The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-08
NEW LAW MAY
Be QUESTIONED
Chairman Mott-Smith of Commits
sion Defines Corporations Sub.
ject to Special Tax TO Meet Elk.
penses of New Organization -
Constitutionality May Be Cues
toned; Is Report.

IN view Of all the questions which
are being raised as TO the authority of
the recently created public utilities
commission over certain corporations
now operating in the Territory. and
believing that general discussion Of
everything pertaining thereto by the
public will be wholesome and of inter.
est 10 all concerned, Chairman L. A.
Mott-smith Of the commission is in.
wiling all such as care to TO come for
ward and give their views.
"As to the finances which will be
required TO run the commission said
Chairman Mott-smith yesterday. "the
question which may be raised is
whether Act 12T of the session laws
Of lyl3, prescribes "a fee ora tax, and
II 1t prescribes tax does it provide
inequality of taxation.
Proceeding Cautiously.
Tho question has not been brought
up to me formally, but has been dis.
eussed with me informally. and 1 am
informed IT is being discussed among
geVerai attOrueys az HouoI,tI,, 4 -
not officially aware that nv ono ",i
going to raise the question. if there is
any question to be raised. In view of
the matter being discussed / am going
slowly IN expenditure of money for
clerical help and office equipment.
'Ihe work now being done consists
OF collecting and studying material and
data from public utilities commissions
of rrooo,I,,ra - - '.ls Out Iu'es
the financial bistorn anu PiePailns
doing ntilit,y bn,ino:, ~ ~. TStto
from cornoratinn WHINE. I ta ea,itoiy
stockhoIderaJ rororts al II - o'u.Ha,
of information J, '''-'''
While the IegisIa+,ro o,,r-o-:..,
only $4,000 10 ect tIc enmr aippiiopiraeeu
erly started the cornoratinna ,,L; t'op
to come under the inrisdiction of az az
commission are "a Io ealIaa -, 'a a
furnish the sincws of war Tha 60 ~
tion OF where IL tho monov ~ duoa
from to paw the ebairma1,s annnai
GALAXY of s60o0 and L,. a. u 70
has already received bis 6rst nayth :"
GALAXY. Amounting 10 S500 10 mo-. -
ering Chairman Mott -Sfnitb undul,
The following statement for a. l.,
formation of the general uubl;c bas
been prepared by Chairman Not
Smith:
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80 Under the provisions Of Act 1877
there is due in the month of September,
1913, from every person, concern or
corporation doing business in the Ter.
ritory one-twentieth of one per cent
OF the gross income of the public util-
ity part Of the business so done dtfring
the preceding calendar year of 1919,
whether ouch public utility business
was the main or incidental part of the
business of such person, concern or
corporation.
1hner inc provisions OF the same
~ theie ,d - uuc ~ lhe nnohtn OF sep
tonper, iVl2, IRON every corporation,
" .a pineIPai business u III the ler-
,itoiy am "hDso business tncrein ID
'pany Pun''' "tN'tS business, ohc-
Irt,Sth Vi ono per ceht' ol the par Nalue
VI tne chtire Stock ISsucu ny s9en cor
poln.,oI anu outstanding On oePteh-
'"er 2i' i'lE. oe.-.,
s epa'ee 1i one."itieth Vi one
w 'ont oh ntooh uosS not appiy 70
eoiPorat,ohs Wnosc Puplc ut,pty dust
ness 70 aohs prlheipaily e'se" Inti, tna,i
III tne !ertiIciy anu WhCsc PuptG utli-
ny business III tne irrrltoIy - puI II
Pa't ol HS PihciPhi Puplc uti'ity
pusihesS; nor 10 corRoIations whose
p'ai i, pu ..,', ~ Wv ioiito,y 10 NJ
puo'lc utI'Ity business, anu "h1'e Pun
nc uliIty DUslncbs ~ lnclucHtdl 10 tne