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

thc house today by Representative
Marquez. Each commission. says the
| biil. shall consist Of five persons 70
be appointed By the governor with the
approval Of the senate.
Ex-offici0 members Of the commits
sions shall be the auditor and treas
urer, as well as the tar assessor OF
the division, the other two members
to be residents Of the county tn which
the commission exists. The term Of
office shall be for not more than one
year after July /. 1917.
The duties OF the commission are
outlined as follows:
1T shall be the duty OF each COM
mission to thoroughly examine all de-
linqnent tax accounts Ia 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
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 % 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 ccme up for
third reading.
A measure Of importance was In
troduced by Representative c. IL.
Cooke which proposes broad amend.
l'ments TO sections 1907. 1922, 1928. 1925.
| 1885 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 It's political subdivisions from be.
coming interested in public contracts.
Tho bill provides that the act shall
mot prohibit anK such officer or EN-
ploye from bidding In open competi-
ton with others for the purchase or
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 by Representative
/ Kelekolio forbids the imposition OF
penalties for the non-paymept Of water
and sewer rates and substitutes an In
| terest charge in lieu bf such penalties.
This interest charge is at the rate OF
SIX per cent . year, to attach Is days
after the rates become delinquent
Another bill by Kelekolio makes it
unlawful for any public officer to use
any territorial or county conveyance
| for his private use OF pleasure, fine
| OF not less than $40 or more than 800
being provided as penalty for viola
ti0n.
| IMcdical License Required
In measure introduced by Repre-
sentative Miles It Is provided that 10
person shall practise medicine or surg
| cry in the territory, or append the title
doctor TO his name without possess
| ing valid unrevoked license from the
| treasurer.
II provides that licenses may be
granted to persons TO practise 0steo-
rafhy and chiropractic who hold di-
plomas from any legally chartered col
| leses and upon the applicant passing
an examination before the board OF
medical examiners to show he IS able
! to diagnose diseases, particularly con-
! eeious and infectious diseases
A petition BY Representative Lyman