Section text and notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Sections 561 to 599, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 12 31 Stat. 144 Section 561, , , called for a bicameral legislature for Territory consisting of a senate and house of representatives.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 55 31 Stat. 150 May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 4 36 Stat. 444 July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 302 42 Stat. 116 June 9, 1926, ch. 512 44 Stat. 710 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 7 70 Stat. 907 Pub. L. 85–691, § 372 Stat. 685 Section 562, acts , ; , ; , ; , §§ 1, 2, , 711; , ; , , , described scope of legislative power.
act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, § 1 49 Stat. 479 Section 562a, , , authorized issuance of revenue bonds by legislature and empowered legislature to authorize issuance of bonds by political or municipal corporations or subdivisions.
act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, § 2 49 Stat. 480 Section 562b, , , empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to issue flood control bonds.
act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, § 3 49 Stat. 480 Section 562c, , , approved, ratified, and confirmed issuance of revenue bonds which had been authorized by legislature prior to .
act Apr. 3, 1944, ch. 154 58 Stat. 186 Section 562c–1, , , ratified and confirmed legislative action which had extended time within which revenue bonds could be issued without presidential approval and without reference to Hawaiian Organic Act.
act July 30, 1947, ch. 396 61 Stat. 676 Section 562c–2, , , ratified and confirmed legislative action which had extended time within which revenue bonds could be issued without presidential approval and without reference to Hawaiian Organic Act.
act Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 436, § 1 49 Stat. 516 Section 562d, , , empowered legislature to authorize issuance of revenue bonds by political or municipal corporations or subdivisions of Territory and confirmed and ratified acts of legislature prior to , which authorized issuance of revenue bonds.
Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 436, § 2 49 Stat. 517 May 28, 1937, ch. 274 50 Stat. 211 July 10, 1937, ch. 486 50 Stat. 509 Section 562e, acts , ; , ; , , authorized Territory to issue public improvement bonds.
act June 29, 1954, ch. 417 68 Stat. 322 Section 562e–1, , , ratified and confirmed Revenue Bond Act of 1935, as amended, through the 1953 regular session of legislature.
act July 10, 1937, ch. 485 50 Stat. 508 Section 562f, , , authorized issuance of public improvement bonds by Territory.
July 10, 1937, ch. 484 50 Stat. 508 July 18, 1950, ch. 466 64 Stat. 345 Section 562g, acts , ; , title II, § 202(a), , authorized legislature to establish authorities for slum clearance and housing projects, made provision for issuance of bonds therefor, ratified and confirmed prior legislation on subject, and provided that powers granted should not be in derogation of other powers granted by other laws.
act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, § 1 50 Stat. 507 Section 562h, , , empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to issue general obligation bonds to permit construction of a sewer system.
act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, § 2 50 Stat. 507 Section 562i, , , dealt with nature of Honolulu sewer system bonds and provided for their maturity.
act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, § 3 50 Stat. 507 Section 562j, , , ratified and confirmed action taken by legislature in its 1937 session pertaining to issuance of sewer bonds.
act July 18, 1947, ch. 265 61 Stat. 381 Section 562k, , , permitted legislature to authorize issue of additional general obligation bonds by city and county of Honolulu for construction of a sewer system and ratified actions taken in 1947 session of legislature pertaining to issuance of sewer system bonds.
lact July 15, 1947, ch. 250 61 Stat. 326 Section 562, , , authorized and empowered Territory to issue public improvement bonds during 1947–1951 and provided for maturity of such bonds and their issuance without presidential approval.
act Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 754 63 Stat. 926 Section 562m, , §§ 1–3, , authorized and empowered Territory to issue public improvement bonds during 1949–1955, and provided for their maturity and issuance without presidential approval.
Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 889 68 Stat. 782 July 14, 1956, ch. 606, § 1 70 Stat. 552 Pub. L. 85–691, § 172 Stat. 685 Section 562n, acts , §§ 1–3, ; , ; , , , empowered legislature to authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for veterans’ mortgages and provided for their limitation, maturity, and ratification.
oAug. 24, 1954, ch. 892 68 Stat. 785 July 14, 1956, ch. 606, § 2 70 Stat. 552 Pub. L. 85–691, § 272 Stat. 685 Section 562, acts , §§ 1, 3, 4, ; , ; , , , ratified and confirmed issuance of public improvement bonds issued during 1954 to 1959 and limited maturity date of such bonds.
act Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 896 68 Stat. 787 Section 562p, , §§ 1–3, , empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to issue public improvement bonds for construction of sewerage systems in Honolulu.
act Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 898 68 Stat. 788 Section 562q, , §§ 1–3, , empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to issue public improvement bonds for construction of flood-control and drainage systems in Honolulu.
act July 11, 1956, ch. 567 70 Stat. 526 Section 562r, , §§ 1–3, , ratified and confirmed issuance of general obligation bonds by city and county of Honolulu and authorized issuance of additional bonds, setting a limit on size of such issue.
act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, § 1 70 Stat. 545 Section 562s, , , authorized Territory to issue revenue bonds for highway construction payable from funds derived from highway vehicle fuel taxes.
act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, § 2 70 Stat. 545 Section 562t, , , set out certain requirements for bonds issued under section 562s.
act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, § 3 70 Stat. 545 Section 562u, , , allowed application of federal-aid highway funds to aid in retirement of highway bonds.
act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, § 4 70 Stat. 545 Section 562v, , , defined “highway fuel taxes” as used in sections 562s–562v.
Pub. L. 85–534, § 272 Stat. 379 Section 562w, , , , authorized Territory to issue aviation revenue bonds, set out requirements and limitations thereof, allowed for retirement thereof with Federal funds, and defined “aviation fuel taxes”.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 56 31 Stat. 151 Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1465, § 1 33 Stat. 1035 Section 563, acts , ; , , empowered legislature to create town and city municipalities and provide for government thereof.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 13 31 Stat. 144 Section 564, , , prohibited persons from sitting as senators and representatives in legislature except in conformity with statutory provisions therefor.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 30 31 Stat. 146 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 1 70 Stat. 903 Section 565, acts , ; , , provided for number of senators and for the length of their term.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 34 31 Stat. 147 Sept. 15, 1922, ch. 315 42 Stat. 844 Section 566, acts , ; , , set out age, citizenship, and residence requirements of senators.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 31 31 Stat. 146 Section 567, , , called for filling of vacancies in senate caused by death, resignation, or otherwise through general or special elections.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 32 31 Stat. 147 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 2 70 Stat. 903 Section 568, acts , ; , , divided Territory into senatorial districts.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 33 31 Stat. 147 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 3 70 Stat. 903 Section 569, acts , ; , , apportioned senators between various senatorial districts.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 35 31 Stat. 147 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 4 70 Stat. 903 Section 570, acts , ; , , set out number of representatives and called for their election by qualified voters of respective representative districts.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 40 31 Stat. 148 Sept. 15, 1922, ch. 315 42 Stat. 844 Section 571, acts , ; , , stated age, citizenship, and residence requirements of representatives.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 36 31 Stat. 147 Section 572, , , placed term of office of representatives as period between their election at a general or special election and next general election held thereafter.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 37 31 Stat. 147 Section 573, , , directed that vacancies in house of representatives caused by death, resignations, or otherwise be filled by special elections.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 38 31 Stat. 147 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 5 70 Stat. 906 Section 574, acts , ; , , divided Territory into representative districts.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 39 31 Stat. 147 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, § 6 70 Stat. 906 Section 575, acts , ; , , apportioned representatives between the representative districts.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339 31 Stat. 148 Pub. L. 85–69072 Stat. 684 Section 576, acts , §§ 41–43, ; , , §§ 1, 2, , set date for regular and budget sessions, commencement, duration, and adjournment, and budget session agenda.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 44 31 Stat. 148 Section 577, , , set out enacting clause of all laws and required that all legislative sessions be conducted in English language.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 45 31 Stat. 148 Section 578, , , required that each law embrace but one subject and that its subject be expressed in its title.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 46 31 Stat. 148 Section 579, , , covered passage of bills on three readings on separate days and final passage by a majority vote of all members to which each house is entitled taken by ayes and noes and entered upon journal.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 47 31 Stat. 149 Section 580, , , provided for certification of bills by the presiding officer or clerk of the house just passed and immediate submission to other house for consideration.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 49 31 Stat. 149 Section 581, , , made provision for veto or approval of bills and allowed veto of specific items in appropriation bills while requiring veto of all other bills only in their entirety.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 48 31 Stat. 149 Section 582, , , required signature of governor to make valid all bills passed by legislature except as otherwise provided.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 50 31 Stat. 149 Section 583, , , set out procedure to be followed by legislature in event of a veto by governor.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 51 31 Stat. 149 Section 584, , , set out effect to be given governor’s failure to sign, veto, or return a bill passed by legislature and sent to him.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 52 31 Stat. 149 May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 3 36 Stat. 444 Section 585, acts , ; , , required that appropriation be made by legislature except as otherwise provided.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 53 31 Stat. 149 Pub. L. 85–690, § 372 Stat. 684 Section 586, acts , ; , , , required governor to submit to legislative estimates of appropriations for succeeding biennial period or for succeeding fiscal year in event of an additional regular session of legislature.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 54 31 Stat. 150 Section 587, , , made provision for calling of an extra session of the legislature and payment by treasurer of current expenses in event of failure of legislature to pass appropriation bills covering necessary current expenses.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 16 31 Stat. 145 Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 752 63 Stat. 926 Section 588, acts , ; , , prohibited appointment or election of a member of legislature to any office of Territory during term for which he was elected.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 17 31 Stat. 145 Section 589, , , made ineligible to hold office of member of legislature any person holding office in or under or by authority of Government of United States or Territory of Hawaii.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 18 31 Stat. 145 Section 590, , , made ineligible to vote for or hold office in legislature all idiot or insane persons, persons expelled from legislature for bribery, and persons convicted of criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year unless person was convicted and subsequently had his civil rights restored.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 19 31 Stat. 145 Section 591, , , prescribed oath to be taken by legislators and territorial officers.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 20 31 Stat. 145 Section 592, , , called for senate and house of representatives to choose their own officers, determine rules and keep a journal.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 21 31 Stat. 145 Section 593, , , required that, at desire of one-fifth of members present, ayes and noes of members be entered on journal.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339 31 Stat. 145 Section 594, , §§ 22–24, , set out attendance required for a quorum of each house of legislature, votes required for final passage of a law, adjournment, absentees, and a count of members present by chairman.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 28 31 Stat. 146 Section 595, , , granted members of legislature a privilege for any word uttered in exercise of their legislative functions in either house.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 27 31 Stat. 146 Section 596, , , authorized each house of legislature to punish its members by censure for disorderly behavior or neglect of duty and to suspend or expel its members by a two-thirds vote.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 25 31 Stat. 146 Section 597, , , authorized each house to punish non-members for contempt but granted a person so charged right to be informed of charges, present evidence, and be heard in his own defense.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 29 31 Stat. 146 Section 598, , , granted members of legislature a privilege from arrest, except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of peace, during their attendance at sessions in their respective houses.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 26 31 Stat. 146 May 27, 1910, ch. 258, § 2 36 Stat. 444 July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 301 42 Stat. 115 June 27, 1930, ch. 647 46 Stat. 824 Pub. L. 85–690, § 472 Stat. 684 Section 599, acts , ; , ; , ; , ; , , , set out compensation and additional compensation to be paid members of legislature.