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or Tor the purpose OF Cnrlchng himself,
then there shall be new trial allowed
before those who are impartial.


EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH
THE PRESENT DYNASTY Is FOUNDED.


The origin of the present government,
and system of polity, is as follows. KA-
MEHAMEHA |, was the founder of the king
dom, and to him belonged all the land
from one end of the Islands to the other,
though it was not his own private proper
ty. 1t belonged to the chiefs and people
in common, of whom kamchamcha |.
was the head, and had the management
of the landed property. Wherefore, there
was not formerly, and is not now any per-
son who could or can convey away the
smallest portion of land without the con-
sent of the one who had, or has the dircc-
ton of the kingdom.


These are the persons who have had
the direction of it from that time down,
Kamclameha II, Kaahumanu |, and at
the present time Kamchamcha iii.
These persons have had the direction of
the kingdom down to the present time.
and all documents written by them. and
10 others are the documents of the king
dom.


The kingdom is permanently confirmed
to Kamchamcha iii, and his heirs, and
his heir shall be the person whom he and
the chiefs shall appoint, during his life
time, but should there be no appointment,
then the decision shall rest with the chiefs
and house of Representatives.


PREROGATIVES OF TIE KING.


The prerogativcs of the King are as
follows: He is the sovereign of all the
people and all the chiefs. The kingdom
is his. He shall have the direction of the
army and all the implements of war of
the kingdom. He also shall have the di-
rcction of the government propcrty--thc
poll tax-thc land tax-thc three days
monthly labor, though in conformity to the
laws. He also shall retain his own pri-
vatc lands, and lands forfeited for the nom
payment of taxes shall revert to him.


He shall be the chief Judge of the Su-
prcmc Court, and it shall be his duty to
execute the laws of the land, also all de-
crccs and treaties with other countries, all
however in accordance with the laws.
1t shall also be his prcroGativc to form
treaties with the rulers of all other king
dOms, also to receive ministers sent by
other countries, and he shall have power
to confirm agreements with them.
He shall also have power to make war in
time of emergency, when the chiefs can
not be assembled, and he shall be the
) commander in chief. He shall also have
power to transact all important business
of the kingdom which is not by law as
!. signed to others.


RESPECTING TIE PRIMER OF THE KING.
DOM.


1t shall be the duty of the king to ap-
point some chief of rank and ability, to be
his particular minister, whose title shall
be PRIMER of the Kingdom. His Office
and business shall be the same as that OF
Kaahumanu |, and Kaahmmanu II. For
even in the time of kamchamcha |, life
} and death, condemnation and acq,IittaI
were in the hands Of kaahumanu. When
kamchameha l. died. his will was "The
, Kingdom is Liholho'S, and kaahumanu
is his Minister That important fca-