The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-05

Board of Registration upon the Register of Voters as
3 herein provided.
REGISTRATION Boards
SECTION 2. For the purpose of examining applicants
for registration voters and determining their elgi
10 by there shall be- and hereby are constituted four
II Boards of Registration in each Senatorial District;
II to consist of three members EACH who shall be- until
- otherwise provided by law Circuit Judge and the Tax
Assessor In Chief resident in such district and other
10 competent and impartial person appointed by the Presi
10 dentupon the nomination of the Minister of the Interior
II TINE MEETING.
Is SECTION g. The Boards of Registration shall meet
~ within thirty days after this Constitution takes effect
~ Tor the purpose of registering persons entitled to be
registered to vote for Senators and Representatives and
Y shall continue to meet at such points within their
5 pecve districts for such time will give all persons
"A entitled to register reasonable opportunity to do
70 SECTION f. The Boards shall meet within their
26 pecve districts at such times between the first day of
q April and the thrteth day of June in the year 1897
Is and between such days each second year thereafter
20 many times may be necessary to enable them to
~ register all persons entitled to register
81 REGISTER SPECIAL ELECTIONS
80 SECTION At any intermediate special election the
50 Register of Voters used at the last proceedings general
"a election shall be used without change
80 REGISTER AT FIRsT ELECTION
sc SECTION At the first election held under this Con
81 suton the register of voters who registered for the
IS election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention
80 May 2nd 1894 shall be the Register of for
Az Representatives without further application to be regis
tered by the voters whose appear thereupOn.
AZ Such register shall be subject to additions or cor
IS rectlons accordance with the provisions of this
As SECTION No name shall be placed upon the register
46 of voters for Senator'S for at the first election here
UNDER upon the register of voters for either Senators
Representatives to be used at any future election
40 except upon the personal appearance of the applicant
80 EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS
u SECTION s. Each applicant to be placed upon the
% register of voters for either Senators Representa-
81 tves, SHALL upon each application for registration be
"a examined under oath by the Board of Registration
% to each one of the required qualifications.
56 Provided however that after applicant shall
81 have passed examination concerning his ability
IS dersandingy to speak read and write the English
SO Hawaiian language it shall be at the discretion of the
6O Board to examine him further not concerning such
81 qualification
50 The examination of the applicant and of all witnesses
63 examined before any Board of Registration shall be
"a under oath, administered by any of the members of
50 such Board who hereby authorized to administer
DO OathS for such purpose
81 The examination number of witnesses, and time
IS times of examination shall be under the reasonable
69 control and discretion of the Board
20 Powers BOARD.
Il SECTION g. Each Board of Registration is hereby
y given all of the powers and authority for the
13 ing and examination of witness and the maintenance
OF ORDER including the power to punish for contempt
20 by law given to Circuit Courts
rs PERJURY
u SECTION 10, Any person who SHALL under oath
IS knowingly make any false statement before any such
70 Board who knowing that he is not entitled to
80 register or to vote shall so register or vote shall be
81 guilty of the ofense of perjury
q SUMMARY CoMMIrTAL FOR PERJURY
3 SECTION H. The several Boards are hereby given
81 power 10 summary commit any person Tor trial Tor
perjury committed before any such Board if in their
Sc opinion there is probable to believe that upon
= the trial, such person would be convicted of such
IS Offense.
- CHALLENGING
10 SECTION II Any lawful voter may challenge the
right to register OF any person claiming to be eligible
y to register voter the applicant and
3 any witnesses produced by him, and produce and
A anime witnesses against such eligibility.
b SECTION ID No Board of Registration shall enter
Is the of any person upon the register of voters
until satisfied that such person possesses the requisite
IS qualifications
g APPEAL FROM BOARD.
70 SECTION a. If any Board shall refuse to register
u the of any person applying to be registered the
2 person refused and in any has been regis
3 tered, any legal voter may. at any time within ten
days after the decision of such Board appeal to the
b Supreme Court in the provided by law for civil
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