Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-03

he Nv Ssctions, Apd the ayes and noes mu1t,be,
taken on the final passage Of every Pill or 1oint
resolution majority Of all the members elect.
ed to each house IL Teqpired to pass my ontoI
resolution. Accurate statements OF receipts and
expendIterss must hepublbheA with the fHaBrNi
Every regular seskion- ,,All laws must b? genera!
md uniform In operation, as far an PosnDle' anu
local or special legisIstion 10 sxpreaaiy
Regulating the Jurisdiction and duties 81 Jus:
tices ofthe Peace and contsbies : for the pun
ishinggof crimes and misdeneanors 4; regnlRtinG
the practice Of courts Of justice; providing for
changing the venue In civil and criminal cases:
granting divorces; changing the names Qt per,
sons; vacating roads, town plots, btreers, alleys
aud public squaresil SuInmonin9 and timpapnnlrs
ling grand gnd petit Jures and providing for thet
compensation regulating county and township
business regulating the sleetIon Of county aud
township officers for the assessment and collec:
tion Of taxes for State, county and township, pur.
poses !; providing for opening and conducting |
elections of State, county or township oficers,
snd designating the places Of voting providing \
for the sale Of real estate belonging to minors or
other Persons lRborng under legal disabilities. A
unitoRm SyDtHnr Of county and township govern,
ment 10 required TO be established. Lotteries and
the sale Of flottefy fioketS are prohbited. Extra
compensation 70 qtaeersc and employees Of the
Legislature Is forbidden. The ffst regular seE-
sion ID liTAted to ninety. days yubsequrBt Ses-i
Sl0ns of sixty days; and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor; 70 twenty daykL A.
homestead y an providud by lawt,i ~ required 10
be exempted from forced sale, except In certain
enumerated cases ProVlsion Is made tot securs
ing the separate prDpsrty Of mife<, Tbs county
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisla-
ture 20 prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation of Legislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms; each member ID allowed
not exceeding e60 per session forI fstatienesyi
pswspsPeIs. postage, s!s Y Ssy sGdiiSnsi g. \
ElentiQns Of United States Senators are 70 be
made in Joint Convention, by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration of the Senatorial
termsr or immediately altar the happening Of
vacancy; In case offailure OF the two Houses 10
meet In Joint Convention within twenty dayHlar
! this purpose, the Governor may call such Con;
Vention or proclamation. Two-thirds Of oil the
members elected 70 eachf branch Arepeeesssryto
pass. any bill over the Governors veto. Phe
Governor 10 allowed i've days during the ScEIion,
or ten days theresffar, within which to yetop
bill and In the latter case the bill must be laid
| befdre the hsxt session ofthe Le6hatureGSS g..
The changes in this Article from the old Con.
| Btitution are numerous Among them are: al:
lowing tho Senate to hold secret executive Ees
| Sions; permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money
omittingth specification Of the amount or value
| Of the homestead exemption. aud leaving that to
be provided for by law omitting the Issctlonfoe
bidding The paasage,of any law authorizing mar.
ried women to act as sole traders; omittIng the
Limitation of the salaries ot county officers, and
the per diem of themembers of the Legislature, etc
ARTICLE v-EXEcUTfvE DEPARTMENT .+
Vests the executive power In Governor, Il, be
elected for four years, who must be qualified
eiector, twenty-five years Of age, and, except at
the frst election for two ysaTs ppeeeding bis elee
tlon, resident Of the State. Provides for canvass.
Ing election returns for Governor and otherSiate
officers The Governor Is Gommander.in Chief Of
| the military forces OF the State except when
called into the service ofthe United Statehr Hsis
10 tranIact all EXECUTIVE ,buslness, SEE that the
laws ars faithfully executed, and TO fill vacancies
In office, by appointment twhere not totheEwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
Of the Legislature, but OF such BeSSionS no Iegs7
| lative business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may. call attention TO. He has
power, in case of disagreement between the two
Houses ss 10 the time Of adjournment, to adjourn
the Legislature to such time as he may. think
proper. but not beyond: tho time for the meet
ing Of the next LsGislsture. Hs;Jlgy suspend
fines aud forfeitures and grant creprieyes not ex:
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices Of
| the 'slprene Court and Attorney General are
constituted d Court Of PardonS except In caseI
Of treSsou and lmpeachments, A Lieutenant
Governor 10 to be elected at the same time md
for the same term as the Governor. The usual
poweSti and dutieA of sncA of6eerare prescribed.
A. Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Gontroller, sur
] veynr General and Attorney, GeneEal are; also
provided for and ihsIr pa'sers- and dtties ptett
4
Attorney General are constituted q Board 'of
State Pfi1ol Directors and AlS6 B0sndG GofsEx-
amlners, TO audit allYclaimB against, thu State,
except AalRries or compensation Rxed by lew- be-
/ fore such CLAIMS can be passed upon by the Le-
giAlature. . ... e sa.,., I'D. o.. C., .-...y,.
The only change or Importance from the old
Constitution In thM Article Is providing for the
I election Of Surveyor General O.. - '.'
| ARTICLE vI-JBOicIAL DEPARTMENT.
I; VeFtGihe judicial power Of the. Sfaie In . Su.
preme Court, consisting 7of 9 Chief @nsttee and
two, Associate Justices lwth power ~ the Legis.
lature 70 add two asIoeiates, nine District Courts
(at presen0 and Justices Of the Peace. The
| Legislature may alSo estnhLish Municipal Courts
IN incofp citisH md towns. Tho Justices Of
the Supreme Court arc to be elected at gensral
elections tor Iln yenS each, but those first elected
aretpd draw for long andiIhort terms, so that one
! will 60 out ofof6ee every two year,, The su.
preme Court has appellate juriSdieton In all
cases In equity, and IN an cases at law Involving
real estate or mining Claims the legality Of tsxes,
assessments, fines, ETC., where the amount in con-
| trOverEy eSeeedsthree hundred dollars; alsO on
questions Of law alone, IN criminal cases anount-
ing TO felony The STATE Is divided into nine Ju-
. dicial DistTictsi Storey county constituting the
| First, Orinsby the second, Lyon, the Third,
| Washoe the Fourth, Sye and Churchill the Fifth,
| Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug:
las the Eighth Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop Is
attached TO the washoe district. The Legislature
may 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-extepsiye Hnd CONCUR
rent Jurisdiction The Dhtrict JudgeH are 70 be
elected for four years, and are to bo paid out OF
the treasufiei Of the counties conprsing their
spectire Districts The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction in al casez wherein the Su-
preme CouFt las appellate jursdiction !; also, re.
latnG TO estates Of deceased persons, and persons
and estRteA Of minors and insane persons, and Of
.k All
4 and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
i by law They have final appellate Jurisdiction
IN all! cases arising IN Judlees Courts and other
inferior tribunals The Legklature determines
the number Of justices Of, the Peace In each city
aud township, aud f1ss their duties and eompen.
i Iation Jusiices, COURTS hive jurisdiction only
ofcases not coming within the jurRd Ion OF tbs
| District Courts, provided they may have such
i criminal Jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juTis
dictlon concurrent with the District CourtBtn In the
enforcement ofsmeehsaics' liensi not exeseding
$500 and OF actions for the possession. of lands
| and tenements In certain specified caseL The
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
| Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts Lof Record Their Judges are not allowed
lt6 recsSe fecS end perqusites fer their own use!
judges are infiigibe TO other njudielat IGiceS
fees, to be applied toward the payment OF the
| Halarien of Jndge1 No leave OF absence can be
grantsd to any judicial oAieer., and the; absence
Of such SfhsFr Yffoh the Stale, for ninety days We
I Gates bis Office - '2S' iron .''.H7si.'.'s
ThiG Article u radically diffesent from, the cor
responding. .Aritclsofth old Constitution, where.
in the Judicial SyEtanp-waS copied substantially
from tbRs of CstfornjAg F.qgz :
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
IA ""'- ~ 81 FROM OFFICE '.'N Oh N
Proyidas for tmpeseAing by the ANsembly, aud
trials by the Senais the Chief Justice to ,pyeIde
at the trial Of q Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor and dtt~oIthirdSs Of ths Ssnators elected 70
fbs cnscAtsAyy foy .eouyIction- Al, State and ju.
EdieIl oiicepk, except Justices pf. the Peace, are
liable 70 lhsPes tot dsmeaHot or. NAL.
tesspnce ID ohice but Judgment cait only ext tend
TO removal and Disqualification from holding
ohice. The party lIAble, however 70 1indiet.
ment md trial ascOrdlnE % law IL the affsnss
bh sindietahle .Thsi Judges, of abe ssprsnae and
Dlsttict. Courts ara also liable 70 be- removed
nom once. after q hearing, BY vote Of two
thirds OF cfthsomsmhefG sleetsd 10 each lhraneh OF
] the LegiIlainre Prpyision may be made by Law
for the removal Of other civil officefS -,
This Artieleh kabItantiGIlS Ihe same a. that
ID the cd Cousttt utlon, exespt7ths lpr5Stdon m
hquldng thA Chssf Justieeso preside Etr the trial
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