Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-22

Guiding mines and mining property inns was
regarded rs the most important change mace U!
the Convention. ,.,.i
aries, was amended so rs TO fix the salaries OF
State officers etc. only for the first term and theh
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE MEDICATION.
Provides for the election, once In two yeaIs,oI
Superintendent of Public. Instruction, anu ~.
the establishment OF a uniform system OF Common
Schools 10 be maintained at least Nix montnI ~"
year In every School District. Any ScnooI Us
rict failing to maintain such school for the
of six months, or permitting sectqrian instrneuoh
therein, may DO deprived Of lts proportion u .n
School Fund The Legislature may pass sesT
children on the schools. The lands donated oy
Congress for educational purposes, ana III o'Hs'
sources of income available for the purPose, sI
solemnly set apart and pledged 10 the eclo"'
Fund, the interest only OF which is 70 De nsas",
ted pro rata, according TO the nnmoer ol Gn sash
between six and eighteen years on aSe - ~ T..
corn,v Floating school land warrants are 70 Oe
Sold A State University Is to be sstebllsnso eni'
bracine AGRICULTURAL mechanical and mining ue'
partments All teachers and professor A,S ~
auIred TO take IN oath Of Office A nhn MN ~
the dollar special tax IL TO be leyIeu a,,,,,nr
the support Of the University an4 gu. LII
schools The Governor, Secretary OF staso sHu
Superintendent of Public Instruction ceniNuts"
Board of Regents of the University ana Pupne
schools for the first four years. the LegsaiuIs "
elect their successors. said Board J. Tequlleo W
organize the Mining Department oItne III,
speedily aud efficiently as PosnoiI, ,,nsr.ttSS.
Tian instruction In me Scho0'S " c''''''t'
ThI, amends the corresponding Article OF N"
old Constitution by striking out 70 mucp - MI
the attendance of children on the fcnooM compSSi.
sorry by asking for the consent OF s,S xrO mr.
appropriation to school purposes OF the oooV9o
acres Granted for internal improvements aHu '
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA. ...
REQUIRES the Legislature 10 provide ior oIsan.
izing and disciplining the militia and the enecte
encouragement OF volunteer EoIp m H. militia m
emerpencies The Article Is identical win Inc
one in the old Constitution ..
ARTICLE XlII-PUBLlc NsIIIoIloNs'
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent instliu'
lions and the counties TO provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language OF inc Aftlele u
the same az in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUEDARY.
Establishes the State boundary a. In the Ena
bling Act and provides for extending snen ooun
dairy one degree further east. whenever congress
shall assent and far west as California may re-
linuuish There IL no change In this fr ON the Old
Constitution. -
ARTICLE xy-MIscHLLAHEoUs PRov1sIoSs
Section fixes the seat Of Government q Car.
SON City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years hh'eS' VI ma
wears, az in last years Constitution
Section prescribes an oath of office, including
an oath of allegiance 10 the United States, and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and willnot be- engaged mi oncI
Section 3 prohibits any person not only iroin
holding Office, but (which IL additional 70 tne oio
Constitution from voting, VINO mas peen I'D any
way concerned In duel.
Section f. No perpetuities shall be allowed ca
cept for eleemOsynary purposes -.
Section ) fixes the general election on the Tues
dsy next after the first Monday Of November
Section 6. The aggregate number OF members OF
the Legislature shall never exceed 75
Section 7 requires county officers to hold Their
offices at the county seats. no..
Section provides for the publication OF statute
laws and Supreme Court decisionA
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 Increase
or diminish salaries of public officers. .s
Sections 10 and IL relate TO the election or sp'
pontment of officers and the tenure OF otncers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex'
coed four years
Section IL Of the old Constitution, providing for
q State Printer, was stricken out
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
preme Court to keep their Offices NJ the Capital
Section Is provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1865, 1857 leI3
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve. togethaF
with the United States census as basis OF repro
sentaton.
Sec II establishes the plurality rule In elections
ARTICLE XyI-ANEHDAESTs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution BY
two.thirds votes of two successive LegiSlatures.
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature, by two.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling COI
vention to revise the Constitution. This Article
WAS in substance the same In the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xvu-scHEDuLE .
Sections !, 9, Band provide for the transfer OF
rights, actions, prosecutions, judgments' claims.
etc. from the Territorial 10 the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re-
peaed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfetures, recoguizanee..
ETC., and all legal proceedings, -. 70.
Section S fixes the salaries-for tho first term Of
ofiee-Governor, $4,000 Secretary Of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $4,000 Surveyor
| General, $1,000; Attorney General, 49, 500 Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, 81, 900 each
| Judge Of the Supreme Court, sI,0O0i members Of
the Legislature, sc per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
! by law Storey county, Senators, 10 Assembly
| men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Asyemblymen;
ESmerslda county, . Senators, 4Assemblynen !;
Humboldt county, Senators. Assemblymen /;
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 ASsemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill countless Senator jointly Churchill
county, l Assemblyman Nye county, Senator.
| | Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, Z Senators >
Assemblymen Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen
utors, 3Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In.
terfere with the additional $500 900 authorized By
Article IN.
Section provides that the frIt State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
| ,holld ahorf .hulf
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
| the other half two years later.
| Sections 10 and II provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting ASSemblymen
Section - makes the first session OF the LeHiAlA.
| ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem'
! Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
| Section Is continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867 and the Probate Judges till the Disirie.
| Judges are elected, with proviso for special
election In Lander county next November:
| Section IA continues the Territorial officers I'LL
election and qualification Of State oficerI.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
| District Courts.
Section l6 and II az the salaries Of the DIstric'
| Judges until altered by law. First District.
5000; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, S5,oo;
| Fith, $500; Sixth, $1,000 Seventh, 5000 ;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $4,000
Section 10 requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of Do
cember next, and continue till January 1867,
Section 10 makes q similar provision for the
| Supreme and District Judges. ....
| Section 20 relates to the communicating and
qualifying fthe first State officers and DlItrict
| Judges, and requires the State Controller and
| Treasurer 10 give bonds In $4,000 each.
Section q requires counties towns, etc.. TO pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section 70 provides for filling Sacancies.
Section o transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section % limits taxation for the first three
years TO one per cent. and onefourth Of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness ea-
Section 25 attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for Judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur-
poses gu" i.,h -
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 600
copies of the debates and proceedings OF this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the same.
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the Constitution proper iI an ordI
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