The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-16

time for the first general election and
assembly of the legislature provided for
in the bill. BY this provision a legis-
lature may be called very soon after
the territorial bill is passed Each
house of the legislature, and not the
supreme court, is to be the judge of the
election and qualifications of its own
members.
All the disabling qualifications of
electors in the original bill are swept
away, and the following short and
simple qualification is substituted.
That no person shall be entitled to re-
gister or vote at any election in the
Territory Of Hawaii unless he shall
take an oath to support the constitu-
ton of the United States" The prop
erty qualifications are all, done away
with, and the qualifications for an cleo
tor to vote for either senator or rep
resentative are that he snail D. q .l.J .
citizen of the United StalCs: La,- ..-
sided in the territory a year and - t.l.t
district three months; be twcnty--ae
years of age. be registered, have paid
one dollar poll tax for the cuTren year.
and be able to speak, read and write
the English or Hawaiian language.
All officials must be citizens of the
territory, and not merely reside there
in The governor may declare martial
law only until communication can be
had with the President, and his decis-
ion thereon made known.
The Hawaiian land laws are to re-
main in force, except that sales, grants
and leases and other dispositions of the
public domain, and agreements con-
corning the same shall be reported in
writing each month to the Secretary
of the Interior. and he shall have au-
thority to confirm, reverse, modify
suspend and annul any Of them. But
If he does not act on them within sixty
days, they are confirmed and ratified.
All sales, ETC., made in good faith in
conformity with Hawaiian law between
July 7, 1898, and September %, 1899 are
ratified and confirmed
Neither house of the legislature can
eXpel member except by a twO-third5
vote, and the legislature at it's first
sessions shall reapportion the member
ship Of both houses according to the
census returns. To be a senator a man
must be twenty five, a male citizen en-
titled to vote, and have resided in the
territory three years. The term of
office of the justices of the supreme
court are made nine years. and of the
circuit judges six years, and of other
appointed officials four years. The
judicial system of the territory shall
remain as it is until the legislature
provides otherwise. Hawaiian juries
are done away with, and unanimous
verdicts required in criminal cases.
None but male citizens of the United
States, twenty-one years of age who
can understandingly read write and
speak the English language, can be
jurors or grand Jurors. Until the leg
islature otherwise provides, the circuit
courts shall provide for the selection
and sittings of grand juries.
! territorial delegate in Congress is
provided for who shall possess the
qualifications required for membership
in the territorial house of representa-
| tives.
The president of the Board of Health
may be salaried officer.
All vessels carrying permanent or
temporary Hawaiian registry on Au-
gust H. 1898, together with the vessels,
Star of France, Euterpe, Star of Rus
STA, Falls of Clyde and Willscott, are
given American registry.