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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1909-039County of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii Ordinance No. 39 AN ORDINANCE TO FORBID THE CUTTING, MUTILATING OR DES- TROYING OF CERTAIN TREES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF HA- WAII. Be it Ordained by the County of Hawaii: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of transmitting electric power or con- ducting atelegraph or telephone bus- iness, or any other person, associa- tion, partnership` or corporation in any manner whatsoever to cut, trim, mutilate, destroy or appropriate any shade, ornamental, fruit or other tree growing upon any sidewalk, highway or private property within the County of Hawaii without first ~traving the written permission so to as provid- ed by this ordinance. Section 2. The owners cf any pri- vate land within the County of Ha- waii may permit any of the persons designated in Section 1 of this ordin- ance to cut, trim, mutilate, destroy m• appropriate any tree growing upon such private land by Written permis- sion setting forth the time within which and the manner by which such person may cut, trim, mutilate, de- stroy or appropriate any tree or trees growing upon such land. Section 3. This ordinance shall be taken to supersede so much of Sec- tion 892 of the Revised Laws of the Territory of Hawaii as relates to the appropriation of any trees growing by Nature. Section 4-Written permission to cut, trim, mutilate, destroy or appro- priate any tree or trees growing upon any sidewalk or highway within the County of Hawaii may be obtained only from the Board of Supervisors of the County by resolution adopted at a regular meeting of such Board setting forth the time, place and man- ner in which any tree or trees may be so cut, trimmed, mutilated, destroyed or appropriated and setting forth the peculiar tree or trees. Such written permission provided by this section shall not operate to exempt any party from the penalties of this ordinance until the written permission of the owner of the property abutting the sidewalk or highway immediately in front of said tree or trees shall be obtained. Section 5-Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be Punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months for each tree so cut, trimmed, mutilated, destroyed or ap- propriated. 6ection 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after the First day of August, 1909. By the Board of Supervisors, Coun- ty of Hawaii. JAMES D. LEWIS, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. TERRITORY OF HAWAII ) ss COUNTY OF HAWAII ) I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly considered at a meeting of the Board of Sup- ervisors of the County of Hawaii, held at the County Seat upon the 8th day of July, A. D. 1909, and upon being put to vote said Ordinance was adopted by a majority of the Sup- ervisors at said meeting, IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Hawaii upon this 8th day of July, A. D. 1909. JOHN K. KAI, Clerk of the County of Hawaii. [SEAL]