Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-01
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

,Istsin SubstitutnE the words "reSL personal ana
porsessory, excepting mines and mining een.,
the proceeds Of which alone Ihal % ta1e9' W
place Of the words both real and Personn' N.
cluding mines and mining property" Tbs
regarded as the most important change made oy
the Convention L..@. % -- E
Article XII of the old Constitution. entitled sal:
aries was amended SO as TO fix the salaries OF
State officers ETC., only for the first term, and tnen
stricken out and transferred to.the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoS.
provides for the election, once in two years, Of
a SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools to be maintained at least ak month! each
wear in every School District. Any School Dis
trct failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature mBy pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated BY
Congress for educational purposes, ana a otner
sources Of income available for the purpose, arc
solemnly ret apart and pledged to the School
Fund.- the interest only Of which IL to DO dstf1bu'
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six aud eighteen years OF age ID eeeh
county. Floating school land warrants ere to be
sold . State University IL to be established. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill oil
the dollar special il to be levied annually for
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 10
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible All Secta.
rian instruction in the schools or University j.
prohibited ..-
This amends the corresponding Article Of til.
old Constitution by striking ont SO much as made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress TO the
appropriation 10 school purposes Of the 50O,0U
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xII-MILITTA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and dsciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etc; also gives
the Governor power TO call out the militia IN
emergencies The Article IL identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent inSti,u,
tons and the counties to provide for the aged. in
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article IL
the game as In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIy-DoUSDARY
Establishes the State boundary an In the Emu
bling Act and provides for extending such boun
Diary one degree further east. whenever COnRrrsa
shall assent, and US far west as California may r."
Constitution.
,pr,crr xv-NIscrII,yyous pRoy1SoSs
a.. A.. :. a. a.,
see.ioh nAes tle seat Oh oorsI nIe nv ,,
son Sly' anu pIohio.s apPioPIia''pI I ".
buildings for the next tnree years in'teSd oi six
Sao,;on . nrescrhes an oath nj ofscs including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and AL
oath that the party has not since the adoption OF
the Constitution and willnot be, engaged in duel.
| Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office but (which il additional TO the old
| Constitutionl from voting, who has been In xuy
way concerned in duel.
Section !. No Perpetutles snail De aho"su rh'
Ssction Gxe: the general election on the Tue.
! DIV rnyt after the 6rst Monday of November
| Sac,ion q rho oooraoa,e nI,,nher ~ membtr, of
Tho T en;S,s,rrs sha1I never eycesS ~
section reouires county officer, 10 hold their
oa;css M the county Seats
S~c,ion 2 nrovidss for the publicntion Of sta,utr
Iau,s and Sunreme Conrt decisions
section o authorizes the Legislature TO increu..
mr. IIminjsh salaries Of nnblc oficers
Snn.;ar. N nd II rsIa,s 70 ,bs aIac,;,n or mn,
roin,mOn, ~ "a,csrs and ;be tenure NJ ofScsr,
Pan,ad h,, ~ soisIo,nre nh;ch -nn,t mayer sr.
cad TOM years
GSoc,io 10 AZ Tho old Constitution nrovidinv for
l,S,o Prinicr was s,ricT"n ont p''' 'O''
Section 10 rnGuires the fioyernor. sccre,ary of
s,ote Troasnrcr Tontyoilsr md CLARK NJ the su
nrrme Court 10 keeD their ofices Al the Capital
Section n provides for a State census. In III.
discretion of the Legislature. In 1865 1867. lsT,
| and avery TON years thereafter IN srryc toerther
with the limited States ecn,us as bash of repre-
s.ntation
Go IA establishes tba nI,rsIi,v rrTe IN .lr,iop,
'e'' II eo'aU'ISnee 'N' pun amp 'uio IL
ARTICLE Nvl-AhENpNESTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution BY
two-thirds votes Of two successive Legislatures.
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
TINT the Legislature, by twothirds 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
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ARTICLE A'H-scHEpuLE'
Sections ], ., 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. Judgments claims,
etc, from the Territorial 10 the State Government
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until IT.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures. recogniLances.
etc, and all legal proceedings
Section fixes the salarirs-for the hrst term Of
ofhce-Governor Si.OOO; Secretary Estate Con
trouer and Treasurer, each, S3,6OO; Surveyor
General, Sl,OOO; Attorney General, S2.SO; Su'
perintendent OF Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, s7,0 members d
the Legislature 90 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment OF the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4Assembymen;
Humboldt county. Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, ssenatOrs, Assembly meni Lyon
county, l senator, 3 AEsemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, ] Senator
l Asse mblyman ormsby county, Senators J
ASsembymen; WashOe aud Roop counties, 9 Sen
utOrs, 3 Assemblymep
Section I transfers alldrbfS of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness sh all NOT in
terfere with the additional 500 900 authorized BY
Article TX .... 1876. ...
Section provides that the tirst State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
In January 1867
Section 9 provides that the Setis,ors Ant elected
shall draw for long and short terms ouehalf RoIng
out the day after the general election in 1866, and
the other half two years later
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session of the LegiSla.
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday OF Jan.
nary. 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bIenni
aliy, commencing on the first Monday of january.
Section IL continues all Territorial and county
oAloars nndor The Stat, tili Iarunry