Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-11

ut length. The third reading ofevery bill must
| be by sections, and fhe ayes and noes must be
taken on the final pRssags OF every Dill or joint
resolution. majority Of all the members elect
| ed 10 each house Is Required TO pass any bill or
resolution. Accurate statements Of receipts and
expenditures must be published, with the laws, at
| every regular session. All laws must be general
and uniform In operation, as far az possible and
local or special legislation Is expressly forbidden
Regulating the Jurisdiction and duties of JUS
tees of the Peace and Constahles for the pun
! ishing of crimes and misdenieAnors; regulating
| the practice Of courts of justiea; providing Tor
changing the venue in civil and criminal cases
granting divorces; changing the names Of per.
sons yacatins roads, town plots streets, alleys
and public squares; summonng and impannei'q
ling grand and petit uries, and providing for their
compensation; regulating county aud townIhip
business regulating the election of county and
township officers for the assessment and collee-,
! tion oftaxes for State, county and township pur.
| poses providing for opening and conducting
elections Of State, county or township officers, 4
and designating the places of voting providing
| for tho sale OF real estate belonging to minors or
| other persons laboring under legal disabilities.
uniform system Of county and township govern
ment is required 10 be established. Lotteries and
the sale oflottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation TO officers and employees, Of the
| Legislature is forbidden The first regular Ses
| sion IL limited to ninety days, subsequent seB-
| sions Of sixty days. and special sessions, con-
| vened by the Governor, to twenty days.
be exempted from forced sale, except In certain
| enumerated cases. Provision Ia made for secur.
| Ing the separate property of q wife. The comfy
officers to be elected are specified, tile Legisla
ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation of legislators cannot be chang,
| ed during their terms; each member Is allowed
not exceeding 96O per session for stationery,
| newspapers, postage, etc. g. day additional Ia.
| allowed the presiding officers OF each branch.
| Elections of United States Senators nre to be
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening of Q
vacancy in case offaiure of the two Houses to
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days for
| this purpose the Governor may call such Con-
| vention or proclamation. TwO-thirds of all the
members elected to each branch are necessary to
| pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which 10 veto q
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.
stitution are numerous. Among them are: al.
| lowing the Senate to hold secret executive res
Sions; permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money
| omittiDg the specification Of the amount or value
| Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law; emitting the section for
| OluulnB bue pdbshS6 VI Auy law IuhI-
| Tied women to act as sole traders emitting the
limitation OF the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem ofthe members ofthe legislature etc,
ARTICLE v-EXECUTTVE DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the executive power in q 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
tion, resident of the State. Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other State
officers. The Governor Is Commsnder.in.C Chief Of
| the military forces Of the State except when
called into the service Of the United States He 10
to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed, and to I'LL vacancies
| in Office by appointment where not otherwise
| provided for. He may convene special sessions
Of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legis.
| lative business may be transacted, except such
| ~ the Governor may call attention to. He has
| power, in cave of disagreement between the two
Houses an to the time Of adjournment, to adjourn
| the 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 forfeltures and grant repreves not ex-
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the Supreme Court aud Attorney General. are
constituted Court of Pardons except In cases
| of treason and impeschments. A Lieutenant
| Governor Is 10 be elected at the same time and
| for the same term az the Governor The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
A Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, Sur
vetof General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
scrbed The Governor, Secretary Of stats and
Attorney General are constituted a Board Of
| State Prison Directors, and also Bosrd Of Ex-
amlners, to audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fxed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the LIE.
gislature. ....
The only change of Importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election Of q Surveyor General
| ARTICLE yI-JUDICIH DEPARTMENT
Vests the judicial power of the State In Su-
preme Court. consisting Of Chief Justice and
| two Associate Justices with power In the Legs.
lature to add two associates nine District Courts
| lat presenD 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 nt general
elections tor six years EACH but those hrst elected
are TO draw for long and short terms, 20 that one
| will 20 out of office every two years The Su.
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction in all
| cases in equity, and In all cases ut law nyoving
real estate or mining claims the legality Of taxes
assessments, fines, etc., where the amount In con-
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
| questions Of law alone, In criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju
dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
| First Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third
| Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
! Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug.
las the Eighth, Esmeralds the Ninth Roop Is
|
may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
| increase or diminish the number of districts or
| Judges The First, or Storey District, has three
| District Judges with . coextensive and concur
| rent Jurisdiction The District Judges are to be
elected for fonr years, and nre to be paid ont of
the treasures Of the counties comprising their re.
Spectve Districts The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction in all cases wherein the Su-
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also,
atlng to estates Of deceased persons and persons
I r
the action Of forcble entry and unlawful detalnef,
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
| by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
In all cases arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
the number Of Justices of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen.
sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
of cases not coming within the Jurisdiction Of the
| District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal iursdicti0n as may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them Jurfs-
dctlon concurrent with the District Courts I'm the
enforcement Of mechanics liens, not exceeding
| $780, and Of actions for the possession Of lands
and tenements In certain specified cases. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
| Courts Of Record Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perqulsites for their own u1e
Judges are ineligible TO other than Judicial Offices
during their terms, Provision is made for docket
fees, TO be applied toward the payment Of the
salaries Of Judgysi No leave Of absetice can be
granted to ahy judicial officer, and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va.
Gates his Office. 7's.S ge'.EE .g1 --.r
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 - '- '''s7'''..
ARTICLE yH y lApEAcHHEST AND REMOVAL
b.. .'.-.'s-s,' I" FROM OFFICE, '.'4.'.-3I
Provides for impeaehing by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justiee to preside
u the trial of q Governor orr Lieutenant Cover.
nor, and two;thirdS Of the Senators elected to
be Necessary for conviction, All State and tu.
dlcial officers, except Justices OF the Peace, are
liable 10 impeachment for InlSdefneanof OF mai.
feaSRnee In office; but Judgment can ouly extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
office. Tho party Is liable, however, TO frtilct
Inent and trial according 70 law, II the offense
k ndictable. The Judges of the Supreme and
District Courts arc also liable TO be removed
nom office, after hearing, by vote Of two.
thirds Of the members elected to each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made by law
for the removal of other civil officers
This Article Is substantially the Same a. that
In the old Constitution, except the provision re.
quiring the Chief Justice 70 preEde at the trial
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor. .r !