Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-06
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

and public squares summoning and impannet
Ling grand and petit juries and providing Ior tIeH
compensation regulating county and to"nshP
business regulating the election OF county anu
township officers; for the assessment and collec'
ton OF taxes for State, county and township pur'
poses providing for opening and conducting
eleetlons OF state county or township ofncers,
and designating the places of voting; providing
ior the safe OF real estate belonging to minors or
other persons laboring under legal disabilities. A
UNIFORM system OF county and township govern.
ment Is required to be established. Lotteries and
the sale of lottery tickets are prohibited, Extra
compensation to officers and employees of the
Legislature ia forbidden. The first regular ses.
sion Is limited to ninety days, subsequent ses.
sions Of sixty days. and special sessions, con.
veued by the Governor, to twenty dayS A
homestead "as proyided by law" il required 10
be exempted from forced sale except in certain
enumerated cases. Provision Ii made for secur.
ing the separate property of q wife The county
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisla-
ture to prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation Of legislators cannot be chang
ed during their terms each member Is allowed
not exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, etc.; g. day additional is
allowed the presiding officers Of each branch.
Elections of United States Senators are to be
made In Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or immediately after the happening Of
vacancy in case 0ffallure of the two Houses to
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days for
this nurpose the Governor may call such Con-
yention or proclamation. Two.thirds Of all the
| members elected to each branch are necessary TO
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Ii allowed five days during the session,
| or ten days thereafter, within which 10 veto
bill; and in the latter case the bill must be laid
| before the next session of the Legislature.
The changes in this Article from the old Con-
stitution are numerous Among them are: al.
lowing the Senate to hold secret executive ses'
slons permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries and the interest on money !
emitting the specification of the amount or value
| Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law emitting the section for
| bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women to act as sole traders; emitting the
Limitation of the salaries Of county officers and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislature,etc
ARTICLE v-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power In Governor, TO De
elected for four years, who must be qualined
elector, twenty-five years OF age, ana, except ~
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo
ton resident of the State Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers The Governor Is COmmander.inC Chief OF
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States. He is
| TO transact all executive business, see that the
| laws are faithfully executed and to NIL vacancies
in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided tor. He may convene special sessions
of the legislature but at such sessions no legis-
| latiye Business may be transacted, except such
al the Governor may call attention to- He has
power in case Of disagreement between the TWO
Houses rs 10 the time of adjournment, to ADJOURN
the Legislature to such time as lie may thnk
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet,
| ing OF the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant reprieves not cx,
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the Supreme Court aud Attorney General are
constituted Court Of Pardons, except in cases
of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
Governor is to be elected at the same time and
for the same term as the Governor. The usual
| powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed
A Secretary OF State Treasurer, Controller, sur
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-
scribed The Governor, Secretary of state anc
| Attorney General are constituted q Board o.
State Prison Directors, and also Bosrd Of Ex
aminers, 10 audit all claims against the state
except salaries or compensation fixed by law be
fore such claims can be passed upon by tile lie
gislature.
The only change Of importance from the old
Constitution in thus Article In providing for th'
election Of a Surveyor General.
ARTICLE vI-JUDIcIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State in Su
preme Court, consisting Of u Chief Justice anc
two Associate Justices with power In the Legs
lature to add two associates nine District Court
Tut present. and Justices of the Peace. TIT
Legislature may also establish Municipal Court
in Incorporated cities and towns The Justices o
the Supreme Court are 10 be elected at genera
elections tor six years each, but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms, so that on
will 60 out Of Office every two years Inc ~
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction in al
cases in equity, and in all cases at law Involving
real estate or mining claims the legality Of taxes
assessments fnes etc., where the amount in con
troyersy exceeds three hundred dollars; also oil
questions of law alone, in criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State Is divided into nine ~
dicial Districtsi Storey county constituting IN
First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Thrt
washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fiji
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop
attached to the Washoe district. The Legislator
may alter OF change the districts hereafter, Q
increase or diminish the number of districts
Judges The First, Storey District, has tire
District Judges with co-extensive and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are TO b
| elected for four years and are to be paid out q
the treasures of the counties comprising their IT
| spective Districts The District Courts nav
original jurisdiction in oil cases wherein the Su
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also; r.
latng to estates of deceased persons, and person
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and {
the action of forcibe entry and unlawful detaine
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provide
by law. They have final appellate jurisdictio
In all cases arising in Justices Courts and othe
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determine
the number Of Justices Of the Peace In each cit
and township, and fixes their duties and compet
satIon. Justices Courts have jurisdiction onl
OF cases not coming within the jurisdiction Of Ii
District Courts. provided they may have sue
, criminal Jurisdiction as may be conferred by Law
, and the Legislature may confer upon them Iuri
, dcton concurrent with the District Courts IN IL
enforcement of mechanics liens, not exceedin
1 InFn fnr tkn Iin pf an
and tenements In certain specified cases. III
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such 9th,
Courts rs the Legislature may determine al
Courts Of Record Their Judges are not Above
to receive fees and perquisltes for their own us
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial Office
during their terms. Provision Is made for dock
fees, TO be applied toward the payment Of III
salaries Of Judges. No leave Of absence can /
, granted to any judicial officer, and the absenC
Of such officer from the State for ninety days VI
. Gates his Office ...
/ This Article is radically different from the CO
responding Article of the old Constitution wber
in the judicial system was copied substantial
from that of California,
!. ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND RENoVA
FROM OFFICE.
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, an
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice TO presid
a the trial Of a Governor or Lieutenant Cove
nor, and two-thirds Of the Senators elected
be necessary for conviction. All State and j
diclal officers, except Justices Of the Peace, al
, liable TO impeachment for misdemeanOr or ma
feasance in office but Judgment can only exten
to removal and disqualification from holdIn
Office. The party is liable, however, to indie
ment and trial according to law, il the offens
is indctable. The Judges Of the Supreme al
District Courts are also liable to be remove
from Office, after a hearing, by vote Of tw'
,, thirds of the members elected TO each branch
the Legislature. Provision may be made by la
for the removal of other civil officers.
This Article Is substantially the same az thu
in the old Constitution, except the provision r.
curing the Chief Justice 20 preside at the tri
Z Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
. ARTICLE vnI-NuEIcIPALAED OTHER coRPol
} ATOMS
E Prohibits special legislation in regard TO co
r porations. except for municipal purposes, b
. allows corporations to be formed under gener
: laws. Property of corporations is subject TO ia
z alton like that of individuals. CorporRtors
6 corporations formed under che laws of the Sta
shall not be individually liable for the debts
] liabilities of such corporations. No bank notes
t | paper of INV kind can DO allowed to circulate
: money except the Federal currency and the not
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