Polynesian., 1855-07-28
No. II

His Cabinet, and the approval Of His Prisy Coun-
ell, TO remove at His pleasure, any Of the several
heads of the Executive Departments and he may
require information in writing from any Of the Of
hcers in the Executive Departments. Upon any
subject relating to the duties Of theis fepectiYe
officers"
ARTICLE 4. Article 43d IS hereby amended By
striking out the words whose titles shall be
lighness " and inserting the words shall be
addressed by the birth title. or such title may
have been conferred by His Majesty so that
the Article as amended will read as follows:
The King appoints some Chief Of rank and
ability to be His Kuhina Nui, who shall be STYLED
the Kuhina Nui Of the Hawaiian Islands, and
shall be addressed By the birth title or such title
as may have been conferred BY His Majesty"
ARTICLE 5. Article 54th is hereby amended by
striking out the words an Annual aud also the
words Of - January next preceding" and insert
ing the words :" day of the fiscal year." so that
the article as amended will read as follows:
Each OF them shall make report to the Leg
slature made up to the first day OF the fiscal year,
of the transactions and business OF his Depart
ment, within one week after the opening of the
Legislature.
ARTICLE 6. Article 6lst Is hereby amended by
striking out the words " annually, 4" and inserting
the word "bicnially,' > and by striking out the
words - in the first week in April, and, and also
the word "other" so that the article as amended viii
read as follows:
The Legislature Body shall assemble bienni-
allv, for the purpose of seeking the welfare of the
nation at such time and in the place that the King
NAV Judge necessary. This body shall be styled
the Legislature of the Hawaiian IsIaI de-.
ARTICLE z. Article 10Th is hereby amended By
striking out the words "year in which il shall have
been made" and inserting in the same article, the
words {" term fo- which they shall have been elec-
ted" so that the article as amended will read as fol-
lows:
"The Members of the House of Representatives
shall receive for their services, a compensation TO
be ascertained BY law, and paid oGt Of the Public
Treasury, but no increase Of compensation shall
take effect during the term for which they shall
have been elected; and no law shall be passed, in
creasing the compensation of members beyond the
sum of FIVE dollars per dag"
ARTICLE g. Article 100 is hereby amended so
as to read as follows;
THE Legislature votes the Appropriations ben
efcially after due consideration of the revenue and
expenditure for the two preceding years and of the
estimates of the revenue and expenditure OF the
two succeeding years, which shall be submitted 10
them bv the Minister Of Finlnce.
ARTICLE 9. Article y is hereby amended by
inserting after the words during life the follow
ing. "unless in ease of resignation" so that the
article rs amended viii read as follows
The King appoints the Members of the House
of Mobiles who hold their seats during life unless
in case of resignation, subject to the provisions Of
Article 67 bur their number shall noe exceed thir
ty."
Approved BY the King this 23d day Of July 1855,
KAMEHAMEHA.
VICTORIA K. KAAHUMsSU