Polynesian., 1851-11-29

Peachment, the members shall respectively be
sworn truly and impartially to try and determine
the charge In question, according to evidence anf
lhe law. Their Judgment, however. shall not ex
tend Iurtner than to removal from Office and dis
| quaiifcation to hold or enjoy any place of honor
dus'' VI Proht, unaer tins government: but the
party, SO convicted shall be, nevertheless liable tc
Indictment trial. judgment and punishment. accor.
ding to the laws of the land.
Or THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ART. 10. The house of representatives shall be
composed of not less thin twenty-four nor more
than fifty members, who shall be elected annually
ART. ~. The representation of the people shall
be based on the principle of equality and shall be
forever regulated and apportioned according to
population, to be ascertaned by the official census
In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
three and every sixth year thereafter, the number
OF representatives, shall be fixed by the legislature
agreeably with this and the preceding article.
ART. II. No person shall be eligible for repre-
sentative OF the people, who is insane or an idiot
or an uncertifcated bankrupt, or who shall at any
tlme have been convicted of any infamous crime,
nor unless he be male subject or denizen of the
kingdom. who shall have arrived at the full age of
twenty-five years, who shall know how to read and
write, who shlll understand accounts, and who
sh1li have resided in the kingdom for at least one
year immedistely preceding his election.
ART. %. Every male subject of His Majesty.
whether native or naturalzed and every denizen of
the kingdom, who shall have affirmed the full age
of twenty years, and who shall have resided in the
kingdom for one year Immediately preceding the
time of election shall be entitled to one vote for
the representative representatives, of the district
In which he resides: provided that no insane per-
son, nor uncertificated bankrupt, nor any person
who shall at any time have been convicted of an
infamous crime, within this kingdom, unless he
shall have been pardoned by the King, and by the
terms of such pardon restored to all the rights of
subject shall be allowed to vote
ART. % All bills or resolves for raising revenue,
or calling for any expenditure of the public money,
shall originate in the house of representatives ;
but the house of mobiles may propose or concur
with amendments as on other bills.
ART. "a. The house of representatives shall be
the grand inquest of the kingdom; and all i'm
peachments made by them shall be heard and tried
by the house of mobiles.
CHAPTER III.-OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER
SECT. I.-THE KINe.-IIIs PRERoGArIvEs
Art. l. The King shall continue to be the su-
preme executive magistrate of this kingdom, under
the title of His Majesty.
Art. 2. The crown is hereby permanently con-
firmed to Hrs MAJESTY KAMEHAMEHA ILL., during
his life, and the order OF succession to it shall be
as follows:
The successor shall be the person whom the
King and house of mobiles shall appoint and publicly
proclaim as such, during the Kings life but should
there be no such appointment and proclamation,
then the successor shall be chosen by the house
of mobiles and the house of representatives in
joint ballot.
Art. 3. No person shall ever sit upon the throne
who has been convicted of any Infamous crime, or
who is insane an IDIOT No person shall ever sue
ceed to the crown, unless he be descendent of
the aboriginal stock of Aliis, nor until he has at
tanned the age of twenty-five years.
Art. 4. The King shall be the Commander-in-
Chief of the army and navy, and of all other mill
tary forces of the kingdom by sea and land: and
shall have full power by HIMSELF or by any officer
or officers he may appoint to train and govern
such forces, as he may Judge best for the defense
md safety of the kingdom. But he shall never
proclaim war without the consent of his privy
council.
Art. 5. The King, by and with the advice of his
privy connci shall have the power to grant re-
preves and pardons after conviction, for all often
ses, except treason and cases of impeachment.
Upon convictions for treason, he shall have power
to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the
case be reported to the Legislature at its next
meeting; when the Legislature shall either pardon,
or direct the execution of the criminal or grant
further reprieve.
Art. 6. He shall have power to convene, on ex-
ture or either of them, at the seat of government,
or at different place, if that should become dan
gerous from an enemy or from any contagious dis
order; and In case of disagreement between the
houses with respect to the time of adjournment, he
may adjourn them to such time as he may think
proper.
Art. Z. He shall have the power, by and with
the advice of his privy council, to make treaties,
and appoint ambassadors, other public ministers
nd rbo holl bo
ed and instructed, agreeably to the usage and law
of nations.
Art B. 1t sh1l be his prerogative to receive and
accredit ambassadors and other public ministers Il
to inform the Legislature by Royal Message from
time to time of the state Of the kingdom, and toI
to their consideration such measures as
he shall Judge necessary and expedient-
Art 8. He shall have the power by and with the
advice of his cabinet and the approval of his prvy
council to appoint the several heads of the execu-
tive departments and remove them at his pleasures;
and he may require information in writing from
any of the officers in the executive departments,
upon any subject relating to the duties of their
offices.
Art. TO- 1t shall be his duty to see that the trea-
ties and laws Of the land are faithfully observed
and executed. zs
Ant ii. The King shall have the power, FROM
lime to time to assemble his priyy counsellors to
advise with him; and be may, from time to time, or
1t st1ted times, order and bold council, for con-
ductine tile afrs Of the kingdom, sgreeeby to the
constitution and laws Of the land =
Art IL. The person Of the King a inyiolable +
md sacred. His ministers are responsible. Tol
he King belongs the executive power Bat az his
of6cial acts shall be connferigned by Tie kqhina
Nui q majority Of the members Of his cabInetI
Ptesent and approved by big psiyy council
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