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

question, according to evidence and law.
Their Judgment however, shall not ex-
tend further than the removal from
Office and disqualification to hold or en-
Joy any place OF honor or profit, under
this Government; but the party SO con-
victed shall nevertheless be liable to
indictment, trial, judgment and punish
ment according to tine laws Of the land.
Art. AZ. All laws and acts made by
the House of Representatives, shall be
Immediately transmitted by its President
to the Senate who will duly consider and
discuss the same, and return them with
out delay to the other House, with its
approval or rejection. or with reasoned
recommendations. When returned as
approved by the Senate, the bill or act
must be then sent to the King, as here
matter provided but if bill or act 80
rejected by the Senate or returned with
amendments, it must be at once recon-
sidered by the House Of Representatives;
if the amendments are adopted by this
House the bill or act shall then be trans
mitted to the King; but if again passed
in its original form it must once more be
sent to the Senate, and if again rejected
by this body. it shall be the duty of the
President of the Senate to summon
meeting in convention, of the Privy
Council, the Senate and the Representa-
tives, who together shall proceed to con-
slider the bill and pass or reject it by
majority of twO-thirds. If rejected in
the convention the bill must be with
drawn and cannot be revised untifthe
next session of the Legislature
Art. AZ. Every bill which shall have
passed the Legislature shall, before it
becomes law, be presented to the Sow
ereign. If he approves, he shall sign it
and it shall thereby become law; but,
if not, he shall return it-with his objec-
tions-to the House of Representatives..
whose President shall summon the Sem
ate to meet with them in convention,
which will proceed to reconsider the
bill after entering the Royal objections
at large in their journal. If, after such
careful reconsiderations, it shall be APP
proved by two-third vote of all the
elective members OF the Legislature,
then the King shall not withhold his
signature. Any bill not returned by the
King within ten days Sundays except
ed), after it shall have been presented to
him, shall be law, i'm like manner as
if he had signed it, unless the Legisla-
ture by their adjournment prevent its
return, when it shall not become law.
Art. A. The enacting style in making
and passing all Acts and Laws shall be
"Be it enacted by the King and Legisla-
ture of the Hawaiian Kingdom" And to
avoid confusion which might result from
intermixing in one and the same Act,
such things as have no proper relation
to each other. every law shall embrace
but one object and that shall be ex-
pressed in its title.
Art. 40. ANY law legally passed,
SO ambiguous as to require the interpre-
submitted to the House of Representa-
tives at its next session, to revise and
construe its sense
Art. 46. No retrospective laws shall
ever be enacted.
Art. Al. The National Ensign shall
not be changed, except by special Act of
the Legislature.
Art. 4S. No new Constitution shall
ever be granted by any Sovereign of the
Hawaiian Islands, but the Legislature is
hereby invested with full power and au-
thority to amend the present Constitu-
ton SO as to satisfy the wants and wishes
of the people. Any amendment or
amendments, may-on the initiative of
member of the Legislature, or on petit
ton from the people-be proposed in the
House OF Representatives., to take the
usual course of any ordinary bill as here
inbefore provided. If finally approved
such proposed amendment shall be
immediately transmitted to the King,
who shall cause it to be submit
ted to the approval of the people, in
the following manner The proposed
amendment shall be ut once published
In the newspapers of the capital and
posted in conspicuous places in every dis
trict OF the Kingdom during thirty days,
with notice, to the electors to be pre-
pared, at the expiration of that time, to
give their yea or nay by special plebis-
cite which shall be regulated by the
Election Laws for Representatives. And
the proposed amendment shall only be-
come a part of the Constitution by ma
jority of yeas and cast throughout the
Kingdom.
Art. 40. Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture shall choose their own officers, who
shall be elected for the whole biennial
term, and shall determine the rules
of their own proceedings. A ma
Jorlty shall constitute a quorum to
do business, but smaller number
may adjourn from day to day and compel
the attendance of absent members i'm
such manner and under such penalties
as the Legislature may provide.
Art. so. All business of the Legislature
BE be decided by a majority of the
sbor present, and both Houses shall
membe,. their proceedings, and,
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on any question, the yeas and nayBBX
the members shall, at the desire of one.
fifth OF those present, be entered on the
| journal
Art. 81. The Legislature may appoint
special commissions of inquiry to investi
gate all matters of public administration
with power to summon witnesses and
obtain testimony under oath.
Art. SO. No petition to the Legislature
can be presented personally, nor will any
deputation be received by it.
Art. So. Each House shall be Judge oil
the qualifications OF its members and
alone shall decide -according to the reg
ulations made by itself-of the validity
| of all electoral transactions connected
with it's members.
Art. 81. All the sittings of both Houses
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cases Of State interest, when closed doors
may be requested by ten members
Art. So. No members of the Legislature
shall ever be held to answer, either civ.
lily or criminally, in any court or place
for any speech, debate or vote made in
the Legislature and all members of both
Houses shall. in all cases, except trea
son, capital crime or breach OF the peace
be privileged from arrest during their at.
| tendance at the sessions of the I.euisla