Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-17

resolution A majority Of all the members elect
ed to each house Is required to pass any bLl o.
resolution. Accurate statements OF receipts ant
expenditures must be published, with the laws, d
every regular session. All laws must be genera
and uniform in operation, az far as possible, and
local or special legislation is expressly forbidden
Regulating the Jurisdiction and duties OF JUS
iiees of the Peace and Cofstables; for the pun
ishing Of crimes and misdemeanors; regulating
the practice Of courts of Justice; providing for
changing the venue In civil and criminal cases
granting divorces; changing the names Of per-
Sons vacating roads, town plots streets, alleys
and public squares; summoning and impannel'
ling grand and petit juries, and providing for their
compensation; regulating county and township
business ! regulating the election of county and
township officers; for the assessment and collec-
tiOn 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 or
other persons lAboring under legal disabilities, A
uniform system of county and township govern.
lnent Ia required to bS established Lotteries and
the sale 6flottery tickets are prohibited Extra
compensation to officers and employees of the
Legislature Is forbidden The first regular ses.
sion Is limited to ninety days, subsequsnt ses.
slops Of sixty days. and special sessions, con-
vened by the Governor, to twenty days
Homestead ~ provided by law" Is required to
be exempted from forced sale, except IN certain
enumerated cases. ProviSion is made for seeur.
ing the separate property Of a wife The county
officers to be elected are specified, the LegislR-
ture TO prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation Of Legislators cannot be chang
ed during their terms each member is allowed
not exceeding ego per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, etc. o. day additional Ia
allowed the presiding officers Of each branch.
Elections of United States Senators are to be
noda N HnnUanff0n I,pO
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening Of q
vacancy; In case offailure 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 70 each branch are necessary to
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed hYe days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which TO 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.
stltution are numerous Among them lre: al.
lowing the Senate to hold secret executive Ses.
sionsi 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 to
be provided for by law emitting the section for.
bidding the passage Of any law authorizing mar
ried women to sct az sole traders oniittlng the
limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem the members ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE V-ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power in Governor, to be
elected for four years. who must be u qualified
elector, twenty-five years Of age and, except at
the first election, for two years preceding bis cleo
ton, resident of the State. Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other State
officers. The Governor Is Commander.in.C Chief Of
the military forces of the State, except when
into sha aoff TpI. Hal Ia
to transact all executive business, See that the
laws are faithfully executed, and to fll vacancies
in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legis-
latiye business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention to. He has
power, In case Of disagreement between the two
Houses AZ 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 fOrfeitures and grant reprieVes not ex.
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the Supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court Of PardouS, except in cases
of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
Governor is to be elected at the same time and
for the same tern as the Governor. The nsual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
A Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, sur
veyor General and Attorney General are slsc
scribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
Attorney General are constituted q Board o.
State Prison Directors, and also Boerd of Ex
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 Le.
gislature.
The only change of Importance from the old
Constitution In this Article Is providing for the
election Of Surveyor General.
ARTICLE vf-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power of the State in a Su
preme Court consisting Of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (with power in the Lesis,
lature to add two aSsocates) 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 at general
elections for nix years each, but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, so that one
will go out Of ofhce every two years. The SUI
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-
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions of law alone, In criminal cases amonnt-
ing 10 felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju-
dlcfsl Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, 0rmsby the second, Lyon the Third,
Wsshoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh. Doug.
las the Eighth, Esmeralds the Ninth. Roop IL
attached 10 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 eo-extensive and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are to be
elected for four years. aud are to be paid ont Of
the treasures Of the counties comprising their
spective Districts. The District Courts have
original jurisdiction In all cases wherein the Su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also re-
latng TO estates Of deceased persons, aud persons
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and of
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detaner
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 tribunalA 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
criminal Jurisdiction ~ may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
dictlon concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcemenE of mechanics' liens, not exceeding
$500, and of actions for the possession OF lands
and tenementE 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 perqusites 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 JudgeG No leave Of absence can be
granted to any Judicial officer, and the absence
Of such oficer from the State for ninety days va.
Gates his Office. ... g.. "
This Article Is radically different from the cor
responding Article Of the old Constitution, whore
In the judicial system was copied substantially
from that Of California
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
..... From OFFICE
Provides for impesehlng by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice to preside
st the trial OF q Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor, and two-thirds Of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju.
dicisl officers, except Justices Of the Peace are
liable to Impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL.
fsasAnee IN otice but judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party Is liable, however, to indict.
ment and trial according to law, II the offense
II indictable. The Judges Of the Supreme and
District Courts arc also labls to be removed
nom office, after q hearing, BY vote Of two
thirds Of the members elected 10 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 Constitutiou, except the provision re-
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