Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-05

and designating the places of voting; providing |
LOT lne sale of real estate belonging to minors or
o,n e persons laborng under legal disabilities.
untoTh system OF county and township govern. |
lnent Is required to be established Lotteries and |
the SAFE OF lottery tickets are prohibited Extra |
compensation to officers and EMPLOYEES of the |
Legisiatmre Is forbidden. The first regular YES. |
sion Is limited TO ninety DAYS. subsenupnt ses. |
sions Of sixty days; and SntcisI ScSsto,,s 90.
yened by the Governor, 10 twentv dovs |
homestead " as provided by law, - i; reo,irsd 70
be exempted from forced sale, except IN certain |
enumerated cases Provision Is made for secur |
ing the separate property of a wife. The connty !
officers TO be elected are specified tho nr;iy
ture 10 prescribe their duties and cornnpn ssSio
The compensation Of legislators cannot be- cbnna
ed during their terms; each member IL aIloIv'd
| not exceeding 500 per session for stationery
newspapers postage, ETC.; So day addi,iopal'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 ofa
vacancy; in case offalure of the two Houses to
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days for
! this purpose, the Governor may cali such Con.
vention or proclamation. Two-thirds of all the
| members elected to each branch are necessary TO
pass uny bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor IL allowed five days during the session,
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.
| sttution numerous. Among them are: al
| lowing the Senate to hold secret executive res
| sious; permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money ;
emitting 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
ried women TO act sole tradersi emitting The
Limitation OF the salaries Of county officers, and
th. nF thp
ARTICLE v-EXECuTIvE DEPARTMENT
[ Vests the executive power In Governor, TO De
! elected for four years, who must be quaIlneu
elpctor, twenty-five years OF age, ana, except at
the first election, for two Years preceding his cleo
ton resident OF the siate Provides for eahvass-
ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers The Governor il Commander III Chief Of
| tn. military forces of the State except when
called into the service ofthr United States. he Ii
| 10 transact all executive business, SEQ that tine
laws are faithfully executed and TO tll vacancies
| in Office by appointment where not otherwise
| provided for lie may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legis
| Iative business may be transacted, except such
| Us the Governor may call attention to. lie mas
! power In case of disagreement between the two
! Houses a. to the time of adjournment, 10 adjourn
| the Legislature 10 such time NJ he may think
/ proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
: ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
! tiues and forteiurrs and grant reprieyrs not ex
| cteding sixty. days. The Governor, Justicps OF
/ the :upreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court OF Pardons, except in cases
! of treuson aud impeachmtnts. Lieutenant
! Governor is TO be elected nj the same time and
for the name term az the Governor. The usual
| powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
A Secretary OF State, Treasurer, Controller, sur.
veyor General aud Attorney General are also
| provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
! Scribcd. The Governor, Secretary of state aud
| I'd n
| State Prison Directors, and also BoPrd of EI-
amnerH, 10 audit all claims against the State
except salaries or compensation liked by law BE-.
! fore such CLAIMS can be passed upon by the Le-
| gislature.
The only changs of Importance from the old
Constitution in t"s Article is providing for the
! election Of Surveyor General.
ARTICLE vl-JUDIcIAL DEPARTMENT. b
| Vests the Judicial power of the State in Su.
| prene Court, consisting of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power In the Lcgis.
lalure TO add two assocaes), nine District Courts
! lat presently and Justices of the Peace. 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 rst elected
to draw for long and short terms, so that one
Z will go out of Office every two years The ~.
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, Urm,by the second, Lyon the Third,
| Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
! Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug
! las the Eighth ESmerulda the Ninth. Roop is
attached 10 the WaShoe district. The Legislature
| muy alter or change the districts hereafter, or
increase or diminish the number of districts or
| Judges. The First, or storey District has three
! District Judges with a co-eXtensive and concur.
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are 10 be
elected for tour years. and are TO be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their
I spectvr Districts. The District Courts have
| original Jurisdiction IN all cases wherein the su.
| preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also, re.
luing TO estates OF deceased persons, and persons
| and estates OF minors aud insane persons, and Of
the action Of forcibe entry and unlawful detainer
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 likes their duties and compen-
sutton. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
fcases 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
| enforcemsnt Of mechanics liens, not exceeding
| $500, and of actions for tho Possession of lands
and tencnents in certain specified cases. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
| Courts ~ the Legislature may determine, are
! Courts OF Record Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perquisiies for their use.
Judges ineligible 10 other than judicial offices
| during their terms. Provision is made for docket
fees TO be applied toward the payment Of the
salaries Of Judges. No leave OF absence can be
| granted 10 any judicial officer, and the absence
| NJ ha f0r nj fupa yn
Gates his Office
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 impraching by the Assembly, and
trials by the senate the Chief Justice TO preside
| n the trial Of O Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and twothifdS OF tho Senators elected TO
be Necessary for conviction. AL State aud ju
dicial officers except Justices Of the Peace, are
| Liable 10 Impeachment for miSdemeanor or NAL
feasancr in Office but Judgment can only extend
10 removal and disqualification from holding
office. The purity is liable however, to iudict.
ment and trial according TO law, If the otfense
il indictahp. The Judges of the suprene and
District Courts are also liable TO be removed
from Office. after hearing, by vote Of two.
thirds OF the members elected to each branch OF
the Legislature. Provision NAV be made BY law
for the removal OF other civil officers
This Article Is substantially the same that
in the old Constitution. except the provision re-
curing the Chief Justice 20 preside ut the trial
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ARTICLE vIII-MuSIcIPAL AND OTHER coRPoR.
ATOMS.
Prohibits special Legislation in regard to cor.
poratious. except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws. Property Of corporations is subject 10 tax
alton like thar Of individuals COrporRtors in
corporations formed under che laws Of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
liabilities Of such corporations No bank notes or
paper Of any kind can be allowed 10 circulate ~
money except the Federal currency and the notes
OF banks authorized under the laws Of Congress.
Gen, raj laws must b. passed for the organization
Of cities Hndt towns, aud restricting their powers
of taxation, assessment, borrowing money con-
tracing debts and oaning their credit except for
procuring supplies of water. The State is pro-
hibled FROM looming or giving money or its cred
1t, or subscribing 10 the stock Of any corporation
or association, except for educational or chariia-
BILE purposes. Counties, cities towns and other
municipal corporations are prohibited from be-
coming stockholders or looming their credit in aid
Of any company, corporation or association en-
cept railroad companies, corporations or asSocia'
tons" ~
The material changes In this Article from the
old Constitution are, permitting the circulation OF
the notes of banks authorized under the laws Of
Congress emitting the proViso which anthoriZed
the State 10 ,sue bonds not exceeding S3UOo,uUO
in mid of the Pacific Railroad, and authorizing