Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-31
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

| compensation; regulating county anu toWusuIP
busiieSs !: regulating the election Of county and
township officers for the assessment and eollec-
ton oftaxes for State, county and township pur-
nnses ! providing for opening and conducting
| elections of State, county or township ofhcers,
/ and designating the places OF voting; providing
for the sale of real estate belonging TO minors or
other oersor,s laboring under legal disabilities.
I,rlforTn system Of county and township govern,
,npnt il required to DO established. Lotteries ana
the sale of lottery tickets are prohibited Extra
comnensation 10 officers and employees OF the
| TegisIature ID forbidden The first regular SEES
sion ia limited to ninety days subsequent ses-
sions Of sixty days. ana sp S twenty DAYS 4
homestead "as provided by law" Is required 10
~ ayennted from forced sale, except IN certain
] enumerated cases. Provision Is made lot secur'
inc the separate property Of wife Inc county
| officers TO be elected are specinea, the EeeHlt
t,,rs n nrescribe their duties and compensation.
The CONDENSATION of legislators cannot be chang.
| cd during their terms; each member IS allowed
/ not exceeding $50 per session ior statiohery,
| newspapers, postage, etc. 81 DAY aGdiilohal Is
i allowed the presiding officers OF etleh prahSn'
1 Eiections of United States Senators are 10 be
made In Joint Convention by the Legislature
nart nrocedinp the expiration Of the Senatorial
term. or Immediately after the happening OF
vacancy: in case offalure OF the two Houses 10
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days lor
tbiv nnrnose the Governor may call such Con-
| ynrtion or proclamation. Two-thirds OF all tine
r,ar,hers elected to each branch are necessary 10
mass any bill over the Governors veto. me
Eoyernor Is allowed five days during the session,
-or ten dnys thereafter, within which to veto u
hin. and In the latter case the bill must be lad
| before the next session of the Legislature.
| The changes In this Article from the old Con-
| stItution are numerous. Among them are al
lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive yes
sions; permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money )
| emitting the specification of the amount or value
of the homestead exemption, and leaving that TO
he proyIded for by law emitting the section for
bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women 10 act as sole traders emitting the
Limitation Of the salaries of county officers, ard
the per diem Of themembeTs ofthe LegislatuTe,etc
ARTICLE y-EXECUTIvE. DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power III a Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be Il qualified
eeetor twenty-five years of age, and except at
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo
ton, a resident of the State Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers The Governor in Commander.in Chief of
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He Is
to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed and to fill vacancies
in office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature but at such sessions no legis-
latiye business may be transacted, except such
| as the Governor may call attention to. he has
power, In case of disagreement between the two
Houses rs 10 the time of adjournment, TO adjourn
the Legislature to such time rs he may think
nrorer but mt hevond rho time for tho meet.
ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant reprieves not ex.
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court of Pardons, except In cases
| Governor IN 10 he elected M the same time and
for the same term as the Governor The usual
mowers and duties of such officer are prescribed
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spor;haJ The governor Sacretorv NJ state and
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anlners, ~ auut Hli ciails nsailSt tne S'I,e
except sniaIleS Vi coui pensaio, hNeu ~ "a" &c
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glsLa'uT r..
me oniy chango Vi !Poftahee I1ni tuc y .n
| ConstIutoh III t's Article IL P'o'iulp6 lol tA'
election OF surveyor General.
AhI!CLE tt-1UDIolAL ErAnIMhNi.
| vests tine Judlclal power OF tne otatc III gu
preme Court, consisting OF Chiei Justice ana
two Associate JUSTICES (wlin power IN the Legs
lature 10 add TWO assoclates) nine Dlstrct courts
lat presently and Justices Of the Peace. The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
In incorporated cities and towns. The Justices OF
the Supreme Court are TO be elected at general
elections tor Six years each but those nrst elected
are to draw for long and short terms, so that one
Will go out OF oftice every two years. Inc ~,
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction IN all
cases In equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims, the Legality OF taxes
assessments fines, etc, where the amount IN con-
trOveTsy exceeds three hundred dollars also oil
questions Of law alone, in criminal cases amount
ing TO felony. The State is divided into nine Ju-
dicial Districts Storey county constituting the
First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third,
washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh; Doug
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop il
attached to the washoe district. The Legislature
may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
Increase or diminish the number OF districts or
Judges. The First, or storey District, has three
District Judges with a co-extensiye and concur
rent jurisdiction. Inc Dlstrct Judges are 10 De
elected tor four years and are to be paid out OF
the treasures OF the counties comprising their re-
speeuve DlstrlctS Inc Dlstr1ct Courts nave
original Jurisdiction In nj cases wherein the SUI
preme Conrt mas eppeila'e Jurisulcuon also re-
IathS 10 esIates Oh deceased perSons, anu persons
ana estates q MINORS anu lhsane Persohs' anu Vi
inc action OF ioTcloie entry anu unuWIui
ana OF AL CRIMINAL cases NOT otner"lse PROVIDED
Dy law. Ihey nave nhai appeIia'e Jurlsaictlon
~ III cases ARISING IN M 1usIces courts anu osncl
INFERIOR trloun9s, ine ~.
tne nuIoer VI 1us1ses "a .he t ~ eHen Wy
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tne rs,'.. J.; as
uSoh WIN ,ne Houi 70 ~ ;ie
enioreenent OF hecnhnlcs liens, hot eNsesuLls
sSgo aIa oi aeIiohs ior tne possesson VI i1rtSs
sna aene T n ssiir spss'neu cast EN-
,S nIaiN. It's anu dn,os';n nv
So.. Th.;. inay ~ 80 aiio,raS
to receive fees and perquisites for their own use
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial offices
during their terms Provision is made for docket
fees, to be applied toward the payment of the
salaries of Judges No leave Of absence can be
granted TO any judicial officer, and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office -....... =. ''.....
This Article is radically different from the cor
responding Article of the old Constitution, where
In the judicial system was copied substantially
from that of California. .- ..... ...
ARTICLE IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
... . FROM OFFICE. -..'
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, tho Chief Justice to preside
At the trial of a Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor. and two.thirds of the Senators elected 10