The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-03-04

been restored to all the rights of q subject,
shall be allowed to vote. and no other persons
than those qualified as IN this Section pro-
vided shall be allowed 70 vote at any election
for REPRESENTATIVES to the Legislative As
semblv of this Kingdom.
SEC. .. The assessors of taxes in the
several districts shall keep a correct list Of all
persons liable to pay taxes in their district,
and whether the tax be on real or personal
property, and if there be any person in their
respective districts, who are possessed of sui
fcient property to Justify their voting. in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the SOD Ar
ticle of the Constitution. and vet are dis
qualified BY reason Of not knowing how to
read and write, or for any other COnstltu-
tional reason, they shall note the same care
fully in their said lists. And further, if
there shall be any person who has not sufi-
( Gent real property in the Kingdom to Justify
his voting In accordance with the gid Aru-
Gle, and vet IS possessed of the leasehold or
income, which by the said Article VIII entI-
tie one TO vote, the assessor shall note against
such persons name, the extent OF his lease
hold in time, and the amount OF rent agreed
10 be paid if such person Is a IeasehoIder,
aud if he is entitled to vote by reason Of his
income, the assessor shall note such fact, and
the employment in which such voter is en-
gagged.
SEC. 3. Every Collector shall keep an
accurate list of the persons in his district
who have paid the taxes due from, and shall
on or before the 25th day Of December. re-
turn to the Judges of elections of his dis
trict, an accurate list of all persons from
whom he has received the taxes due suisse
quent 10 the time appointed for making his
last return.
SEC. /. ANY Assessor or Collector that
shall neglect TO make such return as IN the
preceding sections required, shall forfeit and
pay for every such neglect one hundred dol
lars. and every Assessor or Collector that
shall make a false return in respect to any
points of the said list, shall forfeit and pay
for every name 50 falsely returned the sum
of ten dollars.
SEC. ). The Inspectors of Election, viz
the Tax-Collector, the School Superintend-
ent. and the District Justices, or in their
absence, agents appointed by them, shall at
least ten days before the day Of holding any
election, make out correct alphabetic lists Of
all the persons qualified 10 vote in their dis
tricts, and cause such lists respectively 10 he
posted at the place where the election Is TO
be held, and at least two other public places
in the district.
SEC. s.. The Inspectors shall be in ses-
sion at some convenient place for a reaSOna-
bic time within torty-eight hours, next pre-
ceding the time of holding the election, for
the purpose of receiving evidence of the
qualifications of persons who may not have
been previously registered by the Assessor
and Collector, and who claim a right to vote,
and for the further purpose Of correcting the
lists of voters. And they shall likewise hold
a session on the day of election, at least one
hour bafpra tho Onapiu,r of tho nollS aud
notice Of the time and place of holding such
sessions shall be given by the Inspectors of
Election, upon the lists posted, as herein
above provided and at such sessions any one
Offering testimony against the right of any
person to vote, whose name shall be written
on the aforesaid lists, shall be reasonably
heard.
SEC. 7. In any town, or voting district,
where the number of qualified voters shall
exceed one thousand, the session of the In
spectOrs of Elections shall be holden o. the
day Immediately preceding the election, be-
tween such hours as they may have given
notice of previously by causing the same 10
be posted as aforesaid in the list OF voters
and the meeting shall be held as much after
and for as much longer time previous 10 the
said day of election as the Inspectors of
Election shall Judge necessary. If the day
preceding the election shall fall on Sunday,
then the meeting aforesaid shall be holden on
the Saturday preceding.
SEC. s. If any person shall give a false
name or any false answer TO the Inspectors,
when in session as provided in the two pre-
cedIng sections, he shall forfeit the sum of
fifteen dollars for each offense.
SEC. 8. The Inspectors, in case they
snail have duly entered on said list OF voters
the names of all persons who shall have been
returned TO them by the Collector aforesaid,
shall not be answerable for any omission III
said list, nor for refusing the vote OF any
person whose name IS not borne thereon.
unless the person whose name may have
been so omitted. shall before offering his vote,
furnished them with sufficient evidence of
his having the legal qualifications of a voter
at such meeting, aud shall have requested
them 10 insert his name on said list.
SEC. 10. The Inspectors aforesaid shall
receive the votes of all persons whose names
are borne on the list of voters and they in
no manner shall be answerable for refusing
the vote OF any person whose name IS not
on the said list.
SEC. IL. The penalties provided for in
this Act shall be recoverable before the sew
eral District Justices for the several Districts,
where the offence may have been committed.
And all persons informing Of any violation
of the Jaw, shall be entitled 10 one-quarter
OF the amount of the fine recovered from
the convicted offender.
SEC. II. All laws and parts of laws in
contrariety - the provisions of this Act,
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.