Polynesian., 1852-08-07

ART. 6S. Each House shall keep jour
nal of its proceedings, and the yeas and nay
OF the members of either House, on an
question, shall, at the desire of one fifth Q
those present, be entered on the journal.
ART. 60. The members Of either Hous
shall in all cases, except treason, felony o
breach Of the peace, be privileged from ar
rest during their attendance at the session o
their respective houses, and in going TO ant
returning from the same and they shall no
be held to answer for any speech, or de
bate, in any other court or place whatso
ever.
ART. 20. The Members of the Hous,
, of Representatives shall receive, for thei
services, compensation to be ascertaine(
by law and paid out Of the public treasury
but no increase of compensation shall take
effect during the year 10 which it shall have
been made and no law shall be passed, in.
creasing the compensation Of said members.
beyond the sum Of three dollars per day.
ART II. The members Of the House
OF Mobiles sit without pay but they may re-
ceive hereafter such a compensation as the
law may enact.
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ART. - The King appoints the mem
bers of the House of Mobiles who hold their
seats during life, subject TO the provision of
article 81 but their number shall not ex-
ceed thirty.
ART. 73. No person shall be eligible
to seat in the House of Mobiles, who shall
not have attained TO the age Of twenty-one
years and resided in the Kingdom five
years.
ART "a The House of Mobiles shall
be Court with full and sole authority TO
hear anu determine all impeachments made
by the House of Representatives, against
any officer or officers of the Kingdom, for
misconduct and administration in their
Offices but previous to the trial of every
impeachment, the members shall respective
ly be sworn, truly and imparially to try and
determine the charge in question, according
TO evidence and the law. Their Judgment,
however, shall not extend further than to
removal from office and disqualification to
hold or enjoy any place Of honor, trust, or
profit, under this government; but the party,
so convicted, shall be, nevertheless, liable
to indictment, trial, judgment, and punish
ment, according to the laws of the land.
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ART. IS. The House of Representa-
lives shall be composed of not less than
twenty-iour nor more than forty members,
who shall be elected annually.
ART. 76. The Representation Of the
people shall be based on the principle of
equality, and shall be forever regulated and
'apportioned according to the population, TO
be ascertained 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 Representative of the people, who is |
insane, or an idiot, or who shall at any time
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 shall un-
derstand accounts and who shall have re-
sided in the Kingdom for at least one year
Immediately preceding his election.
ART. 7S. Every male subject Of His
Majesty, whether native or naturalized, and
every denizer OF the Kingdom. who shall
have paid his taxes, who shall have attained
the full age Of twenty years, and who shall
have resided in the Kingdom for one year
preceding the time Of election,
shall be entitled to one vote for the repre-
sentative, or representatives, Of the district
in which he may have resided three months
next preceding the day Of election /; pro-
vided that no insane person, nor any person
who shall al any time have been convicted
Of any Infamous crime, within this kngdom,
unless he shall have been pardoned by the
King, and by the terms Of such pardon been
restored to all the rights Of subject, shall
be allowed to vote. I
ART. 70. All bills or resolves for raising
revenue, or calling for any expenditure OF
he public money, shall originate in the
House of Representatives but the House
,f Mobiles may propose or concur with !.
amendments as on other bills. :
ART So The House Of Representa- !
ives shall be the grand inquest of the King
lom and all impeachments made by them
hall be heard and tried by the House of
Mobiles. il
OF THE JUDICIARY. Il
ART. 81. The Judicial Power Of the |
Kingdom shall be vested in one Supreme
court, and in such inferior courts as the I
legislature may, from time to time, estab-
sh.
ART. 50. The Supreme Court shall o
onsist of Chief Justice and two associate e
Justices, any Of whom may hold the court.
rhe Justices Of the Supreme Court shall P
old their offices during good behavior, SUBJ
,ct TO removal upon impeachment and y