Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-28

stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule
ARTICLE N-EDCcATlOh. -
Provides for the election, once In Two year, "
A Superintendent of Public Instruction, hno aOI
tbe establishment of uniform system Of common
sobooIs to be maintained'at least six months tnch
ysar In every School District. Any srhool Dh.
trct failing TO maintain such school Tor the 'peee
Of six months, or permitting sectarian instrustiCn
therein, may be deprived o. It's propoftion o. r"S
syys IA will tend to secure general attsrdanee OF
ob;,dren nm the schools The lands donated oy
Congress for educational purposes, anu oil othtI
sourees of income available for the purpose are
solpmnly set apart and pledged to the senooi
Fund, the interest only OF when " W ahndsar
ted bro rata, according to the number OF eniiofen
between six and eighteen years OF age IN eaen
coun,y. Floating school land warrants are 10 %
solH, "A State University Ia TO be Established. em'
bracng agricultural, mechanical ana mInhk ue'
partments All teachers and professors sIS re.
CURED to take an oath Uf oftice. A nan n,ni on
the dollar special tax is TO be levied annuHlly ioI
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary OF State ana
Superintendent of Public Instruction eensfitutea
Board of Regents of the University and puOlic
schools for the first four years, the Legislature
elect their successors. sad Board ~ required 10
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. AL secta'
rIan instruction in the schools or University u
| prohibited.
This AMENDS tue corresponding hTtlcle VI tuo
old Constitution by striking out 80 much rs made
the attendance of children on the schools compuI'
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some Less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MIL1TIA.
| REQUIRES the Legislature TO provide fer organ
izing and dIsciplining the militia and the effective
announcement of volunteer corps, etc also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article Is Identical with the
one in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XlI-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent inStitu
tions and the counties 10 provide for the aged In
| firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article 10
the same as in the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE xIv-BousDARY.
Establishes the State boundary In the Ena.
| bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and az far west as California may re-
| lnqush There IL 10 change In this fr ON the OLD
| Constitution ..... .----.
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car:
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
| buildings for the next three years. instead Of rt2
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of Office, including
IN oath Of allegiance TO the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution. and wilnot be, engaged In duel
| Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which is additional to the old
! constitutional from voting, who has been In any
F, way concerned In duel.
| Section 4. No perpetuites shall be allowed ex'
cept for elcemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices Of 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 IL relate TO the election or ap'
poiniment of officers and fhe tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature. which must neveres
coed four years
T.ection I2 of the old Constitution. providing for
| n state Printer, was stricken out.
Secti 10 requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section 10 provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve. together
with the United States census as basis OF repre-
sentRtion.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in Slectops-
ARTICLE XYI-AAESDMESTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution By
twothirds votes of two successive LegSlatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people Also,
that the Legislature, by a two.thirds vote, may
submit TO the people the question Of calling Con
vention 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was iu substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-scHEDULE.
Sections l. g 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights actions prosecutions. Judgments, cuimE,
etc, from the Territorial TO the State Governments
for the continuance of Territorial laws until
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recognizanesS
etc., and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term OF
ofice-Governor, "a, o00i Secretary ofState, Con.
troller md Treasurer each, $3.50; Surveyor
General, 81 600; Attorney General, g, 800; Su-
perintcndent of Public Instruction, SEQ each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, q, 900; members Of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following appertiou
ment OF the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly
men Douglas county, / Senator. = Assamblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4 Assemblymen !;
Humboldt county, 2 Senators 3 Assembly men !;
Lander county, Senators, 4 Assembiymen: Lyon
county, ! :enator, 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
| county, Assemblyman Sye county, Senator,
Asse mblyman ormsby county, : S,Earols .
Assemblymen; washoe aud Roop counties, 9 Sen.
| ators, 3 Assemblymen. .-f
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory to
the State; provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terfrre with the additional s3CO.OO0 authorized by
| Article TX.
|
shall hold till the Tuesday after the mrs, Monday
in January 1867
Section provides that the Senators frstelrcted
shall draw for long and short terms one half going
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 Assrmblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LcHisa-
ture commence on the second Monday OF Deem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jun.
.tE.,-- 4 l.
| ally commencing on the first Monday Of january.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
1867 and the Probate Judges till the DiStrics
judges are elected, with proviso for a special
| election in Lander county next November.
Section Il continues the Territorial officers iii
election and qualification Of State officers
Section Is likes the terms of the Supreme nod
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries OF tbe District
Judges until altered by law. First District
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth; $1,000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, q, 1000; Seventh, Sc. 600
Eighth, $50 o; Ninth, $500
Section IL requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De-
cember next, and continue till January, ie67.
| Section l9 makes a similar provision for III.
Supreme and District Judges
| Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
|
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. 10 pro-.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section y provides for filling vacancies,
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts,
Section "a limits taxation for the hrIt three
years to one per cent. and one. fourth Of one per
cent. for Territorial Indebtedness, -
Section IS attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for Judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur.
| poses .- -.. ..r.. w.. -.
Section 26 makes provision for publishing GOV
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
| Convention, and for the compensation Of The
| Official Reporter Of the same
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
! Following the Constitution proper iS an ordi.
nance providing for the submission Of the Cou.ti.
tuition TO the people At the time provided by Act OF
Congress- and also for the election of State ocrr,.
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday after thu
first Monday of November 1854 The ordinances
makes detailed provisions AZ TO the soldiers yoten
the manner Of voting making and canyassinR the
returns. declaring the result, etc. Upon The 10.
suing Of the Presidents proclamation 10 be RI.
cpived BY telegraph admitting the State into tha