Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-24
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

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place of the words "bOth real and personal, in.
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. . .T ..
Article XI of tho old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as TO fix the salaries of
State officers etc. only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUCATIoE.
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system of Common
schools, TO be maintained at least six months each
year IN every School District. Any School Dis
uict lallng 10 maintain such school for the space
VI BLK months, or permitting sectarian instruction
nIielI' may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
Sehool Fnnd. The Legislature may pass such
laws "a will tend to secnre general Attendance Of
ehildreh on the schools. The lands donated by
congress Tor educational purposes and all other
sources OF income available for the purpose, are
SoIeinnly sci apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which IL 10 he distribu
ted pro rata, according to the number of cbiIre,,
between six and eighteen years of age I'm parL
county. Floating school land warrants are m hr
sold State University is to be- established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
patInentS. All teachers and professors are r..
qulred to take an oath Of Office half mill nm
the dollar special tax is TO be levied nnnuaIly for
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction c,ustiiu,n :,
Board of Regents of the University and pubIir
schools for the first four years, the Legislature ia
elect their successors. Sal Board is required tn
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently AZ possible All sect;,.
rian instructor in the schools or University il
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much rs made
the attendance of children on the schools compuI.
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress to the
appropriation 10 school purposes of the 5000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ
zlng and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer CORPS etc; also gives
the Governor power TO call out the militia in
emergencies. The Article il identical with The
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PuBLIC INSTITUTION
Requires the State TO foster benevolent hIsti.n-
tions and the counties to provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article /.
the same ~ in the Old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUEDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and as fur west as California may
llnquish There Is no change In this fr ON the old
Constitution,
ARTICLE Xv-MTsCELLAHEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of office, including
an oath Of allegiance to the United States and an
oath that the party has not since the adoption OF
the Constitution and willnot be, engaged In duel
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holding Office, but (which IL additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in a duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for clcemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election OIL the Tues,
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofmcmbcrs Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section7 requires county officers 10 hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate TO the election or up.
pOintment of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years.
Section i2 of the old Constitution, providing for
q state Printer, was stricken out.
Section II requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1915
and every ten years thereafter TO serve, together
with the United States census, as a basis of repre-
sentation.
Sec. ii establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XyI-AMESDMESTs.
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 Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvH-scHEDULE-
Sections l, p 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. judgments, claims
etc, from the Territorial TO the State Government
for the continuance of Territorial laws until
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfritures recognzancrs
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
offce-Governor, 81 900; Secretary Of State, Con-
trOller and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction. 1000: each
Judge of the Supreme Court 81, 600 members of
the Legislature, s. per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apporton.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, 70 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator 2AsHmblymen;
Esmeralda county, = Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, Senators. Assemblymen:
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county l Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill countless ! Senator jointly; Churchill
county, ASscmblyman Nye county, Senator
| Assemblyman; 0rmsby county, = Senators .
Assemblymen; WashOe and Roop counties, ? SEN
atOrs, 3 Asscmblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory 10
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional 100000 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in january 1867.
Section provides that the Senators hrstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehalf going
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 10 makes the first session Of the Legisla.
ture commence the second Monday of Dccem.
Der next the second ON the first Monday of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions TO BE- held benni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday of january.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers finder the State organization till January,
1867 and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges elected, with provso for special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
$4,000; Second, $1,000; Third and Fourth, s50OO
Fifth, $1,000; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, $1,000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, 5000.
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De-
| cember next, and continue till january, 1867.
Section 10 makes IL similar provision for The
Supreme and District Judges.
| Section 90 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers aud District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
| Treasurer to give bonds in $50, 900 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. TO pro
vide for supporting their own officers
Section ~ provides for filling vacancies
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
| ritQrial Probate Courts TO the District Courts.
Section q limits taxation for the first three
years TO one per cent and one-fourth Of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness.
| Section % attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur
poses.
Section &c makes provision for publishing GOO
| copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
| Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter of the same.
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