Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-19

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nIace of the words "both real and personal, In
Guiding mines and mining property. TINS "
regarded as the most important change naae Oy
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled gal;
aries was amended so as 10 fix the salanes o.
State officers ETC. only for the first term, andtheh
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoS.
Provides for the election once in two years OF
n Superintendent of Public instruction, ana loI
the establishment Of uniform system OF Commoh
Schools to be maintained at least SIX montnI 81"
wear In every School District. Any school Dis
yrIct falling 10 maintain such school for the Gpacs
of sjy months or permitting sectarian instruction
tbcrein, NAV be deprived Of its proportion OF tue
School Fund The Legislature may Poss sucn
laws as will tend to secure general atienoanse =,
children on the schools. The lands donated "
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, arc
sole1nnly set apart and pledged to the senooi
Fund the interest only OF which - 70 DC usiou.
ted pro rata, according to the number OF ennulen
between six and eighteen years Of age In eaen
county. Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University IL to be established. en-
bracinE agricultural mechanical and mining ue'
partments. All teachers and professor are re
quired to take an oath Of office. nalI mLH w
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually LOT
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor Secretary OF state and
Superintendent of Public Instruction censtitutea
Board of Regents of the University and pubic
schools for the first four years. the Legisaturs 10
elect their successors Said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
az speedily and efficiently as possible. All seeta'
ran instruction In the schools or University u
prohibited. -.. .... .
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
| old Constitution by striking out so much as 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 10000
| acres granted for internal improvements and In
some lessimportant particulars. 60. -....
ARTICLE MI-AILITIA s"
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izlng and discipning 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. .rf -.f
ARTICLE XIII-PuBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
| Requires the State to foster benevolent lnstitu.
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged, In
| firm or INDECENT The language of the Article II
| the same rs in the old Constitution. ''.a
ARTICLE xIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ens.
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-
linQuiSh. There IL no change In this from the old
Constitution. g.. ... .a..'..
ARTICLE Xy-MIsCELLAEEoUs PROVISIONS.
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, az in last years Constitution. r... ..
Section prescribes IN oath of office, including
oath Of allegiance TO the United States, and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution. andwillnot be, engaged In q duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
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Constitution from voting who haE been in any
way concerned in duel. .-..
| Section 4. No pcrpetuities shall be allowed OK.
| cept for elcemosynGry purposes
| Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
| day next after the first Monday of November.
Section g. The aggregate number efmembers Of
| the Legislature shall never exceed 10.
Section7 requires county officers to hold their
| offices at the county sents . VI. ...
Section provides for the publication Of statute
! laws and Supreme Court decisions.
| Section authorizes the Legislature to 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 eI.
coed four years. DO.
SectIon IL of the old Constitution, providing for
a State Printer, was stricken ont.
Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
discretion OF the Legislature, In 1865, 1867, 1878
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, Us basiS of repre-
sentation. d. vy.- ..
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XVI-AMENDAESTS. '..'
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 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 Constitution
ARTICLE Xvu-scHEDULE'
Sections l, 9, 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 rr'
pcaled or altered by the State Legislature for tbs
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognlzancer,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofiice-Governor, S., 000 Secretary of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $780, Surveyor
General $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su'
perintendent Of Public Instruction, 1900; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, SO per dry and ~ cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, l Senator, 9 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. 3 Assemblymen;
Lander county, Senator'S, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Asse mblyman Ormsby county, , Senators }
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen. .-
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional $500 900 authorized by
Article TX. BIZ. -
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
, in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators frsteected
shall draw for long and short terms, onchalf going
ont the day after the general election in le66, and
. the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out tlIr
same rule respecting AssemblYmen.
Section IL makes the first session Of the Lcgila.
ture commence on the second Monday of Deceul.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions to be held bIeuni
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
; 1867, and tho Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for special
, election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers I'LL
> 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,
$1,000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, e6000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000 !;
Eighth, $780, Ninth, S500O.
Section ls requires State officers first elected TO
enter on their duties on the FIRST Monday Of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates 10 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 q requires counties, towns, etc. TO pro.
vide for supporting their own officers. seed
Section % provides for filing vacancies
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts TO the District Courts
Section "a limits taxation for the hrSt three
years TO one per cent. and one.fourth Of one per
cent. for Territorial Indebtedness .s
Section 25 attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for judicial, legislative revenue and county pur.
poses.
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 900
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the same. ..' r
ELECTION oRpISAScE.
Following the Constitution proper 10 an ordl.
nance providing for the submission Of tie Consd'
tuition TO the people the time provided by Act OF
Congress- and also for the election Of State officers,
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday after the
first Monday of November 1864. The ordinance
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