The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-05

enactment when they shall be operative unless
50 the Legislature during such session has passed an act
10 confirming them.
DIVISION OF THE JUDICIARY.
ARTICLE a.
The judicial power of the Republic shall be vested
IN Supreme Court, and In such inferior courts as
the Legislature may, from time to time, establish.
ARTICLE so.
3 SECTION l. The Supreme Court shall consist of
Chief Justice and not less than two Associate Justices
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.
SECTION g The Justices of the Supreme Court shall
8 hold their offices during good behaviour subject
0 mOva upon impeachment and SHALL at stated times
receive for their services compensation which shall
2 not be diminished during their continuance in Office
Provided however. that any Justice of the Supreme
Court Judge of any other Court of Record may be
removed from said office resolution passed by two
thirds of all the elective members of both branches of
the Legislature sitting together for good shown
S to the satisfaction of the Executive Council.
9 SECTION 8. The Justice or Judge against whom the
Legislature may be about proceed shall have notice
thereof accompanied by copy of the alleged
for his removal at least ten days before the day on
which the Legislature shall act thereon He shall be
4 heard before the Legislature.
ARTICLE 81.
2 The Judicial power shall be divided among the Sup
Court the Justices thereof and the several inferior
courts Of the Republic in such the Legisa
ture may from time to time prescribe and the tenure
of Office of the Judges of the inferior courts shall be
such as may be defined by the law creating them,
ARTICLE 49,
The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law
and equity arising under the Constitution and laws of
the Republic, and Treaties existing, 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
ofco President of the Senate in all cases of impeach
ment, unless when impeached himself Should the
Chief Justice be impeached person specially
nv he shall no
Senate during such trial.
ARTICLE 81
The decisions of the Supreme Court shall be final
and conclusive upon all parties, when made by ma
jority of the Justices thereof by majority of those
who constitute the Court in Justice thereof is
disqualified or absent as herein provided.
ARTICLE So.
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.
ARTICLE &C.
No Judge Magistrate shall sit alone on an appeal
trial, in any case in which he may have given
previous Judgment.
ARTICLE S7-DIsQUALIFICATIoNs OF JUDGE OR 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 or
defendant in the issue of which the said Judge
juror may have either directly through such relative
any pecunlary interest.
AMENDMENT OR REVISION OF THE CONSTl-
TUITION.
ARTICLE SS
SECTION l. The Constitution may be amended or
revised in the following manner and no other
SECTION 2. Amendments to this Constitution or
revision thereof may be proposed by not less than five
members of either house at any regular session of the
Legislature
SECTION g. In order to pass any amendment or
revision it shall receive three readings each House.
at each of which readings it shall receive affirmative
vote in each House Of not less than 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 revision
shall be entered the journal.
SECTION 4. Upon the passage by the Legislature of
any amendment revision of the Constitution afore
said it shall be the duty of the Minister of the Interior
to publish such amendment revision in the English
and Hawaiian languages for not less than once week
for not less than twelve successive weeks in not less
than two newspapers published in Honolulu next pre-
cedng succeeding general election the Legislature
SECTION 5. Such amendment revision shall be con-