Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-29
CONSTRUCTION OF NEVADA.

CuMpeubAuou regulating county anu township
business regulating the election Of county and
township officers; for the assessment and collee-
ton OF taxes for State, county and township pur-
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections OF State, county or township officers,
and designating the places of voting; providing
for the sale Of real estate belonging to minors
other persons labOrfng under legal dsabilities~ A
uniform system of county and township govern
inent is required to 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 Is limited TO ninety days, subsequent res.
sions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con-
yeped by the Governor, to twenty days a
homestead " as provided by law Is required to
| DO exempted from forced sale, except in certain
| enumerated cases. Provision il made for secur.
| inc the separate property of q wife. The county
officers 10 be elected are specified, the Legisa.
ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation oflegislators cannot be chang
| cd during their terms; each member Is allowed
mot exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, ETC.; " DAY aoutionsl s
allowed the presiding officers OF each oranch.
Elections Of United states oenatorS s9 sut W ue
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
| term or Immediately after the happening OF
| vacancy. In case offailure of the two Houses to
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days Tor
this purpose, the Governor may call sueh Con
vention or proclamation. Two-tnirds OF All Tue
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
| pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor is 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
| stitution are numerous. Among them are: al
! lowing the Senate to hold secret executive ses'
| sions permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on 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 as 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 qualified
elector twenty five years Of age, and, except at
the first election for two years preceding his cleo
ton, resident of the State. Provides for canvass
| ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers. The Governor is Commander.in-Chiefo Of
| the military forces of the State except when
called into the service ofthe United States. He Is
| to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed, and to all 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
as the Governor may call attention to. He mas
power in case Of disagreement between the two
Houses az to the time Of adjournment, to adjourn
| the Legislature TO such time az he may think
| proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
| ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfetures and grant reprieves not ex.
ceedng sixty days The Govsrnor, Justices OF
| the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court Of Pardons, except In cases
| of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
| Governor Is TO DO elected at the same time and
| for the same term as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed.
A 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 BoaJst Of
| State Prison Directors, and also BoPrd OF TX
| aminers, TO audit all claims against the state
except salaries or compensation fixed BY law be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the lie.
gislaturc.
The only change of importance from the old
Constitution i'll tnrS Article is providing for the
| election Of Surveyor General
ARTICLE yI-JUDIcIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State In Su.
preme Court, consisting of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power in the Le8is-
lature to odd two associates) nine District Courts
| lat prescnO 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 tor six years each but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, NO that one
| will go out Of office every two years. The gu.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction In all
cases in equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate mining claims, the legality of taxes,
assessments fines, ETC., where the amount in con.
| trovrrsy exceeds three hundred dollars; also on
questions Of law alone, in criminal cases amount
ing 10 felony. The State is divided into nine Jul
dicial DISTRICTS Storey county constituting the
First, 0rnisby 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 Is
attached to the Washoe district The Legislature
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 a coextensve and concur.
rent Jurisdiction The District Judges arc to be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out 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, re-
lating 10 estates of deceased persons and persons
| and estates Of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action Of f1rcble entry and unlawful detainer,
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
vi
| sation. JusticeS Courts have Jurisdiction only
of cases not coming within the Jurisdiction Of the
| District Courts provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
dictOn concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcement Of mechanics liens, not exceeding
1900 and of actions for the possession of lands
and tenements In certain specified cases. The
Supreme Court, District Courts, aud such other
Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record Their Judges are not allowed
| TO receive fees and perqusltes for their own use
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 Judges. No leave of absence can be
| granted to any Judicial officer and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office ~ a r-.'. -r.y ...
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 YI-IaPEAcHMEET ASD REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE.
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice to preside
u the trial of Governor or Lieutenant Cover
| nor, and two.thirds of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. AL State and Ju.
dical officers, except Justices Of the Peace, are
liable TO impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL.
feasance In office; but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party is liable however, to ndict.
ment and trial according to law, If the Offense
is indictsble. The Judges Of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
from Office, after 3 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 that
in the old Constitution, except the provision re.
quiring the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. ,....
ARTICLE vI1-auSIcIPAL AND OTHER CoRPoR.
ATOMS
Prohibits special Legislation In regard to cor
poratlons, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations TO be formed under general
laws: Property Of corporations ia subject to tax.
alton Ike that Of individuals. Corporators in
corporations formed under the laws Of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
Liabilities of such corporations. No bank notes or
paper Of any kind can be allowed to circulate az
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, and restricting their powers
Of taxation, assessment, borrowing money. con.
tracing debts and losning their credit except for
procuring supplies Of water. The State Is pro-
hibited from loauing Or giving money or Its cred
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