Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-09

place of the words "both real and personal. In
Guiding mines and mining properly" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. re9Eis
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, was amended SO as to tx the salaries Of
State officers, ETC., only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE M-EDuCAT1os.
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
n Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system OF Common
schools, to be maintained at least six months each
wear in every School District. Any school Dis
frct failing to maintain such school for the ppsca
of six months, or permitting sectarisn instruction
therein, may be deprived of its proportion Of the
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
laws az 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, are
sOlemny set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which IN to be eistrtou-
ted pro rata, according to the number OF children
between six and eighteen years of age In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 Be
sold. 4 State University Is to be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
pnrtments. All teachers and professors are re-
qnred to take an oath Of Office. half mill on
the dollar special tax il 10 be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
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 IL required to
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All secta.
rian instruction in the schools or UniverSity ID
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of tho
old Constitution by striking out 10 much a. made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress. 10 thr
appropriation TO school purposes of the 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA
Requires the Legislature TO provide for orEan.
izng and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement 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 XIII-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent instl.u.
tionS and the counties TO provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article ID
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BousDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the EnA
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further enst, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west an California may re-
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government Ut Car.
son CRY. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead Of Sx
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section 2 prescribcs I'm oath of Office, including
HI oath of allegiance to the United States. and an
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 Is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel.
Section 1. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynury 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
Section7 requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county srats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. ...
Section 9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate TO the election or ap-
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never sx.
coed four years " o..
Section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out ... No
Section ~ requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section ID 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-.
sentatOn. .,, Hrf e. &c.
Sec II establishes the plurality ruleip elections.
ARTICLE XvI-ANEEDNESTS.
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 two'thirds vote, may
els. Ifrol
vcntion to revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the same In the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-sCHEDULE .....
Sections !, 9, and 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 ro
pealed altered by the State Legislature; for the
| transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recognizances.
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the saiaries-for the first term Of
office-GovernOr, $4,000 Secretary ofState, Con.
| troller and Treasurer, each, s3,6U0; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 81 500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, g. 900; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 900; members OF
the Legislature SO per day and 20 cents per mile
each way. ... .. t''s ri o. '.f
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 AsSemhl men;
Esmerada county, Senators, 4Assemblymen;
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Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 AssemIlymen; Lyon
county, ;enator, 3 AsSemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
county / Assemblyman; Nye county, Senator
| Assc mblyman 0rmsby county, 2 Senators
ACKNOWLEDGMENT WaShOe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
ators, Assemblymeu.
| Section transfers all debts Of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In
terfere with the additional S3OO,UOo authorized by
| Article TX.
| Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the inst Monday
| in January 1867 .-..f-. ..
Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short TERMS half going
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
the other half two years later ... o..
Sections III and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblynen. sr F
Section IL makes the first session Of the Legiss-
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uaTy, 1866; succeeding sessions to BE- held biennl.
ally commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section % continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected with u proviso for q special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers I'll
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. . r. ... -..E s.f
Section l6 and IL fix the salaries of The District
Judges until altered by law. First District,
S6oO0i Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000 Seventh, eS0OO;
Eighth, $780, Ninth, S5,00O
Section ls requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of Do
cember next, and continue till January, 1857
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. .t .... f.. .
Section % relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and