Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-09-03
CONSTITUTION and LAWS
Framed by the Missionaries.
LAWS of the HAW Allan
ISLANDS.

Bat of bad character even though, she suffer
violence shall receive part of the fine of the condemned
Women of good character and they only shall
ceiYe portion of the fine from the criminals
f. II have wife Of good character, having never
been involved in law and having appearance OF being
vicious, if that husband take another and sleep
#tb her, then that innocent wife may say word in
ation her husband II the wife choose to separate from
him for life, she shall have right to do and she may
marry another husband In that the aduterous hus
baud shall be bnshed to another land there to remain for
four years. But if the choose to continue with her
husband she may do So and he shall not be banished to
another land but shall be punished follows He shall
pay fine of thirty dollars half to the husband OF his
accompce and half to the though the police
officer shall take his portion before the division made
But if his accomplish have husband, then the whole
shall go to government and the police officer. But if the
fine be not paid money other property he shall then
be made work the prison for the term of eight months
But if the wife of the said be of bad character then
she shall have nothing to say in the they shall not
separate the shall not be banshed to another land
His fine shall be thirty dollars he shall be put to hard
labor required above.
s. The that required relation to the husband
of respectable wife, when that husband guilty of adul
terry the also shall be required in relation to the wife
of respectable husband when that wife commits adultery
If that take another husband and they sleep to-
gether then her proper husband shall have word to
say respecting her If he choose separate from her for
life he shall have right do So and he marry another
wife In that the aduerous wife shall be banshed
to another land there to remain for the term of four years
But the husband choose still to remain with his wife he
has right to do it, in which she shall not be banshed
to another land but shall be punished follows she
shall pay fine of thirty dollars half to the wife of her
accompice, and half to the government, the police
officer however, shall take his portion before the division
is made but if her accomplish have wife, then the
whole fine shall the and the police officer
But if the fine be not paid neither in money IN other
property then she shall be put hard labor in the peni
tertiary for eight months But if her husband be also
of bad character then the husband shall have nothing to
say in the they shall not be divorced shall the
be banished to another land She shall be fined
thirty dollars put TO hard labor required above.
If single single take married person,
and commit adultery with her with him. then the punish
ment OF the unmarried person shall be thirty dollars IN
default thereof shall be put hard labor for government
in the penenary for the term of months. But if the
married person be the soliciting party then the unmarried
person shall be fined only fifteen dollars be put to hard
labor for the government for the term of three months
T. If married man take young of good charac-
ter and has always sustained good character and educe
that and commit adultery with her. then the man
shall pay the father of the seduced girl fifteen dollars
after which he shall be further punished required
the fourth section of this law.
D. Ii an unmarried man ana an unmarried woman sleep
together and found If the choose to marry and there Is
legal obstacle the way of their marriage then they
shall be fined three dollars each. after which they may
marry they do not marry then they shall be fned the
soliciting party twenty dollars and the yielding party ten
But it is not proved which is the guilty party
then each shall be fined fifteen dollars But if it be not
paid then they shall be put to hard labor the soliciting
party for FIVE months. and the yielding party two and
half But il their crime be equal then they both for
the term of four months
8 If a commit fornication and thereby become
pregnant then she shall not be punished till after the birth
the child II the child be stborn she may be punish
ed but ii the child be living the following shall be her
punishment, she shall take good Of the child. but If
she do not take such then the judges may ne her
the amount of fifteen dollars and that money shall be ap
propriated to the benefit of the child.
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