Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-29
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

the proceeds OF winch 4iono siuii w I1' -.
Mace Of the words both real and personal, In.
Guiding mines and mining property. This was
regarded az the most important change made by
the Convention. -.,---.. .,,.,., -, u.
ares was amended so az TO fix the salaries Of
State officers ETC., only for the hrst term ana tneh
stricken out and transferred to tine schedule' Fl.
ARTICLE M-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election once In two years, OF
A Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system OF common
Schools TO be maintained at least six months each
wear in every School District. Any SCHOOL Dis
trict failing 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 othef
sources of income available for the purpose, are
soemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only of which is to be distribu
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 be
sold. State University Is to be ostsbllshed. EN-
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining de- Z
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
uuired to take an oath Of Office half mill on
the dollar special tax IL TO be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature 10
elect their successors. said Board IL required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
IA speedily and efficiently M possible. All secia
rian 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 TO the
ia.
acres granted for internal improvements, and ~
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-NILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and discipining 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 XlII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State TO foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties to provide for the aged, In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article II
the same rs in the old Constitution. Ha '
ARTICLE XIy-BoUHDARY. ... ..
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 AS far west az California may re-
linquish. There Is no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead Of six
years, as in lust years Constitution.
Section Q prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States and III
oath that the party has not since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and willn be, engaged in duel
Section 3 prohibits my person not only from
holding office, but (which IL additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel -..
Section f. No perpetuities shall bealOwed ex.
cept for eleemOsynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section q. The aggregate number ofmembers o.
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Secton7 requires county officers 10 hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or ap
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature which must nevcrer
coed four years.
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing foT
| State Printer, was stricken out
Section IL requires tho Governor, Secretary Of
| State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su
| preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
Section Is provides for State census in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1915
and every ten years thereafter TO 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
twothirds votes Of two successive Legislature,
and subsequent ratification by the people Also,
that the Legislature, by two-th:rds vote, may
submit 10 the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Article
was In substance, the in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvH-scHEDULE "
Sections l. 2, 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
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and f0rfeitures, recOgnizancrr
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term OF
ofiCe-Governor 81 ,0C0; Secretary State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $4,000; Surveyor
| General, $1,000; Attorney General, 81, 500: Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, 81, 600; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, e., 600; member OF
the Legislature So per day aud 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following aDportiOS
ment Of the Legislature until otherwis, Jrovidsit
| by law: Storey county, 1 Senators, ~ assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 Assembl n<n;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4AssemblyWsI;
| Humboldt county, . Senators. Assembly meil
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assembymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
| Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, l Assemblyman; Nye county, ! Senator
| Asscmblyman; Ormsby county, Senator'S 3
| Assemblymen; Washoc and Roop counties, . SEN
atOrs, Assemblymen.
| Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 10
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional 100000 authorized by
| Article IN.
Section provides that the first State Oificers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
| in january 1867.
Section provides that the Senators selected
shall draw for long aud short terms, one. half going
out the day after the general election In 1866 and
| the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont The
] same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session of the LeRisa-
| 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 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 proyiso for special
election in Lander county next November.
Section Il continues the Territorial officers til
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 District,
Sc, 900; Second $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $1,000; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth $500: Ninth, 5000. - ...-...
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter OH their duties on the first Monday OF De.
cember next, and continue till January 1867.
Section l9 makes q similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
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 $4,000 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro
| vide for supporting their own officers.
| Section - provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
ritOrial Probate Courts to the District Courts
| Section q limits taxation for the first three
wears to one per cent, and One.fourth Of one per
| cent for Territorial Indebtedness.
| Section % attaches Roop to Washoe county.
| for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur'
poses. ,.oo.
Section III makes provision for publishing GOOr
| comics of the debates and proceedings of this
Convention, and for the compensation OF the
Official Reporter of the same.
| ELECTION ORDINANCE. . ....
! Following the Constitution proper IL an Ordf
nance providing for the submission Of the Consti-
tuition 10 the people at the time provided by Act
Congress and also for the election Of State ofcers
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday after the