Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-01
SENATE BILL TAR-REACHING Plan
TOOPENCONGESTED DISTRICTS

lot ike proceedings When Drought by
the superintendent OF public works.
Nay Lodge Protests.
Section G of the bill requires the
drawing CT a map showing the pro-
portionate amount per square foot
assessed against all the property in
Ivolved, notice by advertisements Of the
amount Of judgment, the placing of
such map on file in the city engineers
icffiee, and also requires tae superyis-
ors 10 SIT as board of equalization
t6 hear complaints or objections of
interested property-owners also that
any part of the judgment may be paid
I'out .of1county public revenues OF deem
ed advisable. Notifications Of the as
sessments are allowed after hearings.
Section s requires the tax assessor
10 notify the property-owners OF the.
assessments and date when the,
amount is payable.
Section g. All assessments so made
shall be due and payable within thirty
days after the date Of the, last publ
cation OF the ordinance; provided that
any such assessment may, at the
election of the owner Of the land as
sessed, be paid in installments with
interest, as hereinafter provided. Fail
ufe to pay the whole of, any assess
ment within said period of thirty days
shall be conclusively considered and
held an election on the part of all
persons interested in such assess
ffent, awhether under disability or.
otherwise, to pay in such Install.
ments. All persons so electing to pay
in installments shall be conclusiyely;
considered and held to have consent
cd to said improvements and such
election shall be conclusiyely held and
considered as waiver of any and all,
right to question all power or juris-
dictien of the city and county to make
the Improvement, the regularity or
the sufficiAcy of the proceedings, or
1.-THE validity or correctness of the as
sessment.
Assessments Lien
Section 10. All assessments made
pursuant to this act shall be u lien
against each lot or parcel OF land as
Esessed from the date of the first pub
LEGATION OF. the ordinance declaring the
assessment until paid and shall have.
priority over all other liens except
the lien of property taxes. No delay
mistake, error, defect or irregularity
in any act or procedure authorized
by this act shall prejudice or in
validate any assessment; but the same
may be remedied by subsequent or,
Iamended acts or proceedings and
when SO remedied, the same shall
take effect as Of the date of the or
iginal act or proceeding. If in any
court of competent jurisdiction any
assessment made under this act is set
aside for irfeghlarity in the proceed
|ings, the supervisors may, upon notice
as required III making an original as
sessnient, make a new assessment in
accordance with the provisions of
this act.
Section III. in case Of an election
to pay any assessment In Install
Inents, such assessments shall be pay
able in not less than five nor more
than ten equal annual installments of
principal With interest, in all cases,
on the unpaid principal. payable an
|nualiy at a rate not exceeding per
cent per anhum The number of in.
stallments and period of payment and
the rate of interest shall be as de-
termined by the supervisors.
Section IL. Failure to pay any in
stallment, whether of principal or in
terest, when due, shall cause the
whole Of the unpaid principal to be-
come due and payable Immediately
and the whole amount of unpaid prin-i
|clpal and accrued interest shall there
after draw interest at the rate of /
per cent per month orgfraction of a
month until the day of sale as here
matter provided; but at any time
prior to the day of sale the owner
may pay the amount of all delinquent
installments with interest at per
cent per month or fraction of a month,
as aforesaid, and all penalties accrued
shall thereupon be restored to the
right thereafter to pay in installments
in the same manner as If default had
not been made. The owner of any
land assessed, not in default as to
any installment or payment, may at
any time pay the entire unpaid prin-
Tcipal with accrued interest
Section II provides that in case of
Use and sell the property, and details
are added as TO the acquisition of the
property by the city
Provisions for Bonds -
The provisions for the sale of dis
Etrict Improvement bonds are as fol-
follows:
Section 16. In the event of an cleo
lion to pay all or any part of any
such special assessment in INSTALL
ments, the amount required for imme-
date use to pay the condemnation
Judgment shall be secured by the is
suance of sufficient district improve
lnent bonds of the City and County
of Honolulu to raise such required
amount Such bonds shall. be in such
exact form as may be prescribed. by
the supervisors, shall bear the name
OF the benefited or improved district,
shall be payable to bearer in suffi.
Gent period of years to cover the