The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-07-01

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who shall thereupon become entitled to vote at
such election.
SEC. S. Every Tax Collector shall, on or
before the last day Of December Of the year
Immediately preceding that in which an cleo
tion for Representatives shall be held, make
out and return to the Inspectors Of Election Of
the district an accurate list Of all the persons
in the district who shall have paid their taxes
within the term prescribed by law, whose
names may appear upon the assessors assess
ment register, as extended hd corrected by
the Tax Collector, according to the provisions
of Section of this Act, as possessing the re-
quisite qualifications for voters.
SIC. 6. The Inspectors Of Election, viz !:
the Police or District Justice, the Tax Collec-
tor and the Tax Assessor, or in their absence,
agents appointed by them. shall, at least
fifteen days before the day Of holding any
election for Representatives, excepting such
as may be ordered pursuant to the provisions
Of Section T97 of the Civil Code. make out
and cause copies to be posted at the place
where the election is to be held, and At least
two other public places in the district, correct
alphabetical lists of all the persons in the
district who may be qualified TO vote, and
whose names may appear upon the list return
ed TO the Inspectors Of Election by the Tax
Collector Of the district, as in the last preced-
ing section required,
SEC. I. Che Inspectors Of Election afors-
said. shall hold at least two sessions, of re..-
sonable and sufficient length at some convent
ent place in the district, not less than ten nor
more than twenty days next preceding the
day of holding an election for Representatives,
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the
qualifications of persons who may not have
been previously registered by the Assessor or
Collector on the assessment register, as pro-
vided in Sections 5 and of this Act, and who
may claim a right to vote; and also for the
purpose of correcting, when necessary, the
alphabetical lists Of voters provided for in
Section of this Act Notice of the time and
place Of holding such sessions, respectively,
shall be given by the Inspectors of Election
upon the alphabetical lists posted, as provided
| in Section Of this Act ; and at such sessions
| any one offering testimony against the right
of any person to vote, whose name may ap-
pear on the aforesaid alphabetical lists, shall
be reasonably heard and if the Inspectors
aforesaid shall be satisfied, on such hearing,
that the name Of such person should not have
been placed on the register, they shall at once
erase the same therefrom.
SEC. s. Any Assessor or Collector who
shall fail or neglect to make such q register as
in Section 3 and Of this Act provided, shall
forfeit and pay for every such failure or neg
leet the sum Of one hundred dollars and every
Assessor or Collector who shall make any
false entry in respect to any point of the said
register, shall forfeit and pay for every such
false entry the sum of ten dollars.
SEC. 9. Every Collector who shall fail or
neglect to return to the Inspectors Of Election
Of his district an accurate list, as provided in
Section Of this Act, Of all the persons in
the district who may have paid their taxes
within the time prescribed by law, and whose
names may appear upon the Assessors assess
ment register, shall forfeit and pay for every
such failure or neglect the sum of one hun
dred dollars.
SEC. 10. For the purposes of elections, every
Tax Collector shall be supplied by the Minis
ter Of Finance with form Of blank tax re-
eeiPt, similar to those now in use, or any which
may be hereafter in use, but which shall bear
eonspieuously upon it IN printed letters, the
words, " Qualified to vote :" and it shall be
the duty Of every Tax Collector, upon reeeiv-
ing the payment Of the taxes due from any
person in other respects, entitled to the fran
ehise. under the provisions of Section Of this
Act, to fn out and deliver to every such per-
son one Of the tax receipts so impressed.
SEC IL. If at any meeting Of the Inspectors
Of Election for the qualification of voters, as
provided in Section : Of this Act, it shall be
shown that any person whose name may have
been omitted from the list returned by the Tax
Collector to the Inspectors Of Election, as pro-
vided in Section Of this Act, possesses the
requisite and legal qualifications Of a voter,
and shall have requested the Inspectors Of
Election to insert his name on the list Of voters
returned to them BY the Tax Collector, as pro-
vided in Section of this Act, the Inspectors
of Election shall require the Tax Collector to
I'll out and deliver to the person so qualified
BY the Inspectors a tax receipt Of the deserip-
ra4rrfrnd m he aad al
Eided in Section 10 of this Act the person so
qualified being required to return to the Tax
CoIIector to be cancelled the tax receipt Of the
ordinary form first issned to him in exchange
for the one to be given to him, bearing the i'm
press Of the words " Qualified to vote"
SEC. IL. The Inspectors of Election in case
they shall have duly entered on the alphabet
ieal list Of voters, provided for in Section Of
this Act, the names of all persons who may
have been returned to them by the Collectors
aforesaid, as provided in Section of this Act,
shall not be held answerable or responsible
for any omission in said list
SEC l3. The Inspectors Of the Election
aforesaid shall, upon the day Of Election for
Representatives, receive the votes Of all per-
sons whose names may be borne on the list Of
voters, and who shall produce to the IEspec-
tors Of Election, at the polls, on such Election
day, q tax receipt bearing upon II in printed
letters, the words qualified to vote" which
t2x receipt the Inspect1rs shall return to the
owner thereof, after having received his vote
and recorded his name On the list Of persons
Who shall have voted and IN each and every
case It shall be the duty Of the inspectors Of
Election aforesaid. to cancel or defaee the
words qualified to vote" before returning to
any voter his tar receipt so impressed ; and the
said Inspectors Of Election shall not be held
arsverable or responsible for refusing the vote
Of any person whose name may not be borne
upsa the list Of voters, and who does not pro-
dues 70 the Inspectors Of Election, tax re-
esipt, properly filed and signed By the Tax
Collector, upon which shall be impressed IN
printed letters the words qualified to vote"
SEC. IL II any person shan giTe false
name, Or any false anEEsr, 70 the Inspectors
Of Election Aforesaid, when IN session, az pro
vided in section Of this Act, he shall forfeit
and pay the gun Of ffteen dollars for each
oEense-
SEC. Is For the purposes Of this Act, the
term infamous crime" a. expressed in sec
tioa 3 Of this Act, shall be construed 10 include
murder, in either degree, sod0my, arson, per-
juTy, forgery, subornafion Of perjury, theft.
bribery; enbezzlsment, or ether high crime or
miaseneanor, for which the pardon Of the
King i necessary 70 restore q szbjeet 70 his
civil rights-
SEC. ls- Any person Who shall have been
eonFicted Of an infamous crime, and who Ehali
have been pardooed By the King, and shall,
By the terms Of his pardon, have been restored
% AL the rights Of . subject, shah, before
being qualified 70 vote, be required to prodacs
TO the Assessor, tie Collector, Or the Inspee-
taEs Of Election, a. the Ease may be, = csFfia-
ests Sf such pardon, or duly certified copy
thereof
SEC Il. In al eases where Differences q