three dSneesed appointed the governor
in the determination of which price the value of improvements
when deemed just and reasonable be disregarded
'lhe with such
nominal consideration church
person persons corporation representing it, patent
public
heretofore and still occupied by it church site under the
of Hawaii.
purposes and no exchange
by which the Territory shall convey land exceeding either
in five thousand dollars value, agricultural
land exceeding shall be
val of twOhrds of board appointed provided in
this act and until the legislature otherwise provides
consist of six members and its members be appointed
four years.
"A lands in the possession Territory
shall hereafter be managed by the commissioner except
shall be set aside for public hereinafter prOvded
other dispositions shall be
missioner under his direction for which purpose
land be transferred his department
b direction of the and all patents and deeds of
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