Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-15

| the Convention.
aries was amended so rs to fix the salaries Of
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
! ARTICLE M-EDUcATloh.
| Irovides for the election, once in two years OF
| cnnarinfendeut of Public Instruction, and ior
| the establishment of a uniform system OF Conimon
schools TO be maintained ut least SIX montns eHen
/ wear In every School District. any cnool Da..
..", Ealing 10 muintan such school for the space
| ~ siy months or permitting sectarian instrueuon
tbcrrin. NAV be deprived OF It's pfoPortlop OF tnS
| school Fund. The Legislature may Pass sueI
| laws as will tend TO secure general a!endanse "
children ON the schools. The lands donStea y
Snnersss for educational purposes, and all other
s"nrc,. of income available for the purpose, arg
Soia,nnly set apart and pledged TO The scnooi
| Fpnd. the interest only OF which Ii 70 De usHou
ted pro rita. according to the nulnoeI OF Gn" ..ch
| between sixs and eighteen years oi age IA eSSu
connIy FLOATING school land warrants are 70 "
sold A State University Is TO be sstabllsneo. en-
| bracinp agricultural mcchanlcai anu nlninS
| pnrtments All teachers and professors ux ~, "
quired to take an oath ot etnee. a nar for
the dollar special tax Is 10 be levied annuay ~.
. The SUPPORT of the University ana common
| schools .The Governor, Secretary OF STATE anu
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction cepsuS
Board OF Regents OF the UpiFersty anI pr, 20
| schools for the first four years, tne Legs.S ~
| elect their successors said Board ~ re9uIeu "
| OF canize the Mining Department o. the Uansty
as speedily and efficiently as possible; Az SS' =
| rian instruction in the schools or Cbhe'A' !"
prohibited q. ..;ols ~ the
old Constitution by striking out 80 nuch u na1S
the attendance Of children on the scnools comPSt
sorry by asking for the consent OF Congress 20 ~
appropriation 10 school purposes OF tne ooVVvV
acres granted for internal Improvement ana !"
come less mportan, particulars.
ARTICLE xII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izine and disrpining the militia and the enrctire
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc aso Gifss
the Governor power TO call cut the militia 10
emergencies. The Article Is identical WIN INC
one IN the old Constitution. .... ....-..
ARTICLE xlTI-PuBLIC INSTITUTIONS. .
REQUIRE. the State to foster benevolent inItttu'
tons and the counties 10 provide for the aged, "
firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article 70
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv--BouNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena
bling Act and provides for extending sucn ooun'
Diary one degree further east. whenever ConRre"
shall assent and as far west a. California may re.
linauish There il no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution. ...
ARTICLE Xy--NISCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section | fixes the seat of Governpent at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitot
buildings for the next three years, instead OF Six
years, as in last years Constitution. -
|
IN oath of allegiance 10 the United States and an
oath that the party has not. since the adophon o.
the Constitution, and willuot De- engaged In ouel
Section prohibits any person not only nom
holding office, but (which Is additional TO the old
Constitutional from voting. who has been In any
way concerned in duel. ..
Section 4. No pcrpetuiiies shall be allowed e.
ccpt for eleemosynary purposes
Section rixes the general election on the tues
day next after the first Monday OF November.
( Section 4. The aggregate number ofmemberS OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
, Secti0n7 requires county officers to hold then
Offices az the county seats. ...
Section provides for tine publication OF statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes thr Legislature 10 increase
, or diminish salaries Of public oflicers. ....-
Sections 10 and II relate 10 the election or ap-
poinnncnt Of officers AID ;hc tenure Of officers
created by tle Legislature, which must never ex'
coed four years
fScction l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
! a state Printer, vas stricken out
Scc;isn ~ requires the Governor. Secretary Of
State TREASURER, Controller and Clerk of the So
{ prSme Court 10 keep their Offices c. the Capital
Section l3 provides fo-a State census, IN ths
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1907, 1879
and every years thereafter, 10 serve. together
with the United States carsus, a. o basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulciu elections.
, ARTICLE XVI -AMESDNESTS.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.tlirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people Also
that tho Legislature by two-thirds vote. may
submit TO the people the question o. calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution; Ihir Article
was in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-scHEDULE.
Sections |, 2, and provide for the transfer OF
rights, actions. prosecutions, Judgments, claims,
ETC. from the Territorial TO the State Government:
r | for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re
pealed altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of tiucs aud forfciiures, recoGnzanceF.
, etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section 5 fixes the salaTieS-for the first term OF
office-Covernor, 81 eco; Secretary Of State, Con.
, troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, 81 ,Uu0; Attorney General. 2,5OOi gu
perintendent OF Public Instruction, $1,000 each
, Judge of the Supreme Court, e. 600; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 10 cents per mile
; each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apporton.
, ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
r by law: Storey county, 4 Senators, i2 Assembly.
, men Douglas county, / Senator. 2 Assembly men;
! Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymen !;
Humboldt county, Q Senators 3 Assembly, Fu !
, Lander county Q Senator'S, : Assembl men; Lyon
county, enutor, ; Assembymen; Lyon and
, Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
, county, Assemblyman Sye county, Senator
ASse mblyman; Ormsby county, Senators
{ Assembylnen; Washoe aud Roop counties, 2 Sen.
: utorS. 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory 70
the State provided said Indebtedness sha not In.
terfere with the additional s3OoC0o authorized by
e Article TX.
i Section sprovides ,ha, the first State otacerr
J, shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
= in January 1867.
I Section provides that the Senators 6rstelected
shall draw for long and short terms half going
out the day after the general election IN ls66. and
q the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting AsSembymen. ~
Section l2 makes The first session the LegiIla~
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
, Der next the second On the first Monday Of Jan.
uary 1866 succeeding SESSIONS 10 be held biennI.
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial aud county
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for q special
election in Lander county next November
Section Ia continues tho Territorial officers I'LL
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is txes the terms Of tho Supreme and
District Courts ..-
Section is aud II az the salaries Of the Dt,tris,
Judges until altered by law. First District.
e. 600; Second, s4.C00 Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; ssvsuth, 5000
Eighth, $50 o; Ninth. eS.00Q .... 100.
Section l9requireS State officers nrSt elected "
{ enter on their duties on the first Monday of D.
cenber next, aud continue TIL January 1857.
Section 10 makes similar provision for th0
Supreme and District JudgeS r a.
Section % relates 10 the commissioning and
! | ttoo uIet DlkIe OU1ctTU Buo Ot1tIISk
Judges and requires the State Controller .Apd
Treasurer 70 give bonds In $50, 000 each
Section q requires counties, towns, etc.,. 70 pro
vide for supporting their own ofneers. co.,
, Section 70 provides for filing vscaneleL
Section % transfers cases pending IN the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts 10 the District Courts
, Section 81 Limits taxation for the hrIt thfeS
, years 70 one per cent, aud one.fourth Of oRs pr
: cent for Territorial indebtedness ..'.' t-2
Section 25 sttaches Roop to W1shoe county
fer judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
. poses .... -. ~ >.
Section 70 makes provision for publishing 600
copies Of the debates aud preceedinU OF chs
,, Convention, and for the oomPsuSe oS thN
Official Reporter Of tho same.
: ELECTION oRDISAKcs- q. ..a.
Following the Constitution proper q - ecdt
nance providing for The submission Of the Coutt
tuition to the people atthV time provided BY A0 u
Congress- and also for thS election Of 6tsts o@eSES
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday SfSs ti1s
: tirst Monday Of November, 1854, The ordnS1ss
makes detailed proviSlony ~ TO the Soldiefs veteh
the manner ofveting. making and csnvssstrg -
returrU. declaring The result, etc. Upon tbs r
suing Of the PreIideutH proclamation ~ b ~.
ce!ved by tsegrsph), GdmIttiug the BtSte tnto the
Union. this Constitution shall DO ordained md -
tablshed as the Con Intuition ofths State ~ RSV0dS
SPECIAL EoTIcE.-we esltStteution 70 tSSeard
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