The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-09-09
IKE AMENDMENT.


late session Of the Legislature. The
record has been kindly furnished by
Hon. w. o. Smith as important in
formation at this juncture. Repre-
sentative Kinney introduced the
first amendment on June 10, 1888,
and a special committee reported
three drafts at intervals TO the
House. Following arc the four diff
ferent versions submitted:
FIRST.
The Constitution OF The Kingdom
of the Hawaiian islands Is hereby
amended by adding thereto a Sec
this Kingdom. The estate and in
terest in land they may acquire or
acquiring hold, and the number Of
years they may lawfully reside in
this Kingdom: Provided, however,
that no law shall operate TO make it
unlawful for any person to continue
IN an occupation or employment he
or she was engaged in at the time of
the passage of such law; and pro-
vided that no person within the
Kingdom when this amendment be-
comes part of the Constitution,
shall thereafter be compelled to de-
part the Kingdom, or be punished
for remaining therein.
The Legislature may provide for
the enforcement of the provisions of
this amendment and laws enacted
hereunder in any manner it may
deem proper.
SECOND.
The Constitution of the Kingdom
| of the Hawaiian Islands is hereby
amended by adding thereto an article
ton, to be entitled "Section Ala"
to read as follows:
SECTION Ala. In this amendment
Chinese" means any person or per-
sons, male or female, of Chinese OF
Monaghan birth or descent, now OF
hereafter in this Kingdom, whether
now or hereafter citizen or citizens
| thereof.
No law shall be dee Jared unconsti'
tutional because confined in its
operation to Chinese, or any body
or class thereof.
The Legislature may restrict OF
prohibit the admission of Chinese
or any body or class thereof, into
this Kingdom: may name and limit
the occupation or employment il
which Chinese, or any body or class
thereof, may lawfully engage il
to be entitled "Article 4TA," t
read as follows:
Article 47A.-In this article "Chi
nese" means any person or persons,
male or female, wholly of Chinese
or Monaghan birth or descent, now
or hereafter in this Kingdom
(whether now or hereafter either
or citizens thereoD.
The Legislature may name and
limit the occupation or employment
in any line whatsoever in which Chi
nese, Or any body or class thereof
may lawfully engage or continue-
the estate and interest in land they
may acquire or acquiring hold, anc
the duration thereof. aud the mum
her of years not TO be less than si'
they may lawfully reside in this
Kingdom: Provided, however, tina
no law shall operate to make it I'M
lawful for any Chinese to engage il
the cultivation or manufacture Of
rice or sugar and, provided, that nc
Chinese within the Kingdom, whel
this amendment become part o
the Constitution, stall hereafter bt
compelled to depart the same.
The Legislature may provide, by
law, for the enforcement of the pro
visions of this amendment in any
manner it may deem proper, and NJ
such laws shall be declared uncOn
s,itutional because confined in thei
operation to Chinese or any body o
class thereof.
THIRD.
BE 1t resolved by tie Legislature o
the H4tcaijm Kingdom:
That the following Article be ant
hereby is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution:
The Legislature may by law nam
or limit the occupation or employ
ment Of every kind whatsoever i
which Chinese, or any body or elias
of Chinese may lawfully engage c
continue to pursue; the estate an
interest in land they may acquire
or acquiring, hold, and the duratio
thereof and the number of years
not less than six, during which an
Chinese may lawfully reside in tn
Hawaiian Kingdom; and may prC
vide for the registration and ident
fication Of Chinese: Provided, how
ever, that no law shall operate
make it unlawful for any Chinese t
engage in the cultivation or mani
facture Of rice or sugar; and pre-
vided further, that no Chimes
within the Hawaiian Kingdom whe
this amendment becomes part {
the Constitution shall thereafter /
compelled to depart the same, eA
can't sInh Chinese ne shall he lapall