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

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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 MAGlS-
TRATES IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Be It Ordained by the People OF the
City and County Of Honolulu:
POWER TO, SELL LOST OR UN.
CLAIMED GOODS.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Sheriff Of the City and County or
Honolulu and OF the several District
Magistrates on the first Monday IN
January and the first Monday In July.
in each year. to, deliver on account.
verified by cath, to the Mayor and
Hoard OF Supervisors, Of all moneys,
goods, wares and merchandise then
remaining unclaimed in the custody
Of the Sheriff, or any OF his Deputies.
CT OF any District Magistrate respect
lively, and Immediately thereafter to
give notice once week. for four sue
oessiye weeks, by publication, In the
English Language. in one newspaper
f1f general circulate &, 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.
lleopies Of such printed notice to. all
persons interested or claiming such
property, that unless claimed by the
owner, with satisfactory proof Of such
ownership, before q specified day, the
same will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder On the day. and
at 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. IL any goods. wares,
merchandise, or chattels OF perish
able nature, or which shall be expen-
give to keep, shall at any time remain
unclaimed IN the custody of said off
GER. it shall be lawful fer said officer
to sch 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
Of any property IN accordance here
with, pay to the City Treasurer, as
aforesaid, all moneys remaining I'M
claimed in his haads as such officer,
and all moneys received by him upon
such sale.
PROPERTY TO BE DELIVERED TO
a. CLArMANT--WHEN.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty OF
said officer, whenever he shall OBJ
tain possession Of any stolen or lost
property, on his 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
baye been incurred for the preser-
vation or sustenanee of such property.
But no property shall be sold or deliY-
cred in pursuance Of this or the pre-
ceding section, If the Sheriff or any
City and County Attorney, or any
Court of District Magistrate shall di-
rect that it shall remain irnsold or de-
Nyered for the purpose Of being used
as evidence in, the administration CT
/ justice. -.....s.
: 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, or
the giving Of bond as required by
Act 119 OF the Session Laws Of 1907,
nr TO sanction the sale Of opium.
OPIUM AND IQUOR-HOW DIS
POSED OF
Section 4. Prior to making his
semi-annuaI report. the Sheriff shall
collect all the opium in the hands OF
himself, or any Deputies in any dis
tr'ct. in one central locality. and shall
destroy the same by fire or other
effective means in the presence OF
the District Magistrate Of Honolulu IN. .
Whenever statutes shall render ur-
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
e such proceedings in his report.
WHEN EFFECTIVE.
Section }. This Ordinance shall
take effect from ard after the date CT
its approval. co..
Introduced by
JOHN MARKHAM,
Supervisor.
Date OF Introduction. December is,
1913.
Approved this 30th day of Deeem-
Der, A. D. 1913. ..
JOSEPH J. FERN, =
Mayor.
51443t.