Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-21

Jaw VI olhcl Nlsti 'OhNtNtu, hOl'-
gagged, leased, or otherwise trans !
ferred to or acquired or held by or
for the benefit of any alien or COR
poration: or, before or after the is
suance of homestead lease or be-
fore the issuance of a patent, to or
by or for the benefit of any other
person: or, after the issuance of a
patent, to or by or for the benefit
of any person who owns, holds, or
controls. directly or indirectly. other,
land or the use thereof the COM,
bined area of which and the land
in question exceeds eighty acres
Provided, That these prohibitions
shall not apply to transfers or ac-li
quisitions by Inheritance or between
tenants in common.
ANY land in respect of which
any of the foregoing provisions shall
be violated shall forthwith be for
feited and resume the status of pub
lie land and may be recovered by
the Territory or its successors In an
action of ejectment or other appro-
pirate proceeding. And noncompli-.i
ance with the terms of any such GER
tihcate. lease, or agreement. or OF
the law applicable thereto, shall en-
title the commissioner, with the ap-
prevail of the governor before pat
ent has been issued, with or with
out legal process, notice, demand, or
previous entry. TO retake possession
and thereby determine the estate:
Provided, That the time limited for
compliance with any such terms may,
be extended by the commissioner.
with such approval, upon its appear
ing that an effort has been made Ia
good faith to comply Herewith.
THE persons entitled to take
under any such certificate. lease, or
agreement shall be determined by
drawing or lot, after public notice
as hereinafter provided; and any
lot not taken, or taken and forfeit
ed, or any lot or part thereof sur
rendered with the consent of the
commissioner, which is hereby au-
thorized, may be disposed of upon
application at not less than the ad-
.yertised price by any such certifi-
cate, lease, or agreement without
further notice. The notice of any
sale, drawing, or allotment of pub
lie land shall be by publication for
period of not less than sixty days
in one or more newspapers OF gem
eral circulation published in the
Territory.
1.-The commissioner, with the APP
proval of the governor, may give to
any person who has, or who and
whose predecessors in interest have,
improved any parcel Of public land
and resided thereon rot less than
five years Immediately preceding the
date of application preference
right to purchase so much of such
parcel ard such adjoining land as
may reasonably. be required for u
home, at a fair price to be deter
mined by three disinterested per-
sons appointed by the governor, In
the determination Of which price the
value OF improvements shall. when
deemed just and reasonable, be dis
regarded.
1.-The commissioner may also,
with such approval, issue, for no.
minal consideration, to any church
or religious organization, or person
or persons or corporation represent
ing It, patent for any parcel OF
public land occupied continuously
for not less than Ave years hereto
fore and still occupied by 1t as a
church site under the laws of lia-
wall.
"'No sale for other than home
stead purposes and no exchange by
which the Territory shall convey
land exceeding either forty acres in
area or 1--WE thousand dollars In va
Tue, and no lease of agricultural land
exceeding forty acres IN area, shat
be made without the approval of
wo-thirds of board to be appoint-
ed by the governor as provided ia
section eighty of this Act, and until
the legislature otherwise provides
said board shall consist of six men,