The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-15
ARTICLE "a.


The decisions of the Supreme Court
shall be final aud conclusive upon all
parties when made by majority of
the Justices thereof, or by a majority
OF those who constitute the Court in
case Justice thereof is disqualified or
absent as herein provided.
Minister Smith moved to substitute
the words "as provided by law" for
the words "as herein provided
The article passed as amended.
ARTICLE IS.
The President or the Cabinet shall
have authority to require the opinions
OF the Justices of the Supreme Court
upon important questions of law and
upon solemn occasions.
Passed as in the draft.
ARTICLE 86.
No judge or magistrate shall sit
alone ON an appeal or new trial. in
any case In which he may have given
. previous judgment.
Passed as in the draft.
ARTICLE 87-DIsoUALIFIcATToN OF JUDGE
OR JUROR.
No person shall sit as q Judge or
juror in any case in which his relative
by affinity, or by consanguinity with
in the third degree, is interested,
either as plaintiff or defendant, or in
the issue of which the said Judge or
juror may have, either directly or
through such relative, any pecuniary
interest.
Passed as in the draft.
Minister Hatch moved that Article
l01 be transpo ed 10 follow Article 81,
and be numbered cousecutively.
Carried.
ARTICLE 01-MPEACHMENT.
Section 1. The House of Represents
atlves may impeach any officer of the
Republic for misconduct or mall
administration in his Office.
Councillor Brown moved the article
be numbered SO.
Carried.
The section passed as In the draft.
Section 2. The Senate shall be a
court, with full and sole authority to
hear and determine all impeachments
made by the House of Representa-
tives.
Passed as in the draft.
Minister Hatch moved that Article
81 be made section of this article.
Carried.
ARTICLE SO.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall be ex-officio President in
all cases OF Impeachment, unless when
1mpeached himself. Should the Chief
Justice ever be impeached, some per-
son specially commissioned by the
President shall preside over the Senate
during the trial.
Cnunosllor pro.yr 100000 49,
word "ever'' be stricken out.
Carried.
The section passed as amended.
Section 3. Previous to the trial of
any impeachment, the Senators shall
respectively be sworn truly and i'm
partially To try and determine the
charge in question, according to law
and the evidence.
Councillor Brown moved to call this
section 4.
Carried.
Passed as in the draft.
Section 4. The judgment of the
Senate, in case of the conviction of
the person impeached, shall not ex-
tend further than to removal from
office and disqualification to hold any
place OF honor, trust or profit under
the Republic; bnt the person so con-
victed shall be, nevertheless, liable to
indictment, trial, judgment and pun
ishment, according to the laws of the
land.
Moved to call this section 8.
Carried.
Councillor Brown moved to change
the last line SO as to read siaccordingto
law" instead of 1.-THE laws of the
land.n
Carried.
AMENDMENT OR REVISION OF THE Con-
STTTUTIoN.
ARTICLE SO.
Section /. The Constitution NAV
be ameuded or revised in the follow
ing manner, and no other.
Passed as in the draft.
Section g. Amendments to this
Constitution, or revision thereof,
may be proposed by not less than five