Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-22
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.


nossessory. excepting mines and mining claims.
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, III
place Of the words "bOth real and personal, In
GLIDING mines and mining property. tbs was
regarded as the most important change mace ny
the Convention.
Article XII of the old Constitution. entihed salc
aries was amended SO as TO fix the salaLes u
State officers etc. only for the first term, and tneh
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUcATIoE
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
q Superintendent of Public Instruction, ana LOT
the establishment of uniform system OF Common
Schools to be maintained at least SIX montn1 ebch
year in every School District. Any schooi Dis
rict falling to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting Sectarian 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
solemnly set apart and pledged to the Scnooi
Fund the interest only of which Is TO be dstriDV'
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 Dr
sold A State University Is to be established EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
ouired 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 censtitnte
Board of Regents of the University and puollc
schools for the first four years, the Legislature 10
elect their successors Said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All secta'
ran instruction in the schools or University IL
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out 30 much as MADE
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress 70 the
appropriation to school purposes OF the 5OO.OOO
acres granted for internal improvements and III
some less important particulars.
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 10 call out the militia IN
emergencies The Article il identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE MH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu-
tons and the counties 10 provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIy-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary a. In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west as California may re-
linquish. There is no change In this rom the ola
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xy-MTsCELLASEoUS PROVISIONS.
Section / fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead Of Sin
years. as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath Of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and al
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution and willno be, engaged In duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which IL additional TO the old
Constitution from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in a 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 ofnembers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statuie
laws and Supreme Court deciAionR
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate TO the election or ap.
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years.
Section IL OF the old Constitution providing for
a State-Printer, was stricken out.
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk OF the Su
preme Court 10 keep their Offices ut the Capital
Section l3 provides for State census. In the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1861 1875
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as a basiS Of repre-
sentation.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rulein eectionr
ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
two.thrdS votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by two-thirds vote, may
submit TO the people the question Of calling 4 Con
vention 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xviI-scHEDuLE.
Sections !, 9, 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 re.
peaed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizsnces,
etc. and all legal proceedings
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
Ofice-GoyernOr, "a 900; Secretary Of Estate, Con.
troller and Treasurer each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 90 500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction. g. 900; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 900; members Of
the Legislature, s. per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion-
by law: Storey county, Senators, l2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblynen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymen;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. 3 ASsen6lymen
Lander county, Senators, 4 Assemblymen; LYON
county, Senator, 3 ASsemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, ! Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
Asse mblymani Ormsby county, 2 Senators ,
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop Counties 2 Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory 10
the State provided said indebtedness shall moi in
terfere with the additional s3OO,O00 authorized by
Article *.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867:
Section provides that the Senators irytslected
shall draw for long and short terms one.haf going
out the day after the general election in 1856 and
the other half two years later.
Sections III and Ii provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the Legiula.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Deeem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions to DO 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 sproviso for q special
election in Lander county next November
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts. -
Section l6 and II FIX the salaries Of the District
Judges until altered by law First Diytrict.
$1,000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, S5OOO:
Fifth, $1,000; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, 5000
Section le requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De.
cember next and continue till January, 1857.
Section 19 makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District JudgeE
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $685. each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, ETC.. to pro-
vide for supporting their own ot1icers
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 frat three
years TO one per cent, and one.fourth Of one DER
cent. for Territorial indebtedness
Section Is attaches Roop TO WRshoe county,
for judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. ... ..
Section 26 makes provision for publishing GOO
copies OF the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention and the sattr-, Of ,h