The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-08
D. B. SMITH GOES IN.
M GETS FOURTEEN voTEs TO
THREE AGAINST.
The Constitutional Convention Bin
Introduced-The Dangerous Persons
Act Postponed.

important and interesting meeting o
the Councils was: President Dole, Vice
President Wilder, Ministers Hatch
King, Damon, Smith, Councillors En-
meluth, Allen, Warehouse, Ena, Ten
ney, Young, Zuhr, Mott, Morgan, Bolte
Mendonca.
Mr.. Hatch read a memorial from tn,
American League. II set forth that the
was composed Of severa
hundred loyal Annexationists that D.
Il. Smith had been and was its can.
didate for the Council vacancy; that he
had been endorsed by mass meeting
that with no other candidate in the field
he had been rejected that the
Schuetzen Club advised the Councils
that Mr.. Smith was under secret
pledge that would hamper him; that
this was not the fact; that he was under
no pledge to carry out any League
scheme other than contained in the
platform as published. A petition, sign
ed by about forty citizens. asking the
Councils to choose Mr.. Smith was read
Both were fled.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
uithutu tildl the request 10 utDOTI NuDl
Wun be laid ON the table. The com
mittee also recommended that the fine of
$500 against Chris. Gertz, opium dealer
be related when he had served the six
months imprisonment. Mr. Emmeluth
inquired if it was not known that
Gertz had $500 that he could pay. Mr..
Smith assured that the committee had
investigated the case and
,..I
motion to rebate the fine was car
ried, Messrs. Emmeluth and Morgan
voted in the negative,
Mr.. Hatch presented the act for a
convention. Here is the
text of it:
ACT.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A CoNsTITU-
TIoNAL CONVENTION.
Be it enacted by the Executive and
Advisory Councils of the Provisional
Government of the Hawaiian Islands.
Section /. There shall convene at the
call of the President convention to
frame constitution. Said convention
shall consist of the President, the EN-
ecutive and Advisory Councils and
eighteen delegates to be elected as
herein provided.
section 9. The election shall take
place on such day as shall be proclaimed
10y the Minister of the Interior.
Sections. For the purpose of this
election there shall be four electoral
from which shall be elected six dele
gates, (2) the Island of Hawaii. from
which snail be elected five deleg ties, O.
N / Len 1Hl of Mani MalnIni \
from which shall be elected four dele.
gates, az the Islands of Kauai and
Niihau from which shall be elected
three delegates.
QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.
Section 4. Every male res dent of the
Hawaiian Islands, of Hawaiian, Ameri
can OF European birth or descent, who
shall have taken the oath by this Act
provided: who shall have paid his take,
tor the year 1893, unless exempted 10y
law from paying taxes; who shall have
attained the age of twenty years; who
shall have been domiciled in the Ha
waiian Islands for one year and shall
have caused his name to be entered OF
the list of voters of the precinct il
which he resides, and who is not insan,
or an idiot, or who shall not have beer
convicted of felony unless pardoned
shall be entitled To a vote for the dele
gates to be elected from the island OIL
which such voter resides.
Section 3. Each voter for delegate
may cast as many votes as there ar,
delegates to be elected from the division
in which he resides, and may cast on
vote for each delegate, or cast them al
for one delegate, or may otherwis
divide his votes among the several dele
gates.
The required number of candidate
receiving the highest number of vote
in the respective divisions shall be tn
delegates for such divisions.
Section q. The election shall be hel,
by ballot. The ballot shall be printe,
by the Minister of the Interior mt Gov
eminent expense, and shall conform il
size, quality and general form to tn
ballots required for mobiles under tn
election law of 1890. No other form o
ballot shall be received. Each vote
shall place figure after the name o
the candidate or candidates for whom
he votes showing how many votes h
casts for each candidate. Any ballo
containing more votes than the tota
number of delegates apportioned for tn
electoral division in which said ballo
is cast shall be rejected.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
Section 7. Thel Minister of the Inter
Tor shall appoint three inspectors O
elections for each polling place hereto
fore established by law for the election
of representatives. Any two of sucl
inspectors may act and in the case o
disability of two of such members, o
their refusal to act, the remaining in
spector may fill the vacancies in case
occurs so near that date of the election
that the Minister of the Interior can no
make disappointment. The inspectors O
elections shall hold at least two meeting
in their respective precincts for the pun
pose of enrolment of voters, not les
than ten nor more than twenty day
prior to the date fixed for said election
and shall give notice of the same by
posted notice or by publication in
newspaper. The inspectors shall pre-
pare list of all persons who have r,
| gistered and are entitled to vote an
shall post copy of the same in thei
respective precincts not less than 81
days-prior to such election. At lea,
two meetings shall be held for the pu
pose OF correcting such list, the last on
not less than twenIy-four hours befoI
the time of election. No person sha
be entitled to vote for delegates unlei
his name Is on such list.
Section 8. The inspectors of sue
elections shall have all the powers
regard to the general conduct of tn
election as were vested by the electio
law of 1890 in inspectors of election
The inspectors; or any of them a.
pointed under this Act, shall administ,
the oath by this Act required. No pc
son shall be registered until he sha
have taken and subscribed to sue
oath.
QUALIFICATION OF DELEGATES.
Section 0. No person shall be eliglb