The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-01-14

vice and medicine to persons of both afflicted
with sypbiIiIc and veneral diseases Said DISPENSE
~ snail be under the general control and direction
~ The Minister of the Interior who shall have power
10 sppoint competent physician 10 have charge Oh
the same and 10 make all needful rules ana reeuia
lions for the administration of said dispensary.
SEC O. All women known to be prostitutes snail
attend and be examined by the physician in charge
of such dispeusary from time 10 time upon que
notice from the Marshal of the Kingdom or ms oep
uiy TO be approved by the Minister OF the Interior
or some agent appointed by him, and shaii submit
Themselves TO such treatment in the Judgment OF
the physician in charge shall De necessary W Pro
mole their cure. In like manner any other persons
male female, who may be suffering from sucnu JUS
eases aud who neglect TO secure proper tneoicai
Treatment elsewhere, shall be required 10 submit
themselves for examination and treatment upon no.
tice as aforesaid.
SEC s. ANY person who after due notice as pre-
scrbed In the preceding section shall fail 10 attend
as aforesaid or who shall fail neglect TO obey the
prescriptions of the physician In charge oil tne ois
penssry shall upon the written order oil the MINIS
of the Interior be summary imprisoned Ior 30
long time as their disease endangers the puonc
health.
SEC 4 The expenses of the medical treatment
and medicine furnished aforesaid shall be at the
charge of the persons receiving The same IL aoe 10
paw for the same otherwise AT the charge OF Inc
government.
SEC T. The physician appointed 10 the care OF
such dispensary shall be paid such reasonable com
pensation may he determined 10y the Minister OF
the INFERIOR aUd snail nccUuht
all monies received under this act
SEC g. For the purpose of carrying into effect
the provisions of this act, the sum ri hve Thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated out OF tue monics oi
the public treasury not otherwise sci apart LUIS
appropriation shall have the same elect ana ne &C.
counted for in the II inserted In the
general appropriation bill and shall be payable upon
the order OF the Minister of the Interior.
The provisions Of this bill were so clearly un-
constitutional, especially its third section. that
when it was brought before the House for discus
sion, it was at once rejected, and no further at
tempt was made to pass a substitute. It's second
section embodied desirable feature which the
first lacked, that of making il apply to oil per-
sons affected with the disease. It's philanthropic
provisions were intended to reach and cure males
as well as females. The ministry, finding that
there was no prospect of getting new law en-
acted at that session, advised the King to with
hold his signature from the bill already passed.
repeating the old law, which had been sent to
lin for his signature. In consequence OF this,
| th-,. IL of the Legislature was frustrated. And
] been, s,tter now stands.
hJffii;cs> Jaw of three or four sections only
is needed, providing (lst) for the seclusion in
hospital of all persons males and temales) affect
ed with syphilis. after examination by the phys-
cian and commitment to the hospital by police
magistrate, until they are cured ; (2d) the ar
rest of all deserters from such hospital, who shall
be brought before the police magistrate, and
on due proof be committed to prison, where they
may be treated as in the hospital till cured and
discharged and (3d) repeating the present law.
A bill Of this kind. properly drawn up, and i'm
partial in its operation, would meet with no seri-
GUS opposition. Any less comprehensive law
would prove to be partial in its operation, and
Intellectual in reaching all who are tainted with
the disease