The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-02

to be he ard in his own defense
SECTION g. Subject to such changes the Legisa-
ture may from time to time make in the number of
jurors for the trial of any and concerning the
the number required to agree to verdict and the man
composition and qualifications thereof the right of trial
nsed shall remain en- ;nvoabIe forever except n actions
for debt assumpsit in which the amount claimed
does not exceed one hundred dollars and such oenses
provided that capital case shall be tried by jury of
less than twelve
The jury may be waived by defendants in all criminal
except capital.
ARTICLE 7.-PREvIoUs CONVICTION AoQUITTAL.
Except as herein provided. no person shall be
quired to for any ofense Identical both in law
and fact with ofense of which he has been duly
convicted or of which he has been duly acquitted
ARTICLE S-PRIvnEaE OF ACCUSED
No person shall be compelled, in any criminal case
to be a witness for himself be deprived of life,
liberty or property without due process oflaw
ARTICLE 9.-SLAvERY.
Involuntary servitude except for crime is forever
prohibited in this Republic. Whenever slave shall
enter the territory of this Republic he shall be free
ARTICLE 1O-SxcUR1TY FROM SEARCH ARREST
Every person has the right to be secured from all
unreasonable searches and seizures of his person. his
house, his papers and effects; and warrant shall
issue except probable supported by oath or
affirmation and describing the place to be searched
and the persons things to be seized.
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
ARTICLE 11.-TAxING APPRoPRIATING Power.
2 SECTION l. No subsidy, duty tax, of any descrp
ton shall be established levied without the consent
of the legislature; shall any money be drawn from
6 manner directed by this Constitution.
SECTION 2. Each member of society has the right to
be protected in the enjoyment OF his life liberty and
property according law and therefore, he shall be
obliged to contribute his proportion share to the
expense OF tins protection ana to give MS persona
provided by law.
ARTICLE 12-EM1NENT DOMAIN
Private property may be taken for public may
be used for reservoirs. drains fumes bitches
the lands of Others for agricultural milling,
mining domestic sanitary purposes but only upon
8 o
ARTICLE 13-MILITARY SUBJECT TO LAW.
sFor1oN l. The military shall always be subject to
4 SECTION g No soldier shall, in time of peace be
quartered in any house without the consent OF the
owner nor IN time OF war, but IN manner prescribed
z by the Legislature.
OF THE REPUBLIC
ARTICLE 14.-FoRM NAME OF GOVERNMENT
The character of the government hereby instituted
Republic, under the terms and conditions OF TINS
5 The name of such government is and shall be- the
6 Republic of Hawaii.
ARTICLE 15-TERR1roRY.
The territory of the Republic of Hawaii shall be that
heretofore constituting the kingdom of the Hawaiian
Islands, and the territory ruled by the Provisional
Government of Hawaii or which may hereafter be added
6 to the Republic
ARTICLE 16-ENsIeN.
The ensign heretofore IN the Hawaiian National
Ensign shall continue to be the national ensign of the
4 Republic of Hawaii.
ARTICLE 17-CIrIzENs.
9 SECTION l. A citizen of the Republic of Hawaii
3 shall be:
4 person born in the Hawaiian Islands; or
) A person who has been, shall hereafter become
naturalized according to law.
SPECIAL RIGHTS CITIZENSHIP.
SECTION 2. Any person not Hawaiian citizen who
took active part otherwise rendered substantial
in the formation Of and has since supported
the Provisional Government of Hawaii who shall with
in six months from the PRONUNCIATION of this COnstitu-
ton procure from the Minister of the Interior GER
tfcate of such service in manner and form herein set
forth and who shall take oath to support this Con-
stitution and the law of the Republic long he
shall remain domciled in the Republic shall be entitled
oil +bo Of 0ItIZ
9 preiudicng his native citizenship or allegiance.
EoT5oN 3 For purpose Of the d person
shall appoint such number of examiners he may
deem best to receive applications and take evidence