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such demand or demands, the said Minister of Finance, by and with the consent of the King, may issue in lieu of money bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, which shall bear interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum until paid." SECTION 3. That Section 29 of said Chapter 29 be and the same is hereby repealed.

Approved this 13th day of August, A. D. 1880.

KALAKAUA R.

CHAPTER XLII.

AN ACT

TO PROTECT Government Lands at the SOURCE OF ALL STREAMS FROM TRESPASS, LYING MAUKA OF BERETANIA STREET IN THE CITY OF HONOLULU, AND BEING BETWEEN THE WESTERN SLOPE OF KALIHI VALLEY AND THE EASTERN SLOPE OF PALOLO VALLEY, IN THE DISTRICT OF KONA, ISLAND of Oahu.

Be it Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled:

SECTION 1. If any horse, mule, ass, hog, goat, sheep or neat cattle shall trespass upon any of the Government lands at the source of the streams, and upon which are the sources of the water which supply the reservoirs now erected or hereafter to be erected for furnishing water to Honolulu, the owner of such animal or animals shall forfeit and pay for the use and benefit of the Hawaiian Government the sum of one dollar per head, excepting sheep and goats, for which they shall pay fifty cents per head. And if any trees or plants growing upon said lands be injured or destroyed, or the grass be uprooted and damaged by such animal or animals, the owner or owners thereof shall pay for the use and benefit of the Ha

waiian Government the full amount of any such damage, to be recovered before the Police Court in Honolulu, if the amount claimed shall not exceed five hundred dollars.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, that the agent or luna appointed by the Minister of the Interior to take charge of said Government lands, shall be and is hereby authorized to sue for and recover such damages in his own name to the use and benefit of the Hawaiian Government.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted that all such damages recovered shall be applied by the Minister of the Interior for the purpose of protecting said Government lands and guarding the same against trespass.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted that if the owner or owners of such animal or animals neglect or refuse to pay for such trespass after demand made by such agent, and said animal or animals shall be taken to the Government Pounds, then all subsequent proceedings relative thereto shall be regulated by the general law on the subject in the Civil Code, from Section 241 to 250 inclusive.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved this 13th day of August, A. D. 1880.

KALAKAUA R.

CHAPTER XLIII.

AN ACT

TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTEC— TION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT OF HONOLULU.

Be it Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled:

SECTION 1. No dray used for the carriage of goods or

freight of any description within the district of Honolulu shall, whether laden or unladen, be driven at a faster pace than a walk.

SECTION 2. The driver of every vehicle which shall be driven after dark within the said district of Honolulu, shall cause a sufficient light or lights to be kept burning on every such vehicle during the hours of darkness.

SECTION 3. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall on conviction before the Police Justice of Honolulu, be fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars for every such of fense.

Approved on the 13th day of August, A. D. 1880.

KALAKAUA R.

CHAPTER XLIV.

AN ACT

TO FURTHER EXTEND THE TERM OF THE COMMISSION OF BOUNDARIES.

Be it Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled:

SECTION 1. That the term of the continuance of the Commission of Boundaries established by an Act approved on the twenty-third day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Two, and extended to the twenty-third day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four, by an Act approved on the twenty-second day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight, and extended to the twenty-third day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty, by an Act approved on the thirteenth day of

July, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four, be and the same is hereby extended to the twenty-third day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Six, for the purpose of deciding and certifying the Boundaries of Ahupuaas and portions of Ahupuaas, Ilis and portions of Ilis and other denominations of lands upon application now pending before the several Commissioners of Boundaries, and upon such application as may hereafter be made under the provisions of Section 9 of the said Act of the twenty-second day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight. Approved this 13th day of August, A. D. 1880.

KALAKAUA R.

CHAPTER XLV.

AN ACT

TO AMEND SECTIONS 331, 333, 337, 338 AND 339 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF HONOLULU.

Be it Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled:

SECTION 1. That Section 331 is hereby amended so that the section as amended shall read as follows:

"Section 331. There shall be a Fire Department for the City of Honolulu, which shall consist of a Chief Engineer, ;wo Assistant Engineers, One Fire Marshal and as many firemen as may be approved by the representatives of the Department chosen according to its by-laws.'

SECTION 2. That Section 333 of the said Code be and the same is hereby amended by striking out in the first line the words "four fire wardens" and inserting in the place thereof the words "Fire Marshal," so that the section as amended hall read as follows:

"Section 333. The Fire Marshal shall be elected annually by the Representatives of the Department."

SECTION 3. That Section 337 of the said Code be and the same is hereby amended so that the section as amended shall read as follows:

"Section 337. The Fire Marshal shall divide the City of Honolulu into four districts, and report their boundaries to the Chief Engineer for the purpose of making the visitations and examinations provided for in the next section; and he shall keep a record of the names of the occupants of the houses or other buildings when he shall observe any violations of the provisions of this law."

SECTION 4. That Section 338 of the said Code be and the same is hereby amended by striking out in the first line the words "Fire Wardens," and inserting in the place, the words "Fire Marshal," so that the section as amended shall read as follows:

"Section 338. It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal twice in every year, and as much oftener as he may deem. proper, to examine the dwelling houses and other buildings. in the respective districts for the purpose of ascertaining any violations of this law; and also to examine the fire places, hearths, chimneys, stoves and stove-pipes in the respective districts, and upon finding any of them defective or dangerous, he shall direct the owner or occupants by written notice, to alter, remove or amend the same; and in case of neglect so to do, the party offending on conviction, shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars for the benefit of the Fire Department, and for every day of the times allotted for such alteration, removal or amendment, the party so offending shall forfeit and pay the further sum of ten dollars, and the Fire Marshal may make such alteration, removal or amendment at the expense of said owner or occupant."

SECTION 5. That Section 339 of the said Code be and the

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