The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-26

Art. %. The Judges of the Supreme
Court and other Courts OF Record shall.
at stated times, receive for their services
compensation which shall not be
diminished during their continuance in
office; and, before taking charge of his
office, every member OF the judiciary
shall take and subscribe an oath that he
VIII support the Constitution, Justly APP
ply the laws and faithfully and imparti-
ally discharge the duties OF his office.
Art. 81. No Judge or magistrate shall
Sit again on an appeal or new trial, in
any case on which he may have given a
previous judgment.
Art. 9S. Any judicial officer who
shall absent himself from the Kingdom
Tor more than sixty days, shall be
deemed to have forfeited his office; for
longer leave of absence, permission must
De obtained from the King in Privy
Council.
Art. 80. The Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court shall also be the Chan
cellor OF the Kingdom He shall exer-
else such jurisdiction in equity or other
cases as the law may confer upon him,
his decisions being subject, however to
the revision OF the Supreme Court on
appeal; he shall send 10 the Legislature
biennial report of the state OF the Judi
ciary in all its branches and of all its
proceedings, including statement OF
such defects and omissions in the laws
as may be discovered to exist
Art. 100. The decisions OF tha SUI
preme Court, when made by u majority
OF the Justices thereof, shall be final and
conclusive upon all parties.
Art. l0l. The King, his Cabinet and
cf.,H, Oh
require the opinions of the Justices of
the Supreme Court, upon important
questions of law, and upon solemn occa-
sions.
Art. 102. Capital punishment, such
as provided by the present laws of the
| land, shall be applied only in extreme
cases; it is abolished for political
offenses.
Art. l03. The possession or sale OF
| firearms and ammunition Of war by pri-
| waite parties is strictly prohibited, except
| by special licenses as provided by law
! licenses shall also be issued allowing in
! dividuals to possess q reasonable
number of small arms for personal
protection, or fowling pieces and ritled
for sporting purposes; but the carrying oil
| weapons, unless by the military and
| police in the exercise OF their functions
is strictly forbidden. And no individual
or corporation shall be allowed to or
| ganize, equip, maintain or employ an
| armed body OF men; but, in case OF war
| riot, or other public danger, the King in
Privy Council, may order the dIStribu
ton OF arms and ammunitions from the
Government arsenals to the police and
to volunteers who must serve under the
orders of officers appointed by the King
through his Cabinet
Art. 1O4 The following persons shall
not be permitted to register for voting, Il
vote, or to hold office under any depart
uent Of the Government, or to sit in the
Legislature, namely: Any person who
is insane or an idiot, or any person wht
shall have been convicted of any OF tn,
following-named offenses, viz: Arson
barratry, bribery, burglary, counterfeit
ing, embezzlement, felonious branding o
cattle, forgery, gross cheat, incest, kid
mapping, larceny, malicious burning
manslaughter in the first degree. murder
perjury, rape, robbery, sodomy, treason
subornation of perjury and malfeasanc'
in office, unless he shall have been par
doned BY the King and restored to hi
civil rights, and by the express terms Q
his pardon declared to be eligible t.
offices OF trust, honor and profit.
Art los. All laws now in force in thi
Kingdom shall continue and remain il
full effect, until altered by the Legisla
ture, such parts only except as are re
pugnant to this Constitution. all law
heretofore enacted or that may hereafte
be enacted, which are contrary to thi
Constitution, shall be null and void an
as many provisions of old laws not onl
conflict with this instrument, but ais
form caotic mass of useless legislation
it will be the duty of the Government t
: provide Immediately for complet
coditication of the laws of this Kingdom
on liberal and progressive basis and il
accord with the spirit OF this Constitu
), ton; and the laws shall be re-codife
,, every ten years hereafter.
Art. 106. For any emergency tha
may present itself, not foreseen by thi
: Constitution, precedents shall be locke
: for in the Constitutions aud laws c
! other civilized monarchies, until prope
action be taken by the Legislature.
. Art. 1O7. The Cabinet shall hay
/. power to make and publish all necessar
lfsnaad regulations for the holding
-. any eli ectionNlections under this Coz
the he stitution, prior s5 the passage by II
and asure OF appropriate laWy -
The purpose, and to provide for adniniss
at ing to officials. subjects and r7eider
alb the oath to support this Constit ltion.
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on, but, that there may be no ksidAre OF
tice, or Inconvenience to the 3kingde
from any change, all officers al this Hi
dom at the time this Gonsttution 81
:, take effect, shall have, hold land exer'
the all the power to them grated, until /
sme fully removed. Such officers shall t
the an oath to support his Constitul