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ritory  received  from  the  general  revenue  of  the  Territory,  for  entertain- 
ment and  expenses  of  such  Senators  and  Members  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  United  States  and  other  distinguished  persons  who  may 
visit  the  Territory  of  Hawaii  prior  to  June  30,  ion. 
Section  2.  The  moneys  hereby  appropriated  shall  be  under  the  control 
of  and  expended  by  the  Secretary  of  Hawaii. 
Section  3.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  the  date  of  its 
approval. 
Approved  this  1st  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1909. 
WALTER  F.  FREAR, 
Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
ACT  9. 
AN  ACT 
To  Encourage  Diversified  Industries. 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii: 
Section  1.  For  the  three  years  from  December  31,  1909,  all  property, 
real  and  personal,  solely  and  actually  used  in  the  cultivation  and  produc- 
tion of  cotton  shall  be  exempt  from  property  taxes  thereon. 
Section  2.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  the  date  of  its 
approval. 
Approved  this  5th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1909. 
WALTER  F.  FREAR, 
Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
ACT  10. 
AN  ACT 
To  Amend  Section  491  of  the  Revised  Laws  Relating  to  the  Purposes 
for  Which  Private  Proferty  May  be  Taken  for  Public  Uses. 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii: 
Section  1.  Section  491  of  the  Revised  Laws  is  amended  to  read  as 
follows : 
“Section  491.  Purposes  for  taking  private  property.  Private  property 
may  be  taken  for  the  following  purposes,  which  are  declared  to  be  public 
uses,  to  wit:  sites  for  public  buildings,  schools  and  school  recreation 
grounds,  fortifications,  magazines,  arsenals,  navy  yards,  navy  and  army 
stations,  light-houses,  range  and  beacon  lights,  cemeteries,  quarantine  sta- 
' tions,  pest-houses,  hospitals,  dumping  places  for  garbage  and  refuse  mate- 
rial, wharves,  docks,  piers,  dams,  reservoirs  and  bridges,  also  all  necessary 
land  over  which  to  construct  roads,  canals,  ditches,  flumes,  aqueducts,  pipe 
lines  and  sewers ; also  all  necessary  land  for  the  growth  and  protection  of 
forests,  public  squares  and  pleasure  grounds ; also  all  necessary  land  for 
improving  any  harbor,  river  or  stream,  removing  obstructions  therefrom, 
widening,  deepening  or  straightening  their  channels ; also  all  necessary  land 
from  which  to  obtain  earth,  gravel,  stones,  trees,  timber,  and  all  necessary 
material  for  the  construction  of  any  public  work.” 
Section  2.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  approval. 
Approved  this  5th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1909. 
WALTER  F.  FREAR, 
Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
