Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-28

The fiscal year commences January lstin eSeh
| year. Taxes must be levied each year sunietent
to pay the annual expenses of that year, and also
the deficit, If any, for the year preceding. To-
enable the State to do cash bulinees froEn the
start the State may contract debts to an amount
not exceeding e3O0,0O0 under careful restrictions,
orto greater amount, II necenary to preyidsJ
The only material change from the old Coniti-
tuition Is omt.ing the section which prohihited yhs
issuing OF scrip or other evidence ofindebtednest
unless there were money In the State treasury 10 2
! pay the same, D.
ARTICLE x-TAxATIoy.
Section l. The Legislature shall provide by IGyz,
for uniform and equal rate Of assessment and
taxation, and shall prescribe such regulation q
| shall seenre just valuation fos taxation Of al
| property, real, personal, and possessory except.
| ing mines and mining claims, the proceeds az
which alone shall be taxed; and also exceptInE,
such property as may be exempted BY law for
municipal educational, literary, scientific, relle.s
| ious or charitable purpos<S.
The amendment Of the old Constitution con.
ssts in substituting the words real personal and
poIsessory. excepting mines and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone.shall be taIsd"tn
place Of the words both real and personal, In
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded astbe most Important change made By
the Convention. ..-..,.,,.
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries wa. amended so as to fx the salaries Of
state officers, ETC., only for tho rst term. and then
stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule
ARTICLE XI-EDuCATI0S. .g a.. o.
Provides for the election, once in two years, Of
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, And Tor
the establishment of uniform system OF Commop
schools to be maintained at least six months each
| year in every School District. Any schooi DE-
trict failing to maintain such school for the Spaee
Of six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived of its proportion Of bhS
| School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as Will tend to secure general attendance of
| children on the schools. The landE donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
| sources Of income available for the puTpoSs, ere
solemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the Interest only Of which Is to be distr1bu
ted pro rata, according TO the number Of children
between six and eighteen years of age In each
county Floating school land warrants are 10 be
sold. A State University Is to be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-.
j partmentS All teachers and professors are re.
| quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special is to be levied annually Tor
the support Of the University and common
schoos. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superint tendent Of Public Instruction censttnte
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature 10
elect their successors. said 0Dard Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe UniYerIity
az speedily and efficiently as possible. All sectI-
rian instruction In the schools or University ID
prohibited q .-.....
Thi, amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 50 much - made
the attendance of children on the schools compnl.
sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress 70 tho
appropriation to school purposes of the 10000
acres granted tor internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARFICLE xII--MILITIA. ..-.-.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izing and discipliung the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer CORPS etc,i also gives
! the Governor power to call out the milltR In
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. .. --
ARTICLE XlII-PCBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent inStitu,
tions and the counties TO provide for the aged In.
firm or INDECENT The language Of tho Article q
the same as in the old Constitution. r.'
. ARTICLE Xtv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Epa.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and far west as California may re-
linquish. There is no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution.
! ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLASEoUs PRovIsIoNI.
Section / fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead Of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section pre.eribes an oath OF office. including
On 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
Con6titutionl from Voting VINO mas been IN any
way concerned In duel
Section 4. No PerpetuitleS shall bc allowed sx.
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
/ Section fixes the general election on the Tueb.
day next after the frst Msndsy Of November.
Section g. The aggregate number Of members Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS
Section J requires county officers to hold thelt
Offices at the county aeats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. r..
Section Q authorizes the Legislature to inereGse
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or Ip.
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never sx'
ceed four years.
section la Of the old Constitution providing for
state Printer, was stricken out. ...r ..
Secti7n l2 requires the Governor. Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the 6u.
preme Court 10 keep their Offices at the Capital
Section II provides for Stats census; in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter TO serve, together
with the United States census, as basis Of repro.
sentation. ..
Sec II establishes the plurality I'm elections.
ARTICLE xyI-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 O two.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution This Article
was, in substance, the same In the old Contribution
ARTICLE XvH-scHEDULE.
Sections !, Q, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions, judgments, claims,
etc, from the Territorial TO the State Government;
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until 70.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for tho
transfer of fines and forfetures, recognlzances,
ETC., and all legal proceedings. .
Section fixes the salRres-for the first term Of
offce-Governor. $4,000; Secretary Of Statc< Con.
troller and Treasurer. each, $3.50 Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General e2,5OO; su.
perintendent OF Public Instruction, $1,000; Oach
Judge Of tho Supreme Court $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportou.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 2Assemblymen
Esmerada county, : Senators, 1Assemblymeu
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 AEsemblymen
Lander county, 9 Senators, 4 4Assemblymen; Lyon
county, ! senator. Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, ] Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Assemblyman 0rmsby county . seuBtors
Asseinblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
Wtors, 8 3Assenblymen .... ... =. ...
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 70
the State provided said indebtedness shall not 10.
terfere with the additional $500 600 authorized By
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State oficerI
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
In january 1867. q 80 .-..4.s
Section provides that the Senators 6rIt elected
shall draw for long and short terms ne.half going
out the day after the general election In le66, and
the other half two years later. r r q,
Sections l0and II provide for carrying out the
} same rule respecting AEsemblymen. s".
Section l2 makes the first session Of the Legtsl1.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Dscen.
i Der next ihe second on the trst Monday OF jan
uRry 1866; succeeding srssons 10 be held blenni.
ally, cOmmeneing on the fret Monday Of January.
Section l3 continues al Territorial and connty
officers under the State Organization till January.
1867, and tho Probate judges I'LL the District
Judges are elected, with proyiso for specisl
election In Lander county next November .,
!. Section Il continues the Territorial otncsrS u"
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme sno
District Courts
Section l6 and II III the salaries Of the D.lHet
Judges, until altered by law First Distriss, r
ID S6 900; Second, $4,000; Third aud Fourth S2;
, Fiftb, Is 500; sixth, 1900; Seventh Se'oOoi
. gighth. $500; Ninth, s5009
saction ia requires State officers hrHt elected 70
a,.,sr ~, ,hsir duties on the frst Aopdeyo % D.
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