Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-14

IRT1c1E Ix-F1NAFcE AID STATE DKDr. =
The fiscal year commences January lst y eaen
year. Taxes must be levied each year snmesent
to pay the annuAi expenses OF that ye1, a1o ~
the deficit, II any, for the year preeedlnE To
start, the State may contract debts TO An amount
mot exceeding 13000O0, under careful restrietions
or to greater amount, II necessary 70 proy'oe
for the public defense.
The only material change from the old Coneel-,
tuition Il omitting the section which prnhbited me
isSuinR Of scrip or other evidence ofindebte0neeS,
uuless there wure money In the State treasury 70
pay the same.
ARTICLE x-TAxATIoN.
Section l. The Legislature shall provide BY law
for uniform and equal rate Of assessment and
taxation, and shall prescribe such regulations q
shall seenre inst valuation for taxation of NJ
property, real, personal, and possesSory, except.
ing mines and mining claims, the proceeds OF
which alone shall b taxed; and also excepting
such property o. may be exempted by law LOT
municipal, educational, literary, scientific, relIg
The amendment OF the old Constitution con.
sists In substituting the words real, personal snd
possesaory, excepting mines and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, In
place Of the words "both real and personal, In
cluding mines and mining property" This was
regarded a. the most important change mads BY
Article XI Of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries was amended 20 a. to hx the Ealarie1 OF
State ofeeFS, etc. only for the hrSt tsTm, andthen
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE M-EDUcATT0N. ~
Provides for the election, once In two Year,, OF
q Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and Tor
the establishment of . UNIFORM system Of Commoa
Schools, to be maintained At least Lx months each
year In every School District. Any school DIS
trict failing to maintain such school Tor the sp0es
Of six months, or permitting SeetaFian instruction
ma ha vaH nj ftR n n
School Fund Ths LegiSlaturo may pass auch
laws na will tend 70 secure general attendance Of
children on the schoolA The lands donated by
CongreSs for educational purposes, and I'll other
sources Of income available for the purpose, are
sotemnly set apart and pledged 70 the 6chOol
Fund, the interest only Of which ID 70 be dStribu.
ted pro rata, according to the number of children
between SIX and eighteen years Of are In each
county Floating school land warrants are 70 BE-
sold. AState University Is to be sstablIshed EN-.
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments All teachers and professors are re-
quIred to take an oath Of ofice. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Il to be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
DehoolS 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 10
elect their successors. Said Board ID required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe UnivefHty
as speedily and eiacicntly as possible; All sectI-
nk.sI.l'S L.au I. AL Wv 'N'''O'' " :"
TLIs ornonds the oorresnondino Article of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much a. made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements ana III
some less important particulars
.r-'t ARTICLE xn-MILITIA.
Requires the Leglsature 20 provlae ior organ
Zing and olsciphnlng Lne milIlA Ana tne enectIve
encoaraeementoI IN es.' ~ M sI'ss 81
the GoVern0r power 10 cal OUT ihS minLh IN
smergencleI INC ..i,.1a' Aace ~ 'oen''el VIII" 'ne
one In the old Consttutlon. .
ARTICLE 1nL-fUbLIC LhsIIIuLIoAs. -
Requires the stale 10 iosIer 1ensYoienI nstitu'
tions and the counties 70 provide lor the aged IN
trm or INDECENT Inc language OF the Article "
the same aS In the old Constitution. ...
Establishes the State boundary a. In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
dary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and as far west a. California may re.
lnquish. There Is no change In this n ON the Old
Constitution
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car:
son City. and prohibits appropriations tor Capitol
buildings for the next three years, Instead Of SIX
years, Us in last years Constitution.
Section prescrtbes an oath Of Office, including
an oath OF allegiance TO inc United states and nm
oath that the party has not since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and Wilnot De, engaged 10 aduei
Section prom0iS any person NOT oniy Hom
holding Office but (which Is additional to the old
Constitutionl from voting who has been In any
way concerned In duel =.
cept for eleemOsynary purposes.
Section 5 hxes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the frst Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmembeFs OF
the Legislature shall never exceed Is.
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