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 154 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 339. 1900. are conferred upon and required of the governor of the Territory of Hawaii, unless otherwise provided. SECRETARY or THE TERRITORY. m§)°1$”°f1*{1Q{e‘;‘Q,*{g_T€" Sec. 69. That there shall be a secretary of the said Territory, who 'shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, and who shall be a citizen of the Territory of Hawaii and hold his office for four years and until his successor shall be appointed and ualiiied, unless sooner removed by the President. He shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the legislature and all acts and proceedings of the governor, and promulgate proclamations of the governor. He sha 1, within thirt days after the end of each session of the legislature, transmit to the President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States one copy each of the laws and journals of such session. He shall transmit to the President, semiannually, on the first days of January and Jul, a copy of the executive proceedings, and shall perform such other dluties as are prescribed in this Act or as may be required of him by the legislature of Hawaii. ‘ ACTING GovERNoR IN CERTAIN GoN·r1NGENG1Es. ` ability of the governor, or his absence from the Territory, the secretary shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of governor during such vacancy, disability, or absence, or until another governor is appointed and qualified. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. d gcwmg-s¤¤¤r¤1» Sec. 71. That there shall be an attorney—general, who shall have the u °S’°powers and duties of the attorney-general and those of the powers and duties of the minister of the interior which relate to prisons, prisoners, and prison inspectors, notaries public, and escheat of lands under the laws of Hawaii, except as changed by this Act and subject to modification by the legislature. TREASURER. €tg*¤¤¤¤*€*· d¤**°¤· Sec. 72. That there shall be a treasurer, who shall have the powers ` an_d duties of the minister of finance and those of the powers and duties of the minister of the interior which relate to licenses, corporations, companies, and partnerships, business conducted by married women, newspapers, registry of conveyances, and registration of prints, labels, and tra e-marks under the laws of Hawaii, except as changed in this Act and subject to modification by the legislature. Commissioner of COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS. public lands. m§,‘gl’l,§§g,l‘f‘},‘},,,§,§‘,,§V,,i‘; Sec. 73. That the laws of Hawaii relating to public lands, the settlei¤f<>r¤¤- ment of boundaries, and the issuance of atents on land—commission awards, except as changed by this Act, shall continue in force until Con ress shall otherwise provide. That, subject to the approval of the %’resident, all sales, grants, leases, and other dispositions of the public domain, and agreements concerning the same, and all franchises gpanted by the Hawaiian glovernment in conformity with the laws of awaii betwee`n the sevent day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety- eight, and the twenty-eighth day of September, eighteen hundred and
 * _‘;g;_°“ '° "°‘“*’ g°"' Sec. 70. That in case of the death, removal, resignation, or dis-