Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 170, 3 August 1894 — HAWAII'S “BLUE” LAWS [ARTICLE]

HAWAII'S “BLUE” LAWS

CONSTITlTION aml LAWS Fr.imed bv the Missionai*ies. * LAWS of the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 13. Even if a man's animal ilo criminally entor the enclosure of another, it shall be illegal for the owner of the enclosnre to take the life of theanimal,or indict any wound, or break his bones. The proper course is to seize tho auimal anil confine him. bot not kill him. lf ono kill an - other’s beast or infiict a wouml npou him with a criminal intent, he shall pay all damage sostaineil by the owner of the auimal. But if in seizing the animal he bo wounded or dio and is not killed outright the man haviug no design of doing an injury, tben he is uot crimiual. 13. Theso requisitions are applieahlo to all animals. Whatever animal he be that criminally enters another a premises to do mischief the owner of the auimal shall pay according the amoont of the mischief. If it be a cat or a dog, the law appliea to them, and to all animala, also to dogs who go abcut frora plaee to plaee destroyiug domestic animals in the field. Tho owner of the dog shall pay the damage. 14. Furthermore if a man bo traveling in the street, or in any other plaee where it is proper for mon to go and a dog shall pay tho injured persou accordiug to tho amonnt of the injury. But if a man secretly enter auother's premises in the night, aud be bitten, theu tho owuer of tho dog is not in fault, he shall pay no damage. 15. lf a man be riding in tho bighway, it is improper for dogs to run out and bark at the horso, lest the horse start and the man fall. The dog whieh is often known to do so shull sutier death. And if a dog burk at a horse and tho horse being afraid, start or ruu and the mau fall, then the owner of the dog shall pay the nu»n who fell. lf he were mueh injury the pay shall be considerable, the judges shall estimate the damages. If this law be proclaimed in any village or district, the day of its proclamation ahall be ihe day that tho law shall tako effect in tbat plaee, bnt even if it be not procluimed, it shall uevertbeless, take effect at all places on these Hawaiian lslands on the first day of Septembor of the present year. All the words of this law having received tho approbation of the Nobles and Bopresentatives, we bave hereunto set out namos at Luhaina, this twonty-third day of Aprill in the year of our Lord one tbousand eight hundred and forty ouo. (Signed) KAMEHAMEHA III KEKAULL'OHI. CHAPTERXV. A LAW RESPECTING D0MESTICS. SERVANTS, AND H(RED MEN, Tbere is a certain class of persons who make it an important business to engage in the service of others. That is a perfectly honorable business if conducted right. But if conducted wrong, evil arises. Wherefore tho Noblesand Representatives in considering tho sobject have thought well to give protection to that class and by mutual eoansel bave establisbed tbis law. 1. It shall be legal for every man to chooso his plaeo of residence at his own will, and Iet himself if ue choose todo so. If a man make a previoos agreemeut with the pereon whom he s€rves. then that agreement becomes a bargain and shall be fulfilled like all other bargains. 2. lf one man live as a domestic with auother engaging in his service, bat without any other reward tban his board and clothing, as has been a eommon costom in this eountry snch a conree is legal and is not forbidden by this law. But herein is the evil. lf a man live thus for a length of time and then be Uken sick, or suffer some misforture, or if he heeome feeble with age, it is theu illegal for his master to dismiss him or send him LuUleaa away. Whoever does this shall to trial, and shall pay his sorvant whom he sent away snch amount as the jadges on examination of the subject shutl think the misfortnne of the servant demands. 3. If one man live &s the servaut of another, aa is a eommon wish and a eommon practice among tbe people, and his master assigo him a particular job of work, it shall be h s duty to do it well, carefully regarding the cbarge of bis ' master in ail that he properly said to him, and if be do not thos, or if he conduct miscbievoasly, he sLali be fined iu proportioa to tbe damago sostained by his master through his disregard of his eh *rge. 4. lf one man live with another as his servant for a leogth of time. acccrdiog to tbe eommon custom of the country, itshall not be legal for tl-.e masier to dismiss him witbout giving b m previous notice, nor sball it be legal for him to leave his master without giving bim prerious notice, lest one or ihe other satfer an mconveuianco. Provious notice must be given. Wuosoever vioUtes ihialaw shall be brought to trial aad be fiued according to the da raage sustaiued by him or whom ha infiicted it. (To Be Coniinued.j