The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-12
LEGISLATIVE POWER.

SEC. ST 90 That the legislative power of the Terri
tory shall extend to all ghtfu subjects of legislation not
with the Constitution and laws of the United
States, locally applicable, s4 HE provisions ef Hits Act,
but the legislature shall not grant corporation
soclatOn individual special exclusive privilege,
immunity franchise without the approval of Congress;
shall it private charters, but by general
act permit associate themselves together
bodies corporate for manufacturing, agricultura and
other industrial pursuits conducting the business
of insurance. savings banks banks of discount and de
pOs (but of ssue) loan and guarantee
Cations for the establishment and conduct of cemeteries
and for the construction operation of railroads.
roads, vessels and irrSatin ditches and the col
onzaton and improvement of lands in connection there
with, for colleges, Summaries, churches, libraries
any other benevolent charitable scientific associations
dl0Orce shall be granted By the legislature, shall
divorce be granted By the of the Territory unless
the applicant therefor shall resided in the Territory
for next preceding the applications but this
vision shall not affect any action pending when this Act
takes any lottery lottery tickets
be allowed shall public be appropriated
for the support benefit of sectaran denominations
al private school anv school not under the
i've control of the government; shall the Government
of the Territory OF Hawaii, political municipal
corporation or subdivision of the Territory make any
subscription the capital any incorporated
pany in manner4ea4f lend it's credit for the
thereof nor shall anv debt be authorized to be contracted
by behalf of the Territory, any political MUM
cpal corporation subdivision thereof except to meet
casual deficit in the the interest the
existing Indebtedness, suppress nsurrecon
vide for the common Defense except that in addition to
Indebtedness created for such purposes the legisa
ture authorize loans by the Territory, such
subdivision thereof for the erection of penal charitable
and educational institutions and for public buildings,
wharves roads, and harbOr and other public improve
ments but the total of such Indebtedness incurred in
year by the Territory any subdivision shall
ceed centum the assessed value of taxable
property of the Territory subdivision thereof, the
be- shown by the last general assessment for
taxation, and the total Indebtedness for the Territory
shall time be extended beyond centum
of such assessed value and the total Indebtedness of
subdivision shall at any time be extended beyond
such value, but nothing in
this provision shall prevent the refundng of existing
Indebtedness at any time shall such loan be
made upon the credit of the public domain any part
thereof retrospective sfHtt enacte shall
bond other instrument Of such Indebtedness be IS
payable IN than fifteen gears from the date of the
issue thereof.
town. and city, eeHHt municipalities within the Ter
EXEMPTION OF ELECTORS ON ELECTION
That every eector shall be privileged from
day during his attendance at election
the peace then committed in of treason
or felony.
Sec SO So That shall be obliged to per
form military duty the day of election to prevent
his voting except of public danger, or in
absence his place of residence in actual mill
which provision be made by law
for ali biS