The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-16

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the Supreme Court now, while on
Circuit Court duty, with additional
powers to hold sessions during re-
cess, in Chambers, where all or
nearly all, civil actions can be heard
and determined.
The bill provides that there shall
be four sessions of the court at Ho.
nolulu each year, one in each of the
months of February, May, August
and November; two sessions of the
second Judicial Circuit at Wailullu,
on the island of Maui, in June and
December; two sessions of the third
judicial Circuit, one at Waiohinu,
kau, in April, and one in Kohala in
October; two sessions Of the fourth
judicial Circuit, at the town of
Hilo, in January and July; and two
sessions of the fifth Judicial Circuit,
at Lihue, Kauai, in March and Sep
tember.
The bill also provides that the
term of court shall, if necessary,
extend TO and include the oath day
after the opening thereof, that the
Justice of Circuit Court shall re-
side in the judicial Circuit for
which he is appointed, and that he
shall hold Office during good behav-
ior, subject to removal upon i'm
parchment, and as otherwise pro-
vided by the Constitution.
The Supreme Court by this bill
is to be made a strictly Appellate
Court, land not as now, one TO COR
rect errors made by its own mem
bers as we'll as by subordinate
| courts" 1t will consist of "Chief
Justice and two Associate Justices,
| provided however, that the existing
Justices of the Supreme Court shall
| exercise their functions as Justices
of the Supreme Court under the
| provisions of this Act according to
| the constitutional tenure of Office
but no vacancy occurring among the
Justices OF the Supreme Court shall
be filed by the appointment of a
new Justice, except such vacancy OF
vacancies which shall reduce the
number of Justices to less than
three: in such q case new Justice
or justices shall be appointed as
may be necessary to make up the
number of Justices of the Supreme
Court to three" 'The terms of
| the Supreme Court shall be held on
the third Monday of March, June,
September and December of each
year, and special terms may be held
at other times whenever it shall be
necessary for the promotion of jus,
tice, provided it shall be deemed tc
be continuously in session."
The bill also provides for q Chief
Clerk of the Judiciary Department
and as many Deputy Clerks as the
business of the department requires
The Chief Clerk and first deputy
shall be appointed by the Chie1
Justice, the other Deputy Clerk:
shall be appointed respectively by
the Justices of the Courts to which
said Deputy Clerks are assigned
The concluding sections of the bill
define the duties of the clerks, ant
describe minutely the manner il
which to perfect appeals and TO
what causes exceptions may b
noted
In the report accompanying thi
, bill, the commission deem a Sup
RENE Appellate Court of thre
judges amply sufficient for all strict
ly appellate work, and say that the
: believe that at least one of the pre-
sent five Judges of the Suprem
Court would accept the position c
Circuit Judges. Gwen should
prove impracticable to secure sue
, acceptance on the part of secon
r of those five Judges, the certaint
of such willingness on the part {
| one would materially reduce til
G difficulties to so important chang
t in the personnel Of tr
t bunal whose members are, by IL
s Constitution, guaranteed life il
Y cumbency." They believe that ii
a maintenance of u court of fS
h judges for appellate purposes III
n necessary as well as extravagant,
e They believe a change in IL
S system by reducing the number
t appellate judges desirable, and urs
| that such a change be inauguratC