Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-25
ATTYS. THAYER AND WEAVER
CONSTRUE LAW DIFFERENTLY
TREASURER MCCARTHY
NOW DOES NOT KNOW
WHEN TAXES ARE DUE
License Renew Question Inter-
eStS Entire Islands and
Large Sum of Money
Is Involved

written by Attorney General w. w
Thayer upon the construction of q
small statute upon which hundreds oi
thousands of dollars In Hawaii turn, p
l.. Weaver, first deputy city and county
attorney, submitted an opinion this
morning TO Col. c. ]. Mccarthy, city
and county treasurer, which is dia.
metrically opposite to the one indited
by Attorney Thayer for Territorial
Treasurer Conkling.
According to the opinion Of MI.
Weaver only the taxes which became
delinquent May Is need be paid be-
fore license can be issued to an ap-
plicant. while in the Judgment of Mr..
Thayer the entire taxes for the year,
the last installment Of which will not
be delinquent until November Is, must
be paid before a license can be re-
newed.
Every bank in the county. as well
as sthe plantations. have been
waiting for Mr.. Weaver's opinion with
keen interest, for upon It something
like $4,000 turns on Oahu alone. it is
said. Treasurers Of other counties
have likewise been waiting for the
opinion and wireless has been sent
TO the treasurer OF Hawaii county Civ
ing the substance OF Mr.. Weayers
conclusions II is expected that Ha-
wallis attorneys will be requested TO
render decision on the same points.
The opinions of both Mr. Thayer and
Mr.. Weaver called for the construc-
tion of smali statute relating to the
issuance Of licenses, in which it is
said that a county treasurer is not to
issue a license until the applicant
shows a certificate that all taxes which
are due have been paid. The aim.
bulty spriner. nom fhA .a1,osfierl,6f
What irternrefAtion the leeislafure
wished A. he hlaced On fl,a words aail
"a - d,,e.r
4 II +hs o,,r,,n - NJ rh.vor q 4
held thst nnt,, ths ann,icsnt hos n.io
10th instaIlmenfs, the tares for the
srtir. % - vssr H. Hs.rs - aanno. 1920 ~ - '
s,,ed - Mn The ~ course course n,e.ns
fhst ths annl,cart & NOT onIv ohligad
~ nav ths ts~es S,,a s,S da,,rrrer,
MavSg h,,, .lsn thcsa ,yh,ch az ~.
deI;nc,,s,,t ,,,ttI Noysr,har ~
e~.-tr,.r.s,. s..t 80 es...
nis5srinr frnro thss tha on,n,on
20 NJ vt...,sr ~ r. ls,S- @ ~. op -
sn,arr,,etst,or - -, 49, nrs ns~sne .ne aa's sns
taves S,,en is meant - ha taka, a.
the 49, ssnss ,hat ,,ev ss ~ = ,at = aes,ro e
ana tb.t IN. cn,,ntv trass,ra, 80 ,,,,.,, -,
heinv shourr .s,+,ssaste ~. -
ennlic.nt hss e.,S 10 M.s, ~ 49,.
is anthor,zsS - ,ssra - ,,oensa ~es, -
him Inlv vbieh ss ,ha anar;T
Rofh of the .t.orn.vs h.va .o,,,a
some hasis for the oninion q, ths
ease of KeoIa vs Mani hnto eor,,,.ry
Mr. Thayer Isrrslv rsstirg b,s a-;',ta,, a
ON n wbila M wesver 5,stin sb spisl, s,,;shas
II from tha -fac.s nreesntad =, s, Sths:
,,...r. sst,,..so, =. a.. ny
sunranoa co,,rt ha,a th.t ~, 49,. sa.,
certain vesr ere d,,a ~ ~ ,...ts
of Ianuary ~ the naxt ta,,a,.
ing
n ,s hers th.t tha t,a l..
meet head On Az at,,r,,.,, -s,,,s1
holding that n is conc,,,sivo 80 tha
noint while Mr. Wasver dist;rs,,,shas
4 and declares that when its 1ss S da
g 1e1I-the nressnt sts
tute under internretatiop Was not : !
law
onln,on AZ rh.v.r
saws Mr. Tbayer IN bis on,n,on on
the poiht.
.The snnreme conrt IN tho coso Of
Keola versus The Mani An,o Co.,
a certain year are due in the month