The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-13
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII
Continued from page 81

pose of seeking the welfare of the ma
ton, and establishing laws for tie
kingdom. Their meeting shall conn
mence in April, at such day and place
as the king shall appoint.
| It shall also be proper for the king
| to consult the above persons respect
ing all the great concerns of the king
| dom. in order to promote unaninity
| and secure the greatest good. They
shall moreover transact such other
business as the king shall commit to
| them.
They shall retain their own appropri-
ate lands, whether districts, or planta-
tions, or whatever divisions they may
be and they may conduct the business
lon said lands at their discretion, but
not at variance with the laws of the
kingdom.
RESPECTING THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE BODY.
There shall be annually chosen GER
tain persons to sit in council with the
mobiles and establish laws for the ma
ton. They shall be chosen
according to their wish, from Hawaii,
Maui, Oahu and Kauai The law shall
decide the form Of choosing them and
also the number to be chosen. This
representative body shall have a voice
in the business of the kingdom. No
law shall be passed without the ap-
probation of the majority of them.
RESPECTING THE MEETING OF
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
There shall be an annual meeting as
stated above, but if the rulers think
it desirable to meet again they may do
it at their discretion. When they as
semble the mobiles shall meet by them
selves and the representative body by
itself, though at sslch time as they shall
think it necessary to consult together
they may unite at their discretion.
The form Of doing business shall be
as follows: The mobiles shall appoint
secretary for themselves, who, at the
meetings shall record all decisions made
by them and that book of records shall
be preserved in order that no DEGREES
affecting the interests Of the kingdom
may be lost.
The same shall be done by the rep
resentative body They too shall
choose a secretary for themselves, and
when they meet for the purpose of
seeking the interests of the kingdom,
and shall come to a decision on any
point then that decision shall be
recorded in a book and that book shall
be preserved in order that nothing val
liable affecting the interests of the
kingdom should be lost. And there
shall be no new law made without the
appreciation of a majority of the
mobiles and also majority of the rep
resentative body
When any act shall have been agreed
upon by them, it shall then be pre-
scented to the King, and if he approve
and sign his name and also the Pre-
mier-then it shall become a law of
the kingdom, and that law shall not
be repealed until it is done by the voice
of those who esta blshed it.
RESPECTING THE TAX OFFICERS.
The King and Premier shall appoint
tax officers and give them their GER
tifcates of office. There shall be dis !
tinct tax officers for each of the islands !,
at the discretion of the King and Pre-
mier
When a tax officer has received his |
certificate of appointment. he shall not
be dismissed from office without first |
having formal trial, and having been
convicted of fault, at which time he
shall be dismissed. Though if the law
should prescribe a given number of
years as the term of Office it may be |
done
The following are the established |
duties of the tax officers: They shall
assess the taxes and give notice of the |
amount to all the people, that they may
in suitable time. The tax
officers shall make the assessment in |
to the orders of the Cow
ernors, and in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Iaw-and when thel
taxes are to be gathered, they shall
gather them and deliver the property
to the Governor. and the Governor shall
pay it over to the Premier and thel
Premier shall deliver it to the King.
The tax officers shall also have charge
of the public labor done for the king
though if they see proper to commit it
to the land agents. it is well, but the
tax officers being above the land agents
shall be accountable for the work. They
shall also have charge of all new bust
ness which the King shall wish to ex-
tend through the kingdom. In all bust