Hawaii Reapportionment: Hearing, Eighty-fourth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 8837. June 25, 1956U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 - 116 pages Considers legislation to authorize the reapportionment of the Hawaiian territorial legislature. |
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adjournment adopted Ala Wai canal apportionment approval basic area basis become law bill budget session Chairman committee proposal Congress constitutional convention Democratic Party disqualification Easterly side Governor Hawaii known Hawaiian Organic Act house is entitled house of representatives impeachment Insular Affairs island of Hawaii island of Oahu islands of Maui Kahoolawe Kalihi Kauai Kona Districts Koolau Range Lanai legislative power majority Makapuu membership Molokai neighbor islands Niihau Northeasterly Northerly number of members number of representatives number of voters Nuuanu Pali Oahu known offered by Delegate outer islands particularly described Party of Hawaii percent portion present proposed constitution provisions public office read as follows reapportion reapportionment Recommendation.-Your committee recommends recommends that section registered voters representation representative district Republican ridge salary SAMUEL WILDER KING Senator ANDERSON Senator Heen senatorial district Southeasterly side Southerly side Southwesterly special session statehood TAVARES Territory of Hawaii total number veto vote voters registered Waialae Avenue Westerly
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Page 11 - Granting to any corporation, association or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever.
Page 89 - House shall be the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
Page 8 - In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows...
Page 89 - State may require to be kept secret ; the ayes and noes shall be taken in each House upon the final passage of every bill of a general character, and bills making appropriations of public moneys ; and the ayes and noes of the members on any question, shall, at the request of any five of them, be entered on the Journal.
Page 13 - The legislature, at its first regular session after the census enumeration shall be ascertained, and from time to time thereafter, shall reapportion the membership in the senate and house of representatives among the senatorial and representative districts on the basis of the population in each of said districts who are citizens of the Territory...
Page 95 - A majority of the number of members to which each house is entitled shall constitute a quorum of such house for the conduct of ordinary business, of which quorum a majority vote shall suffice; but the final passage of a bill...
Page 90 - That every bill which shall have passed the legislature shall be certified by the presiding officers and clerks of both houses, and shall thereupon be presented to the governor. If he approves it, he shall sign it, and it shall become a law.
Page 95 - That every bill when passed by the house in which it originated, or in which amendments thereto shall have originated, shall immediately be certified by the presiding officer and clerk and sent to the other house for consideration.
Page 63 - California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a Regular meeting of the...
Page 89 - That a majority of the number of members to which each house is entitled shall constitute a quorum of such house for the conduct of ordinary business, of which quorum a majority vote shall suffice...