The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-09

WHO MAY VOTE AND WHO MAY
BE CANDIDATES.
Probably the Last Election Under the
Republic of Hawaii-General Provi-
sions of the Statutes.

The special election to be held Fri
day, February oath, will probably be
the last election in and by the author
ity of the Republic of Hawaii. 1t is
for a senator to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of H. w. Schmidt
The term expires on the last Wednes-
day of September this year.
The senatorial district includes the
whole Of the Island of Oahu, and is
known as the Third senatorial district,
To be eligible for election as senator,
person must be a male citizen of the
Republic of Hawaii, be thirty years of
age, be able understandingly to speak,
read and write the English or Hawaii
an language, have resided in the Ha-
waiian Islands not less than three
years, be the owner in his own right Of
property in the Republic of Hawaii of
the value of not less than $4,000 over
and above all encumbrances, or have
been in receipt of a money income of
not less than $1,000 during the year i'm
mediately preceding the date of the
election, for the proof of which he may
be required to produce original ac-
counts of the receipt of such income. If
the eligibility of a person. elected as
senator is questioned in legal form the
| burden of proof is on him to establish
| it.
The qualifications of an elector to
vote for senator are that he shall be a
male citizen of the Republic of Ha-
wall, and, If naturalized prior to Janu-
airy II, 1898, be a native of a country
! having, or having had, treaty relations
with Hawaii, or have received letters
of denization emitting him to all the
| privileges of Hawaiian citizenship, or
have received from the Minister of In
| terror the certificate of service provided
| by Article II of the constitution,
| have resided in the senatorial district
at least one month prior to the time of
| registration, be 20 years of age have
taken the oath of allegiance to the Re
| public of Hawaii, be legally registered,
have paid all taxes due the govern
ment, be able to speak. read and write
understandingly the English or Ha-
waiian Language, be the owner in his
own right of real property in the Re-
| public of Hawaii of the value or not
| less than 81, 800, or of personal proper
ty similarly situated, of the value of
| $4,000, or have actually received a
money income of not less than $500
during the year preceding.
Registration is required and for spe-
cial elections the registration of the
last general election shall serve. AS a
matter of fact the electors qualified to
vote at this special election are those
and none other whose names appear
on the lists of qualified electors post.
ed in each election precinct.
The Australian system of balloting
is in use. The polls are to be open al
o'clock in the morning in each pre-
| cinct and close at o'clock in the af-
ternoon, unless all the qualified voters
of the precinct shall sooner have cast
their votes.
No person can be a candidate unless
he shall be nominated and so requested
in writing signed by not less than
| twenty-five duly qualified electors OF
the district Such nomination shall be
filed with the Minister of the Interior
in this case, not less than ten days
before the day of election, Each nom
nation shall be accompanied by de-
posit of $25, on account of the expense
attending the election, to be paid into
the treasury as a government realiza
ton.
Candidates may legally incur certain
expenses and none other. These are
His personal expenses as a candidate
expenses of printing and advertising
cost of stationery and postage, ex
penses of public meetings, rent and
supplies of committee rooms not to eX
ceed one for each polling place, sala
ries of not more than one clerk and tw'
messengers for each polling place, sal
aries of not more than one watcher OF
election day, at each polling place.
The total number of registered vot
ers in the district, that is to say on tn
Island of Oahu, is 629. OF these Al
reside south and east of Nuuanl
street and line drawn in extension
thereof from the Nuuanu Pail to Ma
kapu Point. North and west of tina
there are 21S registered voters.