Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-27
BY AUTHORITY
ACT 1923.
AN ACT


1905, RELATIVE TO BOARD IMMIGRATION, AND
AMENDING SECTION 5 OF Aor 33 Session LAWS
OF 1909, RELATIVE TO TAX ON INCOMES FOR IMMrcRM
TioN PURPOSES.
Be E"aced by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii:
SECTION I. There is hereby established within and for the
Territory of Hawaii Department of 1mmgraon, Labor and
Statistics, which shall be in charge of Board of immigration,
Labor and Statistics.
SECTION 2. The Board shall be composed of five members,
who shall be appointed by the Governor in the pre-
crbed in Section so of the Organic Act for terms of five
years the unexpircd periods thereof that the of
member shall expire April 30 in each year, beginning with
1912.
SECTION 3. One of the members shall be President of the
Board and shall be designated in his appointments The
members shall be entitled reimbursement for their actual
pcnscs in attending meetings of the board The board may,
with the approval Of the Governor appoint Commissioner of
Immigration Labor and Statistics who shall receive such
pcnsaon of the funds the disposal of the board shall
be prescribed by the board with the approval of the Governor.
The board may appoint such other officers agents and
may deem necessary and regulate their powers and duties
consistently with law, and may for its necessary
Offices 1t such commissioner and of its other
officers, agents and servants.
Section 4. The Board may make full inquiry examination
and investigation into the condition. welfare and industrial OPP
poruntcs of all immigrants and settlers arriving being with
in the Territory 1t may also collect information with respect
TO the need and demand for labor by the several agricultural in
dua and other productive activities throughout the Terri
tory gather information with respect the supply of labor
afforded by such imm and settlers shall from time
time arrive be within the Territory ascertain the occupa
tons for which such persons may be best adapted and bring
about ncrcommncation between them and those requiring
labor investigate the treatment accorded them cooperate with
public and phanthropc agencies designed aid in the dis
buon and employment of labor and devise and carry out
such other suitable methods will tend prevent relieve
unemployment
SECTION 3. The Board may make all and do all
acts for securing low rates of fare to mm
grants for paying their passage money and otherwise aci
rary accommodation.
SECTION g. The Board SHALL as far possible keep record
showing the places of residence and the occupations followed by
every immigrant brought Hawaii the expense the Ter
rory for at least preceding the embaraton of
said immigrant for Hawaii
SECTION The Board shall procure complete lists giving
the ages and destination within the Territory of all inn
migrant children of school age may he after their
arrival, and such other facts will tend identify them and
shall forthwith deliver copies of such lists the Superintendent
of Public Instruction to aid in the enforcement of the provisions
of the laws relating to the compulsory attendance school of
children of school age.
The Board may inspect all labor camps within the Territory
and all employment and contract labor agencies
The Board shall investigate complaints with regard fraud
cXorton practised against alien and other immigrants in
PRODUCED under its auspices otherwise and shall present
the proper authorities the results of such stgaon, for
action thereon and shall investigate and study the general
ca and economic conditions of alien and other immigrants and
settlers within the Territory for the purpose of promoting their
welfare and that of the Territory and inducing remedial action
by appropriate public and private agencies
SECTION s. The Board shall promote the permanent settle
mcnt within Hawaii of citizens and persons likely and eligible
to become desirable citizens of the United States.
II shall cooperate with other departments of the Territorial
Government to promote the settlement of farmers upon the
public lands of the Territory.
1t may trustee agent otherwise, receive, hold and
dispose OF private lands and make all contracts and do all acts
proper for the purpose of facilitating the occupa
ton and settlement of such and other lands and shall intervene
at It's discretion and with the of the owners
the subdivision OF large tracts of private lands in the Terri
tory and the settlement of farmers upon such But the
board shall not any of its funds in the purchase of any f
vate lands in the development of either private public
lands and in the Settling of farmers land it shall make pr
waite lands secondary public lands the end that the Undue
ing of farmers take up undevcopcd public lands be made the
first of the board in the permanent settling of farmers
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