The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-07-23

papers. and effects, and no warrants shall issue, but on proba-
bic cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and describing the
place TO be searched, and the persons or things to be seiz-d.
Article Is. The King conducts His Government for the
common good and not for the profit, honor, or private interest
of any one man, family, or class Of men among his subjects
Article IA corresponding with 15) is the same
as in the present Constitution
Article II. Each member Of society has a right to be Fro
tected by it, in the enjoyment of his lie, nter;y, and property,
according TO law and therefore he shall be obliged 20 contribute
his proportional share TO the expense of this protection and 10
give his personal services, or an equivaie.t when Necessary
But no par: OF the property st fanny if div ia. |. DC ,aken n
the enactment OF the Legislature, except the same stall be
Of war or insGrrectIon. And whenever the pubic exirencies
may require that the property Of any individual should be
appropriated TO public ases. he shall receive a reasonable COM
p.assiion therefor.
Article Is Of the new version is q gross insult
to the intelligence of the nation.
Article Is. No subsidy. dn:y or tax of any description
nv ri,boUt sncb consent: crcepf ,r6en bsf,rsru me s, s,ions
Of the Legislature. An UNFORESEEN LNERGESCY shall arise,
and then not 1TitioHt the concurrence Of az me CABINET:
such expenditure TO the Legislature.
That in the year of grace one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four, a proposition should be
seriously made to pace the right to provide for
the wants of the nation, in such I" unforeseen
emergencies as the present for instance, in the
hands of the =" Cabinet consisting as it often
does here, of one or two men, TO DO and say as
w AhhI tAOOSN1 10 'A4db jul OhAJ ~ OAH ENlI0
from a a. Cabinet which seeks to tramp le On
the Constitution, and set it aside Illegally. The
present Constitution provides that Sc in the emer-
gency of war, invasion or rebellion, :" the execu-
tive government may provide for the same, and
that is all that can safely be trusted to it. The
words Unforeseen emergency" have a very
suspicious look about them.
Article l6 is improved by the new version.
The 18th has no changes.
ARTICLE 16. No Retrospective Laws shall ever be enacted.
ARTICLE IL. The Military shall always be subiact to the laws
OF the land and no soldier shall, in time of peace. be quartered
in any house, without the consent Of the owner nor in time Of
war, but in a manner to be prescribed by the Legislature.
The next article in the present Constitution,
which reads, /" All elections by the people shall
be by ballot is omitted. 1t is presumed that
some change is contemplated by future legislation
perhaps to voting by rira uoce-which is
considered 4 restriction to the freedom Of cleo
tons.
The next two articles are the same as 1T present.
ARTICLE IS. Every Elector shall he privileged from arrest on
days, during his attendance at election, aid in going to
and returning therefrom, except in cases of treason, felony, or
breach of the peace.
ARTICLE 10. No Elector shall be so obliged to perform mill
duty. on the day of Election, as to prevent his voting;
except in time Of war, or public danger.
This completes the proposed Bill of Rights.
The changes we have pointed out, are sufficient
to show that it is contemplated in the new con-
%stitution to seriously curtail the rights of the
first, by abridging the freedom of the
press; second, by abolishing the right of trial by
Jury in civil cases third, by giving to the Cabi-
the right to provide ways and means, be-
tween the sessions of the Legislature and fourth,
by changing the mode Of voting.