Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-25

A r,cle XII of the old Constitution, eHuuea ts'
aries was amended so az to NIX tne SaiaIieS VI
State officers, ETC., only for the FIRST term, Au "''
stricken out and transferred TO tne seheu"'
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATloh. .,
proyides for the election once In two yeMho
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, anu ,u'
the establishment of uniform system OF CSln
schools 10 be maintained mt least six monthr cnen
wear in every School, District. ANY senopl III
;rict failing to maintain such school for tne spave
tbcreiu. NAV be deprived of its proportion OF ING
School Fund. The Legislature may pass Suen
Iorys as will tend to secure general attendance ol
children on the schools. The lands donated U!
Congress for educational purposes, and all o'nel
sources of income available for the purpose "p
solemnly set apart and pledged 70 me d sv
ted pro rata, according to the number OF chhaIrI
between six and eighteen years Of age IN eRen.
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 pe
sold A State University il 10 be established em'
bracinS agricultural, mechanical and mining w
partments AL teachers and professors arg , ~
quired TO take an oath Of office naiI Mi I'LL ~.
the dollar special TAX IL to be levied nnnusny ioI
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary Of state ana
Superintendent Of Public Instruction censItuts"
Board of Regents of the University ana puU.S
schools for the first four years. the Legislature W
elect their SUCCESSORS Said Board IL required 10
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All SeclS
rian instruction in the schools or UniversityS
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article or the
old Constitution By striking ont 20 much 81 macs
the attendance Of children on the schools compul'
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress 10 the
appropriation TO school purposes Of the 5OVOU
acres granted for internal improvements. and III
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-AILlTIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and discIplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps etc; also gives
the Governor power 10 call out the militia III
emergencies. The Article Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XlII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent inItiiu
tions and tho counties to provide for the aged III
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article ID
the same as in tho old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARf.
Establishes the State boundary a. in the Ena'
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
Diary one degree further east whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west az California may re.
nqush. There il no change in this fr ON 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 FIX
years. AZ in last years Constitution.
Section prescribeS an oath Of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States aud al
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, andwilnot be, engaged In q duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which Is additional TO the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in a duel
Section (. 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 q. The aggregate number ofmemoerS o.
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
/ Section requires county officers to hold their
! Offices ut the county seats.
| Section provides for the publication Of statute
| laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section 9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate TO the election or ap'
| pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never eI,
! coed four years
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
| a State Printer, was stricken out
Section 10 requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su'
preme Court 10 keep their Offices at the Capital
Section 10 provides for a State census, In the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867. ls1S
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, Us basis Of repre-
sentation.
! Sec IA establishes the plurality rule In elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMENTs.
Provides for amendment Of tho Constitution By
twothirds votes of two successive Legislatures
aud subsequent ratification BY the people. Also
that the Legislature, by two-thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question ofeaiInS Con
vention 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-sCHEDuLE.
Sections |, ., 3 and provide for the transfer d
rights, actions. prosecutions. judgments, claims
etc. from the Territorial 10 the State Government
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re-
peaed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recognizsneea
etc., and all legal proceedings
Section s fixes the s8laries-for the first term o
ofice-Governor. a, 1000; Secretary ofStste, Con
, troller and Treasurer. each, S5,oCOi surveyor
General 81 900; Attorney General, $780, Su
perintendent OF Public Instruction. $1,000; eaef
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81, 900; members o
the Legislature, Ss per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise providet
BY law: Storey county, I Senators, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, Q ASscmblymen
Esmeralda county, . Senators, Assemblymcn
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. Assemblymen
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblynen; LyoI
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon ant
Churchill counties Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, l Assemblyman; Sye county. Senator
Asse mblyman Ormsby county, = Senators
Assemblymen: Washoe and Roop counties, = Sen
ators, Assemblymen.
Section transfers nil debts Of the Territory 4
the State provided sad Indebtedness shall not In
terfere with the additional Sa0O,OO0 authorized b,
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officer
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monda,
in January 1861.
Section provides that the Senators first elccie,
shall draw for long and short terms, one-half gon
out the day after the general election In 1866 an
! | the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out til
same rule respecting ASsembymen.
Section u makes the first session Of the LegIsls
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 bienni
allv, commencing on the first Monday Of January
Section % continues all Territorial and count,
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the Distric
Judges are elected. with proviso for a specla
election In Lander county next November.
= Section "a continues the Territorial officers I'll
. election and qualification Of State officers.
= Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme I'M
!. District Courts.
Section 10 and II fix the salaries of the DIstrir
Judges, until altered by law. First District
4 5000; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, $1,000
J, | Fifth, $780, Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000
; Eighth $500; Ninth, s5OOO
. Section ls requires State officers first elected 4
q ! enter on their duties on the first Monday Of DE-
= cember next and continue till January, 1857.
Section 10 makes similar provision for I'll
6 Supreme and District Judges
:, I Section 20 relates to the commissioning NIL
qualifying ofihe first State officers and DiStric
Judges, and requires the State Controller an
Treasurer TO give bonds In $50, 900 each.
1 Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. 10 pro
: vide for supporting their own officers.
Section - provides for filing yacancies-
: Section % transfers cases pending In the Tel
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts
: Section "a limits taxation for the first tire
! years TO one per cent, and one.fourtA Of one pc
cent for Territorial Indebtedness
: Section 25 attaches Roop 10 Washes county
for judicial, legislative revenue and county puI
: poses,
Section &c makes provision for publishing &
Z copies Of the debates and proceedings Of th
. Convention, and for the compensation Of I'll
Official Reporter Of the same.
n ELECTION ORDNANCE.
y Following The Constitution proper ID an ord
!. nance providing for the submission Of the Conut
tution IN the neople at the time provided by Act