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116 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Snes. I. Ch. 42. 1921. days of the session, and the sum of $500 for each special session: ii'x°¤`i—i°°sh¤si¤¤. Provided, That they shall receive no compensation or any extra V, °L, 3,‘,};°‘5°· as session held under the provisions of section 54 of this Act. " V¤1.31.p- lwlgvrhmk- Sec.~302. Section 55 of the Hawaiian OrgamcAct1shereby amended °°'uma ol · b deleting therefrom that portion thereof which reeds: ‘Promded, xl _,$g§'{ That no corporation, domestic or foreign, shall acquire and hold real " estate in Hawaii in excess of one thousand acres, and all real estate acquired or held by such corporation or association contrary hereto ,1, .m_, . , , , , shall be forfeited andescheat to the United States, but existing vested neg" _ hts in real estate shall not be 1mpau·ed," and by amendmgleo much t‘§f‘§§,’*,§f°1'§§‘}{’7“,,§; hlfgsection 55 as reads, "aud the total mdebtedness of the erntory

  • ¤,K-t**·•¤¤¤°•¤,- I shall not at ag; time be_ extended beyond 7 per centum of ‘euc

assessed value property m theTerritory," to read as follows: and the total indebtedness of the Territory shall not at any time be extended beyond 10 per centum of such assessed value of property in kmmwn the Territory." __ _ _ _ Sec. 303. Section 66 of the Hawaiian Orgamc Act is hereby _ Gmmn amended to read as follows: Am»¤i¤¤¤¤¢ ¤¤¤ "Sec. 66. That the executive power of the government of the Ter- `i|r’g.’s1,p.isz,•ma¤» rito of Hawaii shall be vested in a governor, who shall be appomted °‘· b the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate og the United States, and shall hold office for four years and until his q,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,’,,,_ succemr shall be apipointed and qualified, unless sooner removed bf; ¤i¤g¤¤¤¤¤i» ¤•¤1¤i¤•- the President. He s all be not less than thirty-tive years ofoeige· sha mm be a citizen of the Territory of Hawaii; shall have resid therein for at least three ears next preceding his appointment; shall be commander in cbiefy of the militia thereof; and melylgrant pardons or reprieves for offenses against the laws of the said erritory and rerieves for offenses agamst the laws of the United States until the hm,,,,,,,,_ decision of the President is made known thereon." of-¤¤·P-¤*··¤¤¤¤· Sec. The first, second, and third paragraphs of section 73 of 3,,,,,,,,,; ,,,,,.,,,,_ the Hawaiian Orgiemc Act are hereby amended to read as follows:

 “Sec. 73. (a) hat when used m this section-

" (1) The term ‘commissioner’ means the commissioner of public uhm ;,.,,,d_·· lands of the Territory of Hawaii; " (2) The term ‘land board' means the board of public lands, as upubuc hmdsgr subdivision (1) of t·lll.S S80bl0Il; " (3)_ The term ‘public lauds’ includes all lands in the Territory of Hawau classed as ggvernment or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or acquired y the government upon or subsequent to such E,.,,,,¤.,,,,, date by purchase, exchange, escheat, or the exercise of the right of ·*"‘°· P- *°°· emment omam, or m any other manner; except (1) lands designated m section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, (2) lands set apart or reserved bi Executive order b the President, (3) lands set aside or withdrawn y the governor undser the rovisions of subdivision (g) of this section, (4) sites of public buildings, lands used for roads, streets, landings, nurseries, parks, tracts reserved for forest growth or conservation of water su ply, or other public urposes, and (5) lands to which the United Slates has relinquishedp the absolute fee and ownership, unless subsequently placed under the control of the_comm1ssioner_and given the status of public lands in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Hawaiian Homes ..P,,m_., Commission Act, 1920, or the Revised Laws of Hawaii of 1915; and _ " (4) The term ‘pe1son’ includes individual, partnership, corpora- M,,,,,,mg ,,,,,.,,,8 ,,, tion, and association. §,’;"'S§_‘§f*,j‘_S'“,:’,,,,,‘j{ *’° “ tb) Any term defined or described in section 347 or 351 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii of 1915, except a term deiined in subdivision . ($0 of thie section, shall, whenever used in this section, if not inconsistent with the context or any provision of this section, have the same meaning as given it by such definition or description.