Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-21

place Of the words "both real and personal, IN.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made BY
the Convention.
Article XI of the old Constitution entitled sal.
aries was amended SO rs TO fix the salaries of
state officers, etc. only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule.
ARTICLE M-EDUCXTIoS.
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
schools 10 be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. ANY School Dis.
;ict failing TO maintain such school for the space
OF six months, permitting sectarian instruction
therein, NAV be deprived of Its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws az will tend to secure general attendance Of
children on the schools The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sonrcps of income available for the purpose, are
solemnly set apart aud pledged to the senooi
Fund the interest only Of which Is TO De dstriou'
ted pro rata, according to the number OF children
between- six and eighteen years Of age In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 be
sold. A State University is TO be estaoihneo. em'
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and ProiessoIs are r.
ouired to take an oath Of Office. half mill on
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually Tor
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
sIcrt their successors. said Board IL required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All secta.
rIan instruction In the schools or UniverSity il
prohibited. ..,.,..Aa
old Constitution by striking out so much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
AUTHORIZATION to school purposes Of the 50O.OOO
acres granted for Internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
zing and discipIiuing the militia and the eectiVe
encouragement Of volunteer corps, e,c.i als1 g'ss
the Governor power TO call ont the militia IN
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xlII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu'
lions and the counties to provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article Ii
the same m In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BouEDAHY.
Establishes the State boundary az In the EnA'
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shail assent and as far west az California may re-
linqulsh There Is no change in this rom the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE XY-MIscELLASEous PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government ct Car:
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section 2 prescrbes 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
holding office, but (which is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed eK'
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 8. The aggregate number ofmemberSo Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section7 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'
pointment of officers and the tenure OF officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex
coed four years ....
Section 10 of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken ont
| Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su'
preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
discretion Of tho Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentation. ~ .r-...
Sec IA establishes theplurality rulein elections
| ARTICLE XVI-AMESDMESTs.
| Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
| two.thirds votes of two successive Legislatures.
and subsequent ratification by the people Also.
| that the Legislature, by two.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling aeon
| 81 ATttR
was in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XrII-sCHEDULE-
| Sections l, 9, 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, recognzaneesr
etc, and all legal proceedings. .....-.
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
oflice-Governor, $4,000 Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
| each way. ......s.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators, - Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, AsSemblymen;
| Esmeralda county, = Senator'S 4Assembymen
| Humboldt county, Q Senators. 3 Assemblymen
i
county, senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
| Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, / Asscmblymani Nye county, Senator
| | Asse mblyman 0rmsby county, : Senators
Assemblymen Washoe and Roop counties, Sen
| utors 3 Assembymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In.
terfcre with the additional 100000 authorized by
| Article TX. ...... ....--....
Section provides that the first State officers
all hold fill fha TueSdnY After the Monday
in January 1867. ..-y.... b.. e..
Section 9 provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short terms, onchalf going
out the day after the general election In 1866, and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 md II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LegisR'
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem-
Der next the second on the first Monday OF Jan
uary, 1866: succeeding sessions TO be held bienni.
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 aproviso for special
election in Lander county next November ana
Section IA continues the Territorial officers tll
4 election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. : ..... ..... .s....I..
Section I6 and II AZ the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
l
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000;
Eighth, $500; Ninth. s5.e0l .r.. I'D. .a.
Section lsrequires State officers first elected 70
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes q similar provision for the
| Supreme and District Judges.
| Section 20 relates 10 the Commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer TO give bonds In $4,000 each. y-f
Section 81 requires counties, towns ETC.. TO pro-
vide for supporting their own officers. '.'''
Section 70 provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts TO the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years TO one per cent. and one-fourth Of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness. $3.50 -
Section Is attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur
| poses.
Section &c 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. .'a
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the Constitution proper 10 an ordI.
nance providing for the submission Of the ConIti.
tuition to the people at the time provided by Act OF
Congress- and also for the election Of State oeerS,