Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-15
HANDICAP FOR
DAN CUPID IS
NOW PLANNED
Marriage License comfnission-
ers to Number Of $50 Win
Have Permits Revoked
BUT ONE OFFICE WILL
BE OPEN AFTER NOV. |
New Order Of Things Expected
to Result in Loud and
Long Protests


Cupid's easy course in the ferritory
In directing his proteges to his agents,
who are known by their signs as com
rpissioners to grant marriage licenses.
is 20 be made much more difficult. III
other words. about $50 commissions
10 issue marriage licenses are to be
conceIled the first Of the month.
Territorial Treasurer ConklInR
made this announcement today, har-
Ing sent notices "a the commissioners
that their licenses are 70 Be revoked.
Acting on the advice Of Attorney
General Thayer, beginning With the
first Of November there win be only
one commissioner ~ each judicial
district
Thomas Treadway win be the only
man authorized to issue marriage II
ctnses IN Honolulu after the first of
the month. In place of there being
50 agents on Oahu there win be but
six-one IN Honolulu. one IN Eva. one
IN Waianne, one IN Waialua, one In
koolauloa and one IN Koolaupoko.
With the exception Of Treadpny. all
the commissioners on the island are
deputy tax asseeEors The same Is
true on the other Islands. with tho ex-
ccDtion a. NoIolaI, where II. n. Hitch.
COCK and !. p, McVeieh are the COM.
n1I61IonrIE
Ptots>is tre Expcctcd.
Loud protests art expected to be-
heard when the 11Ns 81 the refota
f|orr a heard Many 1f|fhn comm A..
kions were I.6I6l 'L tie early days. 6fl
The territory; a1d ANAL fortunes have
4: s':' s; ::'::: =: s ~; r.; :
different times n hes found where
tne Commissions have been used ae q
means Of graft n forcing persons to-
marry ll fear q, prosecution on q
criminal charge
On OCT. II, conIIine sent notices
to All the persons holding commits
sions that Eflcf the Irst Of the month
their right to grant marriage licenses
would be cancelled. and few days
later he made the now appointments.
which are given below.
During the last session Of the legis-
lature, section 1211 of the Revised
LAWS was amended so that it now
reads that persons wishing to marry
must obtain 3 license from the com
missioner ~ t1e district IN which the
marriage Is "a Be celebrated. Form.
erIy. the statute read that Il should
be obtained from commissioner In
the district.
Il was u1oe the meaning Of the
amendment that Ih6yef was asked
e give an opinion. He advised thstI
az tle word the" had been substitut
ed for q, L plainly meant that there
was 70 be but one commissioner to !
district.
Imprcvement of System.
While there may be loud protests
heard against the change. af the same
time It Il already being recognized |
that the change win be an improve
ment over the present system as q |
better and closer check can be kept i
on the acts Of the commissioners.
have received many complaintsI
OF the present system stated Conk- /
ling In many cases a commission
er has granted license to persons not |
OF legal aee; and have heard OF In
stances whore graft was practised /
through the medium Of the commits
sion.
The following are the new commits
sioners. whose appointments have
been made BY Cohkling under date OF |
October IS:
City and County of Honolulu--Thos.
Treadway. Honolulu; s. L. Kekuma-
no. Eva; w d. Holt. Waianae: I'd
ward Hore. Waialna Joseph Kekuku,
Koolauloa; Henry Cobb Adams. Koo-
laupoko.
County Of Hawaii n. j. Lyman,
Puma: George Dawson, Kau: c. II. I
w. Hitchcock. Hamakua; l.. p. Lin
coin, South Kona: James Ako. North
Kopn; Moses KoIzi, South Kohala; w.
p. McDoueall, North Kohaia: w. G.
Kaihenui. South Hilo; e. Kaeha Ka-
iva, North Hilo
County Of Kauai Charles Blake,
Lihue; NJ. r. Teyes. Hawaiian: j.
X. Kapuniai, Waimea: l.. B. Bore
iko. Hanalei; A. G. Kaulukou, L-
hue
County Of Manai - Jas. N. X. Ke-
ola, Wailuku: Geo. H Dunn, Lahai-
ma: vs. p. Haia, Hama; Edgar Nor
ton. Makawao: H. r. Hitchcock, Mo-
Iokai.
County Of Kalawao j. D. Nc
Weigh. Kalaupapa
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