Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-16

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4 place of the words "both real and personal, h.
Guiding mines and mining property" Th.w1
| regarded as the most important change made ~
the Convention.
| Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
| aries was amended 30 a. TO fix the salaries OF
State officers, ETC., only for the rStterm and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
| ARTICLE xI-EDUcAT1oE.
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
! Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and Tor
| the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools TO be maintained at least six months each
wear In every School District. Any sehoel Dis
trict failing maintain such school for the space
of six months, or permitting sectarian instruenon
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion OF tns
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance Of
| children on the schools. The lands donated py
Congress for educational purposes and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, ar1
solennly set apart and pledged TO the school
Fund, the interest only Of which Is to be dlItribu.
ted pro rata, according to- the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age In sasn
county Floating school land warrants are 70 b
sold A State University Is to be established. en-
braclng agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are 70
qulred to take an oath of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Ia to be levied annually Tor
the support OF tne university HUI cOnLn0n
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 70
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. AL Hecta.
rian instruction in the schools or Uniyersty Ii
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much - made
the attendance Of children on the schools cempnl'
sorry by asking for the consent OF Congress 70 the
| appropriation TO school purposes Of the 5OO.000
| acres granted for internal improvements, and In
| some less important panieularA ...v
ARTICLE Xu-MILITIA
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izng and dseipliniDg the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc.i aIso glVss
| the Governor power to call out the militia IN
| emergencies The Article Is identical with The
one in the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE xIII-PuBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent inTtliu:
tons 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.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary az In the EnA.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further east, whenever CongreBB
shall assent, and far west as California may re-
lnquish There is no change In this fr ON the old
Constitution ..... .. s.... .
ARTICLE Xy-MIsCELLAHEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car.
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years instead OF SIX
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 willnot be, engaged In duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
| hold Int Iyvhiph adlitinnal fhA old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in a duel
Sections. No perpetuities shall be allowed OK.
, cept for eleemOsynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues-
day next after the first Monday Of November.
I Section 6. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed Is.
Section7 requires county officers to hold their
Offices Mt the county sents.
Section g provides for the publication OF statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. ...
Section authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officer.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or Ap'
pointment of officers and the tenure OF othcers
created by the Legislature, which must never OF.
coed four years. -.
Section 10 of the old Constitution, providing for
, State Printer was stricken out -...
Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk OF the s1
| preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
Section Is provides for State census In the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1873
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as basis OF repre-
sentaton.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE XyI-AMEEDAEHTS.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two-thirds votes of two successive Legslaturos
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 XvH-scHEDULE- rr
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 70.
peaed altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfetures, recoguiz9nce1
, etc. and all legal proceedings.
Section S fixes the saaries-for the hrgt term OF
ofice-Goyernoy, $4,000 Secretary Of State, Con.
! troller and Treasurer. each, 50, go; Surveyor
General 81 600; Attorney General, $500 81.
perintendent of Public Instruction, 5000; each
) Judge of the Supreme Court s!,OOoi members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apportIon.
|, ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
r by law Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly
! men Douglas county, Senator, 2 ASsemblymen:
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4Asseublymen
Humboldt county, Q Senators. 3 AIsepnblymen
y Lander county, 9 Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
z county, senator, AssemblymeD Lyon and
h Churchill counties Senator Jointlyj Churchill
. county, ! Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
. l Asse mblymani 0rmsby county, 2 Senators
q | Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
q Htora, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory To
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In.
r terfere with the additional 100000 authorized by
@ Article TX.
d Section provides that the first State officers
!, shall hold till the Tuesday after the hrTt Monday
n in january 1867.
4 Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short terms nehalf going
out the day after the general election In le66 and
e the other half two years later. ....
l. Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen
. Section - makes the first session OF the Legsls-
. ture commence on the second Monday OF Deem
= Der next; the second on the first Monday Of jan
uary 1866 succeeding sessions to be held biennI-
L ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867 and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for q special
, election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers vi
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. ......g.. -.gu-.. =. ...-
Section l6 and II FIX the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
5000; Second $4,000; Third and Fourth, 1900;
| | Eltui SOfUOOI ElAluI SS,OSVI oUNSubht y0IV0NI
Eighth, $500; Ninth, e5,0O0.
Section le requires State officers frst elected 70
enter their duties on the FIRST Monday Of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1857.
Section l9 makes q similar provIsion for the
Supreme and District Judges. T.
Section 90 relates 10 the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $50 900 each, y"
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc.. 70 pro-
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section - provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the hrst three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth Of one per
cent. for Territorial indebtedness ---. e.. .
Section 25 attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur'
poses. .. ...E .--l, -
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 600
copies Of the debates and proceedings OF this
, Convention and for the compensation OF the
Official Reporter Of the same. 50 $40. s'-...
ELECTION ORDINANCE. .
Following the Constitution proper 10 an otdi.
nance providing for the submission Of the Consti-
tuition TO the peope 1t the time provided by Act OF
Congress- and also for the election Of State oesrH,
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday sitter the
first Monday of November, 1864. The ordinance
makes detailed provisions a. to the Soldiers votes.
,ba N, anner of voting making and canYAEnfhH the