The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-13
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly-One Hundred
and Twenty-Bfth Day.

Lillkalani, Baker, Kauhi, Amara, Brown
Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia, Kaunamano
Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson, Dickey, Kaai
| Thurston, Paehaole, Kauai and Palohau
| The minutes were read in Hawaiian anC
I English and approved.
BILLS APPROVED.
! His Excellency Mr.. Gibson reported
| that it had pleased His Majesty the King
| to approve and sign the following bills
| An Act to amend section 6, chapter As
Laws of 1884, relating to Hawaiian Postal
| Savings Bank Act; an Act to amend sec
| tiOns Ii and Is, chapter A, Session Laws
1882 relating to taxes; an Act to amend
section 400 of the Civil Code, relating to
dead letters.
COMMITTEES TO REPORT EARLY.
The President stated that the Secretary
informed him there were a large number
of bills in the hands of committees. He
thought they should report early.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of an Act to regulate the
Importation and sale of opium.
Section was read as follows
Section2. Before the license provided for
in this Act is issued, the person or persons
who have obtained the same shall make
and execute and deliver to the Minister of
the Interior good and sufficient bond in
the penal sum of ten thousand dollars,
with not less than one good surety, to be
approved by the said Minister, conditioned
that the party or parties who have obtained
the license will not sell, give or furnish
any opium or preparation of opium to any
person who has not received a certificate
from some physician stating that opium is
the proper remedy for the disease from
which the bearer is suffering, and that the
rules and regulations contained in the
license will not be violated.
Mr.. Kaunamano said that on Monday an
amendment to the section, offered by Mr..
Hayselden, had passed. He therefore
moved the section pass as amended.
Mr.. Brown moved to insert after the
words "or preparation of opium" the
words "to any native Hawaiian or to any
other"
Mr.. Kaunamano accepted the amend
ment.
Mr. Thurston moved to add to Mr..
Browns amendment "Or to any Japanese"
DR.. Wight moved to amend the section
by inserting "or any other nationality ex-
cept Chinese"
Mr.. Kaunamano thought they were in
terfering too much. If the Hawaiian
wanted to get up a dream he could fall
back on his ava.
The amendment by DR.. Wight was put
and lost.
The amendments offered by Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Thurston both passed.
Mr.. Dickey moved to insert at the end
of the section ''no more than one sale
shall be made on any one certificate.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the section pass
as amended.
Mr.. Dickey's amendment was put and
lost, and the section passed as amended.
Section 8. The person receiving such
license shall keep in book of record, to be
furnished him by the Minister of the In
terror, record of the names of all persons
to whom such licensee has sold any opium,
with the date of such sale and the guam
tity sold. Such record book shall be kept
in the English and Hawaiian languages,
and shall be open to inspection at any
time to any member of the police force and
the Minister of the Interior. The person
holding the license shall give to each per-
son purchasing opium receipt stating
the date of such purchase and the quantity
of opium sold.
Mr.. Kaunamano moved the section pass.
Mr. Thurston moved to insert after the
words quantity sold" the following: "And
the name of the physician issuing such
certificate and the date of such certificate"
The amendment carried, and the section
passed as amended
Section 4. Every person not having Ii
cense who shall have possession of any
opium contrary to the provisions of sec
ton of this Act, or who shall sell or fur
nish any opium or preparation of opium to
any person or persons, contrary to law
shall upon conviction thereof be fined in
sum of not less than two hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned at hard labor for any term
not more than two years.
Mr.. Kaunamano moved the section
pass.
Mr.. Thurston said he was informed yes
terday, on very good authority, that in
japan the law was so severe that people
were afraid to break it. He wanted to
pass a law to deter people. A sentence of
two or three months was no good, as peO-
pie could come out and pursue their bust
ness. He moved as an amendment the
following punishment: shall upon con-
viction thereof be fined in a sum not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
at hard labor for not more than ten years
nor less than two years"
Mr.. Kaunamano accepted the amend
ment, and the section passed as amended.
Section 5. The person who has obtained
a license under this Act is hereby author
lied to import opium or preparation of
opium through the Custom House, paying
a duty upon the same of Is per cent, and
there shall be charged one dollar on each
tin of opium imported for a stamp to be
put on each tin of opium imported. All
opium seized, which has been brought into
this Kingdom without paying duty, and all
opium which has not been stamped shall be
forfeited to the Government, and shall be
stamped with the Government stamp. The
Government may dispose of such opium to
the party who has received the license
upon his paying the duty upon the same
of Is per cent and one dollar per tin for the
stamp.
Mr.. ThurstOn moved as an amendment
to strike out the word tin and insert Ion
each container of opium of half pound.
Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn moved to amend