The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-08-26

Sec. 33. Section Sc of the Hawaiian
Organic Act is hereby amended to
read as follows:
District Judges
Sec. SO. (a) That there shall be es-
tablished in the said Territory a dis
trict court, to consist of two judges,
who shall reside therein and be called
district judges, and who shall each re-
ceive an annual salary of $500. The
said court while in session shall be
presided over by only one of said
judges. The two judges shall from
time to time, either by order or rules
Of the court, prescribe at what times
and in what class of cases each of
them shall preside. The said two
Judges shall have the same powers in
I matters coming before said court.
"(b) The president of the United
| States, by and with the advice and
consent OF the senate OF the United
States. shall appoint two district
judges, a district attorney. and a mar
shall of the United States for the said
district. all of whom shall be citizens
of the Territory of Hawaii and shall
have resided therein for at least three
years next preceding their appoint
ment. Said judges, attorney, and mar
shall, shall hold office for six years,
unless sooner removed by the presi-
dent.
"(c) The said court shall have, in
addition to the ordinary jurisdiction
of district courts of the United States,
jurisdiction of all cases cognizable in
a circuit court of the United States,
and shall proceed therein in the same
manner as a circuit court; and the
said judges, district attorney, and
marshal shall have and exercise in the
Territory of Hawaii all the powers
conferred by the laws of the United
States upon the judges, district attor-
news and marshals OF district and cir
cult courts of the United States.
In Matters of Appeal
"(d) Writs of error and appeals
from the said district court shall be
had and allowed to the circuit court
of appeals for the ninth judicial cir
cult in the same manner as wrlts oil
error and appeals are allowed from
circuit court to circuit courts of ap-
peal as provided by law, and appeals
and writs of error may be taken to
the supreme court of the United
States from said district court in
cases where appeals and writs OF er
ror are allowed from the district and
circuit courts of the United States tC
the supreme court, and the laws OF
the United States relating to juries
and jury trials shall be applicable tC
said district court. The laws of the
United States relating to appeals
writs of error, removal of causes, and
other matters and proceedings as be
tween the courts of the United States
and the courts of the several states
shall govern in such matters and pro
ceedings as between the courts Of
the United States and the courts o.
the Territory of Hawaii. Regular
terms of said court shall be held al
Honolulu on the second Monday ir
April and October and special terms
may be held at such times and places
in said district as the said Judges
may deem eXpedient. The said district
judges shall appoint a clerk of sale
court at a salary of $4,000 per annun
and shall appoint a reporter of sait
court at a salary of $4,000 per annum
The clerk of the district court will
the approval of the judges Thereof
may appoint two deputy clerks at sal
aries of $4,000 each per annum.
Raising of Salaries
Sec. 314. Section 90 of the Hawaiian
Organic Act i shereby amended t.
read as follows:
"Sec. 80. That the following officer!
shall receive the following annual sal
aries, to be paid by the United States
The governor, 100000; the secretar!
of the Territory, $1,000; the chef just