The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-19
Proposed Amendment 10 The
Constitution.

CALLED ARTICLE 83.
Be it enacted by the King and the
Legislature of the Hawaiian
Kingdom:
SECTION l. Article 48 of the Con-
stitution is hereby amended SO that
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article 48. Every Bill which
shall have passed the Legislature
shall, before it becomes law, be pre-.
sented to the King. If he approve
be shall sign it and it shall thereby
become a law, but, if not, he shall
return it, with his objections, to the
Legislature, which shall enter the
objections at large on their Journal
and proceed to reconsider it. Ii
after such reconsideration it shall be
approved by two-thirds vote of all
the elective members of the Legisla-
ture, it shall be returned to the King
for signature, but il such signature
shall again be refused, then it shall
become q law. In all such cases the
votes shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names Of the per-
sons voting for and against the Bill
shall be entered on the Journal of
the Legislature. II any Bill shall
not be returned by the King within
ten days Sundays excepted) after
it shall have been presented to him,
the same shall he q law in like man
ner as il be had signed it, unless the
Legislature by their adjournment
prevent its return, in which case it
shall not be a law"
SECTION 2. Article Sc Of the Con-
stitution is hereby amended so that
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article Sc. A Noble shall be u
male subject Of the Kingdom, who
shall have attained the age OF twenty.
five years and resided in the King
dom three years, and shall be the
owner of taxable property in this
Kingdom of the value of three thou
sand dollars over and above all en-
cumbrances, or in receipt of an in
come OF not less than six hundred
dollars per annum."
SECTION 3. Article SO of the Con-
stitution is hereby amended so that
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article SO. Every male subject
of the Hawaiian Islands, Of Hawai-
ian, American, or European birth or
descent, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty years, and shall have
paid his taxes, and shall have caused
his name to be entered on the list Of
voters for Mobiles for his District,
shall be an elector for Mobiles, and
shall be entitled to vote at any elec-
tion of Mobiles, provided"
And also that the clause numbered
second of said Article SO shall be
amended to read as follows:
"Second. That he shall own and
be possessed in his own right of tax
able property in this country Of the
value OF not less than one thousand
dollars over and above all encum-
braaces or shall have actually re-
ceived an income of not less than six
hundred dollars during the year next
preceding the registration for each
general election"
SECTION 4. Article 63 OF the Con-
slituton is hereby amended so that
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article Go. No person shall sit
as Noble or Representative in the
Legislature unless elected under,
and In conformity with, the pr0vi-
sioRs OF this Constitution"
SECTION b. Article 62 Of tho Con.
stilation IL hereby amended 50 that
said Article shall read rs follows,
"Artlole 62, Every male subject
OF the Kingdom, OF Hawaiian, Ameri-
can, or European birth or descent,
who shall have taken an oath to sup
port The Constitution and laws IN the
maDner provided for electors of No
bles who shall have paid bis taxes,
who shall have attained the age of
twenty years, aud shall have been
domlelled IN The Kingdom fof que
yeaf immediately preceding the slpo,
lion ahd she'll kn1w h0s % read and
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