The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-08
Freak Exhibits
In Archives At
Honolulu, III. I.
BY MYRoN K. DAVIS,
Company c, Eighth Infantry, Manila,
Philippine Island.

Philippine Island.
In the archives at Honolulu arc
many freak petitions that were put be-
fore the legislature in the early days,
some OF which. with a little revising.
might be adopted at the present time.
The following articles written nearly
q century ago., show the native 'up-to-
~dateness" in political issues ana legis-
iatlVe reforms. as well as commercial
interests. Here is one under the head
ing of Public Notice" that is prac-
t1ced a great deal in our own cities,
though the subject is given little pub
lictty:
Public Notice.
January 20, 1853.
Know all We Hawaiians, foreigners
and Cinnamon of every description,
that we the undersigned make known
to all of you that, we the people. who
make salt, have raised the price OF the
barrel Of salt to 81. The %calabash Of
salt that was rial before is now q
quarter. AS poi and other things have
been raised in price, SO we have raised
the price of salt.
If n person objects to this notice,
we will have him UP before the judge
and this notice shall become a law
from and after its publication in the
Hekii-Pakfiika. (Star of the Pacifc.)
Consequently we have affixed our
name unto.
Signed,
H.H.a IAlPIle tiIu olIlGTS
Easy Divorce Solution.
Another under the same heading
might settle the divorce question if
the women would adopt this means of
advertising their husbands:
Public Notice
January 20. 1853.
"Kupauaha, my husband. has de-
serted me: He took from me all my
clothing that I have earned with my
own n and l am now very poor.
He still desires me to return other
things that he gave me. Extraor-
binary! AS II / were a strange oma
You the people look at this shameless
husband.
Signed.
"Mele Pi."
Some of the bills that went before the
legislature were often 'tsidetracked" in
some such manne as about to be re-
lated: In 1851 a petition was laid be-
fore the house of representatives from
voters Of Puma, Hawaii, beseeching the
king and his honorable legislature to
enact a law so that marriage between
old men and young women, and young
men and old women would be prohib-
tied.
The endorsement OF this petition
shows b q 1t was respectfully re-
ceived and referred to the standing
committee on lands. roads and internal
improvements"
On May Z, 1852, a petition was laid
before he house by a number of resi-
dents of Honolulu. praying that the
legislature abolish the attorney at law.
The house, however, seemed to think
that the said attorneys were necessary
evils and on the report of a select com
mittee, to whom the petition had been
referred. 1t was tabled May 10.
AS there Is no report Of a "Kelly's
army" In the islands at this time this
petition must refer to the "wearies" OF
the islands:
On May "a, 1853, the house received
a petition from the residents of Koolau-
poke, Oaku, praying that Sleeping
during the day be prohibited Also
on the same day another was laid be-
fore it, praying hat THE tax on good,
quiet dogs be abolished"
Here is a petition that has in some
respects always been in force, accord
Ing to many physicians: On June IL.
1854. Puma, Hawaii, residents sent a Pc
tition to the house praying that a law
be enacted whereby a physician be pro-
hibited from compelling a man to pay
his debts to said physician. The natives
seemed to think government officials of
little Importance and on the same date
another petition was ale before the
house, praying that government off,
Gals be not paid salaries; that the
chiefs be the only ones to receive pay
for their services.
Against Women's Clothes.
And, finally. East Maui comes for
ward with a petition to the legislature
OF 1855 which might readily apply to
any of our cities at the ppresent time.
The petitioners wanted a law passed to
prevent Women going around tho
streets of Honolulu and Lahaina in
clothes not fit to be seen in public"