Vol. 1.-NO. 3J.
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subservicncy to the law.


The following are the duties of the
PRIMER. All business connected with
the special interests of the kingdom, which
the king wishes to transact, shall be done
by the PRIMER under the authority of the
king. All documents and business of the
kingdom executed by the PRIMER, shall
be considered as executed by the kings
authority. All government property shall
be reported to him (or hcr) and he (or
she) shall make it over to the king.


The PRIMER shall be the kings special
counsellor in the great business of the
kingdom.


The king shall not act without the
| knowledge of the PRIMER, nor shall the
PRIMER act without the knowledge of the
king, and the veto of the king on the acts
of the PRIMER shall arrest the business.
All important business of the kingdom
which the king chooses to transact in per-
son, he may do it, but not without the
appreciation Of the PRIMER.


GOVERNORS.


There shall be four Governors over
these Hawaiian IsIands-onc for Hawaii
-onc for Maui and the Islands adjacent
One for Oahu, and one for Kauai and
the ad daccnt Islands. All the governors,
from Hawaii to Kauai shall lie subject to
the king.


The prcrogativcs Of the governors and
their duties, shall be as follows: Each
governor shall have the general direction
of the several tax gathercrs of his island,
and shall support them in the execution
of all their orders which he considers to
have been properly given, but shall pur-
sue course according to law, and not
according to his own private views. He
also shall preside over all the Judges of
his island and shall see their sentences
executed as above. He shall also appoint
the Judges and give them their certificates
of Office.


Al the governors, from Hawaii to Kau-
al shall be subject not only to the king,
but also to the PRIMER.


The governor shall be the superior over
his particular island or islands. He shall
have charge of the munitions Of war, un-
der the direction of the king, however,
and the PRIMER. lie shall have charge
of the forts, the soldiery, the arms and all
the implements of war. He shall receive
the government dues and shall deliver
over the same to the PRIMER. All impor-
tant decisions rest with him ia times of
emergency. unless the king or PRIMER he
present. He shall have charge of all the
kings business on the island, the taxation,
new improvements to be extended, and
; plans for the increase of wealth. and all
officers shall be subject to him. lie shall
also have power to decide all questions,
and transact all island business which is
not by law assigned to others.
When either of the governors shall de-
cease, then all the chiefs shall assemble at
;, such place as the king shall appoint, and
shall nominate a successor Of the deceased
governor, and whosocycr they shall nom
mate and be approved by the king, he
shall be the new governor.


RESPECTING THE SUBORDINATE CHIEFS.
At the present period, these are the
persons who shall sit in the government
> councils, Kamchamcla Ill, KckauIuoI,i,