Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-29
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10 nav the annual expenses Of that yeaf, atd aleo
the deficit, If any, for the year preceding. Io
enable the State to do q cash business nca u
start, the State may contract debts 70 90 emoens
not exceeding e30000O, under careful festl1esO1
or to greater amount, II necessary 70 pfovlos
! The only material change from the seA Cone.s-
tuition Is omittng the section which promoted ne
issuing of scrip or other evidence oftbdeptsoAss,
unless there were money In the State treasury 70
pay the same
Section /, The Legislature shall proyids Py- -lSw
for uniform Rnd equal rate Of assessment me
taxation, and shall prescribe such reGuIauene
shall secnre Just valuation for taxation o. "
property, real, personal, and poIsessoFy, sxcept
ing mines and mining claims, the procee0 %
which alone shall be taxed; and also excepting
such property as may be exempted by lsWtIof
municipal, educational. literary, scientific repg'
lous or charitable purposes.
The amendment OF the old ConStituttoo .enm.
sists in substituting the words real, personals
possessory, excepting mineS and mining claims.
the proceeds Of which alone shall be taxed, IN
place of the words "both real and per.onL, h.
cluding mines and mining property. Th1@0
regarded % the most important change mads ~
the Convention.
Article XII of the old Constitution. entitled 81
aries, was amended 30 a. 70 fix the salaries Of
State officers ETC., only for the 6rSt term. and thso
ARTICLE M-EDUcATIoS. 90. .
Provides for the election, once in two yeaRS, o.
q Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and Tor
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools, to be maintained at least Eir monthS Sseh
year in every School District. ANY school Dis
trict failing to maintain such school for tho SpHee
Of six months, or permitting sectarian inStrpeto1
therein, may be deprived Of fts proportion Of tbs
School Fund. The Legislature may pas Fueh
laws as will tend TO secure general attendance Of
m ha ha land aNaA hv
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
sotemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund.- the interest only of which In to be distribu
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years of ago In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 70 be
sold. A State University Is to be sstabllshed. en-
braclng agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partmentS, All teachers end profesSorI are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax is to DO levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of stste and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitutes Q
Board Of Regents Of the Univeraity and public
schools for the rst four years, the Legislaturo 70
elect their successors Said Board iS requirSd "
organize the Mining Department ofthe UnIverSIty
as speedily and efficiently a. possible. An Sscta-
rian instruction in the schools or UniverIiiy 4
prohibited. 4
This amends the corresponding Article Of tho
old Constitution by striking out 70 much ~ made
~, ~, osS-;rr - tha onsant ~ Concrs. - ~.
sorS, Uy So M schooI nnrro".s ~ ~ soomS
arres Granted for Internal improyem.nT. ma In
Iome less important particular
-.. ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
,n : ,,,d 5;.cI,ltoir ,ha ,nli,to ,r5 IN. 1890.
.noerrsaornsnt nT v6lrnt.sr corn. A.. si.o ctr.s
.ho SoE"r,sr nnver 10 caiI N, ~. ,nii,;a n,
sne uorcsuSt RSs r..,s 4. ,d.n,issi liz, .t
en,. ;n .ha ia Cons,itrtIo, "
'Ae - ,aTIcIr TrIIWprnIIc ,xsrrru-,ox.
R.onires tbe stat. 10 foster benevoisnt in,utu.
tionT and the counties TO provide for the a9ed In
arm or INDECENT, The Language OF the Articis a
the same as in the old Con nstttutfon. =
ARTICLE XIv-BouNpARY.
Hing Act and provides for extending ,ueh boon.
Sarv one dagree 'frrtb.r eas, vrbsnsyer Concr--.
shaI assent and as far yyest ss CaII6nrnis nsv -
Iin0uisb. There il mo change In thT n ON ths oid
ConstItutIon
.pT,CIT yv-vyscrII.xror. :ppov1Syox,
Section ixes the scat of Goyernment AZ Car.
son CITY. and prohibits appropriation Tor Cspitol
huildinSs far tbe next thI.e wear, Ins,nad of n
UsarS ss IN last yssr'. Consi;,ntton 'D"N ~ No
Section . nrescribes an -oatb M oI,ics intI,ayn,
an oatb of ALLEGIANCE 10 the T;nited States md an
oa,h that the narfv has NOT sinca m. adontIor IN
The nton. and y,iInot be- epeSped n S,,si
Section prohibits any person MOT ONLY from
boIS,no of1re but tyvhiSh II additional N lod
ConstiIptionl from voting, who baa han IN anv
woy concerned In a dneI
Sset;onI No narnctnI,iesr shaII he ailovv.a n.
.sn, far eI.smosvnarv nnrnoues
so,;on Az: ,he ,an.IoI a., ~. rr.s
~ ass ~ a - - Nr. ~ ~ ~
It,, Tha - osr,.r,t.. ~
,h shs1s go. .S..S 70 ~: "
s sac,fan raonire. co',".S of3csr" - hoId thai,
ofices m The county Srats. = -
Ssc,ion q nTovidss for m. nubI;cation ~ ,,.,,,.
laws and Supreme Court decIsionH - -
asc,;on q snthori7ss the Teo;sjatun. IN tuc,....
or dimnish salaries Of public oficers
Sections 10 and IA relate 10 'the election ar An
nointment Of ofieers and the tenure OF ofsesr.
Created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
oS ta,,ss -. - ''>''. ~ ~ ~ .
ceeG - ionr yess q uS;h ala con.,,,,.to, ,.,.,,,.r
k.otn p;a.oS =. - 90 80 20, ,,ScIaT, ~, A''
Ssc,,an % rsouires the Goyerr,or eecr.,.rv ~
State Treasnrsr ControIler and CIert NJ ths n.
nrame Conrt ~ teen theIr af3ses, n ths CanitsIJ
Section n provides for q STATE cenIus. hi 'the
discretion of he Lerislature, in 1865 1851. ISIS
and evrrv Ten yeaTs tiiereafter 10 s.rya, $1,000
With the Tinted States ren.u, as ha,is of Tsnra
ssntation ''''~ 'Sr'
Sec ID estabi,h., the plurality rule I'm election.
ARTICLE xvI-ANENDAENTs. =
tTo.thirds vote. on two suceeesIye Le1iIHt,,rrs
and snbseonent ratification bv tBe neonIe Ilso
that the Legislature, by two thirds votS, may
snbnit IN The naonIs The ones,ton of callino : Can
vention IN revfxn the Constitution This Ytfcln
vas in snbstance the same In the old Con,,itution
' "'' - ~ IpTIci1 vIINscu1nI,SE
Sections i . Z and provide for the tr,r,f.r of
r;ebts actions ncosecntion. ipdament. cIsinn,
ETC from the Territorial 10 the State q srnnent:
for the continuance of Territorial laws untIl n.
pealed or altered BY the State Legislature for ths
transfer of fines and forfeitureS, rocoSuilAnces,
etc, and all legal proceedings. -
Section S axes the saIaries-Eor the drst term Of
ofice-Cioyernor, "a OOO Secretary Of STATE, Goa.
trollcr and Treasurer, each, S3. .6OOC Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General. q 500. a.
perintendent of Public obstruction. q O00 esch
Judge Of the Supreme Court, 5000; member Of
the Legislature, % per day and 10 cents Der u1Ils
each way. go. - !. -
Section establishes the following 1pportion.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 4Senstors, 70 Assembly.
men; Douglas county, Senator, 2AsSemblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4AsSemblymc1 )
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. AsIemblymer !;
Lander county, 2 2Seuators, 4AsSemblymen; Lyon
county, l senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties. !. Senator Jointly. ChnnrhIIi