Year: 1872

this district and have ilegitimate children, neither
party being married shall be punished by fine not
exceeding One Hundred Dollars. nor less than Thirty
Dollars OF imprisonment at hard labor than
twelve nor less than eight months.
Section 2 Any woman living with a who is
not her husband or cohabis with him, goes with him.
or who has illegitimate children by him, and such
practice is well known fact in the district noto-
rious fact shall be punished by fine not exceeding
Fifty nor less than Twenty-Five Dollars or by i'm
rrisonmcnt ar hard labor than eight less
than four months.


Mr. Kapuniai moved to amend the Bill by eniorc-
ing marriage If the paramours have five children.


After one hours facetious debate upon the difficulty
Of enforcing the Bill should it become law, and as
to the exact meaning Of its composition, the Bill was
indefinitely postponed.


On motion the Rules we're suspended, and an Act
to enable the Commissioners of Grown Lands to sell
a certain parcel of land belonging to the Royal Do
main Gand called Kaiikaula), situated in Wailuku,
Maui. Bill passed to second reading.


Rules again suspended, Bill read second time and
passed to engrOssment.


The following Bill, being amendment to the Act
to regulate Names introduced by His Ex the Minis
ter Of Foreign Relations, then taken up on its
second reading:


Section l. That Section 9th Of an Act entitled can
Act to regulate Names, passed on the oath day Of
August, A. D. 1860, be and the is hereby
amended by adding to said Section 9th the following
words except upon decree of His Majesty the
King in Prvy Council which decree shall be founded
upon the petition Of the person desrous of changing
his or her name and shall be duly published for the
information of the public for least four consecutive
weeks, in some public journal, in such decree men
toned" so that the Section shall read as follows:


Section G. It shall not be lawful to change any
name adopted or conferred under this law. 1t shall
also not be lawful to change any name adopted or
conferred before the operation Of this law except
upon a decree Of His Majesty the King in Priyy
Council which decree shall be founded upon the petit
ton Of the person desirous Of changing his or her
name aud shall be duly published for the information
Of the public, for at least -four consecutive weeks, in
some public journal in such decree mentioped.


Bill passed to eugrOssmeut.


The Bill relating to Marriage Contracts, introduced
by His Ex the Attorney General next taken up, on
its second reading. The following is the Bill:


Section l. In order to make valid the Marriage
Contract, 1t shall be necessary that the respective
parties he not to each other within the fourth de-
gree Of eorsanguinity that the male at time Of con-
tracing the marriage, shall be at least seventeen
years Of age and the female least fourteen years
Of age; that the man shall not at the time have
lawful wife living and that the shall not at
the time have a lawful husband living. And it shall
in no case be lawful for any persons to marry in this
Kingdom without license for that purpose duly
obtained from the agent duly appointed to grant
licenses to marry.


Section 3 The l2S5th Section Of the Civil Code
and the 24th Chapter of the laws Of the yeur 1870
are hereby repealed


Bill passed to engrossment.


The gill to amend Section l4l7 Of the Civil Code,
introduced by Mr.. Carter, taken up its second
reading, as follows:


Section l. That Section 1417 Of the Civil Code be
and the same is hereby amended by striking out
the words "or herself" and by striking out the
word iive,' and inserting in its place the word
three" so that the Section shall read as follows


Section I4l7. ANY person who has attained the age
of twenty years, may bind himself, by written con
tract to serve another in any art trade, profession
or other employment, for any term not exceeding
three years.


Section . All laws or parts of laws conflicting with
or repuguant to the provisions Of this Act hereby
repealed


Mr. Kipi moved to reject the Bill, and denounced
it in strong terms.


Mr.. Carter said the subject Of the Masters and
Servants Law was now before the House in the shape
Of Bill and he hoped It would be discussed without
personality or i'll feeling, but for the benefit Of the
public at large. He thought if this law amended
so as to prohibit women from shipping, it would not
be injurious to the Sugar Planter, but to those who
shipped them for unlawful purposes. Three years
was better term to ship for than FIVE and the shorter
the term the better, for by the present law if
disiked his master and had shipped for five years,
he would have to work it out nnder the law or be
imprisoned which TO say the least not encourag
ing, likely discourage any laborerj whereas
if his term was short it would be much better for
both master and servant, and when a man did ship
for five years he was generally lured by large ad-
vance.
Mr.. C. H. Judd was in favor Of the Bill, with the
exception Of prohibiting women from binding them
selves out to service, as by the 18th Section Of the
Civil Code the law covers the man as well as the
woman, and by the Act before the House woman
could not be prevented from binding herself out to
service as long it was legitimate.
hon. MI blSuop was ol'lVsSA ~ A1N A'l4As ~ iS
could not sec what advantage to be derived from
it. and agreed with the last speaker regarding its pro-
visions against women. As regards the amendment Z
shortening the of service three years place
Of FIVE he couli not see what good that would do as
it was the exception now rather than the rule that
contracts were made for five years they were gen
orally made for a much shorter period.


Mr. Lonoaea was in favor of the Bill


Pending discussion, the Assembly adjourned.


FIFrr-SINTH DAY, July 10, 1872
The Assembly met at the usual hour, the Presi /.
dent, His Ex P. Nahaolclua, in the Chair. Prayer
by the Chaplain Journal Of preceding day read and,
on motion, approved.


Assembly went into Committee of the Whole the /
Appropriation Bill, Hon. Mr. Kamakau in the Chair. /
Pay of District Justice at Waikiki, $1,000. On mo-
ton of Mr. c. Il. Judd the item passed at S7O0.


Expenses Board Of Health, S2OOO-passed.


Interest on Public Debt, 1000.


His Ex. the Minister of Finance moved to amend to
SO OOO and stated in support of mis- notion that the
Appropriation Bill exceeded the estimated revenue by
over $500 OOO In this included S9O 600 of debt
already provided for. The amount appropriated |
might not be expended and Of course all the interest
might not be expended still was necessary to pro
vide for interest in case the appropriations were all