Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-02

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nlaee OF the words "both real and personal, b.
Guiding mines and mining property. tbs va
regarded as the most important change nads oy
the Convention.
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled sal:
aries. was amended so as TO hx the salaries Of
Stnte officers etc. only for fhe first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
go ARTICLE M-EDucATIoH.
Provides for the election, once In Two years, OF
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and TOR
the establishment Of uniform syEtenI Of Common
schools to be maintained at least six month"; zach
wear in every School District Any schOol Dis.
trlct failing to maintan such school for the space
OF six months or permitting sectariRu instruction
therein NAV be deprived Of Its proportion Of the
school Fund. The Legislature may peSS such
laws ns will tend 10 secure general atttnaaneo OF
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources Of income available for the PnrpoYe, arc
solrnnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only OF which 10 TO De dstrinu'
ted pro rata according TO the number Of children
between six and eighteen years oI age IN eaeR
county. Floating school land warrants are 70 Do
sold A State University Is to be Established. en-
braciug agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professor are re-
quired TO take an oath Of Office A bali mui on
the dollar special tax Is to be levied annually Tor
the support Of the University and common
schoolS The Governor, Secretary Of State and
| Superintendent Of Public Instruction cenSiiiutsA
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their SUCCESSORS aid Board Ii required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. ALI Sects.
rian instruction in the schools or Unlversity 10
prohibited .-.
This amends the corresponding Article o. ..s
| old Constitution by striking out 30 much a. made
the attendance Of children on the schools eompul.
sorry, by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars. s'.
ARTICLE xII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps etc. also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article Is identical with the
| one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIr-PUBLlc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent inItitu.
tions and the counties 10 provide for the aged In
! firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article ID
! the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east. whenever Congress
shall assent, and far west California may re.
linquish. There IL no change In this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE xv-NIscELLASEous PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government ut Car.
son CRY. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of ak
years, Us IN last years CONSTITUTION.
Section prescribes an oath Of office. including
an oatn OF allegiance 10 tne United STATES and an
oath tnat tne party Gas nor, SINCE int A9oPuon OF
me Constitutloh, and "llnot oe, engaged ihs eue.
Section pronloliS any person not ohly IRON
CONSTITUTIONAL from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel. ... a-..
Section Z. No perpetuities shall be allowed e.
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
| Section hxes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday OF November. =
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmenbers OF
! the Legislature shall never exceed Is.
Section7 requires county officers to hold tesn
offices az the county seats. .... ls.g,T
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Srction authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries OF pubic on1cers
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election Or ep-
pointment OF ofhcerS ana me tenure OF omesE'
created oy tue Legislature WHICH must never A'
coed four years
! lection 10 of the old Constitution, providing for
a:tste Printer, was stricken outJ ..r- =
Secti IL requires the tiovernor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer. Controller and Clerk Of the So.
| preme Court to keep their of6ces at the Capital
Section - provide. for State census, N IN, me
discretion Of the Legislature In 1868, le67, 1919
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
seniation. .
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE xYI-AMEEDAESTS.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution BY
two.thirds votes of two successive LeRiSlRtureI,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature, by q two.thifdE vote, may
submit 10 the people the question Of calling . Con
yeption to revise the Constitution. This Article
was In substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTIcIE xyu-scHEDULE. -
Sections !, q and 4 provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions prosecutions, judgments, eluinS.
etc, from the Territorial to tho State Governments
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re.
pealed or altered by the State legislature for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recogniERncsI,
etc. and all legal proceedings ..r-r,
Section fixes the saIaries-for the first term Of
office-Governor "a goo; Secretary Of State, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, S3,6O0; Surveyor
General. $1,000; Attorney General. $500; su.
perintendeut of Public Instruction $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 000; members Of
the LEGISLATURE, 50 per day aud ~ cents per mile
each way
| Section 6 establishes the following npportlon.
mept of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law 4: Storey county, Senators, 10 AsAenbly-
men Douglas county, l Senator, 2 ASsemblymun:
Esmcralda county, Senator's, 4Assenby msu
Humboldt county, Senators. Assembly men ;
Lander county, Senators, ASsemblymen Lyon
county, enStor. Assemblymen Lyon and
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county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Asse mblyman Ormsby county, Senators
Assemblymen; washoe and Roop eountiss Sen.
utors, 3Assem6lymen.
Section transfers al debts OF the Territory 10
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional S5OoCVo authorized BY
, Article TX. ..-..a
Section provides that the hrsf state otncers
shali hold M tne TUESDAY ater the hrH AondAy
IN January leoL.
Section provides tnat the senators nfst eleeteo
shall draw Tor long and snort terms one hSli goin1
out the day after the general election In leoo, and
the other hat TWO years iateI. -.... Il.
Sections III aud ii provide TOT carrying out the
|, same rule respecting ASsem6lymen
Section l2 makes the first session OF the LeGtSlS
ture commence on the second Monday OF Deem
uary. 1866 succeeding srssions to be held bieuni
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January
Section % continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization I'LL January,
i I anu .nS T.n,aJ Nth .,rov'.o to- ,nscI,i
election in Lander county next November.
Section Ia continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. ...... -
Section is and II fl the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
sc, 600; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth $4,000;
. Fiftb. $4,000: Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000 /;
Fjgbth S36 O. Ninth, S5OOU '.'--..'.'
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