The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-16

Six bills passed the third reading IN
the Advisory Councils yesterday and
only await the signature of the Presi-
dent to become the law of the land.
Fourteen members were present and
business was carried along rapidly and
unanimously.
The Military Committee, reporting
on the petition Of Lieutenant Coyne
and others, asked for further time for
consideration.
The Judiciary Committee reported
amendments to the Act submitted by
President Dole relating to persons
having certain lawless intentions. The
report was tabled to be considered with
the bill.
DR.. Wood called attention to clip
ping from the New York World, which
was a copy of the Captain Davies
story published by the San Francisco
Call. He thought the evident malice
of the author of the article demanded
the attention Of the Government.
Mr.. Smith stated that Captain Dav-
les had, previous to his departure,
made a sworn statement denying the
story. This was to be published in
the States. The matter was referred
to the Executive.
The unfinished business, consisting
Of bills that had passed second read
fngs, was then given attention. The
Act relating to the liability of officers
in suppression Of the rebellion was
read for the third time and passed by
unanimous vote. The Appropriation
Bill and that to repeal Sections /, ., 3,
4, 5 and of the law regarding bring
ing action against the Government,
were also passed. The Act creating
the Supreme Court Court of Claims,
was put over to the next meeting,
President Dole making the point that
it might be well to have this passed
on q later date than the Act to repeal.
The Act to prevent persons of Ger
tain classes entering the Hawaiian
Islands, passed the third reading after
slight amendment on motion Of Min
lister Hatch.
The second division of the original
Indemnity Act, to prevent action be-
ing brought against the officers OF the
Government, was passed, as was also
the Act relating to the unauthorized
wearing of police badges and uni
forms.
The measure relating to persons
having certain laWless intentions was
brought up and considered section by
section. With numerous amendments
the Act passed the second reading in
the following form:
BE IT ENACTED by the Executive and Adj
visory Councils of the Republic of
Hawaii:
SECTION 1T the Marshal or
a Deputy Marshal or any Sher-
if or Deputy Sheriff knows or
has reason to believe that any person
has lawless intentions that are hostile to
public order, the established system of
government or to private rights of life,
liberty or property, he may complain to
a Circuit Judge, who shall take bis sworn
statement reduced to writing or that of
any witnesses that he may produce. If
it appears to the Satisfaction of the Judge !
from such informat alton that the com |
pla nant has reason to believe that the !
person complained OF harbors lawless in |
teniions hostile to public order, the es- |
tablished system of government or pTi- |
va'e rights of life, liberty or property, he |
shall cause him to he arrested and !
brought before him by warrant, and !
shall theTeupon examine him in regard |
to the truth of the complaint.
In such examination the prisoner shall !
have the same rights of producing wit !
nesses and proofs in his defence a. are |
accorded By Fiction 2, Act Of the Con- !
stitution TO a person charged with an |
offence.
SECTION 2-H upon such examination |
it Is shown that the prisoner had at the |
time of his arrest lawless intentions hos !
tile to public order, the established syE-
tenn of government, or private RICH OF !
life, liberty or property, he shall be SEN
fenced to Punishment from the Hau allan |
Islands for any term of years not less !
than two years, or in the discretion of |
the Judge, he may be required to give q |
bond with sufficient surety in favor of the |
Minister Of Finance TO be approved as to !
amount and surety by the Judge, con- |
ditioned that he will not within one year |
do anything of q lawless character hostile !
to public order, the established system |
Of government or private rights Of life, |
liberty or property, and If such bond be |
not executed according tn the OTdOr OF |
the Judge, nor approved by him, the |
prisoner shall be committed to prison |
and shall reRsin In custody until the |
bond be so executed and approved. |
Provided however that any prisoner 90 |
imprisoned for failure to furnish bOnd as |
so required, may upon his own request |
have a sentence Of Punishment resorded |
against him a. aforesaid.
SECTION S-Any person against whom |
a sentence of Punishment shall have be0a |
rendered under this Act shall be held in |
confinement by the Marshal or his |
Deputy until there shall be an opportun- |
ity for carrying out the sSntense, and he |
shall not thereafter without the consent !
of the Executive Council be permitted to |
return to the Hawaiian Islands before |
the expiTStion of his term Of Danish |
ment, which shall begin to run from the !
date Of his leaving the country.
SECTION 4-n any person baAished |
under the provisions of this Act shall |
return TO the Hawaiian Islands before |
the expiration of his t,.rm of Punishment |
without tina coasaut nj tho ExpcutiVe |