The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-02-24


ings of the Board and of the Union in the
absence of the President, and will attend
to all other necessary business. One OF
the Secretaries will keep sufficient min
utes or records of the transactions of all
local meetings, and the Treasurer will
hold in trust the funds of the Union.
Business at meetings of all the Boards
will be transacted by majority of the
members present, all having previously
been duly notified.
Sec. Z. Meetings of the Honolulu and
of the sectional Boards, for the proper
working of the Union, will be obtained
through the notice of the respective
Presidents, or Secretaries in their stead,
or shall be held at certain regular inter
walls, as may afterwards be found neces-
sary, the Presidents having also power
to issue passwords, or to take any other
measure necessary for insuring the pro-
per secrecy of the private meetings of
the Union
Sec. 8. To obtain the furtherance of
its ends, and to educate the public senti-
ment on the matter, as many private
and public general meetings of the diff
ferent sections of the Union shall be
held, as will be judged useful and neces.
sary by the different Boards, who will
have power to call to these meetings all,
or any special number of the members
of the respective sections, as may be
found necessary. Every member, duly
notified, who will fail to attend to the
meetings thus ordered, without proper
and valid excuse, shall be fined for the
benefit of the Unions funds.
Sec. 9. Outside of every mans obliga-
ton to propagate the doctrines of the
Union and gather adherents to it, it will
also be the duty of all members to sub
NIT to the respective Boards all sugges-
tons liable to help the cause, and any
who may think it necessary will have
right of asking the Boards through their
Secretaries to hold either private or pub
lie meetings of the different sections.
Sec. 10. If ever found necessary for
the more prompt realization of the ends
of the Union, reasonable contributions
or monthly dues may be asked from the
members, after decision of the Honolulu
Central Board, the disbursements of the
money SO raised to be made by the
Treasurer only on decision of the same
Board, and proper accounts of the dis
bursed funds to be afterwards submitted
yearly to the approval of the Union.
Sec. H. The Island sections will be
constituted by some member or mem
bers, directly affiliated to the Honolulu
Center, and to whom due power will be
given to that effect by the Honolulu
Board. Every section will elect it's
| Board and officers after the model of the
Honolulu one, and these will keep the
! Center informed of their transactions.
Sec. u. Members of the Branch sec
! tons on the other islands, while visiting
Honolulu, will be entitled to admission
to the local meetings, the Honolulu
members being reciprocated when going
to the other islands.
Sec. 49, On his admission to the
Union every member shall, in presence
of the President of the section, or of one
of the Vice Presidents, and of at least
two Directors, solemnly take the four
pledges which will be read to him.
Sec IA The first official manifestation
of the Union will be to present to the
Government, before the meeting of the
next Legislature, a memorial, asking
peremptorily:
First-That the Asiatic immigration,
both Chinese and Japanese, be imme-
diately restricted, and limited to such
strict number as may be required by the
planters for their individual wants, each
OF the employers being made responsible
for the immigrants introduced for him,
and further, in view of better controlling
these laborers, that sufficient portion
of their salaries be paid by the planters
into the hands of the Government, to be
kept there and RENTED to the immi-
grant only at the expiration of his con-
tract, when, after refusing to re-ship, he
is to be forced to return to his country.
Second-That the Vagrant Act be
strictly enforced on the Asiatics already
here.
Third-That no new licenses for any
trade or commerce be granted to any
Asiatics, and whenever possible, that
the present licenses given to Asiatics, be
not renewed when they expire.
Sec. 10. Notifications or additions to
the present. regulations will, on the pro-
position of any three members of the
Honolulu Center, be to order at any pri-
vate meeting of the Union, or may be
submitted in writing to the Board when
ever found necessary, such proposed
notifications having, however, to be