§46-47  Franchise fees, disposition of. 
All moneys received by any county from any public utility corporation under the
provisions of the franchise granted to the corporation shall be kept in the
highway fund created by section 249-18 and expended on the construction,
maintenance, improvement, and repair of public roads and highways of the county
in which the same are received, including for the purposes of this section, the
installation, maintenance, and repair of street lights and power, and other charges
for street lighting purposes as well as the replacement of old street lights,
and footpaths or sidewalks; provided that in the city and county of Honolulu
the city council may provide for the maintenance of the traffic department, for
other purposes and functions connected with the prevention of automobile
accidents and preservation of safety upon the highways and streets in the city
and county of Honolulu, and for the establishment and maintenance, under the
direction of the police department, of one or more vehicle testing stations,
from the moneys. [L 1923, c 106, §1; RL 1925, §2179; am L 1927, c 32, §1; RL
1935, §2316; am L 1939, c 130, §1; am L 1941, c 314, §1; RL 1945, §6007; am L
1945, c 83, §2; am L 1955, c 183, §2; RL 1955, §138-12; HRS §46-47]