Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-05

place Of the words "b6th real and personal, IN
GLIDING mines and mining property tbs was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. -,gs..-Fy .y,r,,rE.
Article XI Of the old Constitution. entitled Sal.
aries, was amended so as to hx the salaries OF
State officers etc., only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
r...E-- ARTICLE XI-EDUCATl0N. ~ O.
Provides for the election, once In TWO years, OF
a Superintendent Of Public Instruct Ion, and for
the establishment Of uniform system Of Common
Schools to be maintained OF least six months each
wear In every School District ANY choOl Dis
trict failing TO maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting Secturian instruction
therein, may BIZ deprived Of Its proportion Of tho
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws a, will tend to secure general attendance Of
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
sormnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only Of which 10 to Dc disiri6u'
ted pro rata, according to>the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 70 DO
sold A State University Is to be Established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical aud mining de-
partments. All teachers and professor are re-
quired to take an oath If Office. A half MILL on
the dollar special tax Is to be levied annually for
me support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
superintendent of Public Instruction censfftuteR
VI gents OF tue UnlferslIy anu puUHC
sehouls for the first four years. the Legislature 10
eject their successors. sad Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently an possible All Eecta.
nan instruction in the schools or Cnlversity il
prohibited.
This amends the correspondInn Article Of tho
old Constitution by striking out 90 much n made
| the attendance Of children on the schools compul
sorry BY asking for the consent of ConGrrss 10 the
appropriation TO school purposes OF the 5COO0o
Il n tn,Fr u
some less important particulars,
| ARTICLE XII-MlLITIA
| Requires the Legislature TO provide for orrnn
zing and disciplining the militia and the .ectiyo
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc; also gives
the Governor power TO call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article is identical with tbs
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XlI1-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS
| Requires the State TO foster benevolent inSti,u.
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged 10.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
the same an In the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE xly-BouNDARY,
Establishes the State boundary as Ia the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such Loun
| Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and az far west as California may re-
linquish. There Is no change in this from the old
| Constitution.
| ARTICLE xv-MIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the Seat Of Government III Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
|
years, III In last years Constitution.
| Section prescribes IN 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
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in o duel = ...a....rt
Section {. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
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.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices al the county seats. .1
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws aud Supreme Court decisions
Srction 9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or sp-
pointment Of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never e.
coed four years.
l,ec,iou l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
| state Printer, was stricken out
Secti n 10 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer Controller and Clerk Of the gu.
preme Court to keep their Offices al the Capital.
Section 10 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, as badi Of repre-
| sentation. .E..-
Sec II establishes the plurality rule In elect!onL
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDAESTs.
| Provides for amendment Of the Constitution BY
| twothirds votes OF two successive Leg1slatures,
| 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-ScHEDCLE.
Sections l. 2, 3 and provide for the transfer OF
| rights actions prosecutions, judgments, claims,
etc, from the territorial 10 tne STATE Government
for the continuance OF territorial laws until 70
pt'uee OF uttered oy ti'e otte LessIaIuIe; Ior In1
transfer Of hnes ard forfeitureSr recosnzancss
ETC. ana all legal proceeoings'
Sechon hxes inc sslailes-lor tue nIsI Term OF
oinSe-Goyernor, s4,OOoi secretary o. stSe, Con.
troher anu a 1reasu.eI, eacr $500 San
denetaI' eIoUv AitolIey ueueIai, s SI - sI'
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ny IaT oIo'ey SUt c.,a,o. ,,Sar.hirn
I Z Dousl"s SVunS oeno't HsseIppi, nen'
Esmeralda county Senators 4Assemoiymen;
Hunioolut county ~ sena.oih as.tnoiyTrni
Lander county, eesators, HssenoyTen Lyon
county, l 'enator' . HssenoIymen; Lyon an9
CnuIsni,' eoun. Sen S.. Jo,uuS' S S
county, AssemoiyInan aye county, senator
| Asse molymaI; UImsoy GSuny, SenasV Sl
Assemolymen; w asnoe and hoop counter Sen
ators, ASsehlolymen.
Sectoh transfers eti uenIs OF tue leTilory 70
the state PROVIDED SAD inoeotedness snall not IN
'erlere WIN tue aou'''onai s'"'ooo au'nori1ca oy
Article La A. A.. A., Ca.
Secuon pro'iGes tGat tHe nIst stsIe omcelS
snail noia w sne AueSuAS a'er 'ne nfS' ''onoAy
Id Sanualy ioo,.
| SERUM PRIV Iues 'su. Ine oeua'o's utsseCteo
sna aiaw iof JULY auu snort UHs IS a,s Eos