BY  AUTHORITY . 
ACT  66. 
AN  ACT 
To  Amend  Section  i of  Act  33  of  the  Session  Laws  of  1909  Entitled 
"An  Act  to  Promote  the  Conservation  and  Development  of  the 
Natural  Resources  of  the  Territory  Through  Immigration  and 
Other  Means  by  Imposing  a Tax  on  Incomes  and  Appropriating 
the  Proceeds  for  Such  Purpose.” 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii: 
Section  1.  Section  1 of  said  Act  33  of  the  Session  Laws  of  1909  is 
hereby  amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following : 
“Provided,  however,  that  such  tax  shall  not  be  levied  or  assessed  upon 
money  and  the  value  of  personal  property  acquired  by  gift  or  inheritance.” 
Section  2.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  approval. 
Approved  this  8th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1909. 
WALTER  F.  FREAR, 
Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
ACT  68. 
AN  ACT 
To  Amend  Sections  3,  4 and  5 of  Act  104  of  the  Session  Laws  of  1907, 
Being  “An  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Protection  of  Birds  Beneficial 
to  the  Forests  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii,  and  to  Define  the 
Same.” 
Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii: 
Section  1.  Sections  3,  4 and  5 of  Act  104  of  the  Sesssion  Laws  of 
1907  are  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 
“Section  3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  catch  or  kill  any 
beneficial  and  perching  bird  (or  Passerine)  other  than  those  specified  in 
Section  2,  or  to  have  in  his  or  her  possession  the  body  of  any  such  bird, 
with  the  intention  to  destroy  the  same,  or  to  take,  destroy  or  have  in  pos- 
session the  nest  or  eggs  of  any  such  bird. 
“Section  4.  Any  person  violating  this  Act  shall  be  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor and  on  conviction  shall  be  fined  Ten  Dollars  ($10.00)  for  each 
offense,  and  Fifty  Dollars  ($50.00)  for  each  beneficial  and  perching  bird 
(or  Passerine)  killed  or  caught,  other  than  those  specified  in  Section  2, 
or  for  each  body  or  part  of  the  body  of  such  bird  that  he  or  she  has  in 
possession,  or  for  each  nest  or  egg  of  such  bird  as  is  destroyed  or  possessed 
in  violation  of  this  Act;  or  shall  be  liable  to  imprisonment  for  two  weeks 
or  to  both  fine  and  imprisonment  at  the  discretion  of  the  court;  provided, 
however,  that  the  preceding  sections  of  this  Act  shall  not  apply  to  any 
person  holding  a permit,  issued  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the 
next  Section  of  this  Act,  giving  him  or  her  the  right  to  collect  any  species 
of  beneficial  and  perching  bird  (or  Passerine),  their  eggs  or  nests  for 
scientific  purposes  only,  unless  such  person  shall  violate  the  conditions  of 
such  permit. 
“Section  5.  To  any  person  who  shall  furnish  satisfactory  evidence  that 
he* or  she  is  a duly  authorized  agent  of  some  scientific  institution  and  is 
collecting  birds,  their  nests  or  eggs,  for  such  institution,  or  for  private 
scientific  study,  and  not  for  sale,  the  Commissioners  of  Agriculture  and 
Forestry  of  this  Territory,  or  such  agent  as  they  appoint,  may  issue  a 
permit  to  collect  for  such  scientific  purposes,  a limited  number  of  any 
species  of  beneficial  and  perching  (Passerine)  birds,  (the  number  of  each 
and  any  species  that  may  be  caught  or  killed  being  stated  by  the  afore- 
said Commissioners  of  Agriculture  and  Forestry'  or  the  agent  appointed 
by  them),  at  any  time  between  and  including  the  first  day  of  October  and 
the  last  day  of  February  next  following,  but  at  no  other  time  whatsoever. 
Provided  that  no  such  permit  shall  be  issued  to  any  person,  scientists  not 
excepted,  to  kill,  catch,  destroy  or  molest  the  birds,  r.ests  or  eggs  of  the 
Hawaiian  goose  (Nene)  for  a period  of  four  years  ending  March  1,  1913.” 
Section  3.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  approval. 
Approved  this  8th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1909. 
WALTER  F.  FREAR, 
Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
