The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-11
C|TIzE NSH|P
Who is Entitled to the
Franchise?
Hawaiians Natives and NaturaIized
May Vote as Also Certain
United States Citizens.

Now that II Is settled that Hawai-,
IL TO be territory of the United States
and organization has already been ef-
fected looking to the coming elections.
IL Is OF interest TO know who are to
have the franchise. The Territorial
Dill provides that all citizens OF Hawai-,
nc the time of annexation. and also ALL
citizens Of the United States who were
resident here on August Il, 1898. or
who have been resident here since that
date, are citizens both of the Territory
and OF the United States. The last
clause seems open to loose construc-
ton; IL might be said TO include ALI
citizens OF the United States who have
lived here at any time since annexa-
ton; but 1t was probably intended TO
meln those only who have lived here
ever since that date, and to take in
persons who were here when the Am
erican flag was hoisted over these ISL
dnds, and who have lived here con-
tinuous.y since that time.
Accordingly to this act, citizens of
The Onlted states wno were 'IesIdeut'
acre on tae twelfth Of August, 1898, are
also endLCd to vote, wnelner or noe
they have lived here since tnat time.
4 MS does not take In tourists VINO
mercy happened 10 be here on that
cay. The .egal value of the term resi-
dent' u something between WISHING or
re-luing temporary in Il place, on the
one hand, and having ones dJmIcne
there, on the o,her. Any United States
yi,Izeus VINO were resident here on
that date would seem TO be enu,led 20
vO,e here, even II they have moved
away IN the meantime.
\ s.rIct construction Of the clause OF
,he dct providing Tor the future acqui-
si.i1n or citizenship makes 1t appear
tuIl residence here since annexation
,Oul,s for nothing, and that in order
20 become citizens Of this Territory.
cttiZers Of the United States must
hereafter" that Is, after the ddte
w4.-.. ,4io Diu goes INTO effect, reside
here for a year. Foreigners must COM
Ply With the naturalization laws of the
United States, in addition 10 residing
here for a year.
10 return now to the first clause
above cited, Ii is obvious that all male
natives can vote. whether or no they
We're registered voters before anneXa-
| ton; that all other males born here be-
/ fore annexation are entitled to vote, If
of age, or when they become OF age;
| unIess they changed their allegiance
l before August IL, 1898; and also that
all Portuguese or other foreigners who
| have been naturalized or who have be-
| come citizens, or who shall do so be-
| fore June 10, are qualified for the suf-
| frage. The other restrictions about
| voting in particular cases are such
matters as registration and residence
| for three months in the particular dis
/ trict Just before registration.
Another interesting point in the APP
/ proacning Territorial government is
the remuneration of the officials. Sec.
/ ton %. of the Bill has the following:
Sec. 80. That the following officers
shall receive the following annual sala
ries. TO be paid by the United States
i The governor, five thousand dollars
the secretary Of the Territory, three
thousand dollars; United States dis
trict Judge. five thousand collars; th'
. United States marshal, two thousand
dollars; the United States district at
torney, two thousand dollars. And thu
governor shall receive annually, in ad
dition to his salary, the sum of five
hundred dollars for stationery, pos
tage, and incidentals; also his trave
ling expenses while absent from tn
capital on official business, and the sun
Of two thousand dollars annually TO
his private secretary.