Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-18

Guiding mines and mining properly. This was
regarded as the most important change msdsby
n rtiele XII Of the old Constitution, entitled SAL
aries was amended so as to fx the salaries OF
STATE officers, etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE M-EDUcATfoS.
Provides for the election, once in two years, Of
a Superintendent of Public instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system OF common
Schools, TO be maintained 81 least ~ optaI III ~
wear in every School District Any school Dis.
trct falling to maintain such school for the space
of sig months or permitting sectariRn Instruction
therein may be deprived Of Its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass tnea
laws as will tend to secure general attendanee ot
children on the schools. The lands donated BY
Congress for educational purposes, and I'll ofner
sources of income available for the purpoIe, are
solennly set apart and pledged to the Senool
Fund the interest only of which is to be diStrpu'
ted pro rata according to the number OF children
Detween six and eighteen years OF age N eeen
county: Floating school land warrants are 70 be
sold State University L. to be established. en-
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors arc re-
quired to take IN oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constituted
Board of Regents of the University and public
elect their successors Said Board is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible All Tects-
rian instruction In the schools or University IL
prohibited. 7...
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out SO 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, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xH-NLTTIA. ,....
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer CORPS etc.; also SiveS
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE Xl1-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent instltu.
tons and the counties 10 provide for the aged, In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article h
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIy-BouSDARY. ...f..
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and az far west as California may
linquish. There Is no change In this fir ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section / fixes the seat of Government ct Car.
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of sig
years, as in last years Constitution. ,.g-..
Section 2 prescribes an oath of Office, including
an 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 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 duel .
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed OF.
cept for eleemosynary purposes. ......-.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November
Section G. The aggregate number ofmembers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed Is. 49, p
Section 7 requires county officers to hold their
Offices al the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions ,. ...n
Section 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 ofeers
created by the Legislature, which must eI-
coed four years.
Section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out. ......- ~ ...
Section 10 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the gu
premc Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section l3 provides for State census, In the
discretion of the Legislature, In 1865, 1867 1878
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve, together
Win ulteu Slhteb Ccusuhf Eb DhhaB VI tCPEO-
sentation. -.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rule in eections-
ARTICLE XrI-ANESDMENTs. r-,-s.,.
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 !, 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 re-
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recogntxancos,
ETC., and all legal proceedings ....
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
offce-Governor, q, 600; Secretary of State, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way
Section establishes the following apportIon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senator's, IL Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymeni
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 AsSembIymtfi;
Lander county, Senators, Assemblymeni Lyon
county, Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, lAssemblyman Nye county, Senator
Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, Senators
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
ators, 3 ASsemblymen. .. ..-..- .--.r,.....t
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 10
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In.
terfere with the additional 5000 authorizedby
Article TX. .
Section 8 provides that the Arst State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. .,.......-......,.
Section 9 provides that the Senators hrstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, one-hslf going
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
the other half two years later. ... r......-
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session Of the LegBla-
| ture commence on the second Monday Of Decern-
| Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary 1856 succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
ally, commencing on the frs, Monday Of january.
| Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
| 1867, aud the Probate Judges till the District
| Judges are elected, with proYiso TOT special
| election in Lander county next November
| Section IA continues the Territorial officers I'LL
election and qualification of State oficerL -
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme ana
| District Courts.
Section l6 and II az the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, SSUO0;
Fifth, s3,60O; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh 5000;
Eighth s3,600; Ninth, e5,0OO ...........a
Section Ie requires State officers hrSt eleetedt0
enter on their duties on the first Monday OF D.
cember next and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes a similar provision for The
Supreme and District Judges.
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 10000 each, .s ~
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own ofacerB.
IN Il. l1I,.a. IL