Organic and Statutory Laws of the Kingdom

• July 7, 1864, King Kamehameha V convened the Legislature for the purpose of drafting a new Constitution by a Convention

  • Legislature deadlocked over proposed Article in the Constitution affecting voting rights
  • King Kamehameha V prorogues Convention after failing to resolve the deadlock

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Convention to Draft was lawful under the old const as long as leg gets involved