The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-28
WHERE II DIFFERED FROM ruE
OLD ONE.
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Mrs. Dominis Swore HAD Been
Destroyed.

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Blount arrived:
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Jan
uary 81, 1898.
MIR. S. Nj. DAMoN, H0HoiuiE
SIR: You have stated that rs a con.
dition upon which you would only
authorize the lending by your firm of
Bishop x Co. to me of the further sum
of $4,000 upon certain securities that |
need not specify, / should hand to you
the original new constitution that it
was my intention to promulgate on the
day of the propagation of the late Legis-
lature, January II, 1898, ! assure you
that am unable to comply with such
condition, for the sole reason that such
new constitution and all copies thereof
and the draft thereof have been de.
stroyed, the original constitution by my
own hands and the copies thereof and
the DRIFT by my orders, ,,.o,,,,,x,
In presence Of
PAUL NEUMANN,
HENRY HOLMES.
Following are the essential parts of
the "new constitution"
PREAMBLE.
Kingdom contains many provisions in
consistent, ambiguous and contrary in
its terms, and is subversive and re-
strictive to civil and popular rights, and
incompatible with enlightened consti-
tutional monarchical government; and
WHEREAS, The prayer of my people,
coming IN the form of petitions from
all parts of this Kingdom, to myself
and to the Legislature, asking for n
new constitution embodying in its pro-
visions equal rights among all my sub
jects: which prayer to the Legislature
ofShis Kingdom has not been duly rec
Cd eized by that body through undue
and unjust influence: and
WHEREAS, 1t has become imperative
in order to restore order and tranquility
and to crafty the Just demand of my
subjects for new constitution to be
remodeled upon the most liberal and
popular form of Constitutional Mon
archical Government, that new con-
stitution be at once promulgated.
Now, therefore, |, Liliuokalani,
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. in my
capacity as Sovereign of this Kingdom,
and as the representative of the people,
and in accordance with their almost
universal desire, and in conformity
with their wishes, do annul and abrogate
. the constitution promulgated by Kala-
kaua on the 7lh day of July, n. d. 1887,
and do proclaim and promulgate this
constitutions.
ARTICLE 20 The supreme power of
the Kingdom in its exercises is divided
ali to the executive, legislative and Judi
cial; these shall always be preserved
distinct, and no executive or judicial
officer or any contractor or employee of
sthe Government or any person in the
receipt of salary or emolument from
the Government shall be eligible to cleo
ton to the Legislature of the Hawaiian
King ION, or to hold the position of an
elective member of the same, except
members of the privy council, notary
public, attorney at law and agent to
take acknowledgment. And no mem
Der of the legislative assembly shall,
during the time for which he is a
member, be appointed to any civil office
under the Government, except that of u
member of the cabinet.
ARTICLE %. The Crown is hereby
permanently confirmed to Her Majesty
Iiliuokalani and to the heirs of her body
lawfully begotten, and to their lawful
descendants in direct line: failing
whom, the Crown shall descend to Her
Royal Highuess the Princess Victoria
Kaiulani and the heirs of her body law
fully begotten, and their descendant in
direct line; failing whom, the Crown
shall descend to His Royal Highness the
Prince David Kawananakoa and the
heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and
their descendant in direct line; failing
whom the Crown shall descend to His
ROYAL, Highness the Prince Jonah Kuhio
Kalamianaole and the heirs of his body
lawfully begotten, and their lawful
descendant in a direct line. The sue
cession shall be to the senior male child
and to the heirs of his body; failing a
male child the succession shall be to the
senior female child and to the heirs of
her body. In case there is no heir, as
above provided, then the successor shall
be the person whom the Sovereign shall
appoint, with the consent of the mobiles.
and publicly proclaimed during the
Sovereign's life; but should there be no
such appointment and proclamation,
and the Throne should become vacant,
thea the Cabinet Council, Immediately
after the occurring of such vacancy,
shall call IA meeting of the Legislative
assembly, who shall elect by ballot some
native ali of the Kingdom as successor
to the Throne: and the successor SO
elected shall become a new STRIPS for a
royal family; and the succession from
the Sovereign thus elected shall be reg
~ulated by the same law as the present
royal family of Hawaii
ARTICLE As. The Legislative body
shall assemble biennially, in the month
of April, and at such other time as the
Queen may judge necessary, for the
purpose of seeking the welfare of the
nation. This body shall be styled
the Legislature of the Hawaiian King
dom.
ARTICLE 40, The Queen shall signify
her approval of any bill or resolution
which shall have passed the Legislative
assembly by signing the same. If she
approve not, she shall return il will
her objections to the Legislative As
sembly, which shall enter the objections
at large on their journal, and proceed
to reconsider il. IT, after such recon
sideIation, it shall be approved by I
two thirds vote of all the members OF
the Legislative assembly, it shall b'
presented again to the Queen, and slit
shall sign il, and it shall therefore be ,
law. In all such cases the vote shall b,
determined by yeas and nays, and tn,
names OF the persons voting for ant
against the bill or resolution shall b,
entered on the journal of the Legis
lature.
ARTICLE sc. The Representative
shall receive for their services a com
pensation to be ascertained by law, an'
paid out Of the public treasury, but n,
Increase of compensation shall TAX
n effect during the year in which it shal
have been made; and no law shall b
passed increasing the compensation o
said Representatives beyond the sum o
alive hundred dollars each for each hi
Annial term.
ARTICLE 81. The Queen appoints th
mobiles, who shall hold their appoint
ment during life, subject 10 the pro
visions of Article %, but their humble
shall not exceed twenty.four
ARTICLE 60 The representation o
the people shall be based upon the prin