Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-05
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCES NO. s..

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF OR SALE or
ALL MONEYS. GOODS, WARES
AND MERCHANDISE REMAINING
UNCLAIMED IN THE CUSTODY
OF THE SHERIFF, OR OF ANY
DEPUTY SHERIFF. OR TO THE
SEVERAL DISTRICT MAGIS-
TRATES IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Be Il Ordained by the People OF the
City and County OF Honolulu.
POWER TO SELL LOST OR I'M
CLAIMED GOODS.
Section l. II shall be the duty OF
the Sheriff Of the City and County OF
Honolulu and Of the several District
Magistrates on the frs. Monday in
January and the first Monday IA July.
in each year, to deliver on account.
verified BY oath, to the Mayor and
Board OF Supervisors, Of all moneys.
goods, wares and merchandise then
remaining unclaimed in the custody
| of the Sheriff. or ary Of his Deputies.
CT Of any District Magistrate respect
lively, and Immediately thereafter TO
give notice once week, for four sue
eessive weeks, by publication, In the
English language. in one newspaper
Ct general circulation. published and
circulated in the City and County OF
Honolulu; and also to post IN con-
spicuous place, at the postoffice and
at the court house of the district
where such sale shall take place.
copies Of such printed notice to an
lpersons interested or claiming such
property, that unless claimed by the
Iowner. with satisfactory proof Of such
ownership, before a specified day. the
same will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder. On the day. and
lat the place specified in said notice,
all property remaining unclaimed, ex-
cept money, shall be sold at auction
by the officers as aforesaid. or under
his direction! If any goods, wares,
merchandise, or chatteis of 4 perish
able nature, or which shall be expen-
tsiye to keep shall at any time remain
unclaimed IN the custody of said Off
Ger, 1t shall be lawful for said officer
to sell the same at public auction, at
such time and after such notice as to
| him shall seem proper. The said Of
ficer shall Immediately after the sale
Eof any property In accordance here
with, pay to the City Treasurer, as
1aforesaid, all moneys remaining I'M
claimed in his hands as such officer,
kand all moneys received by him upon
such sale
/ PROPERTY TO BE DELIVERED TO
CLATMANT-WHEN.
Section 2. II shall be the duty OF
said officer, whenever he shall OBJ
/ tain possession Of any stolen or lost
I property. on hts receiving satisfactory
proof of the ownership Of such prop
erty, to deliver such property to the
owner thereof. or his duly authorized
agent, on his paying all necessary
and reasonable expenses which may
I have been incurred for the preser-.
walton or sustenance Of such property.
But no property shall be sold or deliy-
| cred in pursuance Of this or the pre-
ceding section, il the Sheriff or any
City and County Attorney, or any
Court of District Magistrate shall d.
rect that it shall remain unsold or de-
livered for the purpose OF being used
as evidence in the administration OF
| Justice
INTOXICATING LIQUORS AND
OPIUM, EXCEPTED.
| Section 3. The foregoing sections
shalL not be construed to provide for
| the sale of intoxicating liquors with
out the payment of a license fee. CT
the giving of bond as required by
Act 119 of the Session Laws OF 1907,
or to sanction the sale of opium.
| OPIUM AND LIQU0R-HOW DIS
POSED OF.
| Section 4. Prior to making ibis
Fsemi-annual report, the Sheriff shall
collect all the opium in the hands OF
himself, or any Deputies in any dis
trtct, in one central locality, and shall
destroy the same by fire or other
effective means in the presence Of
the District Magistrate of Honolulu.
| Whenever statutes shall render uD-
lawful the sale. Of liquor In posses
sion of the Sheriff. he Is hereby au-
thorized to destroy such liquor in the
: presence of the District Magistrate Of
| Honolulu.
The Sheriff shall include a report
J C such proceedings in his report.
WHEN EFFECTIVE.
! Section 5. This Ordinance shall
take effect from ard after the date of
| its approval
| Introduced by
JOHN MARKHAM.
Supervisor.
Date Of Introduction, December 16,
1913.
Approved this Goth day of Deeem-
Der, A. D. 1913. .---..
JOSEPH J. FERN,
-. .sa Mayor.
574+3t.