Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-27
HAWAII AS A TERRITORY
The First Election and Those Who May
Vote at Il,
The Governor viii Call an Election for Dele.
gate in Congress and Members Of
the Legislature.

IDi'oh 'NENiNu DOLLEllN =
My first article on the subject of
Hawaii as Territory" seems to
have attracted more attention than
its merits demanded, as since its
publication | have been repeated
ly asked to continue the subject
at greater length. This | shall
endeavor to do in "a few short arti-
cles under appropriate headings.
L am asked especially TO write on
the first election after the procla
nation of President Mckinley
declaring Hawaii one of the Ter
ritories of the United States, Civ
ing the qualifications of voters
and of the officials to be elected.
In the first place it should be
noted that Congress has already
passed general laws concerning
the organization of future terri
tories and that it is not reasona.
BILE to suppose that the special
Act to be passed by Congress on
the report of the Commissioners
of the Territory of Hawaii, as
provided by the Treaty, will con
tiict with any of these general
laws. Indeed, they cannot, for
from the moment of the arrival of
the new Governor in the Terri
tory the present United States
laws regarding territories 60 into
effect. In my former article
few minor inaccuracies crept in,
such as in stating the salary of
the governor. 1 find on looking
up the statutes that it is only
$4,000 per annum, which, in com
mon with the salaries of all
United States officials in the terri.
tory, is paid out of the United
States Treasury and not by the
territory.
VOTING AND HOLDING OFFICE.
The question of who may vote
and hold Office is best answered
by quoting the Revised Statutes
of the United States on the sub
ject, as follows:
SECTION 1859: Every male
citizen above the age of twenty
one, including persons who have
legally declared their intention ~,
become citizens in any Territory
hereafter organized, and who are
actual residents of such Territory
at the time of the organization
thereof, shall be entitled to vote
at the first election in such Terri
tory and to hold any Office there
in; subject, nevertheless, to the
limitations specified in the next
section.
SECTION 1860. AT all subse-
quent elections, however, in any
Territory hereafter organized, the
of voters and of
holding office shall be such
as may be prescribed by
the Legislative Assembly of
each Territory, subject, never
theless, to the following restric-
lions on the power of the Legisla-
tive Assembly, namely:
First. The right of suffrage and
Of holding Office shall be exercised
only by citizens of the United
States over the age of twenty-one
years, and by those above that age
who had declared on oath, before
a competent court of record, their
intention to become such, and have
taken the oath to support the Con-
stitution and Government of the
United States.
Second. There shall be no denial
of the elective franchise or of
holding Office to a citizen on &C
count of race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
Third. No officer, soldier, sea
man, mariner or other person in
the Army or Navy, or attached to
troops in the service of the United
States, shall be allowed to vote in
any Territory, by reason of being
on service therein, unless such
Territory is, and has been for the
period of six months, his perma-
nent domicile.
Fourth. No person belonging to
the Army or Navy shall be elected
To Or hold anu niuil oHioo Or an