§273-8  Acceptance of offer.  If anysuch persons are desirous of purchasing such lands, then within six weeks aftersuch offer of sale, they shall signify their desire to purchase the lands, tothe corporation; or if they decline such offer, or if for six weeks theyneglect to signify their desire to purchase such lands, the right of preemptionof every such person so declining or neglecting in respect of the landsincluded in the offer shall cease; and a declaration in writing made before ajustice by some person not interested in the matter in question, stating thatthe offer was made and was refused or not accepted within six weeks from thetime of making the same, or that the person or all the persons entitled to theright of preemption were out of the country, or could not, after diligentinquiry, be found, or were not capable of entering into a contract for thepurchase of the lands, shall, in all courts, be sufficient evidence of thefacts therein stated. [L 1878, c 29, §21; RL 1925, §895; RL 1935, §1801; RL1945, §5059; RL 1955, §106-8; HRS §273-8]