The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

JUuICIkRY DEPARTMENT,
WDNuIvIr Dec. IIth. lSSI


HoNuLULU Dec. Ilth, lssl.
To- His ENcclIcucy Paul NEyNANN, Attorney
General.
sIH-Tue Justices u' ibg Supreme Cuur
had the honor yesterday 90 receive from you .
communication wherein our opinion Is asked
on "a question arising upon the "AcI 10 regu-
late ,Ie Currency, % passed by tic Legislature
Of lSsi.
Assuming that the request emauates from
His Majesly's Cabinet, We proceed TO answer
the question stated, which is, in short, whether
the fourth Section Of the Act is in conflict with
Section five, or as you have stated it, Does
the last sentence in Section 3, wherein the
Minister Is directed 90 carry out the provisions
in the same manner as Is provided IN Section
5, forbid or permit the substitution Of United
States gold coin for Hawaiian silver
In order 10 understand aud properly solve
the question presented, tue nature OF the money
IN circulation IN this kingdom at the time the
Ac; was passed must b understood.
Il consisted Il silver coins Of Mexico, France,
the United States and Of many other nations,
as well as Of a large amount Of Hawaiian sill
yer coin recently introduced.
Looking al the Act as whole, tue design
Of the law is apparent. Il was to make
United States gold the circulating medium Of
this ry,urtr,,
500, / ,,resrrib.s ,I,it United States cold
coin sbsII I,t m standard and Ir,,sI tcnlrF f7r
~, ,,,,-,,-,t ~ IN ,I.I,ts -, ,I,is -,
SsrtiTT > SLOWS no silver r,r, of ~, limited
St5tcs ana n ,hc Hawaiian Kingdom 10 he
Ier,sI trn5er for anv amount mot eTceedirr. ten
561I,r. In ann. ono ',,7,,rr,r,,r
Nd, $50, 4 III 53Tr- ,-,I3 ..,F silver ,-,i-,s
,, -,ref,,i,io NJ tl-o ,,r,.srr,,,r, T-p,spr,. in
49,, - ,;,,s-,,,-, nss 5n,ies mi ,.,Ss
q. -, ~, r,,r,ii,,,- -, i,1IIi1-, ,,I,e ,,,5
LII .5s.,,s(1 ID =, 49,, ,,T-.,,,s
I,i55-- ~ ~ IN Ar -, M ~ ~
I.-ycr.Sr,s,,f
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,,.,s ny H. r,ls, in y7i,lrr md rsrI9ri viii
T-.i,,l S,,,rs roIs
In ibe frst Mace In. force of ,l,e first p,rt
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~ a.. ,r,t Il f-,,,, - ,f,c- ~ ll-tb a.,
N JrIy bai0rr tho Isl ~ December. ne time
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M vinisisr If FiT,r~s 1r,s rs1rirr5 70 az
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~ ~ II IN, T-,,;,s5 S,,,cs "a nj TT,,r5;i
IS H. - IN a. I,IIsr IgIL1
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49,. -. - So; - a., NJ,
- - =, - IN, III, ,F -,
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~ rgi1s tler in III Treasgrr. syrrrt Hawai-
IN Inns and tLo 5eIiyerr ~ tIsir proceeds
~, IN, r-,,s,,r,- -,r4 ,-,irs q ~, T-,,;,o5
- s'1 SUN ''s '''s1
Ssrti7r Is rr,Ers further nr,vfsf5r fl, enable
$500 ,,.rrs, tsrIors o. he rrrrl,,s, ~ ,Ia
;Ig,r r1frs r,r,,,i-r,oI j., Ss,,iT-, : w. nc
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= -. H.. ~, ',+-,g,,-,-
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Ia c,rlis- tI,,,, Ss.,,i1rs ~ q vSBIG Eo
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- - 81, !, - ,s r,r
-.
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5s,-,rI-. H. rr,r,;Iii.-;,,,,. - - - 4
.I,.c- - - ~, ,,-,,-isf--,.r, I,;. A..
10 Ninisfer n Ffpgrr, in Tricr r., rest-rS
,rb ,,rrilfl,-irrr s',Il rsrl,rs ir;srf siI,,r
N, f-T, am, siIyor coin ,ybi,l, ,,,,, I i, tI,o
- c-,-,-,,-r,,,. r,,,I5-.,;.:, -
,sit ~, --r,, - - siI,,o- --,ff,,t,s ,r;,L
,l5 rnfrs oi tbe Tinted STATES Ia tho same NJ,
,rrrr a. or rr.,igrl In S.rfi,,,rz : 4 |
nj : artbis Artf'
~ go, ''' 4, -. r,rr,. yyt,,o,.u- f,t,,;-
am, i'm. IN no frtn-c, II si,ii ,Trco - Ia,
.cro "a sr-I AZ, s,-oss ~ siI,cr ,it i, ,-;-rr,
- o., !. IN -r,-r-.I ,;-,,,i,tir-, :, ~,
,,,,,,,,,,it,G a. Iis,5-i.s ~, e,TiI;l,-;r-, -
rSe1 -GlG and silver c0irs uEfsr he Tl-1yis
ms of ,l,is Art i,bat il ,,hsrrver tbcrs :
~, siIyr- l., ,;--1l,t;,,, a., Mn .,,i;, g.
J, ,,,,.-,,, - 5,l.,s,.r ~ ,g..rI,,, -. =
Bount. \ tbe Minister of Fin5rre i re5nirs5
rsplsre silver rair In ~, Treasury sptlicisrt
sr,orrt n rcrt7rr ~, s,,riIil,rirrr i,,bs,bo-
= 81 -, - =. ~. I,-...,,-,- -
- I'll ~ ~, s-,.,-.,.-,. .ras ',,
re7sif n ,-crt siiyc- ,,,-sif;,,,,.l mel IL
- n -, T--,;,.4 g.. IN. -. - -.
y, a., ~ = - ~, - - ~,
1s-riF,..I :. $50 III ~ ~,
n, "a +, saw tba Wip;stsr ~ Finarrs r1Ts,
- tl,-or:b ,jy.-,;se.nS, ~ ,e,I.-.
= - -. 50.
-, 80 900 - :. t,: - - ~.
r,i, - - =, -, 49,, - La
- ,,;.h Ia =, -. ;; 49,
=. - ~ -. ~ -
- - ~ aHe
- si-,ii -. Va ID I'll
I, : -. - H.. ,---.s,l.-S
: 80 >'-'. - ...-'9 ~ us 50
= '1'ule ol ul.ioilA,'t! o' uhe slNeI
- H. mus w t'''s'' IN ''''a Is no'
mn, . - -. ...-..--.,-
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~ se1'il,ea'e, ~ na"aliah slINet
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nj an ,SAsol 80
-, - Ae u's'iill''1u u.4ee' inc eva 20 oe
,.,-.e- oellE an 'A1e IS OF si.Net CON.
~ ~. = ~ 70 ms See',on a e etl.lou
n - ~ '-.s ~ laOl'ls ., silse'
:" 1 > " "e GOue' NAl ACT says oIleA!'
/. ~. w., l'slsI s.'Il eonluet tlls 5eplace-
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