Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-15
Return of william p. Jarrett.

Return of William p. Jarrett.
Now comes William =. Jarrett aud
In obedience to the writ of habeas cor
pus issued herein produces herewith
before this Honorable Court the body
OF Frank b. Craig, the person named
In said writ, and for return TO said
writ says:
First: That he is the duly elected.
qualified and acting Sheriff of the City
aud County of Honolulu, Territory of
Hawaii.
Second: That he holds the said
Frank h. Craig, the person named in
said writ of habeaS corpus, under and
by virtue OF a warrant of arrest issued
by William d. Lymcr, District Magis-
tIate of Honolulu, City and County of
Honolulu, dated April Z, 1911. based
upon a written complaint sworn to be-
fore the said District Magistrate of Ho-
nnlulu bv John w. Cathcart. City and
County Attorney of the City and Coun-
ty of Honolulu, copies of which war
rant and complaint are attached to the
petition for writ of habeas corpus
herein.
Third: That this respondent denies
that the said Imprisonment and re-
straint of petitioner is Illegal in any
manner but alleges that the same Is
In obedience to and in accordance with
the laws Of the Territory of Hawaii
and specifically answering the alleged
grounds of illegality set forth in said
petition this respondent says;
|. ta) That Act As of the Session
Laws of 1911, Territory of Hawaii, is
not contrary to the spirit, intent,
andlor provisions OF Section 10 Of the
Organic Act of Hawaii relating to con.
tract labor.
! (bJ That said Frank y. Craig Is not
a contract laBorcg nor has he entered
into any contract for personal labor or
services in any way involved In these
proceedings. nor IL he otherwise cnti-
tied to complain of the alleged inva-
but that said Frank b. Craig Is resi-.
dent of the State of California who
came temporarily to this Territory on
March 3, 1911, to secure laborcrs to
work IN Alaska for the Alaska Can.
ncrics Company. a corporation having
large capital and property, and opcr,
ating number of salmon canneries in
Alaska aud elsewhere. and has since
that date been continuously engaged
in the City and County of Honolulu
and elsewhere In this Territory In re-,
crulting laborcrs aud in conducting
the business OF an cmigrHnt agent, ms
defined in said Act As of the Session
Laws of 1911.
(c) That no person who has enter
cd into contract for personal labor
or service has complained In court OF
the alleged inyalidity of said Act As
for the .reasons alleged, nor Is there
any remedy sought to he enforced FOL
breach Of any such contract In cOnncc
ton with these proceedings.
.. That said Act As is not in con
travontion of Section Is Of said Organ
ic Act, which provides that each Law
shall embrace but one subject which
shall be expressed In its title. but OF
the contrary that said Act iS Is en-
titled AN Act to Define, Regulate anC
License Emigrant Agents" and thai
said Act Is wholly concerned with the
subject expressed In It's title.
3. That said Act As Is constitution
al and valid.
4. That said Act As does not con
. s,itutc an unreasonable nor any re
striCtion or regulation. of intercourse
p among the citizens OF this Territory
and those of other states and territor
les of the United States, and that sale
, act IL not in contravention OF Articl,
|, Section s, Paragraph 3, andIor Ar
ticle I, Section 3. Paragraph . Of thu
Constitution Of the United States
That said act does not interfere will
, the freedom OF said Frank y. Craig II
these particulars or any of them, no
| Is he otherwise entitled TO complain o
. the alleged inyalidity of said Act il
{ these respects.
=. IA That said Act is not OK pos
+. facto I'M its operation and is not In cor
? travention OF Article |, Section Q, Pan
!. agraph 3 OF the Constitution OF tn
e United States, but that said Act
t wholly prospective in its operation
}. That said Act Is not eX post facto 4