Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-24

le Convention.
.ias was amended 10 az TO fix the SslAties@
tate officers ETC., only for the first term and inca
ricken out and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoS.
proyIdes for the election, once in two years OF
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, anu n'
Ne establishment of q uniform system OF common
rhooIS 10 be maintained at least six months eaeh
aa, IN every School District. Any school DIS
To- sailing 10 maintain such school for The space
= sir Inonihs or permitting sGctarian instruction
,oro;n may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
chooI Enid The Legislature may pass Such
avs AZ will tend TO secure general attendance OF
hildren on the schools Inc lhnas donated y!
congress for educational purposes, and all DINER
nnrces of income available for the purpose, are
oIrmnlv vet apart and pledged TO the School
Sund the interest only of which is to be disiribu.
ed pro rata. according to the number OF chhdrsn
between six and eighteen years OF age III eaSn
county Floating school land warrants aIe 10 ."
sold. A State University Is to De ens t-,si
partmenis. All teachers and professors arc rr
quired to take an oath Of office. a nan NH oh
the dollar special tax is to he levied annually ior
the support Of the University and common
ssehoob. The Governor, Secretary OF stale anu
superintendent Of Public Instruction constitutes
nDafG OF Regents of the University and pnoiir
NSools LOT the first four years, the Legislature 10
cleet !helr successors. said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe Cniversii!
a. speedily aud efficiently as possible All Eecta.
ran ihNrue'ien In the schools or University IL
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Ariel. OF the
old Constitution by striking out 80 much IA mad,
the attendance OF children the schools coIupul.
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
appropriation to school purposes Of the JOO,0OJ
acres granted for internal improvements, aud in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-NIIITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izing and dscplinDg the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc.. also give,
the Governor power 10 call out the militia IN
emergencies. The Article Is Identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PUBL1c INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent lnstitu.
tons and the counties to provide for the uged, In.
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article il
the same III in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and Ms far west as California may TT
linquish There il no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xy-NIsCELLASEoCs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years instead Of six
wears, IN iu last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath Of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, md
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and winot be, engaged IN duel.
Section prohibits any person not only froun
holding office, but (which Is additional to the old
Constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In 4 duel.
Section 1. No perpetuities shall be allowed cx
ccpt for cleemosynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election on the Tur-
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section q. The aggregate number ofmUInberS OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section7 requires county officers 10 hold their
offices at the county sents.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 Increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or up.
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature which must never eS
coed four years
ISection l2 Of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer, was stricken out
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary Oi
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their Offices Mt the Capital.
Section - provides for State census. in the
discretion of the Legislature, In 1862 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, HI basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec II establishes the plurality rule in elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDAENTs.
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-thirdI vote, may
submit TO the people the question Of calling Con
venton TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, In substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XyII-scHEDULE.
Sections l, =, 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 10
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizsnces
etc, and NIL legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term vi
ofice-Governor. 81, 900; Secretary ofState. Con.
troller and Treasurer each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, g., 500; ST..
perintendent OF Public instruction, 81, 900 each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 1900; members OF
the Legislature, Ss per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following spportiou.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 Asscmblynsn;
Esineralda county, = Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, Q Senators. Assemblymen
Lander county, . Senators, 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lyon
county, Senator. 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, lASseInblyman; Sye county. Senator.
Asse mblymun 0rmsby county, : Senators !
Assemblymen; Washoe aud ROop countles, Sen
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 10
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfero with the additional $4,000 authorized BY
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
In January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long md short terms half going
out the day after the general election In le66, and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes the first session Of the LeESln.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Deem
Der next the second ON the first Monday of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions TO be held bIennI
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for special
election In Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is Axes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section lG and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District.
&c, 900; Second, $1,000 Third and Fourth, $4,000;
Filth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh sc OOO
Eighth, $500; Ninth. S5,OoO
Section ls requires State officers first elected ~
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of DE-.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section ~ makes u similar provision for Tbs
Supreme and District Judges
Section 20 relates to the commissioning spt
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer TO give bonds in $4,000 each.
Section q requires counties, towns etc.. 10 pro.
vide for supporting their own ofacers-
Section % provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending IN the Ter
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent, and one.fourth Of one pti
cent for Territorial Indebtedness
Section 25 attaches Roop to WaShoe county
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur
poses,
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 6O(
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of TIL,
| Convention, and for the compensation Of tbs
Official Reporter Of the same
! ELECTION ORDINANCE.
| Following the Constitution proper 10 an ordi