posed within thirteen months from the date of conviction, the person so convicted shall not thereafter be liable to sentence on such conviction. SECTION 3. For the purpose of this Act the Marshal or Deputy Marshal, any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff shall be deemed to be a duly qualified prosecuting officer. Approved this 28th day of March, A. D. 1898. SANFORD B. DOLE, President of the Republic of Hawaii. ACT 11. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO EXTEND CERTAIN STREETS IN THE DISTRICT OF HONO- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii: SECTION 1. Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to extend certain streets in the District of Honolulu approved May 27th, 1896," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 1. The streets in the District of Honolulu in the Island of Oahu now known as Fort, Kukui, Vineyard, Kuakini, Bates, Pensacola, Mililani, Queen and Young streets shall be extended as hereinafter set forth, at such times as the Executive Council shall decide according to the respective surveys for such extension thereof in the schedule here. unto annexed, anything in this Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the opening, improving and enclosing of highways,' approved Dec. 19th, 1892, to the contrary notwithstanding. And whenever the Executive Council shall deem it desirable for the public convenience so to extend the said streets or any of them as aforesaid, it may cause the same to be done after requiring the damages and betterments which such extension or extensions will cause in private real estate effected thereby to be appraised according to the provisions of said Act." SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect from the day of its publication. Approved this 5th day of April, A. D. 1898. SANFORD B. DOLE, President of the Republic of Hawaii. ACT 12. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1, CHAPTER LVIII. OF THE SES SION LAWS OF 1892, ENTITLED: "AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii: SECTION 1. Section 1, Chapter LVIII., of the Session Laws of 1892, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 1. From and after the passage of this Act, and for the term of ten years from the first day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred ninety-eight, all coffee trees and ramie plants, and all coffee and ramie produced in this country; and all mills, machinery, appliances, tools and build ings used exclusively in the care, cultivation or preparation of coffee or ramie for market, shall be and hereby are exempted from all taxes and import duties." SECTION 2. This Act shall be in force from and after its publication. Approved this 5th day of April, A. D. 1898. SANFORD B. DOLE, President of the Republic of Hawaii. ACT 13. AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1308 OF THE CIVIL CODE AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION, TO BE CALLED SECTION 1308A, RE- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii: SECTION 1. Section 1308 of the Civil Code is hereby amend ed so as to read as follows: "Section 1308. A woman may bar her right of dower, in any estate conveyed by her husband, by joining with him in the deed conveying the same, and therein releasing her claim to dower, or by a separate deed releasing the same, made at the time of the conveyance by her husband, or subsequently, or she may delegate to an attorney-in-fact other than her husband, the power to execute such release, either by general or special power of attorney, and her execution and ack nowledgment of the power of attorney may be in the same manner as if she were sole." SECTION 2. A new Section is hereby added, to be called Section 1308A, to read as follows: "Section 1308A. No release of dower duly executed by the attorney-in-fact of any married woman prior to the passage of this Act shall be held to be invalid or inoperative merely by reason of its not having been executed by such married woman in person." SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect from and after its publication. Approved this 18th day of April, A. D. 1898. SANFORD B. DOLE, President of the Republic of Hawaii. ACT 14. AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SCHOOL TAX AND TO REPEAL SECTION 5 OF ACT 51 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1896, RELATING THERETO. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii: SECTION 1. That Section 5 of Act 51 of the Session Laws of 1896 be and the same is hereby repealed; and all School taxes now in the Treasury on special deposit are hereby transferred to the general current account. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect from the date of its publication. Approved this 20th day of April, A. D. 1898. SANFORD B. DOLE, President of the Republic of Hawaii. ACT 15. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF SENATORS. WHEREAS, Section 2 of article 54 of the Constitution Provides that at the General Election of 1899, Senators shall be elected in three classes to hold office for two, four and six years respectively, and thereafter for terms of six years; and that the details of such election and apportionment or terms shall be provided for by the Legislature; Now Therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii: SECTION 1. At the general election of the year 1899, electors of Senators shall be entitled to elect Senators as follows: In the Second Senatorial District, one Senator for a term of two years, one Senator for a term of four years and one Senator for a term of six years. In the Third Senatorial District, two Senators for a term of two years, two Senators for a term of four years and two Senators for a term of six years. In the First Senatorial District, two Senators for a term of two years, one Senator for a term of four years and one Senator for a term of six years. In the Fourth Senatorial District, one Senator for a term of four years and one Senator for a term of six years. SECTION 2. At all subsequent general elections the electors of Senators shall be entitled to elect Senators as follows: In the Second Senatorial District, one Senator for a term of six years. |