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oppressive. Therefore, no such laws shall ever be

oppressive. Therefore no such laws shall ever b,
passed.
ART. l8. The military shall always be subjcc
to the laws of the land; and no soldier shall, il
time of peace, be quirtered in any house, without
the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, bu
In manner to be prescribed by the Legislature.
ART. l9. All elections by the people shall eby
ballot.
ART. 90 Every elector shall be privileged fror
arrest on election days, during his attendance al
election, and in going to and returning therefrom
except in cases Of treason, felony, or breach OF ts
| peace.
ART. 2l. No elector shall be so obliged to per
form military duty on the day of election, as Ia
prevent his voting, except in time of war public
danger.
ART y. To avoid improper influences which
may result from intermixing in one and the same
act such things as hive no proper relltion to each
other, every law shall embrace but one object
and that shlll be expressed in the title.
ART %. No clergyman or priest of any denom-
inltion whatsoever, sh Il be eligible to seat in the
House of Represent ,tives, while he continues in
the exercise of his ministerial functions.s
CHAPTER 1.-THE FRAME OF GovERNMENr.
THE LEGISLATIVE Power.
ART. l. The legisl itive power of this kingdom,
shall be vested in House of Mobiles and House
of Repres sent itives: each of which shall have a
neg itive on the other.
ART. 2. The legislative body shall assemble an
nu lily, for the purpose of seeking the welfare OF
the n ltion, on the first Tuesday in Nav, and at
such other time as they shlll judge necessary, or
as the King may call them together aud be dissol-
we'd on the day next preceding the first Tuesdiy in
My. This body shall be styled, THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
ART. 3. Full power and authority are hereby
given to said Legislature, from time to time, to
make all manner of wholesome laws, either with
penalties or without, they shlll Judge to be for
the welfire of the milton, and for the necessary
support and defense of good government provided
the ime be not repugn1nt contrary to this con-
stltution. And no law now in force shall be alter
ed or suspended, or new law made without, their
authority.
ART. A. No bill or resolve however, of either or
both OF the houses constituting the legislature,
shall become law, or have force as such, until it
shall hlve'been presented to the King in person, or
through the Kuhin1 nui, for his revisll and if he
approve thereof he sh Ill signify his appreciation by
signing the same. But if he have any objection to
the passing of such bill or resolve he shill return
1t, with his objections in writing to that house in
which 1t shall hive originated, who shall enter the
objections at large on their journal, and no such
bill shall be brought forward thereafter during the
SINE session.
ART. 5. If any bill or resolve shall not be re-
turned by the King or Kuhina nui within ten days
after 1t shlll have been presented to him or the
Kuhinl nui for revisil, the same shall become a
law. in like manner as if he had signed it, unless
the legislature, by their adjournment, prevent its
RETURN IN which case it shall not become law.
ART. 6. Each house of the Legislature shall
nave the power to require information verbally or
IN writing from any officer of either of the execu-
tive departments. upon any subject relating to the
duties or transactions of their respective Offices.
ART. 4. Each house slllll be the Judge of the
elections, returns, and qualifications of its own
members, and ma,ssity of each shill constitute
quorum to do BUSINESS; but smaller number may
adjourn from day to day, and compel the atten-
dance of absent members, In such manner, and un-
der such penlties, as each house may provide.
ART. 3. Each house shlll choose its own officers
and determine the rules of its own proceedings.
ART. 9. Each house shall have authority to pup
lsh by Imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days.
every person, not member, who sh Ill be guilty Of
disrespect to the house, by any disordery or con-
temptuous behaviour, in its presence; or who du-
ring the time of its sitting, shall threaten harm to
the body or estate of any of Its members, for any
thing said done in the house or who shall assault
any of them therefor, or who shl assault arrest
any Witness or other person ordered to attend the
house, in his way in going, or returning; or who
shlli rescue any person arrested by the order OF
the house.
ART. TO- Each house may punish its own MEM
bers for disorderly behavior, and with the concur
renee of two thirds. expel a member.
ART. IL. Each house shall keep journal of its
proceedings, and the yeas and nays of the men,
bers of either house, any question. shal at the
desire of one fifth of those present. be entered on
the journal.
ART. IL. Neither house, during the session, shall
without the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days. nor to any other district than that
in which the two houses shall be sitting.
ART. 13. Every member of either house shall in
all cases, except treason, felony and breach Of the
peace be privileged from arrest during their atten
dance at the session of their respective houses, and
in going to, and returning from, the same. And
they shiI not be held to answer for any speech or
debate, in any other court or pllce whatsoever.
ART. IA. The members of the Legislature shall
receive for their services, compensation to be as
cert lined by law and paid out of the public treasury
but increase of conpens ltion shill take effect
during the year in which it shlll have been made
And no law shall be passed increasing the compen-
sition of said members, beyond the sum of three
dollars per day.
Or THE HOUSE OF MOBILES.
ART. Is. The house of mobiles shall be compo-
sed of twenty four members, besides the Kings
two thirds of whom shall be chosen by
he King and Kuhn Nui, and hold their Offices
during life, unless sooner expelled by their own
body and the remaining third shall be chosen by
.he Representatives Of tie people as follows:
Two for the island Of HaWaii q - - /
Two for the Islands Of Maui MoIokai and Lanai. |
Two for the Islands Of Kan Il and Niihau.
ART. l6s The snobles chosen hy tie house Of !
representative shaIl' bold their Offices fox die |
eFm Of four yea1s: rlu{iled. hoSetef Hat q t1e I
int mec1iuR IF tl56 5kof u6I e 81 1ke1 theirI
slectinn, q nohle1cldo oen tYtke tdu5e offnPlepenI