Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-26

year, Taxes must be LEVIED eAcn year bunI4o1s-
to pay the annual expenses Of that year. and also
the deficit, If any, for the year preceding. TO
enable the State to do q cash business fom ne
start, the State may contract debts to an amount
not exceeding s3O0O00, under careful restrictions,
or to a greater amount, II necessary 10 proVtoe
for the public defense.
The only material change from the old ConstI-s
tuition is omitting the section which prohibited the
issuing of scrip other evidence ofindebtedness,
unless there were money in the State treasury teg
pay the same.
ARTICLE x-rAxAr1oS.c
Section l. The Legislature shall provide by law I'd
for uniform and equal rate Of assessment ono
taxation, and shall prescribe such regulations -
shall secnre a just valuation for taxation OF al
property, real, personal, and posSeSSory, except.
ing mines and mining claims, the proceeds Of
which alone shall be taxed; and also excepting
such property as may be exempted by law for
educational, literary, scientific, rehg. y
ious or charitable purposes.
The amendment of the old Constitution con.
sists in substituting the words real, personal and
possessory. excepting mines and mining claims.
the proceeds of which alone Rhall be taxed, - In
place of the words 'both real and personal, In.
eludfng mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made BY
tie Convention.
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so ss to 6x the salAries Of
State officers, etc. only for the first term and then
stricken out and traDkIeTTeQ 10 Inc Scueuute.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATl0N. .. 10.
Provides for the election, once in two yearT, Of
q Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools, TO be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school DIS. r.
trict failing TO maintain such school for tho space
of six months or permitting sectHriAn Instruction
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws az 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, arc y
solemnly 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. A State University is TO be established. en-,
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments. All teachers and professors are re.
uuired to take an oath Of office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax & 10 be levied annually for
the sapport of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superintendent of Public instruction constitute Q
Board OF Regents Of the University and pubiie
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their SUCCESSORS Said Board 10 required 70
organize the Mining Department ofthe Uniyerpity
As speedily and efficiently as possible. All sectS
rian .instructien In the schools or UniverSlty h
prohibited.
old Constitution by striking out 80 much Rs mnde;
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sory by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XIL-MILITIA.. r. t..
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izng and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.. also gives
tine Governor power 10 call out the militia In
emergences The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. ...
ARTICLE XlIt-PUBL1C INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent instltu.
tions and the counties to provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article ID
the same az in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE &Iy-BoUaDARY. .., ......
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further east, whenever ConHreSs-
shall assent, and ~ far west California may re-
linquish There is no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution. r.
ARTICLE Xv-NIsCELLASEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings tor the next three years, instead Of SIX
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section 2 prescribes an 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 will not be, engaged In duel
holding office, but (which Is additional 10 the old
Constitutionl from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in 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. 2.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberS Of
the Legislature shall never exceed Is. y #.'- 90 B..
Section requires county officers 10 hold theis
Offices az the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section 9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers. r.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or ap.
pointment of officers and the tenure Of ofheerS
created by the Legislature. which must never sx'
ceed four years.
lScction IL of the old Consultation, providing for
| q state Printer, WAS stricken out
Section l2 requires the Governor. Secretary Of
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the 6u.
preme Court TO keep their offices at the Capital.
Section l3 provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, ISIS
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, rs basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec Il establishes the plurality rnle in elections.
ARTICLE XyI-ANENDAESTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.thrds votes Of two successive Legislatures
and subsequent ratification BY the people. Also
submit to the people the question of calling Con
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, In substance. the same in the old Consultation
ARTICLE XVII SCHEDULE
Sections /, @ , 1Eh 4 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 forfcitures, recogntzanceS,
ETC., and all legal proceedings -. ... ...
A. tLa. olort f. Ia r.
offcc-Governor. $4,000; Secretary OF Estate Con.
troer and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, 81 600: Attorney General, O., 500; Su.
perintendcnt Of Public Instruction e., 600 each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, s. per day and 10 cents per mile
each way. ....
Section establishes the following apportIon.
mcnt of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 4 Senators, l2 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen:
EsmeraldR county, , Senators, 4 4ASsemhlymen |;
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 4Assemblymen; Lyon
| county, senator, Assenblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, l lAssemblyman Nye county. lSenAtor,
| l Assemblyman; Ormsby county, Senators
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
! ators, 3Assemblymen. 3 .....- . ...g
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall NOT in.
terfere with the additional $500 200 authorized by
Article k
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators frat elected
shall draw for long and short terms half going
out the day after the general election In 1885 and
the other half two years later. .-no
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. :, ~ d. &
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LegiSla-
ture commence On he RprOnd Nondav NJ noAara.