The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-01-25
The Registry List OF voters.

On the 10th inst, the inspectors of elections
issued n list Of registered voters, i. c., such per-
sons as had paid their taxes before the 3lst OF
December, 1867. This list numbers 3SS names,
of whom l02 are foreigners. 1t purports to in
cIude only the names of those who paid their
taxes on or before the 25th day of December, and
vet in violation OF the letter of the law includes
come who paid between the 25th and 3lst Of that
month. If the law is right and is to be tine rule,
then all who paid between the dates last named
must be excluded as well rs those vino paid after
January.
Bot We maintain that the inspectors have no
right To exclude any who have paid their taxes
MP to such a date as may reasonably allow them to
enter their names in the registry. The e~onstitu-
ton distinctly declares THAT ANY MALE
SUBJECT WHO SHALL HAVE PAID Ills
TAXES and shall have caused his
name to be entered ON the list of voters OF his
District, n may BE- provided by law, SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO VOTE for the representative or
Representatives Of that District" In order not
to be misunderstood, We quote the article in full
AETIcEx b. Every male subject Of the Kingdom
who shall have pail his taxes; who shall have at
tanned the ace Of twenty years; and shall have been
domiciIed ia the Kingdom for one year Immediately
prereling the election; and shall he possessed Of Real
Property in this Kingdom, 10 the value over and
above all incumbraness 81 One Hundred and Fifty
DolIars-Or Of y Lsasc-holi property on which the
rent il twenty-five Dollars per ycar-Or Ofar income
Of mot less than Seventy-6ve Dollars per year, derived
from any property or some lawful employment; AMI
shall know how 10 read and write, If born since the
year 1870; and shall have caused his name 20 be enter
Ell on the list Of voters Ofhis District ~ may be provided
by Law, shall be entitled % one vote for the Represent
alive or Representatives q that District Provided,
however, that no insane or idiOtic person, nor any pe-
son who shall have been convicted Of any infamous
crime within this Kingdom. unless he shall have been
pariOnei by the king. and by the terms Ofsuch pardon
have been restored 10 AL the rights Of n subject. shall
be allowed 10 vote
This certainly Is clear and no rule or act OF
the inspectors can take away one iota of the right
belonging under that clause to every taxpayer
and subject. Nor is there anything in the law
OF 1864 that qualities that right in any degree.
Its fret section reiterates the provisions of the
constitution, As quoted above. The second sec
ton requires the tax assessors to keep u correct
List OF persons liable to taxes, and such as they
consider eligible a. voters. The third section
requires the tax collector TO make up a list of
such as have paid their taxes up to December %,
which list shall include all persons wao have
paid since his last return was made up.
SEXTON 3. Every Collector shall keep an accurate
list Of the perscns IN has district who have paid the
taSes due from, aBd shah on OF before the 18th day
Of December. return to the Judges Of elections Of his
district, an accurate list VI all PerSoIs from whom he