The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-19

OF lOI Iue DeueHJ Oh any OIuSl pei
son; or after the issuance of a patent
to or by or for the benefit of any per-
son who owns, holds, or controls, di-
rectly or indirectly, other land or
the use thereof the combined area of
which and the land in question ex-
ceeds eighty acres; Provided, That
these prohibitions shall not apply to
transfers or acquisitions by Inherit
ance or between tenants in common.
"Any land in respect of which any
of the foregoing provisions shall be
violated shall forthwith be forfeited
and resume the status of public land
and may be recovered by the Terri
tory or its successors in an action of
ejectment or other appropriate pro-
ceeding. And noncompliance with
the terms of any such certificate,
lease, or agreement, or of the law ap-
plicable thereto, shall entitle the
commissioner, with the approval of
the governor before patent has been
issued, with or without legal process,
notice, demand, or previous entry,
to retake possession and thereby de-
termine the estate: Provided, That
the times limited for compliance with
any such terms may be extended by
the commissioner, with such appro-
val, upon it's appearing that an effort
has been made in good faith to COM
ply Herewith.
! "The persons entitled to take un-
der 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 forfeited, or any
lot or part thereof surrendered with
the consent of the commissioner,
which is hereby authorized, may be
disposed of upon application at not
less than the advertised price of any
such certificate, lease, or agreement
without further notice. The notice
of any sale, drawing, or allotment of
public land shall be by publication
for period of not less than sixty
days in one or more newspapers #
general circulation published in the
Territory.
The commissioner, with the APP
prevail of the governor, may give to
any citizen of the United States or
to any person who has legally declar-
ed his intention to become a citizen,
and who shall hereafter become such,
which said person has, or who and
: whose predecessors in interest have
improved any parcel of public lands
and resided thereon continuously
since April thirtieth, nineteen hun
dred, a preference right to purchase
so much of such parcel and such ad-
joining land as may reasonably be re-
quired for home at a fair price, to
be determined by three disinterested
citizens appointed by the governor,
in the determination of which price
the value of improvement shall, when
deemed just and reasonable, be dis
regarded: Provided, however That
this privilege shall not extend to any
original lessee or to an assignee of
an entire lease of public lands
"The commissioner may also, with
such approval, issue, for nominal
consideration, to any church or reli-
gious organization, or person or per-
: sons or corporation representing it, a
patent for any parcel of public land
occupied continuously for not less
than five years heretofore and still
occupied by it as a church site under
the laws of Hawaii
mo sale of lands for other than
homestead purposes, except as here
J in provided, and no exchange by
| which the Territory shall convey
lands exceeding either forty acres in
z area, or five thousand dollars in va
lue shall be made. No lease of agri-
r cultural lands exceeding forty acres
/ in area, or pastoral or waste lands
E exceeding two hundred acres in area
l shall be made without the approval
: of twothirds of the board of public
= lands which is hereby constituted, the
l members of which are to be appoint
2 ed by the governor as provided n
e section eight of this Act, and until
the legislature shall otherwise pro-
l vide said board shall consist of SIX
= members and its members be appoint
} ed for terms of four years; Provided
2 however, That the commissioner may
, with the approval Of said board, sell
p for residence purposes lots and tracts
not exceeding three acres in area
? and that sales of government lands
p may be made upon the approval o.
2 said board whenever necessary to 10.