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

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place of the words "both real and personal, in.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded ms tho most important change made by
the Convention.
Article NJ of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as to fix the salaries o.
State officers etc. only for the first term and the'I
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoE.
Provides for tho election, once In two years, OF
n Superuterdent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
Schools TO be maintained ut least six months each
wear In every School District Any school Dis
rict failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting scctarian instruction
therein. NAV be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass suoh
laws "a will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated BY
Congress for educational purposes and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, arc
solelnnly set apart and pledged to the school
Fund the interest only Of which Ii TO BIO dlSribu.
ted pro rata, according to the number OF chiidren
between six and eighteen years OF age In eaen
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 Do
sold. State University is to be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professor are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax il to be levied annually Tor
ehFPolt vi SUlNeTblLy Auu -
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
superintendent of Public Instruction censtitutea
Board OF Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature to
elect their successors. said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department the University
aS speedily and efficiently az possible. All secta.
rian instruction in the schools or Uniyersity Il
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out so much as made
Al - III 4
sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation TO school purposes Of the JO00OO
acres granted for internal Improvement and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xII-MlLITIA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ
zing and dscplning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Governor power 10 call out 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 instltu.
tions and the counties provide for the aged, IN
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article Il
the same az In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary az In the Ens-
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and as far west California may re-
nqush. There il no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLANEouS PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead OF SIX
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes iii oath Of office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution and willn be- engaged In duel.
Gecfton q DrnhihfH only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the Old
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel.
Section 4. No pcrpetuItes shall be allowed eK.
cept for eleemosynary 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 49,
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
| laws and Supreme Court declsionG
Srction authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
! Sections 10 and IL relate TO the election or up
| pointment of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature which must never eK'
/ coed four years.
[Secton IL of tn. old Constitution, providing for
| a state Printer, was stricken out
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
| prcme C0uTt 10 Keep tntlT OlncCB dl Tue S1pNk
Section 10 provides for State census In the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1878
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve, together
with the United States census. as basis Of repre-
| sentation.
Sec II establishes the plurality rule In electjons
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDNESTs.
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 a two.thrds vote, may
submit 10 the people the question of calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution This Article
was in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XyH-scHEDuLE.
Sections l, 2, 3 md 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 10
pealed or altered BY the State Legislature for thu
transfer of fines and forfcitures, recognizance~,
ETC., and all legal proceedings.
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term "
oifce-GOvernor, $4,000; Secretary Of State, Con.
troer and Treasurer, EACH $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500 Su'
pcrintendent of Public Instruction, 81, COO; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, s. 900; members OF
the Legislature, sa per day md 10 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportIon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, ~ Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, . AssemblymeB;
Esmeralda county, Senator's 4ASsemblymsn;
liubuoiu' Souu.gi Hehe'ois' E1Sosnoiy ISA
Lander county, senators, Assembly mel; Lyon
county, senator AssemoIymeni Lyon ana
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly Churchui
county, Assenolyman; Nye county, Senator
Asse mblyman: Ormsby county, senators j
Assemblymeu; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen
Htors, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory 20
the State provided said indebtedness shall not In.
terfere with the additional $3OO0O0 authorized by
| Article TX
Section & provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
| In january 1867
shall draw for long and short terms, half going
out the DAY after the general election iu 1866 and
| the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LeEiSa.
! ture commence ON the second Monday of Decsm.
| Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
uary 1866 succeeding sessions 10 be held biennI.
ally, commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
ioo,, ai" 'ne rIIoa.e 'uuSeS w ~ sne Dsu .I.,
election in Lander county next November.
Section Il continue. the Territorial oficers I'll
election and qualification of State officers.
Section is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section ia and II fix the salaries of the DIstrict
Judges until altered by law First District,
S6 600; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, e5.0O0i