JOINT RESOLUTION

FOR THE RELIEF OF W. C. PARKE.

Approved, May 25th, 1853. Whereas, in enforcing the quarantine of the ship Charles Mallory and her passengers, in accordance with the instructions of His Majesty's Privy Council, Mr. W. C. Parke, the Marshal of the Kingdom, has incurred heavy expense, to meet which no appropriation has been made:

Therefore:

Be it enacted by the King, the Nobles and the Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands, in Legislative Council assembled:

That the Minister of Finance be, and he hereby is empowered and instructed, to pay out of any monies that may be in the Treasury, to the order of W. C. Parke, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars.

JOINT RESOLUTION.

Approved, Nov. 2d, 1853. BE IT RESOLVED by the King, the Nobles and the Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands, in Legislative Council assembled:

That, the Secretary at War shall be, and is hereby authorised to dispose, in such manner as he may judge most profitable, of all cannon and other arms as may be superfluous, or unfit for service, and to apply the proceeds thereof to the repair and purchase of such cannon, arms and accoutrements, as may be needed, accounting in his annual reports to the Legislature, for his proceedings in this matter.

To authorize the Minister of Finance to
pay certain sums in anticipation of the
general appropriation bill for 1853,
To increase the import duties on certain
kinds of merchandize,

To constitute a Board of Commissioners
to erect jails on Oahu,

Relating to the searching of ships for
deserters,

Relating to mutiny and sedition on board

of foreign vessels while in any port of
the Hawaiian Islands,

To regulate the number of the Represen-
tatives of the people,

Relating to the Board of Commissioners
to quiet land titles,

For the relief of the Minister of the Inte-
rior,

To abolish newspaper license,

Relating to whalers' permits,

To amend the laws relating to public
auctioneers,

Relating to coral and sand,

Repealing certain laws,

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To prevent judicial officers from acting
as counsel or attorneys in suits tried
before them,

Providing for the trial of different de-
grees of certain offenses under one
indictment,

Relating to the Secretary at War,
Relating to the road tax,

Providing summary proceedings to recov-

er possession of land in certain cases.
Providing for the division of the pro-
ceeds of property confiscated or for-
feited, and fines imposed for violation
of the revenue laws,

To limit the time of commencing personal
actions,

To remove from the police and district
courts the jurisdiction in cases of lar-
ceny in the second degree,
Relating to deserters from vessels,
Prescribing fees of search for the regis-
trar of conveyances,

Providing that certain transcripts from
the dockets of courts of record and of
certain other courts shall be admitted
as evidence,

To amend the second section of the act
to provide for the appointment of
agents to sell Government lands to the
people,

To amend the law relating to public
auctioneers,

Regulating the disbursement of money
appropriated for the military,
Relating to divorces,

To amend an act entitled an act rela-
ting to the Fort lands of Honolulu,"
(Joint Resolution,) appropriating money
for the Legislature,

(Joint Resolution,) for the relief of W.
C. Parke,

(Joint Resolution,) to dispose of old can-
non and other arms,

ACTIONS

Act to limit the time of commencing per-
sonal,

Judicial officers restrained from acting
as, in certain cases,

AUCTIONEERS,

Amendment of laws relating to,

For Island of Maui, laws relating to,
amended, .

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BOARD OF JAIL COMMISSIONERS,

For the Island of Oahu, their appoint-
ments and duties,

BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS,
Appeals from, decisions of

Act relating to,

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CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT,

Shall be Chancellor of the Kingdom,

Powers of, at chambers,

May issue writs of error, certiorari, man-
damus, &c. &c.

In case of absence or sickness of, duties
to be discharged by the senior justice,
His salary prescribed,

CIRCUIT COURTS,