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

legislatures until the adjournment
IS enactment when they shall be operative unless
50 the Legislature during such session has passed act
~ confirming them.
DIVISION OF THE JUDICIARY
ARTICLE 10
? The judicial power of the Republic shall be vested
in one Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as
the Legislature, may, from time to time. establish
ARTICLE so.
2 SECTION |. The Supreme Court shall consist Of a
Provided however that in of the disqualification
absence of any Justice thereof any pending
before the Court his place for the trial and determine
ton of said cause shall be filled provided by law
5 SECTION 2 The Justices of the Supreme Court shall
hold their offices during good behaviour subject to re-
0 mova upon impeachment, and shall at stated times
2 not he diminished during their continuance in office
3 Provided however that any Justice of the Supreme
Court Judge of any other Court of Record may be
removed from said Office on resolution passed by two
the Legislature sitting together for good shown
5 to the satisfaction of the Executive Council.
SECTION 3. The Justice Judge against whom the
Legislature be about to proceed shall have notice
thereof accompanied by copy of the causes alleged
for his removal least ten da before the day
which the Legislature shall act thereon. He shall be
heard before the Legislature.
ARTICLE 81.
The Judicial power shall be divided among the Sup
Court the Justices thereof and the several inferior
courts of the Republic in such manner as the Legisa
ure from time to time prescribe and the tenure
of office of the Judges of the inferior courts shall be
such may be defined by the law creating them.
The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law
and equity arising under the Constitution and laws of
the Republic and Treaties existing or which shall be
made under their authority to all affecting Public
Ministers and Consuls and to all of Admiralty
and maritime jurisdiction.
ARTICLE SO.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be ex
oico President of the Senate in all of impeach
ment, unless when impeached himself Should the
Chief Justice be impeached person specially
commissioned by the President shall preside the
Senate during such trial.
ARTICLE 81
The decisions of the Supreme Court shall be tina
and conclusive upon all parties, when made by ma
who constitute the Court in Justice thereof is
disqualified or absent as herein provided.
ARTICLE So
The President, the Cabinet, shall have au thorty
to require the opinions of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, upon important questions of law and upon
solemn occasions.
ARTICLE Sc
No Judge Magistrate shall sit alone on an appeal
or new trial in any case in which he may have given
previous judgment.
ARTICLE D1sQUALIFIoATIoNs JUDGE JUROR.
No person shall sit judge juror in any in
which his relative by affinity, by consanguinity within
the third degree, is interested either plaintiff OF
juror may have either directly through such relative
any pecunlary interest.
AMENDMENT OR REVISION OF THE CONsTl-
TUITION
ARTICLE S.
SECTION l. The Constitution may be amended or
SECTION 2 Amendments to this Constitution
revision thereof may be proposed by not less than five
members of either house at any regular session of the
Legislature
SECTION 3 In order to pass any amendment or
revision it shall receive three readings in each House.
each of which readings shall receive affirmative
vote in each House of not less than a majority of the
elective members to which such House is entitled
The vote shall be taken by call of the ayes and
noes which with the proposed amendment or revision
shall be entered the journal.
SECTION 4. Upon the passage by the Legislature of
any amendment or revision of the Constitution afore-
said shall be the duty of the Minister of the Interior
and Hawaiian languages for not less than once a week
for less than twelve successive weeks in not less
than two newspapers published in Honolulu next pre-
ceng the succeeding general election to the legislature
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