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

at length. The third reading Of fevery bill must
| be by SectiouS and the ayes and noes must be
taken, ON the final passage Of every bill or Joint
| resolution. A majority OF all the members elect
ed 70 each house ID required TO- pass my bill or
| resoluti Accurate statements Of receipts and
expenditures must be published with the lEws, at
every regular session. Al laws must be general
and uniform In operation; a. far a. possible, and
local or special legslation II expressly toehidden
-Regnlsting the juri.distiep hnd dpties & q SSsif
| lshing of crimes and misdemeapors D. regplsttpG
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 summenlng and impsnnel-
ling grand and petit Jures and providing for their
compensation regulating county and township
busfneas; regulating the election Of county and
township officers for the assessment and colec-
ton oftaxes 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 labcSfng under legal disabilities A
uniform system ;ofcounty and township govern.
| ment is required to be established Lotteries and
the sale ofiottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation to of6eerp and employees of the
| Legislature Ia forbidden. The trSt regular ses.
sion Is limited to. ninety days, subsequent ses9
sionE Of axty days., and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor, to twenty. days 4
homestead. " as provided by lEW,' Is required to
be exempted from forced sale, except In certain
| enumerated caseR PrsviTion * made for secur.
ing the separate property ofa wifeh The county
officers TO be elected are specified, the LegiAlR.
ture TO prescribe their duties and compensation
/ The compensation Of Legislators cannot be chang
ed during their terms each member Is allowed
not exceeding e60 per aeuion for stationery;
newspapers, postage, etc, se2 day additional iS
allowed the presiding officers of each branch
Elections Of United States SENATOR are TO be,
made In Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration ofthe Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening Of q ,
vacancy; In case offaflure 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.thlrdS Of all the
members elected TO each branch lre necessary 10
pass any bill over the. Governors veto. The
Governor is allowed fve 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. Ga
The changesin this Article from the old Con-
stltutloh are numeronA Among them are al. /
| lowing the Senate to bold secrot executive sesc
slons permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money
omittipg the speci6cAtioll9 the aI9osnt Or value
Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law emitting the section for
rled women to act as sole traders; emitting The
Limitation Of the salaries Of county ofiesrs and
the per diem Of the members ofthe Legislature. etc.
ARTICLE v-EXECUT1vE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive powerin q Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be qualified
elector, twenty five yeErs of age, and, except at
the first election, for two yeara preceding bis eec3
tcn, resident of the State Provides for canvass.
Ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers The Governor is sCommander:inC Chief Of
the military forces Of the State, except when
called Into the service Of the United States He is
to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed and TO ill vacancies
In ofica by appointment where not. otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no Iegis-
lative business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention to. He has
power, In case Of disagreement between the two
Houses as to the time Of adjournment, TO adjourn
the Legislature to such time rs 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.
eeeding sixty days The Governor, Justices Of
| the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted a Court of Pardous except In csSes
| of treason and impeachments. ., A Lieutenant
| Governor Is to be elected at the same time and
for ths same tsrm as the Governor The usual
powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed
a Secretary Of stase, Treasurer Controller, Sur.
yeyqr General. .apd5 AttoIpsyi General arc also
| provided for aud their powers and duties pre-.
! scribed The Governor, Secretary OF state and
Attorney General are constituted Board Of
| State Prison Directors and also Boerd Of Ex.
aminers, 10 sudit ali claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon BY the lie.
gislature. q. s....-..., ~ gl,y. 81. ...r,
The only change OF importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election of o Surveyor General. g-.......- .. ..
Vests the Judicial power of the State In q Su.
/ preme Court, conslstlng of = Chief Justice and
| two Associate Justices (with power In the Legis-
lRture TO ndd two aSDosates) nine District Courts
| lat presenD and Justices of the Peace The
| Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
in Incorporated cities and townG The Justices Of
| the Supreme Court are TO be elected at general
elections tor EI years each but those hrst elected
arc TO draw for long and short terms, 80 that one
Will 60 out Of Office every two years. The Su.
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction in all
cases In equity and IN oil cases at law involving
assessments, fines, etc. where the amount In con-
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars; also on
questions Of law alone, In criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State is divided into nine Ju-
dicial Distrlctsi 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, EsmerSlda the Ninth. Roop Is
] attached to the W ashoe district The Legislature
may utter or change the districts hereafter, or
incresseor diminish the number Of districts or
Judges. The First, or Storey District, has three
District Judges with q co.e1tenSive1 and concur.
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are TO be
elected for four years. and are TO be paid out Of
the treasnrieS of the counties comprising their re-
spectlye Districts. The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction IN all cases wherein the SUI
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also re-
i latng TO estates Of deceased persons and persons
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action Of fforcible entry and unlawful deainer
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by lawpl They have hnal appellate Jurisdiction
In all cases arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunsls 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
ofcasss not coming within the Jurisdiction Of fne
District Courts, provided they may have such
d criminal iursdletion "a may be conferred by law,
| and the Legislature may confer upon them juris'
diction concurrent with the District Courts In the
.enforcemenE of meehAnis' liens, not excesdins
$780, and Of actions for the possession Of LANDS
and teneinents in certain specified cases Inc
Supreme Court, District Courts and such other
Courts az ths Legislature may determine, are
Courts Of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
Ito receive fees and pefquistes for their own use
Judges are ineligible TO other than judicial oftices
during their terms Provision Is made for docket
| salaries of JudgeA No leave of absence can be
| granted to any Judicial officer, and the absence
Of such ofacsr from the Staiefor ninety days va
Gates his Office. ..,.....-..s. g. 60. 3.
tgThis Article Is radically different from the cor.
responding Article Of fthe old Constitution, where
in the Judicial system was copied substantially
! from that Of California !H 1#---r=. .Eil-
| ARTICLE VII - IaPEAcHNESr AND REMOVAL
FRoN OFFICE. d,
| Provides for impesohing by the Assembly. and
trials BY the Senate, the Chief Justice to prestde
/ at the trial Of o Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor, and two-thrds' Of the :Ssnators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju-
dieial officers except Justices Of the Peace are
liable 70 tmpeachment for ,miSdsmesnqr or NAL:
feasance IN office but Judgment can only extend
| TO removal and dliqnaid dsatIoni from holding
Office. The party iS LIABLE however, to indict!
ment and trial according to law, n the offense
is tn6ictahle ThesEudgeF Of the supreme and
District Courts srS also liable to be removed,
nom Office. after q hearing, by vote Of two.
thirds Of thaI pembeFL elected 10 each branch Of
! the Legislature, ProyiIlon may be made BY law
! for the removA Of other civi ofhceFs I--a.'
This ArtIcls r. SubStantially ahs ssams - thst
In the old CapstiluiIon, except the, proyision re-
quiring the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. aa