The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-02

Following is the text of the bill by
MIR. Smith to regulate Chinese and re-
strict them from business and mechan.
ical pursuits:
Section /. The term Chinese" as
used in this Act shall mean any person.
male or female, wholly of Chinese or
Monaghan birth or descent. whether
born in China or elsewhere, and whether
citizens or subjects of China or any other
country.
Sec. 9. No Chinese residing in the
Hawaiian Islands on or after the first
day of May, A. ID. 1894, shall engage in
or carry on any ira ling or m !, b rnical
occupation in the Hawaiian islands un-
less he shall have first obtained license
from the Government permitting him
to engage in or carry on such trading or
occupation. and no such license shall be
granted to any Chinese who is not regu-
larly engaged in such trading or me
chanical occupation at the date of the
introduction of this Act.
Sec. 3. No Chinese who shall here.
after arrive in the Hawaiian Islands
shall be granted a license to engage in
any trading or mechanical occupation
Sec. 4. Each license granted To Chi
nese under the provisions of this Act,
shall be for one year, and shall be
numbered, and state the nature of the
trading or mechanical occupation in
which the licensee is permitted to en-
gage. Upon the expiration OF any such
license, "a new license may be granted
to the licensee, but only for the trading
or mechanical occupation described in
the previous license and, shall bear
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| license.
| Each license shall state in full the
name, age and residence of the licensee,
and the date of his arrival in the Ha.
waiian Islands.
/ Sec. D. A fee of one dollar shall be
paid for each license granted under the
provisions of this Act
Sec. 6. The trading Ii cense granted
under the provisions of this Act shall
be deemed to be in the nature of an
individual certificate of qualifications;
and shall not relieve the person from
| the obligation to obtain a "merchan-
disc license" before engaging in the
business of selling goods, wares and
merchandise as provided by law.
Sec Z. The Minister of the Interior,
! by and with the consent of a majority
of the Cabinet, is hereby authorized
and empowered to make and publish all
such rules and regulations; and the
same to alter, amend or rescind from
time to time as may be deemed neces
sary or proper to carry out the aim,
intent, object and provisions contem.
plated by this Act, and such rules
and regulations and all amendments
or alterations thereto, shall, after pub
LEGATION in one or more newspapers
published in Honolulu, have the force
and effect of law.
Sec. y. Any Chinese violating any
provision of this Act, or of any rule OF
regulation published under the provi
sions thereof, shall be liable on con
viction for the first offence to fin,
not to exceed one hundred dollars OF
imprisonment at hard labor for a term
not to exceed one month; and for any
succeeding offense to fine not to eX
coed five hundred dollars or imprison.
ment not to exceed six months, or t.
deportation from the Hawaiian Isl
ands.
Provided, however, that the pro
visions of this Act shall not apply t,
Chinese engaged as domestic or agri
cultural laborers who shall perform
mechanical work for their employers.
Sec. 8. District Magistrates shall
have jurisdiction to try all cases arising
under this Act.
Sec. 10. All constitutional provision
and principles insofar as they contiic
with the provisions of this Act, ar
hereby repealed.
Sec. IL. This Act shall take effeC
from the date Of its publication.