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Jere Krischel at 03:28, 27 December 2005

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Ken Conklin at 05:17, 25 December 2005

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Jere Krischel at 04:39, 9 December 2005

2005-12-09T04:39:04Z

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"OF GOVERNORS.
"There shall be four governors in this Hawaiian country; one of
Hawaii, one of Maui and the adjacent isles, one of Oahu, and one of
Kauai and the adjacent isles. All the governors from Hawaii to Kauai
shall hold their office under the King.
"This is the character and duty of the office of governor: He is the
director of all the tax officers in his island, and shall sustain their orders
which he shall deem right, confirming according to the provisions of
law, and not his own arbitrary will. He shall preside over all the
judges of his island and execute their decisions as above stated. He
shall choose the judges of his district and give them their commissions.
"The governor is the high chief (viceroy) over his island or islands,
andshali have the direction of the forts, the soldiers, guns, and all the
implements of war. Under the King and premier shall be all the
governors from Hawaii to Kauai. Bach shall have charge of the revenue
of his island, and shall deliver it to the premier.
" I n case of distress he may act as dictator, if neither King nor premier
can be consulted. He shall have charge of all the King's business
on the island, the taxation, improvements, and means of increasing
wealth, and all officers there shall be under him. To him belong all
questions and business pertaining to the government of the island, not
assigned by law to others.
"On the decease of a governor, the chiefs shall assemble at such a
place as the King shall appoint, and together seek out a successor of
the departed governor, and the person whom they shall choose and
the King approve by writing shall be the new governor.
" O F CHIEFS OR NOBLES UNDER THE KING.
" I n the public councils of the chiefs these are the counsellors for
the current period: Kamehamelia 111, Kekauluohi, Hoapiliwahine,
Kaukini, Kekauonohi, Kahekili, Paki, Konia, Keohokalole, Leleiohoku,
Kehuanaoa, Keliiahouui, Kanaina, Li Keoniana, a me Haalilio, and if
a new member is to enter the law shall specify it. These persons shall
take part in the councils of the Kingdom. But if the council choose to
admit others merely for consultation it shall be allowable, the specified
counsellors only being allowed to vote. No law shall be enacted for
the country without their consent.
" I n this manner shall they proceed: They shall meet annually to
devise means for benefiting the country and enact laws for the Kingdom.
In the month of April shall they assemble at such time and
place as the King shall appoint. It shall be proper for the King to take
counsel with them on all the important concerns of the Kingdom in
order to secure harmony and prosperity, or the general good, and they
shall attend to all the business which the King shall commit to them.
They shall retain their own personal estates, larger or smaller divisions
of the country, and may conduct their affairs on their own lands according
to their pleasure, but not in opposition to the laws of the Kingdom.
" O F REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED
u Several men shall be annually chosen to act in council with the
King and chiefs, and to devise with them laws for the country. Some
from Hawaii, some from Maui, some from Oahu, and some from Kauai,
shall the plebeians choose according to their own pleasure. The law

will determine the method of choosing and the number to be chosen.
These chosen representatives shall have a voice in the Government,
and no law can be established without the consent of the majority of
them.
"OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE OR PARLIAMENT.
"There shall be an annual meeting as aforesaid, but if the chiefs
choose another meeting at another time they may meet at their discretion.
"In the assembling of Parliament, let the hereditary nobles meet by
themselves and the elected rulers meet by themselves. But if they
choose to take counsel together occasionally at their discretion, so be it.
"In this manner shall they proceed: The hereditary chiefs shall
choose a secretary for their body, and on the day of their assembling
he shall record all their transactions; and that book shall be preserved
that what they devise for the Kingdom may not be lost.
"In the same manner shall the elected representatives proceed; they
shall choose a secretary for themselves, and on the day they assemble,
to seek the good of the Kingdom and agree on any measure, he shall
record it in a book, which shall be carefully preserved, in order that
the good desired for the country may not be lost. And no new law
shall be established without the consent of a majority of the nobles
and of the elected representatives.
" When any act or measure shall have been agreed on by them it shall
be carried on paper to the King, and it'he approves and signs his name,
and also the premier, then it shall become a law of the Kingdom, and
it shall not be repealed except by the body which enacted it.
" OF THE TAX OFFICERS.
"The King and premier shall choose tax officers and give them a commission
in writing. They shall be distinct for the separate islands.
There shall be three, or more or less, for each island, at the discretion
of the King and premier.
"A tax officer, having received a commission, shall not be removed
without a trial. If convicted of crime he may be removed; but the
number ot years the office shall continue may be previously limited by
law.
" This is clearly the business of the tax officers: They shall apprise the
people of the amount of assessment, that they may hear beforehand at
the proper time; they shall proceed according to the orders of the
governors and the provisions of law; and when the time for paying
taxes shall arrive, they shall collect the amount and deliver it to the
governor, and the governor to the premier, and the premier to the King.
The tax officers shall also direct the public labor for the King, but may
commit its details to the laud agents, presiding themselves over them
in this work. They shall also have charge of any new business which
the King may design to extend through the Kingdom, but in their
doings they shall be subordinate to the governors. They shall be
arbiters of the tax laws, and in all cases where land agents or landlords
oppress the peasantry, and in every difficulty between land agents and
tenants, and everything specified in the tax law established June 7th,
1839.
" In this manner shall they proceed: Each shall exercise his office

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-"OF GOVERNORS.
+==="OF GOVERNORS.===
 "There shall be four governors in this Hawaiian country; one of Hawaii, one of Maui and the adjacent isles, one of Oahu, and one of Kauai and the adjacent isles. All the governors from Hawaii to Kauai shall hold their office under the King.
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 "On the decease of a governor, the chiefs shall assemble at such a place as the King shall appoint, and together seek out a successor of the departed governor, and the person whom they shall choose and the King approve by writing shall be the new governor.
-"OF CHIEFS OR NOBLES UNDER THE KING.
+==="OF CHIEFS OR NOBLES UNDER THE KING.===
 "In the public councils of the chiefs these are the counsellors for the current period: Kamehamelia III, Kekauluohi, Hoapiliwahine, Kaukini, Kekauonohi, Kahekili, Paki, Konia, Keohokalole, Leleiohoku, Kehuanaoa, Keliiahonui, Kanaina, Li Keoniana, a me Haalilio, and if a new member is to enter the law shall specify it. These persons shall take part in the councils of the Kingdom. But if the council choose to admit others merely for consultation it shall be allowable, the specified counsellors only being allowed to vote. No law shall be enacted for the country without their consent.
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 "In this manner shall they proceed: They shall meet annually to devise means for benefiting the country and enact laws for the Kingdom. In the month of April shall they assemble at such time and place as the King shall appoint. It shall be proper for the King to take counsel with them on all the important concerns of the Kingdom in order to secure harmony and prosperity, or the general good, and they shall attend to all the business which the King shall commit to them. They shall retain their own personal estates, larger or smaller divisions of the country, and may conduct their affairs on their own lands according to their pleasure, but not in opposition to the laws of the Kingdom.
-"OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED
+==="OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED===
 "Several men shall be annually chosen to act in council with the King and chiefs, and to devise with them laws for the country. Some from Hawaii, some from Maui, some from Oahu, and some from Kauai, shall the plebeians choose according to their own pleasure. The law
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 will determine the method of choosing and the number to be chosen. These chosen representatives shall have a voice in the Government, and no law can be established without the consent of the majority of them.
-"OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE OR PARLIAMENT.
+==="OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE OR PARLIAMENT.===
 "There shall be an annual meeting as aforesaid, but if the chiefs choose another meeting at another time they may meet at their discretion.
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 "When any act or measure shall have been agreed on by them it shall be carried on paper to the King, and if he approves and signs his name, and also the premier, then it shall become a law of the Kingdom, and it shall not be repealed except by the body which enacted it.
-"OF THE TAX OFFICERS.
+==="OF THE TAX OFFICERS.===
 "The King and premier shall choose tax officers and give them a commission in writing. They shall be distinct for the separate islands. There shall be three, or more or less, for each island, at the discretion of the King and premier.