The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-06
CONSTITUTION
OF THE
REPUBLIC OF HHWHII.
OF THE
RIGHTS OF PERSON AND PROPERTY.
ARTICLE 1.-RIeHTs OF THE Person.

ARTICLE l.--RIGHTs OF THE PERSON.
SECTION l. God hath endowed all men with certain
inaenable Rights among which are Life Liberty and
the Right of acquiring possessing and protecting Pro-
perty, and of pursuing and obtaining Happiness.
SECTION g The Government is conducted for the
common good and not for the profit honor or private
interest of any man. family or class of men.
SECTION g. The Legislature may provide by law
however for the supervision registration, control and
Identification of all persons or any class or nationality
of persons and may also by law restrict and limit the
term of residence and the business employment of
all persons of any class nationality of persons
coming into the Republic.
ARTICLE 2.-RELIGIoUs FREEDOM
All men are free to worship God according to the
dictates of their conSCiences; but this privilege
shall not be construed Justify acts of licentous-
practices inconsistent with the peace safety
of the Republic.
ARTICLE 3-FREEDoM SPEECH PRESS.
All men may freely speak, write and publish their
sentiments all subjects and no law shall be en-
acted to restrain the liberty of speech of the press
but all persons shall be responsible for the abuse of
such right. Provided however that the Legislature
may enact such laws may be necessary to restrain
and prevent the publication public utterance of in
decent or seditious language.
ARTICLE 4.-MEEr1NG AND PETITION.
All men shall have the right to assemble in an order
ly and peaceable manner without arms to consult
upon the common good and to petition the President
or Legislature for redress OF grievances.
ARTICLE 5.-WRIr OF HABEAs CORPUS.
The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus belongs to
all men, and shall not be suspended except by the Pre-
sident by one of the Cabinet Ministers herein
provided when in of rebellion INVASION i'm
minent danger Of rebellion INVASION the public
safety shall require its suspension
Provided however that no alien unlawfully entering
the Republic shall be entitled to this Writ of right
ARTICLE 6.-R1GHT OF TRIAL
SECTION l. No person shall be subject to punish
ment for any oense except on due and legal convc-
ton thereof by tribunal having jurisdiction of the
case
SECTION g Excert in case of impeachment or oenses
within the jurisdiction of district magistrate or in
summary proceedings for contempt, no person shall
be held to answer for any offense except upon in
dctment, information complaint. describing such
offense; and he shall in all have the right to
meet the witnesses who produced against him. face
to face; to produce witnesses and proofs in his
favor; and by himsdf his counsel at his election
to examine the witnesses produced by himself and
crossexamine those produced against him. and to be
heard in his debnse
SECTION 3. Subject to such changes as the Legisa-
ture may from tim to time make in the number of
jurors for the trial of any case, and concerning the
number required to agree to verdict and the manner
in which the jury my be selected and drawn, and the
composition and qualifications thereof the right of trial
by jury in all case in which it has been heretofore
used shall remain nvioable except in actions for
debt assumpSit in which the amount claimed
does not exceed onehundred dollars and such oenses
less than feones amay be designated by law. And
provided that caltal shall be tried by jury of
less than twelve me.
The jury may be waived in all civil cases under such
conditions as may prescribed by law, ana by de-
PENDANTS in all criminal cases except capital.
ARTICLE 7.-PEvIoUsCoNvICTIoN AcQUITTAL.
No person shall Q required to answer for any of
Tense Identical boil in law and fact with ofense
of which he has ben duly convicted of which he
has been duly acquitted
ARTICLE S-PRvIEGE ACCUSED
No person shall b, compelled in any criminal case
to be witness agair himself nor be deprived of life,
liberty or property, ithout due process of law
ARrLE9-SLAvERY.
Involuntary servitde, except for crime, is forever
prohibited in this tpublic Whenever slave shall
enter the territory ohs Republic he shall be FREE
ARTICLE 10.-SECkITY FROM SEARCH AND ARREST.
Every person has he right to be from all
unreasonable searcht and seizures of his person. his
house, his papers adj effects; and warrant shall
ssue, except on profile cause supported by oath
affirmation and desfibing the place to be searched
and the persons or thgs to be seized.
ARTICLE 11.-TA,fG APPRoPRIATING POWER.
81. l. Ill. E H.