Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-22
REPORT OF CAREFUL STUDY POINTS
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(Secs 9so4 This done by copying into the charter the
Territorial laws this subject with such amendments
deemed necessary order substitute the City and County
for the Territory These provisions OF the forty
sx4pages of the charter No power given increase the
general property whether for current expenses for
permanent improvements
Ii there danger attempting TO transfer powers from
the sTerritory only of its political subdivisions
particular subject BY law applicable solely that subdivision
rather than by amendment OF the general law that subject
it peculiarly in the of a law lengthy and
plcated and subject important that of taxation 1t
upon this rock of taxation that the first County Act that
of 1908 wrecked decision Of the Supreme Court
which held that the Act violated the provision of the Organic
Act that each law shall embrace but subject which shall
be expressed in its title Assuming however that, far
its provisions taxation concerned the charter qes
ton is drafted escape that rock and itself survive
difficult to that would leave the Territorial
law, upon which the Counties and the Territory
would still depend, disordered if unavoidable state
Whatever changes desired the of on should
be made in whole part by anendatory aWs by
laws repeating the DID, the subject of taxation and by
law te subject of single city and county regardless
OF the existing law on the subject OF taxation.
The matter of taxation will be considered further the
recommendations of specific amendments hereinafter forth
tb) The appointment of District Magistrates the City and
County transferred from the Governor Mayor. Sec
zl5) These appointments made subject the APP
proya Of the Board of Supervisors present. appoint
ment of Magistrates provided for by general law applicable
to the entire Territory
If change of this nature should be made at ALL should
be by amendment Of the general law and by provision
charter applicable to only part of the Territory
serious objection to the appointment of Magistrates by the
Board Of Supervisors under sortbalot charter gravity
Of the dangeof comforting such power of appointment upon
the Mayer under charter obviously designed for political
patronage is apparent
( The Deputy Treasurer of the City and County is made
public administrator of all of dcccdents when there
g s 81 '''"s 'f'u's " ''s ''y o0'n ss'
There may be good reason for public administrators in
proper cause but if would preferable provide for
them in separate and general law rather than the charter
Of a single political subdivision of the Territory
incidentally, if the provision in question drawn
tona to exclude, in the mentioned the appoint
utnt of by testator the admins
traitors BY relatives by creditors affords ground for
pcon that part of general scheme framed the in
tere OF machine politics. of which other parts of the charter
suggestive
CD The recall Of elective officers is provided for (Sec
596l3 The provisions this subject taken from the
corresponding provisions Of the Municipal Research char
ter but with two changes ID Under the Convention charter
the petition for the recall is ordinary petition circulated
signatures while under the Research Club charter each person
joining IN the petition has to the Office of the City and
County Clerk and Were sign and individual GER
ticae tZ Under the Convention charter the number of
petitioners thirty per while under the Research Club
charter is forty of the and counted for
the officer in question
Your the recall under proper limitations
will again refer this subject in its recommendations of
specific amendments.
s3fe) The Mayor made member the Board of Super
vsors given and is deprived of the Veto Secs
III Your committee approves these principles and
vii refer the matter again in its recommendations of specific
6 apSndmeie
W Provision is made for amending the charter by
cndun vote on the petition of thirty per of the regis
tered Sec 27). Your committee makes comment
i upon alk provision.
IS Re Convention charter creates and makes elective
Supcntendept of City Works with extensive powers Secs
2l22Sle 1h the main and the feature of that
clafe and obviously its inspiration 1t safe say
thai ee not for this feature covered by four sections
one pe the end Of the charter charter would not
have been prepared proposed.
Among the conferred the Superintendent of City
Mor arete following Supervision all public service
utilities and all persons corporations rendering the
m Of city engineers, superintendent of and
sewer ba road oveeers garbage bureau overseer electric
light bareau superintendent plumbing Inspector building nspec
TOT md all employees under each of these and supervision
charge and control of each of these bureaus and their functions