The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-21
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
AN ACT


AND TO ADD A New ARTICLE
TO THE CONSTITUTION TO BE
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. II he approve
he 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. If
after such reconsideration it shall be
approved by two-thrds vote of all
the elective members of the Legsla-
ture, it shall be returned to the King
for signature, but if such signature
shall again be refused, then it shall
become a 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. If 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 be law in like man
ner as if be had signed it, unless the
Legislature by their adjournment
prevent its return, in which case it
shall not be 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 a
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, Amer ican, 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 cleo
ton 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-
brapces 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.
slitution is hereby amended so thai
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article 63. No person shall si
as Noble or Representative in thu
Legislature unless elected under
and in conformity with, the prov
sons of this Constitution.
SECTION 3. Article G2 of the Con
stitution is hereby amended so tina
said Article shall read as follows:
"Article G2, Every male subjeo
0f the Kingdom, OF Hawaiian, Ameri
can, or European birth or descent
who shall have taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution aud laws IN tn
manner provided for electors Of Ma
bles who shall have paid his taxes
who shall have attained the age o
twenty years, sud shall have bee
domieiled IN the Kingdom Tor on
yoar immediately preceding the clee
ton aud shall know how Ia read ah
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