The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-12

Jail at Hamakua, Hawaii......... 200
SECTION 2. This Act shall take
effect from the date of its publication
Tn Acknowledgement moved thai
the bill pass its first reading Car
ried.
The Attorney General In regard
to the report of the Committee on
Education, there are some things in
that report that should be considered
by the new Board- when appointed.
| have an Act here, which l will pre-
seat, in this particular. 1t is as fol-
lows:
An Act to amend Chapter of the
Laws of 1887, relating to the Bu-
reau of Education.
SECTION 1.-Section > of Chapter 6
of the Laws of 1857, relating to the
Bureau of Education, is hereby amen
ded to read as follows:
Section 2.-There is hereby created
an Executive Bureau, styled the Bu-
reau of Public Instruction, which
shall be superintendent and directed
by board consisting of six members,
and styled the Board of Education.
The members of the Board of Edu-
cation shall be appointed by the exc
cutive, in three classes of two men,
bers in each class, for the terms of
one, two and three years respectively;
and as the terms of such classes shall
| expire the vacancies shall be filled by
new appointments for terms of three
years; so that thereafter there shall
| be a continual succession of such
classes, each one having tenure of
office of three years, and one class
going out of office each year.
In case of a vacancy in the member
ship of the Board from any cause other
than the legal expiration of the tenure
by appointment, and the tenure of
office of such new member shall be
the remainder of the term to which
his predecessor was appointed.
One of the members of the said
Board shall be appointed President of
the Board
shall serve without pay.
No person in holy orders or min
lister of religion shall be eligible to
membership. Women shall be eligi-
BILE to not more than lone half of the
positions on the Board at any one
time.
In the absence of the President of
the Board at any meeting thereof, the
members present shall choose one of |
their number as chairman, who shall |
preside at the meeting.
Four members shall constitute a |
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
SECTION 2.--This Act shall take |
effect from the date of its publication.
The Attorney General then moved
that the bill pass its first reading.
Carried.
The Attorney General then intro
duced the following act, in referance
to the Insane Asylum:
An Act Giving to the Board of Health
the Management and Control of
the Insane Asylum.
Be it Enacted by the Executive and
Advisory Councils of the Provis-
ional Government of the Ha-
waiian Islands:
SECTION l. From and after the
passage of this Act the Board of
Health shall have the management
md control of the Insane Asylum;
md all the powers and duties hereto
ore by law vested in the Minister of
Interior in relation to the care of in
ane persons and the discharge of
hose who have been insane but
ave been restored to sound mind,
hall be vested in and discharged by
be Board of Health. o
SECTION 2. This Act shall take /
ffect from the date of its publication. !;
This bill also passed its first read |,
1g. ,
The Attorney General also read the y
resolution in regard to de y
airing the 18th national holiday: C.
HEADQUARTERS, VOLUNTEER
oRCEs Prov. Gov'T, HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS, HONOLULU, Jan. s, '94.
30. Fl. SoPER, Colonel N. G. II.
SIR:-The following is a copy of a
solution unanimously passed by the
oard of Officers of the National
uard of Hawaii, at regular meet =
g held this oth day of January, 1891. !.
''That it is the sense of this meeting A
I'd opinion of the officers of the regi-
ent that the 18th of January be de- Y
ared National holiday" :
Respectfully,
J. w. JONES,
Sec'y Board of Officers, n. G. H.
Mr.. Emmeluth introduced the fol-
wing resolution:
Resolved, that the Minister of the
terror gazette the 18th of January a
a legal holiday. L,
Mr. Young; Am not in sympathy "
th this resolution, for several rea-
Is. First, there are great mum
: OF holidays already; second, this -
the busiest time of the year for the A.
.ntations, and l, for one, protest NJ
ainst holiday being celebrated
".
dr. Emmeluth: There are at least
} holidays that have occurred dur IT,
the past few years, that will net i