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PUBLIC LAW 85-690-AUG. 20, 1958

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Public Law 85-690 August 20, 1958 [H. R. 7564]

Hawaiian L e g i s lature. Regular sessions, etc. 31 Stat. 148.

General sessions. 31 Stat. 148.

Appropriation estimates. 31 Stat. 149.

Compensation.

AN ACT To provide that the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii shall meet annually, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 41 of the Hawaiian Organic Act (48 U.S.C. 576) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 41. (a) Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held in odd number years and additional regular sessions may, if so provided by act of the legislature, be held in even number years. All such sessions shall commence at 10 o'clock antemeridian, on the third Wednesday in February. Regular sessions in odd number years shall be known as general sessions and those in even number years shall be known as budget sessions. "(b) At budget sessions the legislature shall be limited to the consideration and enactment of (1) the general appropriation bill for the succeeding fiscal year, (2) bills to authorize proposed capital expenditures, (3) revenue bills necessary therefor, (4) bills calling elections, (5) proposed constitutional amendments, (6) bills to provide for the expenses of such session, and (7) matters relating to the impeachment or removal of oiRcers." SEC. 2. Section 43 of the Hawaiian Organic Act (48 U.S.C. 576) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 43. (a) General sessions shall be limited to a period of sixty days and budget sessions and special sessions to a period of thirty days, but the Governor may extend any session for not more than thirty days. Sundays and holidays shall be excluded in computing the number of days in any session. " (b) The Governor may convene the legislature, or the Senate alone, in special session. All sessions shall be held at the capital of the Territory. In case the capital shall be unsafe, the Governor may direct that any session shall be held at some other place in the Territory of Hawaii." SEC. 3. Section 53 of the Hawaiian Organic Act (48 U.S.C. 586) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 53. The Governor shall submit to the legislature, at each regular session, estimates for appropriations for the succeeding biennial period or, if provision be made in accordance with section 41 of this Act for additional regular sessions of the legislature, for the succeeding fiscal year." SEC. 4. Section 26 of the Hawaiian Organic Act (31 Stat. 146), as amended (48 U.S.C. 599), is further amended to read as follows: "The members of the legislature shall receive for their services, in addition to mileage to and from general sessions at the rate of 20 cents a mile each way, the sum of $1,000 for each general session, payable in three equal installments, on and after the first, thirtieth, and fiftieth days of such session, to be appropriated by Congress from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, based upon regular estimates submitted through the Secretary of the Interior. The sums authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Treasury for mileage and salary of members for general sessions shall constitute the only sums to be appropriated by the Congress for legislative expenses. Members shall receive from the Treasury of the Territory $500 as compensation for any special session held under the provisions of existing law. The Territory of Hawaii is hereby authorized to enact such laws as it may deem appropriate for the payment from

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