The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-17

shall have taken the oath by this Act
provided who shall have paid hi taxes
Tor the year 1893, unless exempted by
law from paying taxes. who shall have
attained the age Of twenty years who
shall have been dumicilcd IN the lla-
waiinn Islands for one year aud shall
have caused his name to be entered on
the list of voters of the precinct in
which he resides. and who is not insane
or an idiot. or who shall not have been
convicted Of q felony, unless pardoned,
shall be entitled to a vote for the dele
gates to be elected from the island on
which such voter resides.
Provided that the payment of taxes
for the year 1893 and residence for one
year shall not apply to any person other
wise qualified who, on offering to regis
ter, may produce certificate from the
Colonel of the National Guard of lIa-
waii or the Marshal of the Hawaiian
Islands setting forth that the person was
duly enrolled as a member of one of the
lawfully organized bodies of the military
or police force prior 70 January l. 1894
SECTION 8. Each voter for delegates
may cast as many votes as there are
delegates to he elected from the division
i'm which he resides; and may cast one
vote for each delegate, or cast them all
for one delegate, or may otherwise
divide his votes among the several dele
| gates.
The required number of candidates
receiving the highest number of votes
in the respective divisions shall be the
I delegates for such divisions.
SECTION 6. The election shall be
by ballot The ballots shall be printed
bv the Minister of the Interior at Gov
eminent expense. and shall conform III
size. quality and general form to the
ballots required for mobiles under the
election law of 1890. No other form OF
ballot shall be received. Each voter
shall place figure after the name OF
the candidate or candidates for whom
he votes. showing how many votes he
casts for each candidate. Any ballot
containing more votes than the toti
number of delegates apportioned for th'
electoral division in which said ballo
is cast shall be rejected.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
SECTION I. The Minister of the Inter
ior shall appoint three inspectors o
elections for each polling place hereto
fore established by law for the election
of representatives. Any two of sucI
. 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, i'll case
occurs SO near the date of the election
=, that the Minister of the Interior can no
make appointment. The inspectors
!. elections shall hold at least two meeting
U 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
D 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 IT
gistered and are entitled to vote an
u shall post copy of the same in thei
respective precincts not less than 81
two meetings shall be held for the pu
W pose of correcting errors in such list
but not for considering new apple
tons; the last meeting to be he
D. not less than twenty-four hours befo
W the time of election. No person sha
be entitled to vote for delegates unle
" his name is on such list.
N Provided however that the registr
ton of voters in the five Districts
N Honolulu shall take place at one cent?
office, to be designated by the Minist
M of the Interior, before commission
three persons to be appointed by t
~ Minister of the Interior, who shall pr
form all the duties of the inspecto
- with regard to registration, one
whom shall be appointed chairman al
NJ one of whom shall act as clerk. 7
inspectors for the polling places in II
NJ nolulu shall perform all the duties pr,
cribed by law on the day of the electl'
-, not inconsistent with the foregoing pre-
ision.
IN The said commission shall furnish
corrected list of persons entitled to VIC
M in the precincts of Honolulu to the
spectors for each precinct, who shi
publish the same as above provide
m Said commission shall be in session da
from the date of their appointment
IL the tenth day prior to the election al
of shall give public notice thereof.
es Said inspectors and commissions
e, shall each receive for their services t
IS sum of Five Dollars per day for eve
days attendance in the performance
d. their duties.
SECTION 8. The inspectors of su
CD elections shall have all the powers
u regard to the general conduct of t
election as were vested by the electi
% law of 1890 in inspectors of election
excepting as herein provided
the contrary. The inspectors,
- any one of them and the comm
sioners of registration for Honolulu 6
pointed under this Act, shall administ
the oath by this Act required. No p,
NJ son shall be registered until he sh
have taken and subscribed to su
oath.
u, QUALIFICATION OF DELEGATES,