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TERRITORY OF HAWAII er and posted by the Board of Su-
pervisors, as provided herein, shall
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Ordinance No fail or refuse to comply with such
. order for not less than thirty (30)
days after such notice, tnen and
AN ORDINANCE TO COMPEL thereupon the County of Hawaii
THE CLEARING OF REFUSE may proceed to clear such lot at
AND UNCULTIVATED UNDER- the expense of the owner. The ex-
GROWTH FROM UNOCCUPIED pense shall be a lien on the proper-
LOTS IN THE CITY OF HILO.
ty so cleared, and the County of
Hawaii may recover the amount of
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE the lien and the expense and costs of
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF the same by action at law in as-
THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: sumpsit, or by eny action allowed
SECTION 1. Every owner of any by law in equity or that may be
unoccupied lot the frontage of
prescribed by statute, including any
which abuts or adjoins any public proceeding allowed for the fore-
street or highway within the city closure of tax liens
of Hilo, shall clear such lot of all ,
SECTION 4. That notice to the
refuse and uncultivated undergrowth
property owner required herein
thereon to a depth of not exceed- shall be sent to such property own-
ing 100 feet from any street or er by mailing it to his last known
highway adjoining, whenever on place of abode or address and by
such lot there is refuse or uncul- Posting a copy of the notice upon
tivated undergrowth to such an ex- such lot of the owner as requires
tent that such lot has become or is such clearing.
likely to become a fire, health or SECTION 5. This Ordinance
crime hazard. shall take effect from and after the
SECTION 2. If a majority of all date of its approval.
the adult residents within a radius Introduced by:
of 500 feet from any boundary oY (Sgd.) AUG. S. COSTA,
any such lot, shall, in writing to Supervisor, First Representative
the Board of Supervisors, request District,
that such lot be cleared, then the _
Board of Supervisors shall refer TERRITORY OF HAWAII)
the complaint to the Chief oY the COUNTY OF HAWAII ) ss.
• Hilo Fire Department, the Admin- I HEREBY CERTLFY that the
istrative Officer of the Board of foregoing Ordinance was regularly
Health on the Island of Hawaii, considered at a meeting of the
and the Sheriff of the County of
Board of Supervisors of the County
Hawaii, for examination and re- of Hawaii held at the County Seat
port. If any one of the three, to upon the 2nd day of October, A.
wit, the Chief of the Hilo Fire De- D. 1941, and upon being put to vote
partment, the Administrative OR1- said Ordinance was adopted by s
cer of the Board of Health, or the majority of the Supervisors at said
Sheriff oY the County of Hawaii,
rreeting.
shall certify to the Board of Sup-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
ervisors that on the lot so com- hereunto set my hand and alflxed
plained about there is refuse or the seal of the County of Hawaii
uncultivated undergrowth to such upon this 2nd day of October, A, D.
an extent that such lot has become
or is likely to become either a 1941.
health or crime hazard, then
fire (Sgd.) ALFRED K. KUMALAE,
, County Clerk of the County
the Board of Supervisors shall no-
tify the owner thereof to clear such of Hawaii.
unoccupied lot of such refuse and/