The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-28
HOW We SHALL ANNEXED
FULL TEXT OF THE NEWLANDS
JOINT RESOLUTION.
The Manner in Which the Hawaiian
Islands viii Become a Portion of
the Great Republic.

The Newlands joint resolution reads
as follows:
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 sovereignty 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 editices, 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-
err with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertaining; therefore be
it
"Resoved, That said cession is ac-
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
subject to the sovereign dominion
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, militia
ry 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 inhabi-
tants of the Hawaiian Islands for ed
vocational and other public purposes.
Until Congress shall provide for
the government of such Islands all the
civil, judicial and military powers en-
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
ed.
THE existing treaties of the Ha-
waiian Islands with foreign nations
shall forthwith cease and determine.
being replaced by such treaties as
may exist, or as may hereafter be
concluded, between the United States
and such foreign nations.
''The municipal legislation of the
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fulfllment of the treaties so exiting
uished, and not inconsistent with this
| joint resolution nor contrary to the
Constitution of the United States,
shall remain in force until the Con-
gress of the United States shall other
wise determine.
Until Legislation shall be enacted
extending the United States custom
! laws ana regulations TO the Hawaiian
Islands the existing customs regula-
tions of the Hawaiian Islands with
the United States and other countries
shall remain unchanged
1.-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
eminent of the United States, but the
liability of the United States in this
regard shall in no case exceed $4,000,
00O
80 long, however, as the existing
government and the present CONNER
cial relations of the Hawaiian Islands
are continued as hereinbefore provid
ed said government shall continue tC
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There shall be no further immi
grafton of Chinese into the Hawaiian
Islands, except upon such conditions
as are now or may hereafter be allow
ed by the laws of the United States
and no Chinese, by reason of any
thing herein contained, shall be al
lowed to enter the United States from
the Hawaiian Islands.
THE President shall appoint fiv,
commissioners, at least two of whom
shall be residents of the Hawaiian
Islands, who shall, as soon as reason
ably practicable, recommend to Con
gress such legislation concerning thu
Hawaiian Islands as they shall deem
necessary or proper.
Sec. =. That the commissioners
hereinbefore provided for shall be ap
pointed by the President, by ant
with the consent and advice of tn,
Senate
"Sec. 2. That the sum of 100000
or so much thereof as may be neces
sary, is hereby appropriated out o
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and to be imme
diately available, to be expended a
the discretion of the President of tn,
United States of America, for the pur
pose of carrying this joint resolution
into effect"