The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-11-04
Petition for Writ of Nandamus
Granted.
The Respondent win Have TO Call =
Meeting % the Trustees Forth
with. and Pay the Costs %
the Proceeding

George :. Harris and I. r. Walker.
members Of S corporation entitled
T.. The Trustees OF the Anglican
Church in Hawaii" petition for s
wit q msrdamus against the Right
Rev. Alfred Willis, Bishop q the
Anglican Church.
The petitioners complain that the
B;shop hzS refused their written re
ouaSt that lie would csl 8 meeting
81 the corporation II order that sald
CORPORATION might consider. snd II II
should be deemed desirable snd pro
per. decide upon the sdvisabiiity OF
removing S building Oh ssld
PREMISES the Cathedral grounds
resr Emns street in Honolulul. ST
present in close proximity 70 the
church building n course o. con
structiOn for the Chinese congregs-
ton giving s. his rssSon for de
clininE such request, thst the pur-
pose for which the meeting was
desired did not fslI within the func-
lions q ssii body The complaint
further Sl.egeS tbs, the Bishops
refusal : without warrant o. lsw
ana wrongtully deprives the COM
plsirsntS 70 perform the duties Ell
trusted % them
Tie bishop fled SD srswer deny
inC that ne s. Bishop q Honolulu :
authori-ed srd required by the chsr-
ter u cSl. S meeting q ssld corpora
ton upon receiving s written request
u 30 = tyOu ore-thiri q the whole
bo6v. and denies SlSc that sGil re
FUSS : vitbCu, wsrrar; q law and
wrC-EtClly GeprlyeS Co-p-a-csctS =
members q said corporation o the
opportunity - perform ne duties
entrusted u them
The Court then considers The clSr-
ts- u Incorporation GcG reviews the
respondents answer. sitter which The
decision concludes s. follows
The decisive question II this COT
te--.c- : whether this Official set q
czlEcC 5 meeting upon the written
reCCss- y third o the
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ts- q discretion with the presi-
dent q the corporation We must
6c6 the answer 70 this question n
The wc-is themselves II shall be
the duty o: the said President - csll
5 meeting o. receiving ; written re
Quest 70 % - from Oce-.hIr1 q the
whole BODY These words sre IN
ps-zt5ve. there sra ID other wOriS 70
soften q modify them We ind no
enactment q the Sv-CG q rule q
the CLu-cL O England which gives
hin s-cn power = would qualify TINS
enactment q c-@ charter me case
q BCvG - PLl--p.C.s. < L R Adm
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bishop u ECE-SCl the extended
powers c-z1-ai ty the respondent
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call g meeting upon receiving 8 legal
request - u d.
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he considered i Illegal q refuse u
cal IL the charter pisces 10 such
responsibility upon him. sCd gives
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