The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-02
.LAB0RS OF LATE
LEGISLATURE REVIEWED
Aontinued from Page Three.

I Tue government the Iull amount. OF the
contact price, although the department
of public works is said to have been
notified in ample time of the outstand-
ing Indebtedness. Because of the neg
leet of this department the Territory
was thus called upon to pay out some
| thing like $4,000 more than it should
I have done. Some good resulted out of
the occurrence, however, since bill was
introduced, which was later passed and
| signed by the Governor, providing for
| publication of notice of public con
tracts being completed before final pay
ment on the same is made by the de-
partment contracting the Indebtedness
Direct Primary Law.
There were a number of very i'm.
portant laws passed during the session.
Among these may be cited the Direct
Primary Law, for which there has been
popular clamor during the past three
OF four sessions. During the two previ.
Gus sessions the bill passed the house,
but met its death in the senate. This
time the bill passed the house early in
the session, but remained in the senate
until almost the last. Though It went
into the Governor hands well within
the pocket-veto period, Governor Frear
aiiiXed his official signature and it be.
came law, but two hours before the
legislature adjourned Wednesday night.
Public Utilities.
Another bill which became law and
Will have fa:-reaching consequences
was the public utilities measure. AL.
though introduced on the opening day
of the session in both houses the
respective. bills Jagged along for
Weeks and it was only when public
pressure began to be exerted for its
passage that it finally emerged from
the legislature and went to the Cover
nor for his approval.
The bill granting an extension TO the
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Com.
pany, of its corporate existence and
charter life, which had been pocket
vetoed by the Governor during the
l9li session, finally became law on the
closing night of the session Wednes.
day. Three new franchise bills were
also passed by the late legislature. one
to provide Hilo with gas plant and
TWO to furnish electric lighting and
power for Waimea, on the one hand,
iaAd Lihue and Koloa, on the other. Isl.
IdRd of Kauai. aa pt -
| IrAmong other important measures en-
oaStcd into law at the recent session
|, Wfre; '- ST. 3d. ~ a'
tf-l Numerous Laws Adopted.
Empowering the respective counties
and the city of Honolulu to issue bonds
Tor public improvements, subject to TIL /,
approval of the PRESIDENT of the United
States. ~ t. .s.a sFl.
Appropriating 100000 FOR Hawaii x
exhibit at the 1915 San Francisco tx.
position. -----s-'.. ----''---'-
Re-enacting the special income tax
law, but reducing tie tax rate to one
Per cent on incomes of 1900 and over
me proceeds to be used half for i'm.
migration purposes and the other hal
7loF Inc support and maintenance of III
Picard of agriculture, forestry and con
rssrvaton.
d Transferring the care and custody of
Park from the supervision |
pt the Honolulu Park Commission to |
Honolulu; also placing all public PARIS |
and recreation grounds under the super.
vision of the respective counties.
Reorganizing the management and |
control of all territorial wharves and |
providing additional powers and duties
for the board of harhor commissioners. |
Giving the Honolulu supervisors au-
thority to establish and maintain water |
and sewer works and transferring the |
Honolulu water and sewer works from |
the Territory to the municipality.
Establishing civil service for the |
police, fire and health departments of |
Honolulu and the Territory, respect.
lively.
Providing for the establishment OF
preference rights as to the Plihonua |
and Waiakea government lands in and |
about Hilo and appropriatiig $4,000
for the purpose; appropriating money
for roads to the Palolo Valley home
steads; purchase of private lands in
kona for homesteading purposes and |
locating water sources thereon; like. |
wise purchase of private lands in Wal
pho Valley. Hawaii, for homesteads.
Recognizing the department of the
marketing superintendent; and several |
laws improving the work and scope of
the boards of immigration, agriculture,
forestry and conservation; providing |
for photographic survey.
Providing for the compilation of a
dictionary of the Hawaiian language;
likewise compilation of the civil and
criminal laws of the Territory of Ha-
wall, to include the laws passed by the
1918 session.
Regulating the hours of employment
for females under sixteen years, in Ger.
tain cases; providing for the support
and maintenance of bastards; raising
the age of consent to fifteen years.
Prohibiting the employment of city
or county and territorial prisoners out
side the iails.
A number of laws providing close
seasons for certain game, fowl and fish.
Appointing a "banana claims com
mission and providing for the Payment
of claims Hereunder; also in relation
to the closing of the Chinese poi shops.
Providing for an investigation of the
financial affairs of the county of Ha.
wall and more particularly. of the Hilo
county auditor scandal; passage of Ger.
tain laws providing additional safe
guards in the manner of the handling
of county funds.
Authorizing. the Honolulu supervisors
to assist the Hawaii Promotion Com.