Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-28
Constitutional Convention.

The proceedings in the Convention, yesterday,
were brief. The important feature of the NOR.
ming was the presentation of a partial report of
the Committee on Schedule. As that document
fixes the status of matters in the change of our
condition from Territory to State, we publish
it entire:
SCHEDULE.
SECTION !. That no Inconvenience may arise
by reason of change from Territorial to q per-
manent State government, il is declared that all
rights, actions, prosecutions, Judgments, claims,
and contracts, well Of individuals as of bodies
corporate, shall continue as II no change had
taken place and all process which may be issued
under the authority of the Territory of Nevada,
previous to its admission into the Union as one of
the United States shall be as valid as if issued in
the name of the State of Nevada
SEC. 2 All laws of the Territory Of Nevada in
force at the time of the admission Of this State not
repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in
force until they expire by their own limitation, or
be altered or repealed by the Legislature.
SEC. J. All fines penalties or forfeitures accru-
ing TO the Territory of Nevada shall inure to the
State of Nevada.
SEC 4. All recognizarces heretofore TAKEN or
which may be taken before the change from a
Territorial to permanent State Government,
shall remain valid, and shall pass to and may be
prosecuted in the name of the State; and all
bonds executed 10 the Governor Of the Territory,
or to any other officer or court In his or their
official capacity, or to the people of the United
States in the Territory of Nevada, shall pass to
the Governor, or other officer or court and his or
their successors in Office, for the uses therein
spectively expressed and may be sued on and re.
covery had accordingly: and all the estate of
property, real, personal or mixed; and all judg-
ments, bonds specialities chooses In action claims
and debts Of whatsoever description; and all
records and public archives of the Territory of
Nevada, shall inure to and rest in the State of
Nevada; and may be sued for and recovered in
the same manner and to the same extent by the
State Of Nevada as the same could have been by
the Territory Of Nevada All criminal prosecu-
tons and penal actions which may have arisen,
or which may arise before the change from Ter.
ritorisl to State Government, and which shall
then be pending shall be prosecuted TO judgment
and execution in the name of the State. All of
fences committed against the Territory Of Neva.
da before the change from Territorial to State
Government and which shall not be prosecuted
before such change, may be prosecuted in the
name and by the authority Of the State Of Ne.
vada with like effect as though such change had
not taken place; and all penalties incurred shall
remain the same as II this constitution had not
been adopted. All actions at law and suits in
equity which may be pending in any of the
the change from Territorial to a State Govern
ment, may be continued and transferred to any
Court ofElhe State which shall have Jurisdiction
of the subject matter thereof
In the afternoon the article on education was
taken mp. A motion to strike out the compulso.
~ feature was lost by uote Of to 90, and
motion to limit the attendance to whites was
adopted by vote of 19 to 8, after which the sec.
ton was adopted.