Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-18
BALLOTS READY
FOR PLEBISCITE
(Continned from Page y


Der, nineteen hundred aud ten, be re
quested to pass. at Its first session,
law prohibiting the manufacture o.
sale within the Territory OF intoxicat
Ing, spirituous. vinous, and NAL
liquors except for medicinal and sci
entifc purposes?"
| Further instructions rs to the form
of ballot are contained in the fol
lowing words:
Said question shall be printed or
the ballot In the English Language
and Immediately following It shall be
a translation OF the same In the Ha.
waiian language; below this, in larg,
type, shall be printed the word Yes,
with its Hawaiian translation, and
opposite those two braeketed words
shall be a square, ruled space for the
| marking of Gloss; below that In
smaller type. shall be the word No.
with It's Hawaiian translation, brack-
eted, and opposite to them similar
square, ruled space for marking. The
ballot shall also contain the follow.
ing instructions in both the English
and Hawaiian languages:
Vote by marking cross (X)
after the word Yes" or Mo-"
Mott-Smlth says that this last in
struction IL logically followed out
would result in the invalidating of
many ballots ard their throwing out
by election inspectors. The instruc-
ton is that square shall be placed
after the wards in which the cross
OF the voter Is TO be placed; but the
final instruction reads: Vote by
marking a cross (X) after the word
Yes or no." There Is plenty OF
room to make the cross directly aft.
er the words without placing 1t in
side the marked square space. This
would invalidate the ballot, and SO
specific instruction has been placed
on the ballot by Mott-Smith that the
cross is to be made in the square
space after the words.
mo lawyer ever drew up that reso.
luton" said the Acting Governor In
discussing 1t this morning.
said special election shall be car
ried on under the general election
laws Of the Territory OF Hawaii; but
the territorial committees or chair.
men and their local committees and
chairman in charge OF the campaign
for and against the proposition herein
submitted may each appoint two cleo.
tors as challengcrs and watchers for
each voting precinct, who shall have
such powers and be subject to such
limitations as are conferred by the ex.
istmg territorial election laws upon
similar representatives Of political
parties or candidates"
The above section is causing Mott.
Smith to lie awake nights trying to
see just exactly the meaning intend.
ed by the paragraph.
Under the regular election law
there are three inspectors for each
precinct appointed from the three re-
gular parties. but the paragraph quot.
ed provides "the Territorial commit.
tees or chairman. .-..............,.in
charge of the campaign for and against
the proposition herein submitted may
each appoint two electors as chal.
lengers and watchers for. each voting
precinct. ........."
This apparently means that the Pro
hibition forces and those arrayed
against them may each appoint two
men In addition to those regularly ap,
pointed as inspectors from the three
regular political parties.
In this case the election booths
would be rather crowded with the
three regular inspectors. three or six
voters according to the size Of the
booth. two challengers and a police,
man to preserve order.
In speaking OF a holiday for cleo
tlon day Mott-Smith stated that he'll
knew OF no provision Of law wherebyll
he could declare the day an oficial
holiday
All the saloons in the territory will
be closed from the time the polls
open In the morning until they close
In the afternoon under the provisions
Of the laws of 1907, the only places
which may sell liquor OF any kind dur
ing those hours being clubs and no.
tells and restaurants under the terms
Of their licenses. \
The Acting Governor stated In res.
Il