The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-23

| shat such tax receip.- be furnished by am
| Tax Collector or Board o, INSPECTORS o
| Election, 20 any vo. er, nor shall il be nee
essacy 90 produce such lax receipt at th,
! polls prior to depo ising ballot or at any
| other time.
Section ?, This Act sha,l take effect anC
! become law from and alter it, approval
an, Section 10 of the Act Regulating tnt
Qualifications OF Electors" approved Jun,
"A, 1865 and all laws and parts OF avs il
so far as they conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed,
ELL APPROVED.
His Excellency Governor Dominis. OF
suspension OF the rules, reported that il
had pleased His Majesty the King to APP
prove and sign a bill to naturalize Abraham
Hofnung and Sydney 3. f. Ho6nung
THE RESIDENCE OF VOTES BILL.
Second reading o. an Act to pre1cribc
the residences required by law as necessa1y
to the exercise OF the elective franchise.
Mr.. Brown moved it be considered sec.
ton by section. Agreed to.
Section l. That no person otherwise
qualified to vote shall be allowed 10 de-
post ballot for representative unless such
person shall have actually resided by occu-
pying personally a house o. room, and
Ootn sleeping and eating, in the election
district where such ballot is offered for at
least sixty days Immediately preceding tbs
election.
Any person polling vote in any election
districts, unless fully qualified as herein
provided, shall, on conviction before any
Police or District Magistrate, be punished
by fine OF not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned at
hard labor not 20 exceed two months; upon
a second conviction such person may, in
addition to the foregoing punishment, be
disfranehised for any term not 10 exceed
ten years.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the
words g and both sleeping and eating
Mr.. Kalua asked why the Secretary was
not present to look after the amendments
as they were made?
Mr. Dickey moved the Sergeant-at-Arms
be instructed to fetch the Secretary. He
thought they had better shut the doors and
keep MIN out.
The President instructed the Sergeant
alarms to bring the Secretary in, and
that officer returned with him a second
later.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare moved to strike
OUT the word actually" and also "by
occupying personally house or room, and
both sleeping and eating"
Mr.. Castle suggested that the word g ac-
tually" be lett in.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson thought that
Mr.. Thurston, in referring to what had
taken place at Kaanapali, had drawn a
strong picture. He felt that member had
overstated she matter. The amendment
offered by Mr.. Castle he thought to be a
good one, so shat the election OF repEesen-
tutives would rest on actual residence in
the district.
Mr.. Brown accepted the Attorney Gen
erals amendment, which carried.
Mr.. Richardson moved to insert thirty"
in place of Z" sixty"
Mr.. Castle opposed thirty days, and
stated his reasons.
Mr.: Richardson withdrew the motion.
Mr.. KaulukOu renewed, and it finally
carried.
Ou AlOt-OH ol MI DIONHy IHe SeCLlO-i
passed as amended.
His FxcelIency Mr.. Dare called Mr..
Castles attention to the excessive punish
ment p-esc@ibed in the section. viz, that
upon a second conviction a person, on con-
viction, may, in addition to fine or i'm
pr:sonment, be discranchised For any term
not exceeding ten years.
Mr. Richardson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the section was passed.
Agreed TO.
The honorable member then moved to
strike out all in subdivision l of the section
after the-word months" Agreed TO.
The section then passed as amended.
Section 3 This Act shall take effect and
become a law from and after its approval,
and all laws and parts OF laws contrary
hereto are hereby repealed.
The section passed.
The bill passed to engrossment, and was
ordered to be read third time Oh Satur-
day.
Mr.. Kaulu'sou ahought they had better
adjourn, as there was gentleman waiting
outside to photograph the distinguished
of the members of the As
sembly.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Mr.. Aoolo gave notice of a meeting of
the special committee to make prepare