The Civil code of the Hawaiian islands, passed in the year of Our Lord 1859:
to which is added an appendix, containing laws not expressly repealed by the Civil code; the session laws of 1858-9; and treaties with foreign nations. Published by authority.
Description
- Related Names
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Armstrong, Richard, 1805-1860, ed.
Allen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883, joint comp.
Robertson, George M., -1867, joint comp.
Lee, William L. (William Little), 1821-1857, joint comp.
Kamehameha V, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1830-1872, comp.
Hawaii.
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Honolulu, Printed for the government, 1859.
- Note
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"His Royal Highness, Prince Kamehameha, the Honorable W.L. Lee ... and the Honorable George M. Robertson ... [were] appointed a committee to prepare a Civil code ... The work ... was much retarded by the illness and death of Chief Justice Lee. The Honorable E.H. Allen ... [was] appointed to fill the vacancy in the codifying commission ... The undersigned were appointed by the minister of the interior to compare the Hawaiian and English versions ... and to superintend the publication of the same." - Pref., signed: R. Armstrong, G.M. Robertson, committee of publication.
- Physical Description
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iv, [5]-555 p.
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