Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-29
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

H. nroceeds Of which alone ahall be taxed, In
place of the words both real and personal, N
Guiding mines and mining property" TMI W
regarded as the most important change mas oy
the Convention. -r..,
aries, was amended SO as,to hx the salaries Of
State officers, etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken ont and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoS. .g
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
n SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction, and for
The establishment of uniform system OF Common
schools. 10 be maintained at least six months each
wear in every School District. ANY school Dis-
trct failing to maintain such school LOT the space
Of six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
therein. NAV 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, ana all ofner
sources of income available for the purpoSe, are
solemnly set apart and pledged TO the ecnooi
Fund the interest only Of which is to be dstribu'
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years OF age I'D escn
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 bo
sold A State University Ia 10 be sstabl1ned. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partmentS. All teachers and professors ore re-
qured to take an oath VI 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 constitute
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their successors. Said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
az speedily and efficiently as possible. All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University II
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much ~ 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 less important particulars.
ARTICLE xu-ML1T1A. ...
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izing and disciplning the militia and the effective
of volunteer corps, ETC.. also gives
the Governor power 10 call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article IL identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State TO foster benevolent instiiu
tions and the counties to provide for the aged, In
firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article Is
the same az In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUEDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the EnS'
bling Act and provides for extending such ooun-
dary one degree further east, whenever CongrehI
shall assent, and rs far west as California may IT,
linquish There Is no change In this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xy-MISCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS
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 prescribes an oath of Office including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and m
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
live he oad I'M dna
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which IL additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purpoSeA
Section fixes the general election ON the Tues'
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofnlembers OF
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 decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or ap.
pointmcnt of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex'
coed four years.
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
a State Printer, was stricken out.
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the gu
premc Court 10 keep their offices Ut the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, az basis Of repre-
sentntion.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in elections.
ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
htrlg IF fKx-n aftnT aRiuIu
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-scHEpuLE.
Sections l, g 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, recogniEancea,
etc, and all legal proceedings --........
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term OF
ofilce-Governor, $4,000 Secretary Of State, Cou.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General, $3.50; Su.
perntendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, e. 900; members OF
the Legislature, g per day and 40 cents per fne
each way. ..T .r#f
Section 6 establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, l2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, Assembly men;
Esmeraida county, Senators, Assembiymen;
HUMBOLDT county, Senators 5 Assemblymen;
Lander county, Senators, Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator ) ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lyon and
Churchiil Counties l senator jointly; Churcnul
county, Assembly man Aye county senator
! Asse moly man OrmkOy county, senators
Assemoiymen; w asnoe ana hoop couniies' SEN
a'Srs, . AssemoLyihen.
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same rule respecting AsSemolymen.
Section IL makes tne nrst session OF the Legisa'
ture commences on t1e seeon9 honday OF Deem.
per ne1 1s tne secoIG ON tne nrst aonaay o. Jan
nary LOCO succeeding SESSIONS 70 oe nela oienni
any COMMENCING on tne nrSt Mondsy OF January
az ~ .hn St",o ~. ~; snI county
us unuei 'Ie ota,e , w January,
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