Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-17
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counties, cities and towns 20 loan fhen cfedn u
aid Of railroad enterprises iIf .ttfi
ARTICLE D-F1SAScE. AspgsTATS pEnT.fs, =
The fiscal year commencea JAnu1ry tE ~ eecn
year Tgxe1 Muytbe leyts4 eeelr rxaE y el9Te4 Q
10 pay the annual exPenGed Of that year. and also
the deficit II any, for the year prceeanG te
enable the State to. do. q cRsh buAnsQS hoen ne
start, the State may contract debts 20 an nmcsnt
mot e1ceetins 600 600; under eerstni g
The only maieridf shacs nom the old cOns.i-
tuition is omtting the section which prohibited the
issulnE Of scrip or etevIde1ce ofInde
unless therewrre money In thai asAsttsInEFff - y
ARTICLE -rAIafIos. 10 @si2 iagsit
Section !. The Legislature shall ppovj1e W AaW ?
for uniform and equal rate Of asSessment and
taxation md Ihull prescribe SuCh fegulatIoat ~
shall secnre q just valuation for taxation Of ~
property, real, personal, and poisets0fy, except
ing mines and mining clHirns, the proceed Of
which alone shall b. tAkedg; aAfp alS0 excepting
such propfrty. q nsy; be assrpPisdhy lswfof
municipal, educational literary scientihc, rslig-
ions or charitable purposeH 1tth' "ll 70 Hs-t
The amendment OF the old Oouititnflnn COO.
sIsts In substituting the words qreal. perSOn1l and
poSHeSs0ry, excepting mtnfa and mining claims. q
the proceeds of which ihone xhHll be .raxed IN
place of the words both -reRl and personal, In.
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
reeafied .as the most important change msdshy
Article XII Of ihs old CaHs.Itltlon, entitled Iai.
aries, was amended 90 ~ 70 Ax the salaries Of
State officers, ETC., only f6rthe hrjf term and then
stricken out and tranEfeffed 10 the kchednle.
ARTICLE xE-EDUGATf0S. .gy
Provides for the slectioui once in.two year. of .
Superintendent of: PublIc sInnruetIons and Tor 4
the estsblishmspt Of Rppiform system Of Common
Schools, TO be maintained a. least six months each
year In every School DstrietscAny School Dis 8
triet falling 70 maintain such school for the spare
OF six month"; Ur permitting sectaridh Instruction
therein may be AePffSed Of jtE pfop portion Of the
School .FHnd The Legislature Nay pass 7ueh :
laws as viii tend To Aecure general attendance Of
children OIL the schools Ths Hands donated by
Congress for educational purposeS and. Sll. l.bther
sources Of income available for the, ,pnrpoIS, are
! solemnly get apart and pledged 70 the School
ted pro rata; according 70 ths number Of children
between six and dzeightsen years Of ago In each
county,. Floating school land warrants ere 20 hs
sold A State UptyeTSity Is u. be 9Stabiithed. en-
I bracing agricultural, imeehRncal and mining de.
pastsd e lake an oath Sf oiice. SS MIN On
the dollar ypeethra IL to be- levied annually for
the suppoft 'of the University md common +,
schools. The Governor Secretary Of Btate and
Superintendent Of Pnbilc IhitiuctiOR seustitAte y
! Board. Of ReReptx of tho UniverJty and pnblie
schools for the first four years the Legislature to
leleet their successors. Fold Board j. required ~
OF esnize the Mining Department ofthe Uniyersity
~ Speedily and efficiently as possible. All sectu.
rim instruction IN the sciooIs or 6nivefslty !.
| prohibited. .''s.r t...''a .''''''''
This amends the cnrrsSpondins Artiels 6f the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much o. msds
I the attendance Of children on the sehools en9pulr'
sorry, BY tddng FOR The eobseht Of Congress- to the
appropriation to school .purposes Of the 5oO:0O
| acres granted fnr Internal improyements, and Ia
some less important particulars r gqrglUc3
! '- ARTICLE ML-M1ITJA.
| RequirSP fine Legislature 10 provids ifse 6fDnh'
izing and disciplining the militia and the effective
| the Governor power to call out thei nifilts kr
| cmergencieS The Article Is identical with the
one In ths old Constitution. il Inn 'l'-'''' -
ARTICLE xIII-PURLIc INSTRUCTIONS -
! Requires the State to foster benevolent inLitu'
tions and tho counties 10 provids for the need. IN
t firm or INDECENT The Language OF tho Article v
the same an in the old ConLtttution.
| .......I ARTICLE XIf-BoUNDARY. % 4ss - re
| Establishes the State boundary a. In the EnI-
! bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, wheneyer Congrrss
shall aSsent and as far west as California may re-,
linquish. There ID no change fu thlS the old
1 Constitution. -.,y-f.s ,.f,so1t.l "iJRdGl-
| Section fixes the seat Of Government q Car,
son City, and prohibits appropriations Tor Clpiial
buildings for the next three years instead of sII
years In Last years Constitution "a =. .dfT'.
\ Section prescribes an oath Of office. including
an oath OF aldgiHaco 10 the UhIted Statek and I'm
l oath that the party has not, snce the adoption Of
the Constitution and wiilnot be, engaged In duel
section , prohibits any PERSON not only nom
holding Office but (which Is additional to the old
CoustitntionJ from voting, who has been in any
! way concerned In duel.
Section4. No PerpetuitirI shall be allowed eS
cept for eleemoSynary purposes. ,,,. nj u f.r
4 Section ffxes the general election on the Tues
day next ufter the first AondeY 81 November.
I Section g. The aggregate number ofmemhers Of
I the Legialaturfshnh Hevsr exceed IS. 5.gt q
4 Section 7 requires county officers to bold thtir
offices nj the county Reafs
7 Section providfs for ti1e Publicnionuf statNie
laws and Supreme Court decisions. "a aid ,zniny
! Section authoriIeS the DcgtsatuFe TO inefeAie
or diminish salaries Of public ofhcerS. .1g...
Sections 10 and ii relate To, the election or ap.
pointmeut Of officers and the tsnnre Of ohieers
created by the Legislature, which must never e1'
coed four years. .t-...-f,..,
Section IL OF the old Constitution, proSIdInSfo for
State Printer, was stricken outl Ji.l. sa- sAl
a section 10 requires the Governor. Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the 8u
preme Court to keep their offices ut the Capital.
i Section - provides for . State census, In, the
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1855 1857, le15
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with thet United States censnf, as baSiS Of repre-
seutation. Hg ~ - h
Sec Il establishes the plurality rulein eleriionp.
ss. ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS.
i Provides for amendment OF the ConatitniiOn by
two-thirds votes Of two successive LegiIlntpres.
| and subsequent ratification by the people Also.
that the Legislature, by two-thtrds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling ACon
ventiOn 10 revise the Constitution. This AIticlp
4 was in snbaiailce. the same In the old CunstttioH
II -- ARTICLE Xvu-SCHEDULE.s s. sar.
Sections l, 2, > and provide for the trnnter Of
rights, actions. prosecutions, JudguIents, 6'uJnr
etc, from the Territorial TO the State Government
for the continuance OF Territorial laws until rr
pesletl or altered by the State Legslatnre: foftAs
transfer of hnes and forft'ures 'recogpizenee.,
Section ATex The saIarieS-for the nrm tantfo a,