Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-26

regarded as the mos. Important change made by
Article H Of the old Constitution, entitled ~,
sties, ives amendediso a. to 6I the Salattfs y
STATE officers etc. only for the hrSt term, and then
stricket out and transferred to the schedule. ID.
f-TFF .. ARTICLE N--EDUcATIoH. ID. u. d. .
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
a Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools to be maintained at least SIX months eseh
wear In every School District. Any school Dis.
trict falling to maintain such school for the space
M AIT month"; or permitting Bectar1an Instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF Ins
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend TO secure general at!endause y,
children on the schools The lands donated ny
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
Sources of income available for the purpose, are
soIemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only Of which Ia TO be datriou-
ted pro rata, according 10 the number OF ehNdren
between six and eighteen years OF age In essh
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 De-
sold A State University Ia to be sstablished. EN-.
bracipR agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and profesEors are re-
aujred 10 take an oath Of Office. half MILL on
the dollar special tax Is 10 be levied annually fof
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitutes
Board of Regents Of the University and pubic
schools for the first four years. the Legislature 70
elect their successors. Said Board IL required %
organize the Mining Department ofthe Uniyerhiy
as speedily and efficiently as possible: All Iects-
rian instructor in the schools or Universityi'
prohibited ST."
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out 70 much as made
the attendance of children on the schools comPui.
sorry, by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation TO school purposes Of the 5OO.U0
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-AILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and dsciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etc. also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent lnstltu.
tions and the counties TO provide for the aged In.
firm or INDECENT. The language Of tho Article u
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUEDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena'
bling Act and provides for extending such bcnn'
Diary one degree further east, whenever CongreBL
shall assent, and az far west az California may re-
llnQuIsh. There Is no change In this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLAsEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead OF six
Section 9 prescribes an oath Of Office, including
IN oath of allegiance to the United States and ah
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution and willnot be, engaged In duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office but (which Is additional to the old
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuites shall be allowed eS-
cept for eleemOsynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election ON the Tues
~ A. .l.,.. =
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmembera Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers TO hold their
offices nj 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 IL relate to the election or ap.
| pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
| created by the Legislature, which must never eK.
| coed four years.
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out.
| Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
| preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
Section l3 provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1855 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, M basis of repre-
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in elections.
| ARTICLE SVI-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, mBy
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 xvII-scHEDuLE
Sections l, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer OF
rights. actions prosecutions. judgments, claim.
etc, from the Territorial to the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recogniEances,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
I Section FIXES the salaries-for the frst term oil
ofRee-Governor, 1000 Secretary ofStste, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, 80 600; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perntendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; e8eh
Judge of the Supreme Court $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, sc per day and 40 cents per mile
| each way.
Section establishes the following apportIon.
mcnt Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
| by law Storey county, 1 Senators, 10 Assembly.
| men Douglas county, l Senator, 2 AuSemblymcn;
Esmeraldn county, 9 Senators, 4 Assembymen
Humboldt county, Senators. Assemblymen
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator. 3-Assenblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly? Churchill
county, Assemblyma Nye county, ] Senator.
| AsSe mblymRn; Ormsby county, = Senators J
Asssmblymen; Washoe and Roop countes Sen
ators, 3 Assembymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 70
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In
terfere with the additional eaOO,O00 authorized by
Article IN
Section provides that the hrst State oftcsrs
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
IN January Ieon
secuon y provides lnat me SENATORS nrateiecteo
snail ora" ioE lonf anu ort terms ONT. nan gong
our tne uHy at.et 'o eiecon In leoo' ana
tne o'ner ha MI It"oys"slMe,.
Sections III and ii provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assein0lymen.
Section IL makes the hrst session OF the Leeisls'
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next the SECOND on tue nrst Monaay OF jan
uary, 1860 succeeding sessions 70 be held oienni
ally commencing on the nrst Monday OF January.
Section 10 continues all territorial and county
oncers under 'ne state organization III January
Jndces are elected, with a proyiso for A rnerIsi