48 U.S.C. § 611 : US Code - Section 611 TO 620: Omitted
Search 48 U.S.C. § 611 : US Code - Section 611 TO 620: Omitted
CODIFICATION
Sections 611 to 620, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 611, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 14, 31 Stat. 144,
called general elections to be held on the Tuesday next after first
Monday in November, biennially in even-numbered years.
Section 612, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 15, 31 Stat. 145,
made each house judge of elections, returns, and qualifications of
its own members.
Section 613, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Secs. 57, 58, 31 Stat.
151, granted each elector a privilege from military duty on
election day in any way which would deprive him of his vote except
in time of war or public danger and also granted a privilege from
arrest while going to and returning from attendance at election
except in certain cases.
Section 614, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 59, 31 Stat. 151,
allowed each voter for representative to vote for as many
representatives as would be elected from representative district in
which voter was entitled to vote and gave posts of representatives
to those candidates receiving highest number of votes.
Section 615, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 61, 31 Stat. 152,
allowed each voter to cast one vote for senator to be elected from
district in which voter could vote and called for required numbers
of candidates receiving highest number of votes to become senators
for their districts.
Section 616, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 62, 31 Stat. 152,
made qualifications for voters for senator and for all other
elections same as qualifications for voters casting votes for
representative.
Section 617, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 60, 31 Stat. 151;
June 26, 1930, ch. 620, 46 Stat. 818, set out qualifications
required for an elector to vote for representative.
Section 618, act June 13, 1918, ch. 97, Secs. 1, 2, 4, 40 Stat.
604, authorized extension of franchise to women, and was repealed
by act Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029. See Const.
Amend. 19.
Section 619, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 63, 31 Stat. 152,
prevented from voting all persons who were in Hawaii by reason of
being in Army or Navy or being attached to troops of the United
States.
Section 619a, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 64, 31 Stat. 152,
continued in force rules and regulations for administering oaths
and holding elections.
Section 620, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 65, 31 Stat. 153,
authorized legislature to establish and alter boundaries of
election districts and voting precincts and apportion senators and
representatives to be elected from such districts.