The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-09

to vote for the provision in the draft.
II was a well-understood theory OF
representative government that the
people elect men TO represent them
above the average capacity.
Min. Smith favored the Sl20O
qualification. He gave the follow
ing citations from the Colonial gov
ernments: In Cape Colony the quail
icatiou Of a member is 1900 owner
ship Of real estate or f4UW movable
property. The electoral qualifca-
ton was freehold occupation or
earnings Of ESQ a year. In Victoria
member Of the Council must be
owner Of freehold property Of the
value Of not less than flOO per an.
mum, aud an elector must have a
freehold worth not less than flO per
aunum.
The motion for $500 was lost on
the following vote:
Ayes Baldwin, Carter, Ena, Hor-
ner, Iosepa, Kauhane, Lyman, Nc
Candless, Mendonca, Rice. Water
house, 4. s. Wilcox, q. y. Wilcox,
Young-li.
Noes Ables, Allen, Damon, Dole,
Emmelutb, Fernandes, Hatch, IA
haulelio, King, Kunuiakea, Morgan,
Mott. Robertson, ID. b. Smith. W. q.
Smith, Tenney, vivas. Wilder--ls.
The motion for $500 carried on a
standing vote.
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
ARTICLE 57.--NrMBER OF REPRESENT.
ArIvEs- REPREsENTArivE DISTRICTS.
SECTION 1. The House Of Repre-
sentatives shall be composed OF fif.
teen members, elected, except as
herein provided, every second year
TERN OF OFFICE.
SECTION 2. The term Of office
Of the Representatives elected at
the first election held under this
Constitution, or who may hereafter
he elected at general or special cleo.
tons, shall be until the next general
election held thereafter.
SECTION 3. Vacancies caused by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be filed at special elections, for the
uneNpired term.
SECTION 1. For the purpose al
representation in the House Of Rep.
resentatives, until OF herwise provided
by law, the Republic is divided into
the following Representative Dis,
tricts, viz:
First District; that portion of the
Island Of Hawaii known as Puma
Hilo aud Hamakua.
Gn,.,,I Nat s;,,. thot ....,..., 81
the Island Of Hawaii known as Kau
Kona aud Kohala.
Third District; the Islands of
Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kshoo
lave.
Fourth District; that portion oI
the Island 81 Oahu. lying east aud
south Of Nuuanu street, aud line
drawn in extension thereof from tn,
Nuuanu Pail to Mokapu point.
Fifth District; that portion Of the
Island Of Oahu lying west and mort !,
Of the fourth district.
Sixth District: the Islands OF Kau.
al and Niihau.
SECTION 3. The electors in tn.
said districts shall be- entitled IA
elect Representatives as follows:
In the First District, two;
In the Second Dist rict, two;
In the Third District, three;
In the Fourth Dist riot, three;
In the Fifth District, three;
In the Sixth District, two.
ARrIcLE5S.- QrALIric,rIoNso r RrpRr.
sESTATIvEs.
In order to be eligible to be n
member Of the House Of Represen.
tatives, a person shall, at the time
Of election:
Have attained the age OF twenty.
five years;
BE male citizen OF the Republic;
BE able Understandings to read,
write aud speak the English and
Hawaiian language;
Have resided in this country not
less than three years;
Aud shall either own property ia
the Republic worth not less than
Que Thousand Dollars over and
above all encumbrance., or have re-
ceived cash income OF not less
than Six Hundred Dollars during
the twelve months immediately pre-
ceding the date Of election.
! The foregoing two Articles were
deferred.
of ENACTING LAWS.
ARTICLE 59.-RETRosPEcTivE LAWS
Except as herein provided, NO RI
Prospective law shall ever br enact.
I'll.
Passed.
ARTICLE ~.
The Legislature has the power 10
enact wholesome laws not incousist
snt with the Constitution.
Passed.
Article III. -ENACTING Clause.
The enacting clause OF all laws
shall he, BE il enacted by the Leg
stature OF the Republic 81 Hawaii"
Passed.
Article ~. -PRrREQrIsITE FOR lNTRo-
DrCTIoS OF BILLS.
4 No bill shall he introduced into
either House by any member of
such House, unless il shall have first
received thereon the written Ell.
dorsement of three elective mem,
beers Of such House.
Il