The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-02
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
(COntinued.l

(COntlnued.)
( There is one very important
change in the new law as compared
with the old. Each island now votes
for all its mobiles on one ticket, print
ed on blue paper, and this ticket only
can be used by such electors as are
entitled to vote for mobiles. So
also on Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.
The total number of votes that
can be cast for mobiles on all the isl
ands is about 5000.
For choosing representative the
system is entirely different. There
are twentyfour separate districts
and only one representative can be
balloted for in each district. For
instance, Oahu has eight representa-
tives and eight districts, five of
which are in this city and three in
the country. Each of the city and
country districts elects its own rep
resentatives. This is a great.change
from the old law, Formerly Homo
lulu was entitled to four representa-
tives, who were balloted for all on
one ticket by the electors at large.
Now, each city district is to have its
own representative. The total num-
Der of votes that can be cast for rep
resentatives throughout the islands
is about 14,600.
These five districts are as follows
1.-The First embraces all east of
South and Alapai streets, from the
sea to the mountain summit, running
over the middle of PunchboWl, and
embraces Makiki and Mauoa Valleys
to Diamond Head, the largest dis
trict in the city.
2.-The Second includes Pauoa
and Nuuanu Valleys from the noun
tain top to the fagpole on Punch
bowl, thence to School street and
thence to Fort street, down Fort to
Beretania, along Beretania to Nuu-
anu Stream, then up to School and
Liliha to Judd, thence up to the
mountain.
3.-The Third district includes
from Punchbowl Hill, down Alapai
and South streets to the sea, along
the sea, up Richards street to Bere-
tania, to Fort, up Fort to School.
4.-The Fourth district: All that
portion of said Honolulu or Kona,
lying west of districts two and three
and inside of a line drawn from the
corner of School and Liliha streets
through the center of Liliha street
to King street, along the center o.
King street to the bridge crossing
the Nuuanu stream, and bounded
makai by the sea.
5.-The Fifth district: All the
remaining portion of Honolulu o.
Kona, lying north and west of dis
tricts two and four.
6.-The Sixth district: The judi
cial and taxation district of Koolau
poke, to be called the Koolau dis
trict.
THE Seventh district: The ju
dicial and taxation districts of Kool
auloa and Waialua, to be called thu
Waialua district.
8.-The Eighth district: The ju
dicial and taxation districts of Eva
and Waianae, to be called the Ew;
district.
We continue our summary of the
law from last issue of the paper.
Sections 81 to So prescribe the
manner of depositing votes. The
ballots are to be folded and handed
to the chairman of inspectors, as in
former elections.
If two or more ballots are founG
folded together both are to bt
thrown out.
Ballots have to be folded in the
manner directed.
If the number of ballots in the
box exceed the number of names
the surplus will be rejected in the
manner prescribed. (See 68 and 74)
Sections SO to "a direct how the
votes shall be counted and the care
of the records.
Sections rs to 85 relate to annul
ling any fraudulent elections.
Sections Sc to 96 relate to corrupt
and illegal practices in elections
and prescribe severe penalties