The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-13


ness, however. they shall be subject
to the Governor.
| The tax officers shall be the judges
in all cases arising under the tax law.
In all cases where land agents and
landlords are charged with depressing
the lower classes. and also nj all cases
of difficulty between land agents and
tenants, the tax officers shall be the
| judges and also all cases arising I'M
der the tax law enacted on the 7th of
June, 1899
They shall moreover perform their
duties in the following manner: Each
tax officer shall be confined in his au-
thority to his own appropriate district
If a difficulty arises between land
agent and his tenant, the tax officer
shall try the case and if the tenant
be found guilty. then the tax officer,
in connection with the land agent shall
execute the law upon him. But if the
tax officer judge the land agent to be
in fault, then he shall notify all the
tax officers of his particular island.
and if they are agreed they shall pass
sentence upon him and the Governor
shall execute it. But in all trials, if
any individual take exception to the
decision of the tax officer, he may APP
peal to the Governor who shall have
power to try the case again, and if ex-
eeptions are taken to the decision of
the Governor, on information given to
the Supreme Judges, there shall be a
new and final trial before them.
OF THE JUDGES.
Each of the Governors shall at his
ular island-two or more as he shall
think expedient. and shall give them
certificates of Office. After having re-
ceived their certificates, they shall not
be turned out except by impeachment,
though it shall be proper at any time
for the law to limit the term of Office.
They shall act in the following man.
ner: They shall give notice before
hand of the days on which courts are
to be held. When the time. specified ar
rives they shall then enter upon the
trials according as the law shall direct
They shall be the judges in cases aris-
ing under all the laws excepting those
which regard taxation or difficulties
between land agents or landlords and
their tenants. They shall be sustained
by the Governor whose duty it shall be
to execute the law according to their
decisions. But if exceptions are taken
to their judgment, whosoever takes
them may appeal to the supreme
judges.
OF THE SUPREME JUDGES.
The representative body shall ap- |
point four persons, whose duty it shall |
be to aid the King and the Premier, |
and these six persons shall constitute |
the Supreme Court of the kingdom
Their business shall be to settle all |
cases of difficulty which are left un-
settled by the tax officers and common |
judges. They shall give new trial ac-
cording to the conditions of the law.
They shall give previous notice of the |
time for holding courts. in order that |
those in difficulty may appeal. The de-
cision of these shall be final
There shall be no further trial after
theirs. Life, death, confinement, fine, |
and freedom from it are all in their |
hands, and their decisions are final.
OF CHANGES IN THE CONSTITU-i
TIONS.
This constitution shall not be con-
sidered as finally established, until the
people have generally heard it, and |
have appointed persons according to
the provision herein made, and they /
have given their assent, then this con-
shall be considered as perl
established.
But hereafter, if it should be thought
desirable to change it. notice shall be
previously given, that all the people
may understand the nature of the pro-
posed charge and the succeeding year,
at the meeting of the mobiles, and the
representative body, if they shall agree
as to the addition proposed, or as to the
alteration. then they may make it,
The above constitution has been
agreed to by the mobiles, and we have
hereunto subscribed our names Oct.
8. 1910 at Honolulu.
KAMEHAMEHA III,
KEKAULUOHI