Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-31
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

tbs nrocseds of which alone shall be taxed" In
place of the words "both real and personal, In.
Guiding mines and mining property. This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention.
aries, was amended so as TO fix the Salaries of
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken ont and transferred to the schedule.
-..., ARTICLE xI-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
u Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Tor
the establishment of uniform system OF Common
Schools, to be maintained ut least six months each
year in every School District. Any School Dis
trict failing to maintain such school for the space
OF six months, or permitting scetarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as 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
soleInnly set apart and pledged TO the School
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 each
county Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University Is TO be established. EN-.
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-.
partments. All teachers and professors are re.
hurried to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitutes
Board Of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature TO
elect their successors Said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department Ofthe University
az speedily and efficiently as possible. All secta.
riau instruction IN the schools or University H.
prohibited. ..,. ~ ....
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking ont SO much AZ made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
Sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress 10 the
appropriation to school purposes of the j00,0OO
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars. ...a.
ARTICLE XII-MHITIA,
REQUIRES the Legislature TO provide for organ.
zing and discipliniDg the militia and the effective
encouragement OF volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies. The Article il identical with the
one in the old Constitution. git- -
ARTICLE MI-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State TO foster benevolent insti:u.
tfons and The counties provide for the need IN.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
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 bonn.
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and as far west as California may re-.
lingush There in no change in this rom the old
Constitution.
- ARTICLE Xv-MISCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government ct Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead Of SIX
years, as in last years Constitution
Section prescribes IN oath of office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and ai
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 IL additional to the old
Constitution from voting, who has been in Hny
way concerned in duel -..
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary 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
ofice4 at the county seats. -. '-n..
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 20 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 cx.
coed four years
[Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
q state Printer, was stricken out. ..| ...
Section 70 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer; Controller and Clerk of The Su.
preme Court TO keep their Offices ut the Capital
Section 10 provides for a State census In the
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentation. ..
Sec IA establishes theplurality rule In elections
ARTICLE xyI-AMEsDAESTs.
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 u two-thirds 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 xyu-scHEDULE
Sections l, ., 3 aud provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. Judgments claims,
etc. from the Territorial TO the State OF SFnment;
for the continuance of Territorial iav s,:II -
pealed altered by the State LegiEiatu NJ Tor the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recoguiZances,
etc, and all legal proceedings. T-r-., o.. ....-
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term of
ofiice-Governor 81, 900; Secretary Of State, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, &, 500; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, g, 900; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 600; members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. .. .f.II .....r.f ..s-.
Section 6 establishes the following apportioD.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly.
men; Douglas county, 1 Senator, 9 Assemblymen:
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4 Assemblymen
Humboldt county, Q Senator'S , Assemblymen
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county, senator, 3 Assembymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, u Assemblymani Nye county, l Senator
Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, , Senators 3
AsSemblymen; Washoe and Roop COMMITTEES, Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen. NJ f .Er.- .fr
Section transfers all debts of the Territory TO
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional $500 600 authorized by
Article TX. ...-..F. Erfa....r.4 3. 'r}.f'
Section 8 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. 2 E" H .rsfGf
Section provides that the Senators firSt elected
shall draw for long and short terms one half going
out the day after the general election in 1856 and
the other half two years later. .tggrl- +.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. il.H gag
Section l2 makes the first session Of tho IeRisla.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem..
Der next; the second on the first Monday Of Jar
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bIenni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January
Section 10 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 I'LL
election and qualification of State officers i.T
Section IS fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. '''.r-s.t '.'.iFs. ..aiA
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
Sc 900; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000:
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh 5000 !:
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $1,000.
Section ls requires State officers first elected to,
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District judges. g,.,r.,rr.
Section 90 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In $50, 600 each. q ami
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. TO pro.
vide for supporting their own officers
Section - provides for filing vacancies ~
Section % transfers eases pending in the Ter
ritoral Probate Courts to the District Courts
+. Section "a limits taxation for the first three
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.
Section &c makes provision for publishing 600
copies of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the sarne. SEQ
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