Act 31. Capital of Banking Corporations. Act 32. Civil Service Examinations. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) shall have the right to establish branches, as provided by Section 3331 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii of 1915." SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. Approved this 29th day of March, A. D. 1915. LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. ACT 32 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 925 OF THE REVISED LAWS OF HAWAII OF 1915, RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS UNDER THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: SECTION 1. Section 925 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii of 1915 is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 925. Examinations. Such examination shall be public and free to all citizens of the Territory, and to all persons eligible to become such, over twenty and under sixty years of age, with proper limitations as to residence, health, habits. and character. Such examinations shall be practical in their character and shall be conducted in either the English or the Hawaiian language at the option of the person examined, and may include tests of manual skill and physical strength. The commission shall control all such examinations, and may desig nate a suitable person or persons to conduct them.” SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. Approved this 29th day of March, A. D. 1915. LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. ACT 33 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC LANDS AT WAIAKEA, IN THE CITY OF HILO, COUNTY OF HAWAII. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: SECTION 1. The commissioner of public lands, with the approval of the governor of the Territory of Hawaii, shall herewith immediately order the subdivision of the three hundred acres of land which had heretofore been released by the Waiakea Plantation Company, Limited, from their general lease, the said land being that tract of land lying between the Hoolulu Park, the Waiakea River and the Volcano Road, in the City of Hilo, County of Hawaii. SECTION 2. That the said tract of land shall be divided into lots, each lot not to exceed one acre in area. SECTION 3. All lots shall be numbered and shall be appraised in the manner provided by law; and that the said lots shall be sold by drawing of numbers. SECTION 4. That said lots so sold shall be for cash or time. payments. If a purchaser desires to pay for his lot in cash, he shall pay the full value of the said lot at the time of drawing. Time payments shall be made in the following manner: ten per cent. of the purchase price at the time of drawing; ten per cent. at the end of six months; and twenty per cent. annually thereafter until the purchase price is fully paid up; deferred payments to bear interest at the rate of six per cent. annually. SECTION 5. No titles to the said lots shall be issued until all the conditions imposed by the commissioner of public lands and the governor shall have been faithfully carried out. SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved this 31st day of March, A. D. 1915. LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. ACT 34 AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO CONSTRUCT A DAM AND REPAIR THE BANKS OF STREAM IN KAHAKULOA VALLEY, ISLAND OF MAUI, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: SECTION 1. The superintendent of public works is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be constructed a dam in Kahakuloa Valley, Island of Maui, and to repair the banks of the stream in said valley, but in no case shall he expend upon such work a sum in excess of that hereinbelow appropriated therefor. SECTION 2. The sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund of the Territory, not otherwise appropriated, for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, which sum shall be disbursed on warrants drawn by the auditor, based upon vouchers approved by the superintendent of public works. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved this 31st day of March, A. D. 1915. LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. ACT 35 AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, AND 2006 OF THE REVISED LAWS OF HAWAII OF 1915, RELATING TO BOATS FOR HIRE, FEE AND RATES. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: SECTION 1. Sections 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii of 1915 are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. Approved this 31st day of March, A. D. 1915. LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. Act 36. Water Resources. ACT 36 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION TO EXAMINE INTO THE WATER RESOURCES AND WATER LAWS OF THE TERRITORY. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: SECTION 1. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint a commission of three persons, one or more of whom shall be a member or members of the legal profession, which shall serve without pay, and which shall collect and examine available data and information relative to the water resources, both underground and surface, and both privately and publicly owned or controlled, in the Territory of Hawaii; Which shall also examine and make a study of existing laws pertaining to the diverting, developing, using, conserving, holding, and wasting of water; Which shall, if deemed necessary, employ the services of legal and technical experts; Which shall have the power to visit, examine and measure all existing water sources, channels, ditches, wells, tunnels or other structures used for transporting or utilizing water; and Which shall make such recommendations and draft such legislation as may by it be deemed necessary to serve the best interests of the people of the Territory of Hawaii, and shall embody the same in a report to the governor on or before January 1, 1917. SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated out of the general revenues the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for defraying the expenses of said commission, to be disbursed on warrants of the auditor, issued on approved vouchers of the chairman of said commission. |