The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-13
June 18Th.
MoRNlNa sEssIoN.


June 18th.
MORNING SESSION.
The Constitutional Convention as
sembled in regular session at $3.50 this
morning, President Dole in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.
Minutes OF the tenth day were read
and approved.
A petition from the ladies OF Homo
lulu, praying for the franchise Tor
women, was read. This was signed by
11s women and SO men. Accompany
ing this was memorial from the COM
mittee, signed by Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney,
Mrs. W. W. Hall and Mrs. w. +.
Frear.
Mr.. Warehouse moved to receive and
table the petition to be considered in
the order of the day next Friday.
Carried.
The house then resolved itself into IA
committee of the whole and Delegate
Brown took the chair.
DeCllOH =, ATIlClS -, INtBlhlTdllOH
Boards" was read. This section pro-
vides for four registration boards, one
in each Senatorial District, to consist of
the circuit judge. tax assessor of the
district and one other competent man to
be nominated by the Minister of the
Interior and appointed by the President.
On motion of the Minister, considera-
ton of the section was deferred until
the remainder of the article should
have been disposed of.
Section 3. Time of Meeting" pro-
viding that the Boards meet within
thirty days after the Constitution takes
effect was read and passed.
Section 4, providing for meetings of
the Boards in the year 1897 and every
two years thereafter was read and
passed.
Section 5, providing for the use of
preceding registers for intermediate
elections was read and adopted.
Section 6, Register at first Election, -
adopting the Register prepared for the
election in May 1894, subject to additions
and corrections, as the first Register of
voters for representatives was read. On
motion of Mr. Hatch the section was
referred to the Legislative Committee.
Section Z, requiring the personal APP
pearance of the applicant for registra-
ton. was read aud passed
Section s, providing for the examina.
of applicants was read and passed.
Section ., "Pow, Is of Board" giving
. the Boards power to summon and ex
anime witnesses. and to punish for con
.. of Circuit Courts.
Section 10, Perjury" defining the
offense of perjury, was passed as read.
Section II, summary Committal fol
Perjury" giving the Boards power +,
summarily commit any person for tria
for perjury committed before sucI
Board, passed as read.
Section 10, challenging, giving any
lawful voter right to challenge tn,
right 10 register, cross examine apIli
cant and produce witnesses agains
! such eligibility, was read and passed.
Section ID, requiring the Boards to b,
thoroughly satisfied that applicant
possess requisite qualifications prior t.
t registration, passed as in the bill.
u Section IA, appeal from Board,
Il provided that voter whose right ha
u been contested and refused, may appea
{ from the decision of the board to tn
Supreme Court, passed as read.
Section 10, outlining the pre-
q cedure in court and providing tina
l. the decision of the court shall be final
IL was read and passed.
g. Section 10, "Notice to Board of DE-
v cision," providing that the court sha
notify such board of such decision i
lie the case of contested ballot and til
board shall forthwith correct its res
r. lister to conform herewith was rea
}, and passed,
III Section II, Status of persons regi
Il tered during appeal" was read an
20 passed.
u Section IS, Notice of meeting" pr,
> viding for posting and advertiser
>. meetings of the Boards, was read an
- passed,
Section 10, "Time Of registering" TO
!. bidding intermediate registration e.
- cept in certain cases. passed as in Il
;" bill
=. Section 20, requiring that registratiC
- boards cause to be posted in each pr
cinct copies of the register of voters f
" that precinct, was read and passed
IL Section 81, forbidding Inspectors {
III Election to change in any way the lii
" of names upon the register except upo
* written order of the Board of Regi-tri
" ton, was read and passed.
nc Section %, outlining the manner b
which clerical errors in a Register are /
III be corrected, was read and passed.
fd Mr.. Carter offered the following au
10 endnent to article u to be inserted an
ne called section 90:
!" The several Boards shall each keep
Up record in which one of them shall ira
us scribe minutes and all proceedings al
IL acts, all comInittals for perjury and d
cision shall be signed therein by Il
en- members Of the Board"
hs On motion of Minister Smith the pI
hh posed amendment was referred to h
IN Legislative Committee. Section 23, "
"a read and passed,
we Article ~, Section /, providing {
the Advisory Council and how electe
rst was read.
Mr.. Ienney moved To strike out,
nj Mr.. Carter wus authorized by \
'eh IhurstOn 10 enter a strong appeal
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