Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-16
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

the proceeds OF which alone ANAL Dc taxeQ,' IN
place of the words both real and personal, In.
cludlng mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
: Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, was amended so az to fix the salaries Of
State officers ETC., only for the first term, and then
stricken ont and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoS. r- .n.
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
q Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
Schools TO be maintained at least six month. sasn
year in every School District. Any School DIS
trict falling to maintain such school for tbs space
of six months or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of rs proportion OF the
School Fund, The Legislature may pass such
laws an will tend TO secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated ny
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources Of income available for the purpoSe, IRE
soeInnly set apart and pledged ~ the schoo'
Fund the interest only Of which Is to be distribu
ted pro rata, according TO the number OF children
between six and eighteen years OF age In esch
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 De
sold A State University Is to be established. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors arr re
Qured TO take an oath Of Office. half mill on
the dollar special tax ~ to be levied annually for
the support OF the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary OF State unh
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitute
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature 10
elect their successors said Board Is required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
speedily and efficiently ms possible All hecth'
rian instruction In the schools or University Ii
prohibited ~
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much an madt
the attendance Of children on the schools coInpul
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress 20 thr
to school purposes of the 5OO,OU
acres granted for internal improvements, aud IN
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature 10 provide for organ
izing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps etc.; alSO gives
the Governor power 10 call out the militia in
emergencies The Article il identical with the
one in the old Constitution. .s
ARTICLE x1H-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent tnIti,u
tions and the counties to provide for the aged b.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article J.
the same IA in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUsDARY.
Establishes the State boundary ss in the Ena-
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assepJ and az far west as California may ~.
nquish. There il no change in this from the olii
Constitution. H.
ARTICLE Xy-MIscELLAEEoUs PROVISION
Section l fixes the seat of Government ut Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of six
years, as In last years Constitution
Section prescribcs an oath Of Office including
an oath Of allegiance TO the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not since the adoption OF
and linz he al n
Section 3 prohibits any person not 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 perpetuities shall be allowed ex'
cept for elFemosynary purposes
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofmembcrn OF
the Legislature shall never exceed 75 ..."..
Section requires county officers 10 hold their
offices ut the county seats.
Section 8 provides for the publication OF statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. ..,
Sections authorizes the Legislature 10 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 rh'
coed four years. ~. .,.... ......
Section la of the old Constitution, providing for
a State Printer, was stricken out.
Section - requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su
preme Court to keep their Offices n the Capital
Section l3 provides for State cenSuG, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1865, 1867, 1879
and every ten years thereafter TO serve, together
with the United States census, az basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec. II establishes the plurality ruler elections.
ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS.
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-thirdl vote, may
submit TO the people the question Of calling Con
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the same In the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvH-scHEDULE 49,
Sections /, 9, 3 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 IN
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of fines and forfeiturer, reeognizHncet,
ETC., and all legal proceedings. -. aa...
Section fixes the salaries-for the frat term Of
office-Governor "a 600; Secretary Of Estate, Con
troller and Treasurer, each $500; Surveyor
General 81 900; Attorney General e, 500 Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, %, 000i each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members OF
the Legislature, % per day and ~ cents per mile
each way. . - -..-s .-|.
Section establishes the following apport!on.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, 10 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assembly,
Esmeralda county, . Senators Assembly uien
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 ASsemblymen ;
Lander county, Senators, 4 ASsemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
county, l AssGmblyman Nye county, Senator
| Asse mblyman Ormsby county, ? SenstorE Z
Assemblymen; WaShoe and Roop counties, Sen.
atorr, 3 Assemblymen. 49,.
Section 7 transfers all debts Of the Territory 60
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In.
terfere with the additional e300 900 authorized by
Article TX. .....
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
In January 1867.
Section 9 provides that the Senators rstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehaf going
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
the other half two years later. .....4 ....'.-.4
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. % -...,.f
Section l2 makes the first session ofthe LeRiSln.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next; the second on the hrSt Monday Of Jan
uary, 1866: succeeding sessions to be held bIennI.
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January
Section 70 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization I'LL Jsunary,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proyiso for special
election In Lander county next November y,
Section "A continues the Territorial officers tIII
election and qualification Of State ofbcerx. .'. III
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme ana
District Courts. ....'aa.U ..T NG- ~
Section l6 and IL IL the salaries Of the DIstrtci
Judges, until altered by law. First DistrieI,
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, e5. 900;
Fifth, $780, Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, e5,000.
Section la requires State officers 6rst elected 10
enter on their duties on the firEt Monday Of De.
cember next, and continue TIL January, ie67
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. .rg 71agasal
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In e3o, 900 each.
Section q requires counties, towns, etc. 70 pro.
vide for supporting their own ohieerS. ri5Fh n
Section y provides for hlling vacanriea C.
Section o transfer cases pending IN the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts 10 the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the nrst threv
years TO one per cent, and one fourth of one per
cent. for Territorial indebtedness
Section % attaches Roop to WAshoe county,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poseS. 1853 .r.fsf"f ""Hga" t.E--H' 'HE.
Section rs makes provision for publishing zoo
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
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