Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-30
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

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rIoca of the words "both real and personal, In
Guiding mines and mining property This WAS
reaaried ms the most important change made by
the Convention. ou,,,,od .oI
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal,
10 yvas amended SO as to fix the salaries OF
Sea- officers etc only for the first term, and then
Stricken ont and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIos.
Provides for the election, once in two years OF
n SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction, ana LOT
Nh, establishment of n uniform system OF common
schools, 10 be maintained at least six months eiGh
year in every School District. Any School Dis
trct falling TO maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting sectarian instruehon
therein, NAV be deprived of It's proportion OF the
School Fund The Legislature may pass sucii
laws as will tend 10 secure general attenohnee Vi
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes and all other
sources of income available for the purpose are
solemnly set apart and pledged TO the Senool
Fund the interest only of which IL to be dstrtbn'
ted uro rata, according to the number OF children
between six and eighteen years of age IN each
comfy Floating school land warrants are 10 be
sold A State University is to be established. en-.
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partmcnts All teachers and professors are re-
uuired to take an oath of office. haf mill OIL
the dollar special tax Is TO be levied annually Tor
the support Of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary OF State ana
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute
Board of Regents of the University and publlc
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors. said Board IL required 10
organize the Mining Department oftbe University
az speedily and efficiently as possible. All seciii'
rian instruction in the schools or University N
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out SO much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compnl'
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 5OO,OGD
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars /"
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izng and discipining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etc. also gives
the Governor power to call ont the militia In
emergencies The Article is identical with thr
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State 10 foster benevolent institu.
tons 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-BOUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary rs in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west as California may re-.
linquish. There is no change in this Fl ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car,
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the three years, instead of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescrlbes IN oath of Office, including
oath of allegiance to the United States, and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption d7
the Constitution, and wilnot be, engaged in duel
Section 5 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 ex.
ccpt for eleemosynary purposes
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number Ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs
Section requires county officers 10 hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Sections 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 fever
coed four years.
Section IL of the old Constitution providing for
State Printer, was stricken out
Section - requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su
preme Court TO Keep their offices nj the Capital.
Section - provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature in 1865, 1867, 1915
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, as u basis OF repre-
SentatiOn.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality ruIen elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMEHDMESTs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
twO.thirds votes of two successive Legislature,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by II twO.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question of calling Con
ventiOn 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xvu-sCHEDuLE
Sections /, ., 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 r..
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures recognizances
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the saaries-for the first term Of
office-Governor, $4,000; Secretary ofState, Con
troler and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
periniendent Of Public Instruction, 50, O00; each
Judge of the Supreme Court $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, g per day and 40 cents per mix,
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly.
men Douglas county, l Senator, 9 4 ssem blymen;
Esneralda county, . Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. 3 AsSemblymen;
Lander county, Senators, 4 AssGmblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, l Senator
Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators 3
Assemblymcn; Washoe and RoOp counties, Sen.
atOrs, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts OF the Territory 10.
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfcre with the additional $500 600 authorized by
Article TX.
Section & provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in january 1861
Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short terms one-half going
out the day after the general election in 1866 and
the other half two years laIer. .....
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes the first session of the Legisla
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem-
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan,
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienn-
ally, commencing on the first Monday of January
Section l3 continues ull Territorial and county,
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for q special
election in Lander county next November
Section "a continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
run, So'oooj SlAint SfUeOt seventh, S6,OOO
Eighth $500; Ninth, S5,00O ..- ...' d..
Section lS requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De
cember next and continue till January, 1857.
Section l9 makes similar provision for fn,-
Supreme and District Judges. s.-..-.#
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $50 900 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc 10 pro.
vide for supporting their own officers
Section - provides for filling vacancies
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
rit0rial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section q limits taxation for the hrst three
years to one per cent, and one. fourth of one per
cent. for Territorial indebtedness
Section 25 attaches RooP to Washoe county,
Tor Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. .........r ...r
Section III makes provision for publishing 600
copies OF the debates and proceedings of this
convention, aud for the compensation of the
Official Reporter of the same. -. -
ELECTION ORDINANCE
Following the Constitution proper is an ,rdf.
nance providing for the submission of the Coast.
tuition to the people Mt the time provided br Act Of
Congress- and also nr n,ti,r q Q