The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-09

CEE-Cy q III CoCET. 81 N'CCLLy. :
TIE defendants were members OF
IL Board q INSPECTORS Of Election
Fu- ureeluc- = district ;. islsnd Of
Oahu 81 The speclsl election q July
81 ISzsl. tu- the election solely OF
u-z u1lla II place q one who hsd
--1ei- They are charged with
IT, cEz-ss q vIolsrng proylSlOns Of
Charter : q the Session Lsws Of
ISSS- which = the general election
law i : s5-lcte5 that the general
u-oceeiI1Es n holding the election
Ezr= ascending . lsw- Inc charge
-z5z : that the defendants unlsw-
E--v refused q tske the bsllOt q
u-z N---zu Edmund Gedge- The
s5-----5 tzc-s are that Mr.. Gedge
zzs 5-lv registered - s voter II this
----z-e-- and wss entitled 70 vote
--z-=- unless the fact q MS removal
. residence from TINS precinct and
-sE5-- ID residence II 81 sGIOlnlng
--=---- about ten days previous
4 --= lection properly barred him
i'm casting Ms vote there The
E=s=-Iz--s. inspectors. declined 10
z.z---- III G51gs . vote under the
r--v-----S q Section 3 o. the AcI
E-- -esiS- ~Whe1ever any district
sal - divided into Two o. more
r-z-=---s- Sz1s-s-e lists q voters
-z-E5--- II esch precinct shall Dc
r-=-z-a5 1rc- rhe register. scd 10
5-=c--- sal be permitted 70 vote N
E----=.--e- other than that wherein
* resides
L-= contention q the prosecution
-Ez- r-= construction given Janu-
z-v = ISel by The Justices Of this
CIR u reply q certain questions
u---l--5a5 - them By the Minister
Z IL Interior supported the right
= III G=1Ee = vote We SSy N
-ts- c---=1-. -ILsE election districts
~ Esz-e5 u Section Is; they ara
N number. and one Represents
I've : allowed IN esch district aDd
ca h v1-s5 t1r by only the voters
Z he particular district But
~ N-L-ss- - n number. ans
~ zu1Crlo-e1 q Be voted Tor
sly 81 The voters q the respee-
Er= =-=e-1- districts. but nine
N.tez are . be To:ad for by each
49, lwE5 : cCallEeil on the
TSs5 4 OzLu- and SIX by esch
---=r q he Island q Hawaii. and
= q throughout tie group Tor
u-r11sz. therefore, q voting for
S-t.=s ne Is-z1d q Oahu Is the
I5-s-r--- = : also ths Island Of
Ez~z- &c II al tEs voters quail
I'd = vc-= t-r MOBILES csn vote Tor
- ---b=r q N1b-ss prescribed for
IL zs-z-5 q which the voter lives
cs- make ID difference n which
E=--5-- District within Ths island
------ = stands lie may reside.
z-5 z-T change trcD CDe . another
2 -E-z districts into which the
=--sr5 = divided cannot affect his
--- = We t-r MOBILES provided
Is Is resided q TIE particular
SD EEera he offers d vote Tor
-Er== u1urLs Immediately preceding
rlE =-=cl1--
1-r Ele~ this opinion does not
z------ rs e-z-u 4 the pr0Secu-
- Il : u The effect that resi-
5z-ce Z three months N an! part
- rzr-s . the Island district : the
-=-s7=-e= required for nan other
- c-z-iEs5 u vote f0r NObles
--1=- wLzch lie nay register Ii
--- ~ t1-cL t1e question o. pro
~ --r-=-T- TIE section Of the
49, - which tEs Inspectors
t-7 tLs-r actions. requires that ne
- b resident II the district OF
-1-rz u-=-zuct n which he regis
- ID z resident q the precinct
-eL Le F1teS Inls would
- 4 b 2 needed law for the
-z---s--- Z v1-lcg- The law pro
E-zzs IL E voters getting rs name
rrzrsss-re5 frcn one registry 70
sr1-L=r upC1 Is changing MS resi-
a=-e=- Il Il UaElscts 70 attend 20
- 7 cznuut b sid that the law
- dlsfrscchised him O II he
,-E=--e- his residence - shortly De-
- TLs date q a election that the
z-z-=F-- Which must Be done at an
z5r=r--ssd public meeting Of the
T-z-..------ csunot b made he dis
4ss himself b his Own act
= w1ald Il be chose he make
5o-uzy s5rozd previous 70 an cleo
Uo1-
We consider that II refusing the
ross q W Gedgs. the defendants
f,lI1Esd tie law and Ne so9u1t them
Z IL c14-a
i seuzrs-e czss : brought against
IL ssulz defendants II respect I'd II
s1sznE The vote u Charles Lucas al
- ssms slsetlou- This case depends
a. <hs construction q facts, whether
n Luczs had Z residence N the
r-s-suct a. The date q the election
Re s1bi15n the report Of his tsstl-
~ given Il the Police Court and
- 20 b taken here
r. L1czs testified that he had
49, rez5sssred II this precinct and
- x0ssd there al the preceding
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