Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-22

for the sale of real estate belonging TO minors or
other persons laboring under legal disabilities.
| UNIFORM system of county and township govern.
ment Is required to be established. Lotteries and
inc sale OF lottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation 10 officers and employees OF tile
Legislature is forbidden. The first regular seS.
sion Is limited TO ninety days, subsequent SEES.
slons OF sixty days; and special sessions, con.
Veheu Dy The Governor, to twenty days. y
homestead " AZ provided by law" IL required to
DO exempted from forced sale except in certain
enumerated cases. Provision il made for secur.
| ing the separate property of wife. The county
officers TO be elected are specified, the Legisla.
! ture TO prescribe their duties and cOmpensasion
The compensation of legiSlatorS cannot be chang.
| ed during their terms each member is allowed
not exceeding $40 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, ETC.; 81 day additional IL
allowed the presiding officers of each branch
Elections Of United States Senators arc 20 be
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
! term, or immediately after the happening of
vacancy; in Offailure Of the two Houses to
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con.
! ventpn or proclamation. TwO-thirls Of all the
members elected 10 each branch are necessary to
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor in allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter within which TO veto
bill and In the latter case the bill must BE- laid
! before the next session of the Legislature.
The changes In this Article from the old Con.
stituton are numerous. Among them are al.
lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive ses
| siOns permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest money
emitting the specification Of the amount or value
of the homestead exemption, and leaving that 10
be provided for by law emitting the section for
bidding the passage Of any law authorizing mar
| ried women TO act az sole traders emitting the
Limitation Of the salaries OF county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE v-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power in a Governor, TO be
| elected for four years, who must be a qualified
electOr, twenty-five Years of age, and, except at
the first election for two years preceding his cleo
ton, resident of tho state Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other State
! officers. The Governor is Commander.inChie 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 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
! lHtive business may be transacted, except such
Us the Governor may call attention 10. He has
power, in case of disagreement between the two
Houses Us 10 the time Of adjournment, to adjourn
tho Legislature to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
! ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and for1eitures 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
! Of treason and impeachuents Lieutenant
| Governor Ii TO be elected Mt the same time and
for the same term as the Governor The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
4 Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, sur
\ veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
| scribed. The Governor, Secretary of state and
! Attorney General are constituted Board OF
State Prison Directors, and also BoRrd of Ex.
aminers 10 audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can he passed upon by the LIE.
gislatnrr.
The only change OF Importance from the old
Constitution in tins Article IL providing for the
election Of Surveyor General
, ARTICLE YI-JUDIcIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State in Su-
preme Court, consisting Of a Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power in the Legs.
nturc 10 add two associates), nine District 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 for six Years each, but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, that one
will go out of Office every two years. The Su.
prene Court has appellate Jurisdiction IN all
cuses in equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate mining claims, the legality of taxes
trOverSy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions of law nlone, In criminal cases amount.
ing 70 felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju'
dicai Districts Storey county constituting the
First, 0rmsby 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 Ii
attached TO the Washoe district. The Legislature
may alter or change the districts hereafter OF
increase or diminish the number Of districts OF
Judges. The First, or Storey District. has three
District Judges with co-extensiye and concur
rent jurisdiction. The District Judges are to be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures Of the counties comprising their re-
spectire Districts. The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction In all cases wherein the su
prcme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
lating to estates of deceased persons and person.
and estates of minors and insane persons, and o.
the action of forcible entry and unlawful dctainer
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate Jurisdiction
in all cases arising in Justices Courts and othel
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determined
the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
aud township, and fixes their duties and compen
sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
ofcases not coming within the Jurisdiction OF tht
District Courts, provided they may have suct
criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law
and the Legislature may confer upon them Juris
diction concurrent with the District Courts in TIT
enforcement Of mechanics liens, not exceeding
$500. ind of actions for the possession. of lRnd
and tenemcnts in certain specified cases. Tht
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such othel
Courts as the Legislature may determine, arr
Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
! to receive fees and perqusites for their own use
Judges are ineligible 10 other than judicial Office
during their terms. Provision Ia made for docke
fees, TO be applied toward the payment of the
salaries of Judges. No leave Of absence can b.
granted to any judicial officer, and the absenc,
Is HnH-s
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 VII IMPEACHMENT ASD REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE
Provides for impeachinG by the Assembly, ant
trials by the Senate. the Chief Justice TO presld
u the trial Of Governor or Lieutenant Cover
| nor and tyyo.thirds of the Senators elected I,
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju
dicial officers, except Justices Of the Peace, ar
liable 10 impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL
feasance in Office but Judgment can only exten'
to removal and disqualification from holdinl
Office. The party is liable, however, to indict
meut and trial according to law, If the offenS'
~ indictabc. The Judges of the Supreme ant
District Courts are also liable to be removed
from officr. after n hearing, by vote OF two
thirds of the members elected to each branch o
| N'-'
for the removal of other civil officers
This Article Ia substantially the same as tha
in the old Constitution except the provision re
| curing the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trta
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
ARTICLE vn1-MuNIc1PAL AND OTHER coRPoR
ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation In regard to cor
porations except for municipal purposes, bu
allows corporations to be formed under genera
laws. Property Of corporations ia subject to tax
| alton like that of individuals. CorporRtors In
corporations formed under the laws Of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts OF
liabilities of such corporations. No bank notes Of
paper Of any kind cGn be allowed to circulate al
money except the Federal currency and the notes
of banks authorized under the laws of Congress-
General laws must be passed for the organization
Of cities and towns, aud restricting their powers
of taxation, assessment, borrowing money con
tracing debts and loaning their credit except FOL
procuring supplies of water. The State iS pro
hibited from loaning or giving money or Its cred
It, or subscribing to the stock OF any corporation
or association, except for educational or charita'
BILE purposes. Counties, cities, towns and otner
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