Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-24

| ed to each house is required to pass any Dfl "
| resolu tion. Accurate statements OF receipts ana
expenditures must be published, with the iaHsy D.
| every regular session. All laws must bs general
and uniform in operation, as far as posnDie, ana
local or special legislation Ia expressly forpdoen
Regulating the Jurisdiction and duties Of Jus;
tlees ofthe Peace and Constsbles for the pun
| ishinQ of crimes and misdeme4nors; regulating
the practice Of courts Of justice; providing for
| changing the venue In civil and criminal cases;
| granting divorces; changing the names Of per-
sons vacating roads, town plots, streets, alleys
| and public squares sulnmonlug and impannet
ling grand and petit juries, and providing for their
| compensation; regulating county and township
business regulating the election Of county and
township officers for the assessment and collec,
tion of taxes for State, county and township puHs
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections of State, county or township officers,
and designating the places Of voting; providing
for the sale of real estate belonging 10 minors or
other persons lnboring under legal dlsabiitieA A
| uniform system of county and township govern.
lnent is required to be established Lotteries and
the sale Of flottery tickets arc prohibited. Extra
| compensation to officers and employees Of the
Legislature is forbidden. The first regular seSi
| sion IL limited TO ninety days, subsequent ses-
| sions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con-
vened by the Governor TO twenty days A
| homestead as provided by law, is required to
| be exempted from forced sale, except in certain
| enumerated cases. Provision Is made for secur+
| Ing the separate property Of O wife. The county
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisla-
ture to prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation oflegislstors cannot be chang
| ed during their terms each member is allowed
not exceeding 800 per session for stationery,
| newspapers, postage, ETC.; q day additional Is
allowed the presiding officers Of each branch
Elections of United States Senators are to be
| made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
| next preceding the expiration of the Senatorial
| term, or Immediately after the happening Of
| vacancy; in case offailure of the two Houses to
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con.
vention or proclamation. Two.thirds Of all the
| members elected to each branch are neceSssryto
| pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor is allowed five days during the session,
| or ten days thereafter, within which to veto o
| bill and in the latter case the bill must be laid
| before the next session of the Legislature.
! The changes in this Article from the old Con-
| stltution are numerous. Among them are al.
| lowing the Senate to hold Becret executive Bes
Iions; permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money!
| emitting the specification of tho amount or value
Of the homestead exemption and leaving that to
be provided for by law emitting the section for
| bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women to act as sole traders; emitting the
limitation of the salaries Of county officers, and
the per diem ofthemembers ofthe LegSlature,etc
| ARTICLE y-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power in a Governor, to be
| elected for four years, who must be q qualified
clector, twenty five years of age, and, except at
the first election, for two years preceding his eec
tion resident of the State. Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other State
| officers The Governor is Commander In Chief of
| the military forces Of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He ID
to transact all executive business, SEQ that the
laws are faithfully executed, and to fill vacancies
In Office by appointment where not otherwise
/ Ill H. al
| of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legs.
lative business may be transacted, except such
| as the Governor may call attention to. He has
| power, IN case of disagreement between the two
| Houses az 10 the time of adjournment TO adjourn
| the Legislature 10 such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
| ing Of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant rcpricves not eI-
| ceedng sixty days The Governor, Justices Of
the Supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court of Pardons, except in cases
| of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
| Governor is to be elected at the same tine and
| for the same terru the Governor. The usual
| powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
4 Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, Sur
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
| scribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
| Attorney General nre constituted O Board of
State Prison Directors, and also a Bosrd of Ex.
aminers TO audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be.
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Le-
gislature.
The only change Of Importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election of a Surveyor General
ARTICLE vI-JUDlCTAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State In Su.
preme Court, consisting OF Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power In the Legis.
lature to add two associates), nine District Courts
lat presenD and Justices of the Peace. The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
in incorporated cities and towns. The Justices OF
tho Supreme Court are to be elected at general
elections tor six years esch but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, so that one
Will go out Of Office every two years The Su-
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction in all
cases in equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims, the legality Of taxes,
assessments fines, ETC., where the amount in con.
| troversy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions of law alone. In criminal cases amount
ing TO felony. The State is divided into nine Ju.
dicial Districts Storey county constituting the
First, Ormsby the second, Lyon the Third,
| WRshoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug.
las the Eighth Esmeralds the Ninth. Roop Is
attached to the Washoc district The Legislature
| may alter or change the districts hereafter or
increase or diminish the number Of districts or
Judges. The First, Storey District, has three
! District Judges with co-extensive and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are to be
elected for four years, and are TO be paid out Of
the treasures OF the counties comprising their re-
spective Districts The District Courts have
| original Jurisdiction in all cases wherein the Su-
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also re-
latfDg 10 estates of deceased persons and persons
and estates of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detaner
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
in all cases arising In Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
the number of Justices Of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen-
saton. Justices' Courts have jurisdiction only
of cases not coming within the jurisdiction of the
District Courts. provided they may have such
criminal Jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
diction concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcement Of mechnnics' liens, not exceeding
$500, and of actions for the possession of lands
| and tenements In certain specified cases. The
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts az, the Legislature may determine, are
| Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perquisites for their own use.
Judges are Ineligible to other than judicial Offices
Edurng their terms Provision Is made for docket
fees, TO be applied toward the payment Of the
salarlHs of. Judges No leave of absence can be
granted TO any Judicial officer, and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va.
4 eateS bis Office. . DE-. -...:... .
| This Article Is radically different from the cor.
responding Article OF the old Constitution, where
| in the Judicial system was copied substantially
from that of California,
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
| FROM OFFICE
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice TO preside
| at the trial of q Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor, and two.thlrds of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju.
dieIal officers, except Justices Of the Peace, are
| liable to impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL,
feassnce in office /; but judgment can only extend
4 to removal and disqualification from holding
| Office. The party is liable, however, to indiet-
ment and trial according to law, II the offense
IL 'indictsble The Judges of the Suprame md
District Courts are also liable 10 be removed
from Office, after hearing, by vote Of two
thirds Of the members elected 10 each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made by law
for the removal of other civil oficerS $50
This Article Is substantially the same a. that
| In the old Constitution, except the provision
quiring the Chief Justice 20 preside ut the trial
| Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
| ARTICLE vIII-AuSICIPAL AND OTHER CoRPoR.
| ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation In regard to cor
porations, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
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