The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-03-06
SUPREME COURT.
King KaIakaua's Will Admitted
10 PrObafe-Ofher 1TaffarS

In the Supreme Court Thursday
morning before Mr.. Justice McCully
IN the estate of His Majesty Kala-
kaua, deceased, it was ordered that
the accounts of DR.. Geo. Trousseau,
temporary administrator, be ap-
proved and he discharged. Further
that the SAID DIR. Trousseau be ap-
pointed administrator with the will
annexed under bonds of $4,000. f.
III. Hatch for petitioner. The will
which was witnessed by j. q. Hoa-
pill, j. P. Kahalewai and I. Sber-
wood is as follows:
KALAKAUA,
BY the Grace of God and the Will of the
Legislative Assembly of the Ha-
waiian Islands, King,
Being OF sound and disposing mind
and memory and we'll knowing the un-
certainties of human life, do hereby
make, publish and declare, this to be
Our last Will and Testament, in man
ner following, that is to say:
Flrst-In conformity with Our ap-
polntment and public proclamation
made on the 18th day of April A. d.
1871, and in accordance with the 22d
Article OF the Constitution promulgated
by Us on the 9TH day of July A. d. 1887.
that Our beloved Sister, Her ROYAL
Hlghness Princess Liliuokalani. be Our
successor to the Throne Of Hawaii, it is
Our Will that she ascend the Throne inn
medlately upon Our decease IN case We
die without heirs of Our body lawfully
begotten
Second-It is Our wish that Our be.
loved sister and successor the Princess
Liiluokalani, failing heirs of her BODY
upon succeeding to the Throne of Hawaii,
appoint and publicly proclaim as her
successor Our beloved Niece, Her Royal
Hlghness the Princess Victoria Kawekiu
haiuianl keahilapalapa Kekauluohi.
49, Ihlrd-lt is further Our wish that the
throne OF Hawaii shall descend to Our
beloved Niece, Her Royal Highness the
Princess Victoria Kawekiu Kaiulani, the
daughter and heir of Her Royal High
ness Princess Llkelike, and to the heirs
OF her oody In succession, it being Our
wish and desire that the sovereignship
OF tne hingdom OF Hawaii be perpetuated
In the family of which We are the
head.
Fourth-In the event that the Throne
OF Hawaii shall descend to Our beloved
Niece, Her Royal Highness the Princess
Victoria Kawekiu Kaiulani, as in the last
article provided, while she has not at
tanned the age of majority, We ordain
that Her Majesty Our beloved Queen
Consort kapiolani, if then surviving.
shall be Regent to conduct the Govern
ment until the Princess shall have at
tanned the age of majority
Elftl-ln case hoyupyor tba ~o,,1
line as hereinbefore indicated in articles
one, two and three shall be about to
become extinct, and Her Majesty Our
beloved Queen Kapiolani shall then sur
vlve, 1T is Our wish that the Sovereign
last relgning of Our immediate family.
as before indicated, shall appoint and
proclaim Her Majesty Queen kapiolani
70 be the next successor to the Throne of !
Hawaii.
Slxth-lt is Our wish to provide that
when the last one of Our Immediate |
family shall come to the Throne, there
being no issue of his or her body to sue |
coed in order, and Her Majesty Queen
kapiolani not being alive when such |
event shall occur, the Throne of Hawaii
shall d scend to Our beloved Sister, Her
Royal Highness Princess Poomajkelani
and after her, failing heirs of her BODY.
the Throne of Hawaii shall descend to
the sons of Our cousin as follows: first
to His Royal Highness Prince David Ka.
wananakoa and to the heirs of his
body; and failing heirs then to His ROYAL
HIghness Prince Cupid Kalanianaole
and the heirs of his body; each to as
sumo the name and title of KALAKAUA,
and to be numbered in order from u as
the hrst OF this name, and in that case
to assume the number that shall next
follow in numerical order.
Seventh-We desire that Our Cham.
berlain the Honorable Curtis p. Iaukea
or his successor be allowed occupation
OF the chambers and archives of his
office at the Palace for one month after
Our decease, In which to regulate and
put in order the affairs of his Office before
passing them over to his successor, in
case any should be appointed, and We
desire him to take charge OF all our pub
TIC and private papers Immediately upon
our decease.
Eighth-After the payment of Our lust
debts, We make the following disposition
Oh the property both real and personal
Of which We shall be seized and pos
sessed at the time of Our death, the
same not being royal domain or Crown
~ OSAhS Jul private property. |
namely: We give, devise and bequeath
unto Our beloved Queen Kapiolani and
20 her heirs and assigns forever all of
Dur estate real and personal of whatso.
ever name and nature, and wheresoever
in the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Ninth-We hereby leave the nomina.
ion and appointment of Executor of this
Dur last Will and Testament to the Oh
ion OF Our beloved Consort Queen Kapio. 1
ami with bonds
Done at Our Palace at Keakealani
Hale in Kailua, Hawaii, this Twenty.
irst day of May IN the Year OF our Lord
)ne Thousand Eight Hundred and
(Signedl KALAKAUA REX.
In re bankruptcy OF Joseph Gold J
tein, of Waikiki, Maui. Voluntary
'etition for adjudication. Petitioner
declared and adjndged bankrupt.
friday, March Oath, is appointed for
roof of claims and election of
ssignee. 9. L. Garter for petit :
loner.
In re bankruptcy of Richard Oliver
+ Honolulu. Voluntary petition for
Petitioner is declared
nd adjudged a bankrupt. March
tn appointed for proof of claims. / )
tc. W. 0. Smith for petitioner. :