Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-13
First Hour Of Morning Meeting
Given Over to introducing
of New Legislation

Creation OF a delinquent tax COM
mission in each OF the several counties
4 is provided for in a bill introduced In
the house today by Representative
! Marqnez. Zach commission, says the
| pill, snail consist OF tive persons To
be appointed by the governor with the
approval Of the senate.
rsx-offlcio members Of the commits,
.sions shall be the auditor and treas
urer, as well as the tax assessor OF
] the division, the other two members
to De residents Of the county in which
the commission exists. The term OF
office shall be for not more than one
year after July I, 1917.
The duties of the commission are
outlined as follows:
1T shall be the duty of each com
mission to thoroughly examine all de
linquent tax accounts in its respective
tax division and determine, as nearly
as may be, the possibility Of collect
ing all such delinquent tax. They
shall cause to be prepared complete
list OF such delinquent tax accounts
as are. by them, considered uncollect.
able and shall endorse at the foot Of
said list a statement to the effect that
the commission has considered all OF
said accounts and that said accounts
are by them declared uncollectable.
Second Session Necessary
A few moments after the solons
were called to order this morning the
house was flooded with bills that con-.
tinued to pour in for nearly an hour.
o., u,.aaf xt,ao fk.n t,roooYtro ~ the m nrr,.
ing business that another meeting is
being held this afternoon for discus
sion on bills that are to come up for
third reading.
A measure of importance was in.
trcduced by Representative C. IL.
Cooke which proposes broad amend
ments to sections 1907, 1922, 1923, 1925.
1896 of the revised laws of 1915, as
well as other sections. and to repeal
sections 1924, 1926 anu 1927 of the
revised laws, relating TO taxation.
Representative MARQUEE introduced
bill to amend the law prohibiting
Officers and employees of the territory
or its political subdivisions from be
coming interested in public contracts.
The bill provides that the act shall
not prohibit any such officer or en-
pIoye from bidding In open competi-
tion with others for the purchase OF
sale Of any property or the perform
ance Of any work in this section set
forth, nor from the acceptance by any
government, county or municipal OF
ficer of any such bid"
A bill introduced hy Representative
Kelekolio forbids the imposition OIL
penalties for the ilonrpayment Of water
and sewer rates and substitutes an in.
terest charge in lieu Of such penalties.
This interest charge is at the rate of
six per cent q year. to attach 10 days
after the rates become delinquent
Another bill by Kelekolio makes ii |
unlawful for any public officer to use
any territorial OF county conveyance
for his private use or pleasure, tine |
OF not less than SO or more than 800 |
being provided as a penalty for viola |
ton.
Medical license Required
In a measure introduced by Repre-
sentative Miles it is provided that no !
person shall practise medicine or surg
cry In the territory. or append the title |
doctor" to his name without possess
Ing a valid unreyoked license from the |
treasurer.
1t provides that licenses may be
granted to persons to practise osteo-l
pathy and chiropractic who hold d. |
plomas from any legally chartered col
leges and upon the applicant passing |
an examination before the board of
medical examiners to show he is able
to diagnose diseases, particularly con-
tagious and infectious diseases
A petition by Representative Lyman |
asks for an appropriation for the con- |
struction of road along the banks /
Of the Waialoa river. Upon recon-
mendation by the agriculture commit
tee, Representative Kelelfolio's bill to
give the beard of agriculture certain |
additional powers. including investiga I
ton into the shipment OF live stock,
passed third reading.
Representative Waiaholo introduced /
d resolution instructing the superin-
tendent CT public works to proceed
with the repairs of the Pukoo, Molo-
kai, wharf, and that an appropriation
OF $4,000 be made to- cover the ex.
penses of the repairs.
Citizens Given Preference
Representative Andrews introduced
a joint resolution that contractors on
government works give to citizens or
persons eligible TO become citizens the
preference in the employment of labor.
The resolution points out that at the
present time many contractors are
employing aliens on government work,
many of the aliens not being eligible
for American citizenship
Another petition introduced In the
house urged the passage Of House Bill
81. which provides for the licensing Of
ehiropractors. This bill is now with
the health committee. public hearing +
on the measure having been held re
Gently.
Despite hot opposition. led by Repre-.
sentative Kelekolio, the bill to set
aside tract Of government land at
Piihonua, South Hilo. as public
grounds for high school. agricultural
and botanical gardens, passed third
reading in the house, the vote being |
II for and 10 against
Representative Kelekolio introduce