The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-08-26
Session Laws of 1874.

In to-days paper will be found nine laws passed
at the late session of the Legislature. Below
are inserted their ti;les
AN Act to allow the peddling of Imported Goods
in this Kingdom.
An ACT TO Quiet Titles in Lands Claimed by Right
| of Inheritance.
An Act to repeal Chapter XVI of the Laws Of
1870, being "An act relating to divorce" approved
the 18th day of July, A D. 1870 and to re-enact
AN act to permit divorced persons to marry again,
approved on the oath day of May, A. D. 1866.
An AoT TO facilitate the negotiation of Treaty or
Treatles of Reciprocity.
AN ACT to amend Sections 1852 and 1853 of the
! Civil Code
AN ACT for the Encouragement and Aid of any
Company now Incorporated, or that may be hereaf-
ter Incorporated for the Transmission of Intelll-
geuee by Electricity.
An ACT to amend Section 2S7 of the Civil Code
and repeal the act entitled IAN act to amend Sec
! tion PSI of the Civil Code" approved Esd August
1862.
An ACT to authorize National Loan. and to de-
hne to what uses such loan shall be devoted.
/ AN ACT to amend Section OF an Act entitled "an
Act TO amend Sections $50 and 1871 Of the Civil Code"
approved on the SIst day of December 1854.
This list includes the most important acts
passed by the Legislature. The first named re-
lates TO licensing peddlers of imported goods.
BY a repeal of the old law some years since, ped
ding has not been licensed of late years 1t came
in conflict with the business Of retail traders and
proved ruinous to all who had retail stores in any
part Of the islands. Itiuerant peddlers lfor we
have had them for years past) are for the most
part Chinese, who, it is said are generally low
and depraved class, who do not scrupe to de-
bauch young females. 1t is also claimsd that
they dispose Of opium and intoxicating drinks to
natives in such ways as to defy the authorities.
A petition against the passage of this law went
before the Legislature signed BY almost every for
eign merchant and trader yet, for some inexpIi-
cable reasons, il pissed and has become law of
the land
Next follows an important act intended to quiet
land titles. where several owners lay claim to one
property, or where there may be doubt as to
the ownership. The law provides for the mode
Of procedure, in all suits of this kind, which may
be brought before any Circuit or The Supreme
Court of the Kingdom.
The law to facilitate the negotiation of Reel
prOcity Treaty vests in the King the full power
to confirm such treaty, without the necessity
of converting the Legislative Assembly. 1t was
thought by some, during the discussion of the
bill, that The power granted by ii was unconstitu.
tional; but this Interpretation can only given by
an unnecess ary rigid exposition of the article of
The Constitution which relates to it, Before the
passage of the law we expressed our opinion 10
It's favor, and see no reason to change it.
The act to encourage the laying Of Pacific
telegraph cable is a most judicious one. 1t
ratiies the action of former Cabinet, that
of King Lunalio, if we recolIect rightly, which
conceded to Cyrus W. Field Tor any parties who
might first establish telegraph the right Of way
across the islands as well as to land cables at any
desirable point. twas very proper that it should
be promulgated BY law, as it Is now in form
more satisfactory than before.
The law TO authorize a national loan will also
be found among those published to-day. 10 the
shape that it finally passed, 1t was very much al
tered from what it was when presented to the
Legislature and as the Adre,tissr hoped it would |
pass. Among the alterations made, were, the
omission Of the irredeemable paper money