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Public Law 895

PUBLIC LAW 8 9 5 - A U G. 1, 1966

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CHAPTER 851

AN ACT To amend certain sections of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, relating to the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the "e^u/^ure. United States of America in Congress assewhled^ That section 30 of the Hawaiian Organic Act (48 U.S.C. 565) is amended to read as ^^ ^**** ^^^' follows: "SEC. 30. SENATE; NUMBER; TERM.—The senate shall be composed be^"."**' "' *"*"*" of twenty-five members, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the respective senatorial districts for a term of four years beginning with their election and ending on the day of the second general election after their election: Provided, however, That (1) senators Termofomc*. elected at the general election of 1956 shall continue to hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected and shall be deemed to have been elected from the new senatorial district in which they resided at the time of their election; and (2) that at the first session of the legislature subsequent to the general election of 1958, the legislature shall so assign the senators to long or short terms, that as nearly as possible one half of them, including the holdover senators, shall hold office for two years and the remaining senators shall hold office for four years. I n the event that the legislature fails to make the necessary assignments of short and long terms for senators as herein required, the Governor shall do so." SEC. 2. Section 32 of said Act (48 U.S.C. 568) is amended to read ^i Stat. i47. as follows: "SEC. 32. SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.—For the purpose of representation

in the senate, the Territory is divided into the following senatorial districts, namely: "First senatorial district: That portion of the island of Hawaii known as Puna, Hilo and Hamakua; "Second senatorial district: That portion of the island of Hawaii known as Kau, Kona and Kohala; "Third senatorial district: The islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe; "Fourth senatorial district: That portion of the island of Oahu lying east and south of Nuuanu Street and Pali Eoad and the upper ridge of the Koolau Range from the Nuuanu Pali to Makapuu Point and all other islands not specifically enumerated; "Fifth senatorial district: That portion of the island of Oahu lying west and north of the fourth senatorial district; and "Sixth senatorial district: The islands of Kauai and Niihau." SEC. 3. Section 33 of said Act (48 U.S.C. 569) is amended to read as follows: " SEC. 33. APPORTIONMENT OF SENATORS.—The electors in the said senatorial districts shall be entitled to elect senators as follows: I n the first senatorial district, five; In the second senatorial district, two; I n the third senatorial district, five; In the fourth senatorial district, five; In the fifth senatorial district, five; I n the sixth senatorial district, three." SEC. 4. Section 35 of said Act (48 U.S.C. 570) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 35. HOUSE OF EEPRESENTATIVES; NUMBER.—The house of representatives shall be composed of fifty-one members, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the respective representative districts."

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