The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-04
RIVAL BILL FOR
A CITY CHARTER
SENATOR COKE WOULD PROVIDE
COMMISSION APPOINTED
BY GOVERNOR.
(From Thursday Advertiser.)

A bill, which Senator Coke believes
will give the people of Honolulu a bet
ter opportunity to intelligently express
themselves on the question of new
charter, which will do away with the
necessity of constant series of cleo
tions in the next two years and in every
way meet his objections to the Judd
charter bill, will probably be introduced
by him this morning.
The floor leader of the Democrats in
the senate succeeded in having action
on the Judd measure deferred yester-
day, stating at the time that he is not
opposed to n new charter for Honolulu
and is anxious only to secure the change
in the most direct way and in a manner
which will show that the change is de-
sired by the people. The title of the
bill which Coke will probably intro
duce today explains its purpose clear
ly 1t follows: To provide for plebis-
cite vote by the electors of the City and
County of Honolulu to ascertain
whether such electors desire new char
ter for the City and County of Homo
lulu, and if so, whether such electors
favor a commission form of govern
ment, and if a new charter for the City
and County of Honolulu is desired by
the electors thereof then to provide
for the appointment by the Governor
of charter commission The meas
ure is different from the Judd bill in
| that it provides first for submitting the
charter question to a plebiscite, to learn
! if the people desire a charter, and if
so whether the voters favor a commits
sion form of government.
The appointment of charter com
mission is delegated to the Governor in
stead of making the membership cleo
tive. The Coke bill also provides that
the questions to be voted ON by the
people shall be printed in both the
English and Hawaiian languages.
In the event that the voters decide in
favor of a new charter and express
their choice for or against a charter
form of government the commission of
fifteen, appointed by the Governor, shall
frame a charter along the lines indi-
Gated by the vote, the finished charter
finally 10 be submitted to the voters
for final approval.
In the event of rejection of the char
ter another commission shall be APP
pointed TO frame another charter and
this shall continue three times, If neces-
saTy, If BY that time an agreement
~ hpi iNeNhNu tug Huthhioh Will 10
dropped,
In the event of the approval OF a
charter II shall be submitted TO the
legislature two years hence for final
approval OF the lawmakers and the
Governor,
Those who have examined the Coke
bin say that II has good features, but
that il makes no attempt 20 solve the
present difficulties Of the city Under
the Coke bin AZ well AZ the Judd meas
uTe IL would be possible 10 delay tho
enactment Of q charter for four yaara.
4 IL h believed by many that unless
say can be found for insuHaa tho
4 approved ~ q charter adopted bY che
} people by the neat legislature, the quss
] Hos should he squafelY met during tho
J present session ~ fhe intruiufiiap ~
3 charter chewing free discussion aH
ihe mfAHnff and fif amendment ~ meet
30 objections "a ihHfe ala "a present
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