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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 338, 339. 1900. 141 CHAP. 338.-An Act Toprovide an American register for the steamship Garonne. APY11 27·1000- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rrigiresentatiues of the United _ States of America in Uongressassembled, at the Commissioner of S§§‘},','}f},"{1’{*,_*$‘}§‘c‘,;$; Navigation is hereby authorized and directed to cause the foreign-built rssmersteamship Garonne, ownedxbfy Charles Richardson, of Tacoma, State of Washington, and Frank aterhouse, of Seattle, State of Washington, citizens of the United States, to be registered as a vessel of the United States. Approved, April 27, 1900. CHAP. 339.-·An Act To provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii. Apri1 30.1900 . Be it endeted by the Senate and House 0 Representatives of the United H““'¥*‘?· _ States of America in Congress assembled? eriliiigiiiglis fm gov CHAPTER I.—GnNnnAL Pnovisions. 0€¤€m1P*°V1¤1°¤¤· DEFINITIONS. 1><=¤¤1¤¤¤¤· Sec. 1. That the phrase " the laws of HaWaii,” as used in this Act —"1¤W¤ 01 H¤W¤11·" without qualglying Words, shall mean the constitution and laws of the Republic of awaii, in force on the twelfth day of August, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at the time of the transfer of the soverei%1ty of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States of America. he constitution and statute laws of the Republic of Hawaii then in "01*’111¤W¤·" emforce, set forth in a compilation made by Sidney M. Ballou under the authority of the legislature, and published in two volumes entitled "Civil Laws " and “Penal Laws," respectively, and in the Session Laws of the Legislature for the session o eighteen hundred and ninety- eight, are referred to in this Act as "Civil Laws," “Penal Laws," and "Session Laws." TERRITORY on HAWAII. Sec. 2. That the islands acquired by the United States of America t Natrge of armexed under an Act of Congress entitled "Joint resolution to provide for €$I,1_§’6jp_750_ annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States," approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, shall be known as the Territory of Hawaii. GOVERNMENT on THE TERRITORY on HAWAII. Sec. 3. That a Territorial overnment is hereb established over Govemmem. . of Y. the said Territory, with its capital at Honolulu, on the Island of Oahu. CITIZENSHIP. Sec. 4. That all persons who were citizens of the Republic of 0i¤1¤¢¤¤¤iP- Hawaii on August twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, are hereby declare to be citizens of the United States and citizens of the Territory of Hawaii. And all citizens of the United States resident in the Hawaiian Islands who were resident there on or since August twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and all the citizens of the United States who shall hereafter reside in the Territory of Hawaii for one year shall be citizens of the Territory of Hawaii. APPLICATION on THE LAWs on THE UNITED STATES. Sec. 5. That the Constitution, and, except as herein otherwise pro- €r$p]ig§;¢io¤¤ of Fedvided, all the laws of the United States which are not locally mapph- ‘