The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-13
JOINT RESOLUTION
OF ANNEXATION
Congressional Decree Under Which
Change Was Made.


This is the "Newlands Resolution %
by which Annexation was directly
brought about:
whereas, The Government Of the
Republic of Hawaii having in due
form signified its consent, in the
manner provided by its constitution,
to cede absolutely and without reserve
to the United States of America all the
rights Of severe gnty of whatever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands
and their dependencies, and also to
cede and transfer to the United States
the absolute fee and ownership Of all
public, Government or crown lands,
public buildings or edIfices, ports, har-
bOrs, military equipment and all 9TH
er public property of every kind and
description belonging to the Govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands, tOgeth-
er with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertaining; therefore be
it
Resolved, That said cession is &C
cepted, ratified and confirmed, and
that the said Hawaiian Islands and
their dependencies be, and they are
hereby, annexed as a part Of the ter
ritory of the United States and are
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thereof, and that all and singular the
property and rights hereinbefore
mentioned are vested in the United
States of America.
''The existing laws of the United
States relative to public lands shall
not apply to such lands in the Hawa-
iian Islands, but the Congress of the
United States shall enact special laws
for their management and disposition,
provided, that all revenue from or
proceeds Of the same, except as re-
CARDS such part thereof as may be
used or occupied for the civil, military
or naval purposes of the United States,
or may be assigned for use of the local
| government, shall be used solely for
| the benefit of the inhabitants of the
! Hawaiian Islands for educational and
! other public purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for
! the government of such Islands all the
| civil, judicial and military powers eX-
| ercised by the officers of the existing
! government in said Islands shall be
vested in such person or persons, as
the President of the United States
shall direct; and the President shall
| have power to remove the said officers
and to fill the vacancies so occas1oned.
''The existing treaties of the HaWa-
iian Islands with foreign nations snail
! forthwith cease and determine, being
replaced by such treaties as may eX-
list. or as may hereafter be concluded,
| between the United States and such
foreign natiR
The municipal legislation of the
Hawaiian Islands, not enacted for TIE
fuJfifment of the treaties so exiting
ashed, and not inconsistent = 18th this
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! Constitution of -5tbe United States,
shall remain il force until the Con-
gress of the United States shall other
wise determine.
+ until legislation shall be enacted
| extending the United States customs
| laws and regulations to the Hawaiian
Islands the existing customs regula-
! tions of the Hawaiian Islands with
the United States and other countries
shall remain unchanged
"The public debt of the Republic OF
Hawaii lawfully existing at the date
of the passage of this joint resolution
including the amounts due to deposi-
tors in the Hawaiian Postal Savings
Bank, is hereby assumed by the GOV
eminent of the United States, but the
liability of the United States in thl:
g regard shall in no case exceed $4,000,
900.
$50 long, however, as the eXistin:
government and the present CONNER
: cial relations of the Hawaiian Island
: are continued as hereinbefOre prOvid
! ed said government shall continue t
l pay the interest on said debt.
There shall be no further immigra
> ton of Chinese into the Hawaiia
i Islands, except upon such condition
> las are now or may hereafter be above
by the laws of the United States; an
/ no Chinese, by reason of anythin
q herein contained, shall be allowed t
e enter the United States from the Hs
+ waiian Islands.
y THE President shall appoint fiy
commissioners, at least two Of whOl
shall be residents Of the Hawaiia
Islands, who shall, as soon as reason
ably practicable, recommend to Coz
|. gress such legislation concerning tt
Hawaiian Islands as they shall dee
;, necessary or proper.
"Sec. 2. That the commissions
hereinbefore provided for shall be a.
pointed by the President, by and wit
the consent and advice of the Senat
"Sec. 3.-That the sum of $4,000
or so much thereof as may be nece
sary, is hereby appropriated out
= any money in the treasury not Othe
- wise appropriated, and to be imm
= diately available, to be expended
=, the discretion of the President of t
~ United States of America, for the pu
~ pose of carrying this joint resOlutit
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