The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-22

| citizen of the United States, thirty
years of age, to have resided in the ter
! ritOry three years, and be the owner in
his own right of $4,000 worth of prop
erty, or to have during the preceding
year received $1,000 income. Represen-
| tatives must be twenty-five years old,
| male citizens, must have lived three
years in Hawaii, and must own prop
| erty or have an income of $3.50 a year.
| Voters for Representative are re-
| quired to be male citizens, twenty-one
years old, and of one years residence
| in the territory; to have registered, to
| have paid all taxes due the Govern
| ment and to be able to understanding
| ly speak, read and write the English or
Hawaiian language"
| To be qualified to vote for Senators
a person must pOSe all the qualifca-
| tions and be subject 10 all the cOndi-
tions required of voters for Represen-
| tatives, and in addition own in his own
right, real property worth $1,000, upon
which valuation legal taxes shall have
been paid for the year preceding that
in which he offers to register, or shall
have actually received a money income
of not less than 5000 during the pre-
yiOuS year
The bill also provides for the election
sentatives in Congress by the voters
qualified to vote for Representative in
the Legislature, this Delegate to pos
SeSS the same powers and privileges
now accorded to other Delegates in
Congress.
The Governor is to appoint a Chief
! Justice and two Associate Justices of
| the Supreme Court, the Judges of the
| Circuit Court, the members Of the
| Board Of Health, Commissioners of
| Public Instruction, Prison Inspectors,
| Boards of Registration, Inspectors of
| Election and other public boards that
may be created by law, and all officers
whose salaries exceed $4,000 per annum.
Other provisions of the bill are as
| follows: The Governor is TO possess the
veto power, but his veto may be over
riden by a two-thirds vote of both
houses of the Legislature.
| Foreign goods and articles imported
into the Islands after July Z, 1898, are
If afterward brought into the United
States. to pay the same duties charged
upon like articles when imported from
any foreign country. The existing laws
of Hawaii not inconsistent with the
Constitution and the laws Of the Unit
ed States or this act, continue in force
subject to repeal or amendment by the
The laws of Hawaii relating to public
or private lands continue in force until
changed by Congress, but no leases OF
Agricultural lands are to be granted
sold or renewed for longer term thar
five years unless Congress shall so di-
rect.
The laws of Hawaii relating to agri-
culture and forestry are continued IL
force, except as they may be modified
by Congress or the Legislature, and the
Secretary of Agriculture is charged
with the duties of examining the law:
of Hawaii relating to agriculture, for
astry, public lands and public roads
and reporting thereon to the President
The bill also provides that the con
stitution and laws locally applicable
shall have the same force and effect il
the territory of Hawaii as elsewher
in the United States.
This is the usual provision found il