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conduct the business on said lands at their discretion, but not at vari- 

 ance with the laws of the kingdom. 



RESPECTING THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY. 



There shall be annually chosen certain persons to sit in council 

 with the chiefs and establish laws for the nation. They shall be 

 chosen by the people, according to their wish, from Hawaii, Maui, 

 Oahu, and Kauai. The law shall decide the form of choosing them, 

 and also the number to be chosen. This representative body shall 

 have a voice in the bvisiness of the kingdom. No law shall be passed 

 without the approbation of a majority of them. 



RESPECTING THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. 



There shall be an annual meeting as stated above ; but if the chiefs 

 think it desirable to meet again, they may do it at their discretion. 

 "When they assemble, the nobles shall meet by themselves, and the 

 representative body by themselves, though at such times as they shall 

 think it necessary to consult together, they may unite at their discre- 

 tion. 



The form of doing business shall be as follows : the nobles shall 

 appoint a secretary for themselves, who at the meetings shall record 

 all decisions made by them ; and that book of records shall be pre- 

 served, in order that no decrees affecting the interests of the kingdom 

 shall be lost. 



The same shall be done by the representative body. They too 

 shall choose a secretary for themselves ; and when they meet for the 

 purpose of seeking the interests of the kingdom, and shall come to a 

 decision on any point, then that decision shall be recorded in a book, 

 and the book shall be preserved, in order that nothing valuable, affect- 

 ing the interests of the kingdom, shall be lost ; and there shall be no 

 new law made without the approbation of a majority of the chiefs, 

 and also a majority of the representative body. 



When any act has been agreed upon by them, it shall then be pre- 

 sented to the king, and if he approve and sign his name, and also the 

 premier, then it shall become a law of the kingdom ; and that law 

 shall not be repealed until it is done by the voice of those who esta- 

 blished it. 



