Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-31

Guiding mines and mining property" This wA
regarded "a the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article XI Of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as 10 fix the salaries OF
State officers, etc. only for the first term. and then
stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule.
ARTICLE XT-EDUcATloS.
prouides for the election, once in two years, OF
n Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
schools to be maintained ut least six months each
wear In every School District. Any school Dis
irict failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting sectarian INSTRUCTION
therein. NAV Es deprived Of Its proportion Of tho
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws rs will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools, The lands uonG%a .oy
Congress for educational purposes, and oil otner
sources Of income available for the purpose, are
solemnly ret apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which 10 10 De distiou'
ted pro rata. according TO the number OF chhuIen
between six and eighteen years Of age IN each
county Floating school land warrants are 70 Dc
sold State University il to be Established. EN-
oraclng agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partnenls. All teachers and professors are re-
quired 10 take an oath Of office. A half MILL on
the dollar speciul tax Is TO be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of Stnte and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitute
Board OF Regents Of the University and public
schoOls for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors. aid Board is REQUIRED 10
rganize the Mining Department Of the University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All srcta.
ran instruction in the schools or University Is
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking ont SO much o. made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 500 900
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-NILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing aud disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etci 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-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent inStitu-
tons aud the counties TO provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language Of tho Article 10
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIy-BouSDARY.
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 rs far west rs California may re-
linquish There is no change IN this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-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, in last year's Constitution.
Section 2 prescribes IN oath Of office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and an
oath that the party has not since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and willnot be- gagged In duel.
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but which is additional to the old
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel.
Section (. No perpetuitef shall be allowed e1.
cept for eleemoBynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the frat Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberS Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section I requires county officers TO hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate 10 the election or ap
pontmcnt Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never OK
cerd four years.
Lection la of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer was stricken out.
Sect II requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital.
Section l3 provides for State census, in tho
discretion Of the Legislature In 1865, 1867, 1875
and every years thereafter. 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as baHis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec Il establishes the purslity rule In elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMEST5.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution BY
two.thirdb votes Of two successive Legislatures
and subsequent ratification by the people. AlI0
that the Legislature by a two.thirls vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
yention to revise the Constitution This Article
wss IN substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE n-ScHEDuLE
Sections !, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer OF
rights actions, prosecutions judgments, claims.
etc from the Territorial to the State Governments,
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until ro
pealed altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of tines and forfeitures, recogniZAnc0s
ETC., and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the saIaries-for the hrst term Of
ofIice-Governor, S4.0O0; Secretary Of State. Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $3.50; Surveyor
General. 81 GOO; Attorney General, So, 500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, 81, 100; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 ,0O0 members Of
the Legislature So pei day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apporton.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators. i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, ! Senator, = AsScmblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators. 4A6semblynleu
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assembly men
Lander county, Senators, Assembiymen; Lyon
county, enator, 3 Asspmblymcn; Lyon and
Churchill counties, | Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblynlaa; Nye county, Senator
Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts OF the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional s3O0,OOO authorized by
Article X.
Section provides tina, the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators rstelected
the day after the general election in 1866 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting AssemblymeD.
Section I2 makes the first session Of the LegiSla
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decvm.
brr next The second OH the first Monday of Jan.
uary 1866 succeeding srssi0DS to be held bienni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section Is continues all Territorial and county
officers under the Suite organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with Il prorisO for q special
election in Lander county next November
Section IA continues the Territorial officers TIL
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme aud
District Courts
Section l6 mud II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
5000; Second, $i.t00 Third aud Fourth, $1,000;
Fifth s., 6O0; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000;
Eighth, $50 o; Ninth, S5.0CO.
Section Is requires State officers 6rst elected 70
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of Do
cember next, aud continue till January, 1867.
Section l9 makes similgr provision for the
Supreme and District Judges
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges and requires the State Controller aud
Treasurer TO give bonds in $50, 900 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 drIt three
wears 10 one per cent. and one.fourth Of one per
cent. for Territorial Indebtedness.
Section 25 attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for judicial legislative, revenue and county pur-
poses
Section &c makes provision for publishing 500
copies 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 Ii an ord.
nance providing for the submission Of the ConEti.
tuition 10 the people at the time provided by Act Of
Congress- and also for the election Of State officers,
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday after the
first Monday Of November. 1864. The ordinance
makes detailed provisions the SOLDIER votes,
the manner ofvotiDg, making and canvassing the
returns. declaring the result, etc. Upon the H.
suing Of the Presidents proclamation 90 be re-
crived by telegraph admitting the State into the