The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-22


other conditions, not in conflict with
any provisions of this title, as the com
mission may stipulate in the lease:
Provided, however, That the lessee
shall be exempt from all taxes for the
hrst five years from date of lease.
Sec. 2O9. All successors, whether
by agreement or process of law, to
the interest of the lessee in any tract,
shall be deemed to receive such in
terest subject to the conditions which
would rest upon the lessee, if he then
were the party holding the interest
in the tract: Provided, That success
sor receiving such interest by in
heritance shall not, during the two
years next following his inheritance,
be deemed to have violated any OF
the conditions enumerated in section
2OS OF this title, even though he is
not native Hawaiian and does not
on his own behalf occupy and use or
cultivate the tract as a home or farm
for such part of the year as the COM
mission requires in accordance with
the regulations prescribed by it under
paragraph 4) of section 208 of this
title.
Forfeitures of Land
Sec. 210. Whenever the commits
sion has reason to believe that any
condition enumerated in section 20S,
or any provision of section 209, Of
this title has been violated, the COM
mission shall give due notice and af-
ford opportunity for hearing to the
lessee of the tract in respect to which
the alleged violation relates, or to the
successor of the lessee's interest
therein, as the case demands. If upon
such hearing the commission finds
that the lessee or his successor has
violated any condition in respect to
the leasing of such tract, the commits
sion may declare his interest in the
tract and all improvement thereon to
be forfeited and the lease in respect
thereto Cancelled, and shall thereupon
order the tract to be vacated within
a reasonable time. The right to the
use and occupancy of the Hawaiian
home lands contained in such tract
shall thereupon revest in the commits
sion, and the commission may take
possession of the tract and the i'm
provements thereon.
Sec. 211. The commission shall,
when practicable, provide for the Ha-
waiian home lands community pas
ture adjacent to each district in which
agricultural lands are leased, as au-
thorized by the provisions of section
207 of this title.
Sec. 212. The commission may re-
turn any Hawaiian home lands not
leased as authorized by the provisions
of section 207 of this title to the con
troll of the commissioner of public
lands. Any Hawaiian home lands so
returned SHALL until the commission
gives notice as hereinafter in this sec
ton provided, resume and maintain
the status of public lands in accord
ance with the provisions of the Ha-
waiian Organic Act and the Revised
Laws of Hawaii of 1915, except that
such lands may be disposed of under
a general lease only. Each such lease
whether or not stipulated therein,
shall be deemed subject to the right
and duty of the commission of public
lands determinate the lease and re-
turn the lands to the commission
whenever the commission, with the
approval of the secretary of the IN
terror, gives notice to him that the
commission is of the opinion that the
lands are required by it for leasing
as authorized by the provisions of sec
ton 2O7 of this title or for communi-
ty pasture.
Sec. 213. There is hereby establish
ed in the treasury of the Territory a
revolving fund, to be known as the
Hawaiian home loan fund" The en-
tire receipts derived from any leasing
of public lands under the provisions
of section 212 of this title and 30 per
centum of the Territorial receipts de-
rived from the leasing of cultivated
sugar-cane lands under any other pro-
vision of law or from water licenses
shall be converted into the fund until
the total amount of the moneys paid
therein equals S1,000,000.
Sec. pa The commission is here
by authorized to make loans from the
fund to the lessee of any tract or the
successor to his interest therein. Such
loans may be made for the following
purposes:
Q) The erection of dwellings on
any tract and the undertaking of 9TH
er permanent improvements thereon
(2) The purchase Of live stock and
arm equipment; and
(3) Otherwise assisting in the de-
velopment of tracts.
Condition of Loans
Sec. 215 Each contract of loan
with the lessee or the successor to
his interest in the tract shall be held
subject to the following conditions,
whether or not stipulated in the con
tract of loan:
% The amount of loans 10 any
one borrower outstanding at any one
time shall not exceed $4,000.
(2) The loans shall be repaid up
on an amortization plan by means of
a fixed number of annual installments
sufficient to cover (a) interest on the
unpaid principal at the rate OF per
centum per annum, and (b) such
amount of the principal as will eX-
tinguish the debt within an agreed
period not exceeding thirty years. The
moneys received by the commission
from any installment paid upon such
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