Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-30
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA (

possessory, excepting mines and mining claims.
The proceeds Of which alone shall be taxed, In
place of the words "both real and perio11, IN.
Guiding mines and mining property. This WA
regarded as the most important change made BY
rtrie XII Of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries was amended so as to fix the salaries Of
State officers, etc., only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
. ARTICLE xI-EDUckr1oN. p"
p p,ovides for the election, once In two years, Of
a Superintendent of Public instruction, and for
the establishment Of uniform system OF Common
Schools 10 be maintained ut least six months each
wear in every School District. Any School Dis.
trict failing to maintain such school Tor the space
of ix months, or permitting sectarian inSuueiSon
therein, may be deprived of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and ell other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
solemny set apart and pledged 70 tne senool
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age In each
county Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University ID to be established. EN-.
braclng agricultural, mechanical and mining oe'
partments All. teachers and professors are re-.
uuired to take an oath Of Office. half mill on
the dollar special tax Ia to be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of StHts md
Superintendent of Public Instruction cenGtitutea
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their SUCCESSORS SAID Board II required to
organize the Mining Department olthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. AL sect1'
| rian instruction in the schools or UniVersItyis
| prohibited. e.. ~ 30
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 XII-NILITIA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ
king and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer CORPS etc.i also gives
| the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article Is Identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XITI-PUBLrC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent lnStiiu.
lions and the counties to provide for the aged In
| firm or INDECENT. The language OF the Article II
the same as in the old Constitution. @ q.
ARTICLE xIY-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary a. in the EnA.
| bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
dairy one degree further east whenever Congrssa
shall assent, and as far west as California may r..
linqush There Is no change in this fr ON the old
| Constitution. ,sr
! ARTICLE Xy-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 siA
years, as in last years Constitution.
| Section 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 winot be, engaged In sdu"l.
Section prohibits any person not only from
hald of1 huf Ixphioh Ia additional IN the oil
constitutional from voting, who has been In ANY
way concerned in q duel 80
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
| Section hxes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday OF November.
Section 8. The aggregate number ofmsmbers n
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court deciEionG .-.
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and ii relnte to the election or sp
pointment Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never eS-
coed four years
[Section l2 Of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer, was stricken ont. I....
Section 10 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, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census as basis Of repre-
sentation. .... .... ~.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rusin elections.
ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS. ..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 tUo-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 Consultation
ARTICLE xvII-scHEDULE Eta
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 re.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recoeniIances.
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
offce-Goyernor. O.. 0OOf Secretary ofStats, Cou-
trouer and Treasurer each, 5000; Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General, o., 500; Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, g, 900 each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 900; members OF
the Legislature, Sc per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. f'''
Section establishes the following apportiou
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law; Storey county, Senators, 10 Assembly
men Douglas county, ! Senator, 9 Assemblymen
ESmeralda county, 9 Senators, 4ASaemblyme1:
Humboldt county. . Senator'S 3'AlsemblyneD;
Lander county, Senators, 4 Asemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblymsn !; Nye county, i Senator
Asse mblyman Ormsby county, 2 Senators J
Assenblymeni Washoe aud Roop counties, . Sen
ators, . AssemoIymen.
section uansrers aii debts o. the TerritoSyto
the STATE pro'ioed said Indebtedness shall not h.
tertere with the additional 100000 authorized BY
Article TX. - ~ ~
section provides that the first State ofhcers
shal hold TIL the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1907. .-...|.r1.f srs,..
Section provides that the Senators 6r1telected
shall draw Tor long and short terms, half going
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
the other half two years later. ne sr. r...
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying ont tbs
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section II mikes the hrst session ofthe LegiIlH'
ture commence on the second Monday Of Deem.
Der neHo Inc second on tne nrst Monday OF Jan
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held blenni
ally commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section u continues all Territorial and county
omeers unoer ths state organization TN January,
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