Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-30
Powers Of the Territorial Legislature
Prescribed by Congress.
May Not Vote Charters or Special Privileges
Expenditures Limited 10 COMPRESSION
al Appropriations,

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territory hereafter formed in the
United States is vested by Act OF
Congress in a governor and leg
islative assembly, the latter con
sisting of council and house Of
Representatives, the qualifications
of which have already been men
toned in a previous letter. Mem
bers Of the Legislature must reside
| in the district or county for
which they are respectively
elected.
APPoRTIoNMENT OF MEMBERS.
This is provided for in Section
1S47 of the Revised Statutes, as
follows: previous to the first
election for members of the Leg
istive Assembly of Territory in
which Congress may hereafter
provide temporary government,
the governor shall cause "A census
of the inhabitants and qualified
voters of the several counties and
districts of the territory, to be
taken by such persons and
in such manner as be may
! designate and appoint, and the
persons so appointed shall receive
a reasonable compensation for
their services. And the first elec.
ton shall be held at such time
and places, aud be conducted in
such manner, both as to the
persons who superintend such
| election and the returns thereof,
as the governo, may direct; and
he shall at the same time declare
| the number of members of the
council and house of representa-
tives to which each of the coun-
ties or districts is entitled under
the act providing such temporary
government for the particular
territory.
The next section provides that
the apportionment above provid-
ed for shall be as nearly equal as
practicable among the several dis
tricts and counties, giving to each
section of the Territory represen-
tation in the ratio of its popula-
ton.
LAWS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.
Section 1850 provides that all
laws passed by the Legislative as
sembly aud governor of any ter.
ritory shall be submitted to Con-
gress and, if disapproved, shall be
null and of no effect.
SUBJECTS OF LEGISLATION.
Section 1851 provides that the
Legislative power of every Terri
tory shall extend to all rightful
| subjects of legislation not incon.
sistent with the Constitution and
laws OF the United States. But
no law shall be passed interfering
with the primary disposal of the
soil; no tax shall be i'm
posed upon the property of
the United States; nor shall the
lands or other property of non
residents be taxed higher than the
lands or other prop erty of resi-
dents.
Section 1862 limits the sessions
of Territorial Legislatures to
forty days.
| PER DIEM OF MEMBERS.
Section 1853 provides that the
members of the Legislature shall
receive six doiiala per day aud
the usual mileage. The president
OF the council and speaker of the
house of representatives receive
ten dollars per day.
SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS.
Section 1861 says the subordin
ate officers of each branch O.
every Legislative assembly shall
consist of one chief clerk, wh'
shall receive compensation o
eight dollars per day, and of on
assistant clerk, one eprollin,
clerk, one expressing clerk, on
sergeant at arms, one door keep
err, one messenger and on
Waterman, who shalt each receiv
a compensation of five dollars pc
day during the sessions, and n
charge for greater number G
officers and attendants or nm