The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-10-09
A Decree by His Majesty the King.

WE, KALAKAUA, by the Grace Of God and by the
election of the Legislature Of the Hawaiian Islands,
King: being DESTROYS of commemorating Oar cleo
ton to the Throne, and Of msnifesting Oar appre-
citation of services rendered and TO be rendered TO
Our country, to Ourselves and 20 Our Successors,
and having for this purpose resolved to establish
an Order of Merit, DO by virtue Of the authority in
Us vested by the 35th Article Of Our Constitution,
decree as follows:
ARTICLE lsT-The Order Of Kalakaua is hereby
established for the recompense of distinguished merit
and services rendered to the State. or to Ourselves or
Our Successors.
Arr. 2xD-The Reigning Sovereign, or WhosOever
shall in his name discharge the Office of Regent, shall
at all times be the Grand Master of the Order.
ART. SD-The Order Of Kalakaua shall consist Of
four grades, viz Companions, Commanders, Grand
officers, and Grand Cross with Gordon.
ART. 4TH-The number Of Companions shall be not
more than sixty; the number of Commanders shall
not exceed thirty; the number Of Grand Officers shall
not exceed twenty; and the number of Grand Cross
with Gordon shall not exceed twelve.
ART. 5TH-The Decorations of the Order granted 20
foreigners shall not be reckoned in the number in
the above Article set forth.
ART. 6TH-The administration of the affairs of the
Order is committed to an Executive Committee, the
nomination of which We reserve to Ourselves and
Successors. One Of the Executive Council shall be
the Grand Chancellor of the Order, the nomination
of whom We reserve to Ourselves and Our Successors;
and there shall likewise be a Secretary and Treasurer
nominated by Ourselves or Our Successors from
among the members of the Executive Committee, who
shall assist the Grand Chancellor, and the signature
of the said Secretary shall be equivalent TO that Of
the Grand Chancellor, in case of absence or illness.
ART. TTH-Distinctions of all classes Of the Order
shall be granted without nomination on the personal
decision of the Reigning Sovereign alone. But the
Sovereign will make such appointments in the Execu-y
tive Council Of the Order.
ART. SrH-The Grand Council shall consist of 81
the members of the Order resident within the King
dom md shall no convened each wear ON the 18th
day of February, unless said day shall fall on Sun
day, in which case the meeting shall take place on
Monday following; and it shall be the duty of the
Chancellor to cause due notice to be given Of the
hour and place of such meeting.
ART. 9TH-Extraordinary meetings of the Grand
Council will be held at any time when the Sovereign
may desire it; but the Grand Chancellor will give
notice of such meeting, at least fifteen days previous
to the day appointed for meeting.
ART. 10TH-The Grand Council shall be the Coun-
Gil in which the Sovereign will alter or add to any
regulations of the Order. Should it be found mex
pedient for any reason that the Grand Council should
meet on the 18th of February, the Chancellor Of the
Order will give written notice of the postponement to
all members residing in the Kingdom.
ART. 11TH-Should any member be guilty of any
conduct which may render his expulsion from the
Order advisable, he shall be tried before the Grand
Council duly convened. ANY person so a~rraigned
shall have reasonable notice in writing of the charges
to be preferred against him, and shall have every
opportunity to defend himself. and shall be finally
condemned and deposed only on a vote of q majority
of those present voting by ballot.
ART. l2TH-Should any member, being within the
Kingdom, neglect to attend a Grand Council when
duly notified, or neglect to send in writing q sufi-
cient excuse therefor, he shall pay to the Treasurer
a fine of Twenty ($20) Dollars.
ART. 13TH-The Chancellor shall be the Keeper of
the Seal of the Order, which shall be the likeness of
a Knight Commanders decoration surrounded by
the words - Chancellerie of the Order of Kslakaua,"
and underneath =" February 18th, 1874" which said
Seal shall be impressed upon all Diplomas of the
Or1ar and tho ninlomaa sh01 ha countaras1nad by
the Chancellor, or in his absence by the Secretary,
or in case of the absence of both, by some person
especially authorized by the Sovereign to sign for the
Chancellor.
ART. 14TH-The Insignia of the Order shall be,
for the Grand Cross, a Maltese Cross with thu arms
of the Cross enameled in blue and white, and between
each of the great arms o Puloulou*; this Cross carry
ing a Shield enameled in blue and white, and on the
Shield a Kahili I a wreath in gold supporting the
arms of the Cross and the Puloulou; around the edge
of the Shield the words Kalakaua, February 18th,
1874, this placed on q Star of eight points in silver
with q Gordon of sky-blue ribbon. The Insignia for
Grand Officer shall be O Star one quarter Of an inch
less in diameter than the Grand Cross. The Insignia
for Commander shall be the Cross as described above
in gold, surmounted by the ef6gy of the Hawaiian
Grown. Insignia for Companions of the Order shall
be q like Cross, blue and white enamelsd arms in
silver. The reverse of the Crosses for Commanders
and Companions shall have inscribed upon the Shield,
the word "Keola," with q wreath underneath II, on
the lower edge of the Shield. The ribbons, shall be
eight stripes alternate blue and white.
The decoration Of Commanders shall be worn sus-
pended from the neck, and all other decorations shall
be affixed to the left breast, except when the Sover-
eign shall be pleased to make a special direction that
any person may be permitted to wear the Star of the
Grand Cross suspended by q Collar from his neck;
and the Sovereign will hereafter designate the fash
ion of the Collar.
ART. 15TH-The fees on receipt Of Commission
and Insignia by any gentleman residing within the
Kingdom shall be:
Grand Cross. $50
Grand Officer. I25
Commander 100
Companions. so
1t being understood that no fee will be expected
from any persons residing abroad not subjects.
Given under Our hand, at Our Palace, in Homo
lulu, this Twenty-eighth day Of September, A. D.,
1876, and the Second Year Of Our Reign.
KALAKAUA r.
sNoTE-A Puloulou Is a STAFF or rod with a round BAN az