Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-06
CONSTITUTION or NEVADA.

The amendment Of the old CONSTITUTION con,
ssts in substituting the words 'real, personal ana
the proceeds Of which alone shall be taxed ID
place Of the words ''both real and personal, in'
Guiding mines and mining property" THIS vas
regarded as the most important change MADE Dy
the Convention.
Article XII Of the 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-EDUcATIoS.
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction. and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
Schools to be maintained at least six months eacn
wear in every School District. Any School Dis
trict failing to maintain such scnool iof spaee
of six months or permitting sectarian INSTRUCTION
therein, may be deprived of Its proportion OF the
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all 0ter
sources Of income available for tne purpose, are
solemnly vet apart and pledged to the senool
Fund the interest only Of which Is to be distribu'
ted pro rata according to the number OF children
between six and eighteen years OF age In eacn
comfy. Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold. State University IL to be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Ia TO be levied annually Tor
the support Of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute
Board of Regents Of the University and public,
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors. Said Board Is required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All secta.
rian instructor in the schools or University ID
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out 10 much Rs made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars
ARTICLE X1-MILITIA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ.
izng 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 xIu-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State TO foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties to provide for the aged In
| firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUEDARY.
Establishes the State boundary ny in the Ens
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
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shall assent, and far west as California may re-
linquish There il no change In this from the oil
| Constitution.
| ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLAEEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of Government ut Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next 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
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
| C0nstitutionl from voting, who has been In any
| way concerned in u duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex'
| cept for eleemosynary purposes
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberr Of
the Legislature shall never exceed Is.
Section requires county officers TO hold their
Offices at the county seats
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or sp
pointment Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex
coed four years.
Section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out
State. Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su
preme Court 10 keep their offices at the Capital.
Section - provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature. in 1865, 1867, 1873
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in elections.
ARTICLE vI-AMEEDMESTs.
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 a twO.thirds vote, may
submit 10 the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revive the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same IN the old Constitution
ARTICLE xvnzscHEpULE
Sections ], 2, 3 and provide for the transfer OF
rights, actions prosecutions. judgments, claims,
etc, from the Territorial 10 the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re-
peaed altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of fines and torfeitures recOgnzances
etc. and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salHries-for the first fern OF
ofice-GovernOr,S "a 600; Secretary of State, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, 1000; Attorney General, g, 500 Su
perintendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, q, 600; members OF
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
. each way.
Section establishes the following appOrtion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senator'S, l2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 Assemblymen
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4Assemblymen
, Humboldt county, Senator'S AEsemblymen
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assemblymen Lyon
; county, Senator, 3 Assenblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, ! Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
) AsSe mblyman 0rmsby county, Senators
: Assemblymen Washoe and Roop counties, = Sen
! ators, 3 Assembiymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory tC
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In
tcrfcre with the additional S:p0,O0O authorized by
!, Article TX.
! Section & provides that the first State officer
shall hold TIL the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators frStelecteC
shall draw for long and short terms one.hsf COINS
out the day after the general election in 1866, snc
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out thu
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section u makes the first session Of the LegisIa
ture commence on the second Monday Of Deem
. Der next; the second on the first Monday Of Jan
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions 10 be held bisnni
: ally, commencing on the first Monday OF January
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the Distric,
Judges are elected, with q proviso for a specia
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers I'll
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Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme ant
District Courts. ....0. .
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
, Judges, until altered by law. First DiGtric,
5000; Second, $1,000; Third and Fourth, $4,000
a. Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh $1,000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, s5.0OO. . D.. .r..
Section 10 requires State officers first elected Il
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
! Section 10 makes u similar provision for thu
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates TO the commissioning RnC
: qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller ant
:. Treasurer to give bonds In go, 900 each,
! Section q requires counties, towns, etc. TO pro
i vide for supporting their own officers.
= Section - provides for filling vacancies.
n Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
Q ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
r Section ~ limits taxation for the first three
r years to one per cent, and one.fourth Of one pei
$ cent for Territorial indebtedness.
IS Section 25 attaches Roop to WaIhoe county
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