The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-02

order to be eligible to be member OF the House OF
Representatives. person SHALL at the time OF election
Have attained the age of twenty five years
Be a male citizen of the Republic;
Be able Understandings to read write and speak the
English Hawaiian language;
Have resided in this country not less then three
years; ,
And shall either own property in the Republic worth
not less than One Thousand Dollars and above all
encunbrances have received cash income OF not less
than Six Hundred Dollars during the twelve months
Immediately preceding the date of election
OF ENACTING LAWS
ARTICLE 59--RETRosPEcT1vE LAWS
Except as herein provided retrospective law shall
be enacted.
The Legislature has the power to enact wholesome
laws not inconsistent with the Constitution.
ARTICLE 61.-ENAcTING CLAUSE.
The enactng clause of all laws shall be- Be it enact
ed by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii.
ARTICLE 62-PREREoUIs1TE FOR INTRODUCTION OF
BILLS.
No bill shall be introduced into either House by any
received thereon the written endorsement OF three
elective members of such House.
ARTICLE 63.-TITLEs OF LAWS.
Each law shall embrace but subject, which shall
be expressed in its title
law shall refer to the section or chapter OF the Id"
amended repealed and to the sublect-matter IN
voved.
ARTICLE 64.--READINGs OF BILLS.
bill in order to become law, shall, except as herein
provided pass three readings in each House. the hna
passage of which, in each House. shall be by majority
vote of all the elective members to which such House
is entitled taken by ayes and noes and entered upon
its journal
ARTICLE 65-CERTIFIoATIoN BILLS FROM ONE HOUSE
TIE OTHER.
Every bill when passed by the House in which 1t
originated or in which thereto s9a nave
Chairman and Clerk and sent to the other House Tor
consideration.
ARTICLE 66-S1GNING BILLS.
Except as herein provided all bills passed by the
legislature SHALL in order to be valid, be signed by
the President.
ARTICLE 67-VETo PRESIDENT.
Every bill which shall have passed the Legislature,
shall be certified by the Chairman and Clerk OF the
House last considering it, and shall hereuPon be pres
ented to the President If he approves it be shall sign
it and it shall thereupon become law. II the Presi-
dent does not approve such bill he may return 1T with
his objections to the several Houses of the Legislature
He may veto any specific item or items in any bill
which appropriates money for specific purposes; but
shall veto other bills, if at all, only as whole.
ARTICLE 6S-FALURE SIGN OR VETO.
If the President neither signs vetoes bill with
in ten days after delivered to him. it shall become
law without his signature unless the Legislature adj
journs prior to the expiration of such ten days.
In computing such period OF ten days sundays, non on
day upon which the bill is delivered to the President
shall be excluded
ARTICLE 69-PRooEDURE UPON RECEIPT OF VETO.
Upon the receipt of a veto message from the Pres
dent each House of the Legislature shall enter the
at large upon its journal and proceed to recon
slider such bill or part of bill and again vote upon
by ayes and noes, which shall be entered upon Its
If after such reconsideration such BILL part of a
bill shall be approved by two-thirds vote of all the
elective members to which each House is entitled,
shall thereby become law.
ARTICLE 7O-APPRoPRIATIONs.
SECTION |. Appropriations, except as otherwise here
in provided shall be made bienniay by the Legislature
SECTION 2 The Minister of Finance shall submit &c
the Senate at each regular session of the Legislature
appropriation bills for the succeeding biennial period
SECTIoN 3 No appropriation bill bill providing
for national loan shall be introduced by anyone ex
cept member of the Cabinet.
Provided, however that any member may lntrod9ct
bill amending the permanent appropriation Dill lo
salaries and pay rolls herein provided for.
SECTION T. In case of failure of the Legls ature tt
pass appropriation bills provided for payments of the
necessary current expenses of carrying the govern
ment and meeting its legal obligations the Minister
Finance nav with the advice of the Executive Council
make such payments for and during the new biennla