Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-29

| at length. Inc tnlru feadlng OF every uh musk
be BY sections, and the ayes and noes must be
takef on the final passage Of every bill or joint
| resolution. A majority of all the members elect
| ed to each house is required to pass any bill or
resolution. Accurate statements Of receipts and
expenditures must be published, with the laws, at
every regular session. AL laws must bs general
and uniform in operation, as far as possible, and
local or special legislation is expressly forbidden
Regulating the Jurisdiction and duties Of JUS
tices OF the Peace and Constables: for the pun.
| iShing Of crimes and misdemeanors; regulating
the practice Of courts Of justice providing for
changing the venue in civil md criminal cases.
| granting divorces; changing the names Of per.
sons; yacating roads, town plots, streets, alleys
! and public rQuareS; Bummonng and impsnnel.
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-
ton Of taxes for State, county and township pur.
| 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 to minors or
other persons laboring under legal disabilities "a
uniform system Of county and township govern.
ment is required 10 be established. Lotteries and
the sale oflottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation to officers and employees Of the
Legislature is forbidden. The first regular Ees-
| sion is limited to ninety days, subsequent ses-
| Sions Of sixty days; and special sessions con-
! yened by the Governor, 10 twenty days. A
homestead 'taS provided by Law, !" IL required to
| be exempted from forced sale, except in certain
| enumerated cases. Provision Is made for seeur.
| ing the separate property of q wife The county
officers to be elected are specified, the LeglslR-
| ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation Of legislators cannot be chang.
! ed during their terms each member Is allowed
not exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, etc; e2 day additional Is
allowed the presiding officers of each branch.
Elections Of United States Senators ars to be
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
| next preceding the expiration OF the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening of o
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.thirdA OF all the
members elected to each branch. are neceSsaryto to
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
or ten days thereafter, within which TO veto
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-
| stitution nre numerous. Among them arc al
lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive ses.
sions permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money;
omitting the specification Of the 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.
! ricd women to act as sole traders onlittiug the
| limitation of the salaries Of county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislatures
ARTICLE v-ExEcuTIvE DEPARTMENT
| Vests the executive power In Governor, to be
| elected for four years, who must be qualified
| electOr, twenty-five years Of age and, except at
the first election, for two Year, preceding his cleo
tion, resident Of the state. Provides for CANVASS
lug election returns for Governor and other State
| officers. The Governor is CommanderinCh Chief of
| the military forces Of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He IL
to transact all executive business see that the
laws faithfully executed, and TO fill vacancies
! in Office by appointment where not otherwise
| provided for He may convene special sessions
Of the Legislature, but at such sessions NO legis
| lRtiVe business may be transacted, except such
| as the Governor may call attention to. He has
/ power In case Of disagreement between the two
| Houses as to the time Of adjournment, TO adjourn
the Legislature to such time rs 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 repreVes not ex.
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
! the supreme Court and Attorney General are
| constituted a Court Of Pardons, except in cases
| of treason and impeachments. Lieutenant
! Governor is to be elected at the came time and
| for the same term as the Governor. The usual
/ powers and duties Of such officer prescribed.
| 4 Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, sur
| Yeyor General and Attorney General are also
| provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
Ecribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state aud
:
| State Prison Directors and also q Bosni Of Ex-
aniners, to audit all claims against the State,
| except sslaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the lie.
gislature. I'..
The only change Of Importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election Of Surveyor General ...a.. .-
ARTICLE yI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the Judicial power of the State In q Su.
| preme Court, consisting Of Chief Justice and
I'D
lature to add two asSocates), nine District Courts
! lat present) and Justices Of the Pence. The
| Legislature may Also establish Municipal Courts
| in incorporated cities and towns The Justices of
| the Supreme Court are TO be elected at general
elections tor six years EACH but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, 50 that one
will go out of Office every two years. The Su.
| preme Court bus appellate Jurisdiction In all
cases in equity, ind in all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims the legality Of taxes,
assessments, fines, ETC., where the amount in con.
| trorersy exceeds three hundred NollarS also on
questions of law alone, in criminal cases amount.
| ing TO felony The State IL divided into nine Ju.
dical Districts Storey county constituting the
| First, Ortnshy the Second, Lyon the Third,
Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
| Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh. Doug
| las the Eighth, Esmcralda 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. Tho First, or Storey District, has three
District Judges with cO-extensive aud concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are 10 be
elected for four years, and are TO be paid out of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
| spcctirs Districts. The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction In slI cases wherein the Su.
prenle Court has appellate Jurisdiction also re-
lnting TO estates Of deceased persons and persons
aud estates OF minors and insane persons, and Of
the action of forciblc 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-
| sation. Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
ofcases 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 mechanics liens. not exceeding
| $500, and Of sections for the possession OF lands
| aud 'tenoments in certain specified cases. Tne
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts rs the Legislature may determine, are
! Courts Of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
| TO receive fees and perquistey for their own use.
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial Offices
during their terms. Provision Is made for docket
fees to be applied toward the psymunt Of the
salaries of Judges. No lekve Of absence can be
granted to any judicial officer, and the absence
of such officer from the State for ninety days va.
| Gates his office. ...s ....... -. sa.. -
- 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 "s-.
ARTICLE yu-iMPEAcHMENT AND REMOVAL
| FROM OFFICE. .f
Provides for impesching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate. the Chief Justice to preside
at the trial Of Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and two.thirds Of the Senator'S elected to
be necessary for, conviction. All State and ju.
diciaf officers except Justices OF the Peace, are
! liable to npeachmsntfor misdBnieanor or NAL
feasauce In Office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office: The party is liable however to indict.
Insnt and trial according to law. II tbs offense
is indictsble. The Judges. Of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
nom Office, after = hearing, by vote Of two
thirds Of the members elected. to each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made by law
| for the removal Of other civil officers.
This Article ID substantially the sane az that
in the old Constitution. except the provision re.
quiring the Chief Justice to preside At the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
| ARTICLE VtfI-AuyIcIPAL AND OTHER coRPoR-
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