The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06


offers to vote not less than three months Immediately
preceding the election at which he offers to vote
Second That he shall own and be possessed in his
right of taxable property in this country of the
value not less than three thousand dollars over and
above all membranes shall have actually received
income of not less than six hundred dollars during
the year next preceding his registration for such cleo
ton.
Third That he shall be able to read and comprehend
ordinary newspaper printed in either the Hawaiian,
English or some European language; Provided, how
ever that the requirement of three years residence,
and of ability to read and comprehend ordinary
newspaper printed either in the Hawaiian English or
some European language shall not apply to persons
residing in the Kingdom at the time of the promulga-
ton of the Constitution they registered and voted at
the first election which was held under the same.
Fourth That he shall have taken oath to support
the Constitution and laws such oath to be administered
by any person authorized to administer oath by any
Inspector of Elections
THE QUALIFICATIONS ELECTORS
sENTATIvEs
SECTION "a Every male resident of the Kingdom of
Hawaiian American or European birth or descent who
shall have taken oath to support the Constitution
and laws in the provided for electors of Mobiles;
who shall have paid his taxes who shall have attained
the age of twenty years. and shall have been dOmicied
in the Kingdom for year Immediately preceding the
election; and shall know how to read and write either
the Hawaiian English or some European language Off
born since the year $780, and shall have caused his
to be entered the list of voters of his district
as may be provided by law shall be entitled to one vote
for the Representative Representatives of that dis
trct Provided however, that the requirement of being
domciled in the Kingdom for year Immediately
preceding the election and of knowing how to read and
write either in Hawaiian, English European
language shall not apply to persons residing in the
Kingdom at the time of the PRONUNCIATION of the Con-
sttution if they registered and voted under the first
election which was held under the same.
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
SECTION 25 The following persons shall not be per-
mtted to register for voting to vote, to sit in the
Legislature, namely: Any person who is insane
idiot any person who shall have been convicted of
any of the following named ofenses, viz. Arson bar
ratry bribery, burglary counterfeting, embezzlemen
feonous branding of CATTLE forgery gross cheat incest
kidnapping, larceny, malicious burning manslaughter
in the first degree, murder perjury, rape robbery,
sodomy treason subornaon of perjury and malfeasance
in Office, unless he shall have been pardoned by the
King and restored to his civil rights and by the express
terms of his pardon declared to be eligible to offices of
SECTION &C. No elector the day of election shall
be arrested during his attendance at the polling place.
i'll going to or from the polls, except in case of
treason felony breach of the peace shall any
eector such election day be obliged to perform any
military duty whereby he might be prevented from
voting, except in time of war OF public danger
SECTION % No soldier shall go to the polling place
for any purpose in uniform shall any military
political organizations be marched allowed 60 to
the polling place in body.
OF REGISTRATION.
SECTION Is. There shall be appointed by the Minister
of the Interior by and with the consent of the Cabinet
Electoral Registrar who shall be and act as a gem
era registrar for all the electoral districts of the King
DOM and who shall make and keep records of all per-
sons entitled to vote at any election, which shall be
known the Register of Voters and the office shall
be in Honolulu under the direction of the Minister of