Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-08
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

,,Ots in snbstituting the words real persona Hnu
nosseSsory, excepting mines and mining e "1r
he proceeds of which alone snal ~ -"nnsi IN. W.
Diacs M the words "both real and persona, n
rIndine mines and mining property lnE ~
as the most important ehHnEe h'" DN y
the Convention. ,,,.,,. .,,,,led AL. ..
aries was amended SO as to hx the sAiAss
stes 49, etc ouly for the first term and then
S.ricL an amt and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATTos. =
r-.z,ao. n, the election once in two years, OF
n Snnerinteudent Of Public Instruction, and ior
The Establishment of uniform system OF Common
S.SooIS N he maintained at least six months each
wear IN every School District. Any scnooI Dh
frict falling to maintain such school LOT tne sp9ce
VI ~; n,,bS or permittng sectarRn instruction
tbcreIn NAV be deprived of Its proportion OF inc
School Fund The Legislature may pass sueh
Laws IA will tend TO secure general attendance
children ON The schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and al o'ner
sources of income available for the PuLpose, HS
Sole,nniy net apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which Is to Dc distriOu
ted pro rata according to the number OF chlidleh
between six and eighteen years OF age IN easn
county Floating school land warrants are 10 DC
sold. A State University u to be sstsoInneo. en-
braclng agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments All teachers and professor are re.
ouircd to take an oath Of Office. A half MIL on
the dollar special tax ia to be levied annually ior
the support of the University and common
schools, The Governor, Secretary OF state anu
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction censtitutea
Board of Regents of the University and PuDnc
schools for the first four years, the Legislature 10
elect their successors. said Board IL required 10
organize the Mining Department ofthe Universly
as speedily and efficiently as possible All secta.
rian instruction in the SCHOOLS OF OmfeIshy "
prohibited. ,
This amends the corresponding Article OF tue
old Constitution by striking out so much "a mace
the attendance Of children on the schools compui',
sorry by asking for the consent OF Congress 10 tue
appropriation TO school purposes OF the 5OOVU
acres granted for internal improvements, ana III
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XH-MILITIA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ.
zing and disciplininR the militia and the effective
announcement of volunteer corps, etc. also gives
the Governor power 10 call ont the militia ID
emergencies. The Article IL identical with III"
one in the old Constitution .....
ARTICLE XlIT-PuBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State 10 foster benevolent inst;u.
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged. In
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article ~
the same as In the old Constitution. .. no.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes tho State boundary ns In the Ena'
bling Act and provides for extending such 6oun'
Diary ono degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and far west as California may r..
linauish There IL no change in this from the ohi
Constitution. ..
ARTICLE Xy-MIsCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government ut Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead OF six
years, ns In last years Constitution.
Section prescribes m oath of office, including
an oath of allegiance the United States, and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption o.
the Constitution, and winot be, engaged In dnel.
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional 10 the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel
Section 1. No perpetuities shall be allowed eK
eept for elcemosynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday OF November.
Section Q. The aggregate number ofmemberso OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers TO hold their
offices AZ the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Seetion9 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 .....l ..r.. F-
Section l2 of the old Constitution providing for
state Printer, was stricken out ...
; Section IL requires the Governor. Secretary OF
State, Treasurer. Controller and Clerk of the Sn !.
prrne Court to keep their Offices at the Capital.
Section - provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1865 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census as basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule IN elections
ARTICLE XVI AMESDNESTs.
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 a two.thirds vote, may
submit 10 the people the question Of calling Con
vention 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was In substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-sCHEDuLE.
Sections l, ., 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-
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeturcs, recognizances
etc, and ali legal proceedings
Section 5 fixes the Saares-for the first term Of
of1ice-Governor, 81 900; Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
: General, $1,000; Attorney General, 1880; Su.
periutendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, e., 900; members OF
the Legislature 50 per day and 40 cents per mile
: each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apportion.
= ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly.
: men; Douglas county, l. Senator, 9 Assemblymen;
: | Humboldt county, Senators. Assemblymen
Il Lander county, Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
. county, ] Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
;, Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
q county, Asscmbyman Nye county, Senator
3 | Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators
y AssemblymeI; waShoe and Roop counties, 9 Ser 4
:. ators, 3 Assemblymen. ..
u Section transfers all debts Of the Territor y Il
the State provided said Indebtedness Shal not in
terfcre with the additional S]C0000 author ed b,
. Article IN 49, ..". -
= Section 6 provides that the first State officer
y shall hold till the Tuesday after the frs. Monday
y In January 1867.
. Section provides that the Senators drstelecte,
shall draw for long and short terms, OH half gonI
out the day after the general election in 1896 ant
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out tn,
!, same rule respecting AsSsnhymen.
Section l2 makes the FIRST session Of the LeSiSla
, ture commence on the second Monday of Deem
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan
4 uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienni
= ally, commencing on the frst Monday of January
: Section Is continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
y 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 the Territorial oificers iii
= = election and qualification Of State officers. :
: Section IS fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
; District Courts.
Section l6 and II Ak the salaries of the Disrre,
= Judges until altered by law. First District,
= $1,000; Second e4.000 Third and Fourth, e5 900;
g Fifth, $500; Sixth, 1900; Seventh, 10000 ;
= Eighth, $780, Ninth, f5.0OO. 49,
Section 10 requires State officers first elected TO
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De.
y cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
4 Section l9 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. a.. ..a-
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
l. qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
r. Treasurer to give bonds in so, 900 each.
II Section 81 requires counties, towns etc. TO pro.
Il vide for supporting their own officers.
T. Section - provides for filling vacancies
n Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
e ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts
y Section "a limits taxation for the first three
" years to one per cent aud one-fourth Of one per
Is cent for Territorial indebtedness ...
IS Section 25 attaches Roop 10 Washoe county: