Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-03-11
sY sYAurHoRIrY.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
ISSUANCE or HAWAIIAN BIRTH
CERTIFICATES.

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Chapter 81, Revised Laws of Hawaii
1915. the following regulations are
hereby made respecting the issuance
CT certificates of Hawaiian birth:
ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES.
j J. An applications for certificates
/ Of Hawaiian birth shall be by petition
addressed to the Secretary OF Hawaii,
Ggned and sworn to by the applicant,
II over the age of sixteen years, or il
under the age Of sixteen years, by a
parent or guardian Of such applicant; /;
shall set forth circumstantially all the
facts upon which the application Is
based; and shall be accompanied by
affidavits Of at least two credible wit.
nesses, other than the parents Of the
applicant, cognizant OF the fact Of the
Hawaiian birth. family and life his.
tory Of the applicant
All applications with accom-
panying affidayits shall be filed
In the office OF the Secretary
Of Hawaii in duplicate. To each
i application there shall be at.
tached clear photograph OF the ap-
| plicant taken within one month prior
to the date OF the application, printed
on silver or other durable or non-fad-
ing paper, two inches by two and one
half inches In size, and, in addition
thereto at the same time that the ap.
rlication is filed, there shall be filed
IN said office two unmounted prints
OF such photographs.
;. No application will be considered
unless the same Is made upon the
forms furnished free Of charge by the
secretary 81 Hawaii; all applications
must be carefully and neatly prepared,
and ali facts required to be stated
therein must be stated fully and in
/ detail.
4. Each application shall be accom-
panied BY . deposit of five dollars,
which nm, II the application is
lgranted and q certificate Is issued. will
be retained by the Territory; other
wise II VIII be returned to the appli-
cant.
8 No certificate win be issued to
aminor under the age of two years.
s. Applications may be received
through the mails at any time during
office hours, but no application will
be received otherwise except on Tues
day or Thursday of each week be-
tween the hours Of !. m. and 4 b. M.
Hearings Of applications from Oahu
may be had on Tuesday and Thursday
Of each week between the hours of 8
q. "a. and p. m. In the Office Of the
Secretary Of Hawaii, Executive Build
ing, or on such other days or at such
other f{y1anc q -, f1,< C,r,<,to -, -. 4 a.
appointee may appear expedient or
necessary. The times and places for
hearings OF applications from islands
other than Oahu shall be such as may
be set from time to time by the Secre-
taTy or his appointee.
z. Applications win be heard in the
order Of their filing unless for good
reason the Secretary or his appointee
shall otherwise order.
3. No Application WIN Be heard un-
less the applicant end the witnesses
whose affidavits shall have been filed
aft present The ab1Ii1&1a and the
witnesses shall be Examined under
cath as to- their knowledge Of the
facts regarding the applicant.
p. No application VIII be granted
or certificate issued except after q
tull hearing Of witnesses and examine
tion Of Witnesses and other evidence.
10. AT hearings the examination of
Witnesses. method OF proof. kind OF
evidence and all matters and transacr
tions connected with the hearing shall
pc controlled and conducted by the
Secretary or his appoinfee.
IL. The original of every ;applica-
tion. record Of testimony and other
evidence shall be kept on file in the
Secretary's Office and a duplicate
thereof transmitted to the Inspector
in charge of immigration, Department
Eof Labor, at the port Of Honolnlo.
RENEWAL CERTIFICATES.
II. Any persons to whom q certifi-
cate shall have been issued may, after
a lapse of not less than five years
from the date Of such certificate, Sc
cure a renewal thereof upon applica-
ton to the Secretary, and satisfactory
proof to him or MIS- appointee that
the person applying therefor sis the
same person to whom the original Ger
tificate was issued. Any renewal GER
tlfIcate may be again renewed after
the lapse Of not less than five years
nom the date Of renewal.
Is No application for renewal
certificate win Be received except
upon blank forms, which will be fur
nished free Of charge by the Secre-
tary Of Hawaii.
Until such time as the Legislature
shall otherwise provide. the sum of
$500 shah be charged for the issu-
aIce Of any renewal certificate.
IA. All applications for renewal
certificates shall be filed In the Office |
of the Secretary of Hawaii IN dupii-
cate. 10 each Application there shall |
be attached q clear photograph of the
applicant taken within one month |
lrfor to the. date OF the application,
printed on silver or other durable or |
non-fadfng paper, two inches by two
and one-half inches in size; and IN |
addition thereto there shall be filed
in said office, at the same time that |
the application Is filed, two prints of |
such photographs.
is. At the time Of the filing OF any