The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-11-18
AN ACT

Be 1T Enacted by the King and the Legislature of the
Hao0aiian Kingdom:
SECTION l. The Military Forces of the Kingdom shall
consist exclusively of the Kings Royal Guard, which
shall be permanent force as hereinafter provided.
SECTION q The officers of the Kings Royal Guard
shall consist of Captain and two Lieutenants who shall
be appointed and removed by the King These officers
shall have power to make, alter and revoke all regula
tons not repugnant to the provisions of this Act
corning enlistment, discipline exercises, accoutre-
ments arms and clothing and to make such other rules
and orders may be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this Act and to provide and prescribe
penalties for any violations of such regulations not
extending to deprivation of life or limb the infection
of corporal punishment Every such rule regulation
order shall require for its validity the approval of His
Majesty the King, and shall be countersigned by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
SECTION g. His Majesty the King shall be Commander
n-Chef of all the Military Forces and shall have power
to CourtsMartia and to confirm the sentences
thereof and may appoint persons to without pay
on His personal staff with such honorary rank as He
may designate
SECTION 4. There shall be paid permanent Military
Force of not less than sxtyve men, more than one
hundred men of all ranks which shall be named the
Kings Royal Guard"
SECTION 5. The Kings Royal Guard shall be the
bodyguard of His Majesty the King, and the King shall
have the sole right to appoint and commission all its
officers, which commissions shall be countersgned by
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
SECTION g. The soldiers of the Kings Royal Guard
shall be enlisted to for three five years. and
shall be men of good physical development and in
physicians One-haf between 20 and 80 years old shall
be enlisted for three years. and onehalf between 20
and % years old shall be enlisted for five years. and all
shall take the oath prescribed in Schedule A.
SECTION z. All public property used for, and in con-
nection with the military forces of the Kingdom and
the expenditure of all moneys appropriated for military
purposes and for bands flags and salutes shall be sub
ect to the ORDERS and under the general supervision
and control of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
SECTION s. Any military armed force not organized
in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be
illegal and is prohibited provided however, that this
section shall not apply to the police
SECTION g. Whoever shall organize any military
armed force or belong to or become member of any
military armed force other than that provided for by
this Act shall upon conviction before any Police Dis
trict Justice, be fined in not less than hun
dred dollars nor than five hundred dollars by
imprisonment at hard labor not less than year
more than two years.
SECTION TO- This Act shall be in full force and effect
from and after the time of its approval and Chapter
XIV of the Laws of 1885, entitled Act relating to
the Military Forces of the Kingdom and all other laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Schedule A. referred to in Section g.
I....................... do solemnly swear
that will serve as soldier in the Kings Royal Guard
for a term Of years. should the Hawaiian
Government so long require my services that will be
faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty the
King Kalakaua, His Heirs and Successors; and that
will faithfully support the Laws and Constitution of the
Kingdom. So help me God.