Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
First Hour of Morning Meeting
Given Over to Introducing
of New Legislation

mission in each OF the several counties
Is provided for in a bill introduced In
the house today by Representative
Maruuez. Each commission, says the
bin, shall consist Of five persons TO
be appointed by the governor with the
approval Of the senate.
Ex-officio 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 be residents of the county In which
the commission exists. The term OF
office shall be for not more than one
year after july I. 1911.
The duties Of the commission are
outlined as follows:
"It 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 statement to the effect that
tlle 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.
So great was the pressure OF the morn
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
troduced by Representative c. IL.
Cooke which proposes broad amend.
'nrents to sections 1907, 1922. 1928, 1926,
1886 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
a bin 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-
ploye from bidding in open cOmpeti-
tion with others for the purchase or
sale Of any property or the perform
ance IF anv work in this section set
forth. NOR from the acceptance by any
rovernment- county or municipal Of.
ficer Of any such bid"
A bill introduced by Representative
Kelekolio forbids the imposition OF
and sewer rates and slibstftutes a, in.
terest charge a lien 81 slIch penalties.
This interest charge a AZ the rate Of
civ mar cent q wear 10. attach is davs
asfer the rates becorne delinunent.
Another hill bv KelekoIio makes il
.nr1,r5fnl for ,anv ,,nfI;.. -effice,- 10 ,,se
snv terr,forss1' or county Conveyance
for bss nrivafe nse or pleasure 4 fine
- noF iees fhan s1f, -, more man 500
beinr nrov;ded as 8 nenaltv for yiola.
ffon
Mesirsi 1 iIcen.e neo,,ired
: N : n,easrre introdnced bv Repre-
senf.tiva Miles n iu nrovidad thaf M
cerscr ehsll nracfise rne3icine or si,rr.
s,-e -, IN, 4, ,he ' far,star ar snnend the title
sdoeforp to his name without possess-
a . val;I unreroked license from. the
treas,,ror
n nrnvides that licenses may be
pranted "a nersons 10 nractise osteo-
1afby and chironracfic who hold d.
riorr.s i,1 from, spv lersIiv chartered col.
ieees ana nnon the ann,icant passinc
-, exs-ni,efsn, ; befora the hoard of
,,eaice1 -, e~emfners ~ show he is able
- A. -,rs, S5-ras.s =. t;c,,larlv eon.