Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-15


taken. on the final passage of every bill or joint
resolution A majority of all the members elect
ed to each house is required to pass any bill or
resou ton, Accurate statements of receipts and
expenditures must be publshed, with the laws, at
every regular session. .All lawB must be general
and uniform in operation, as far al possible, and
local or special legislation Is expressly forbidden
Regulating the jurisdiction and duties Of Jus.
tices of the Peace and Constables; for the pm.
ishng Of crimes and misdemeRnors; regulating
the practice Of courts Of justice providing for
changing the venue In civil and criminal cases:
granting divorces; changing the names Of per-
sons; yacating roads. town plots, streets, alleys
and public squares summoniug and impannel'
ling gruud and petit juries and providing for their
compensation regulating county and township
business; regulating the election Of county and
township Ofieersi for the assessment and collec.
tion Of taxes for State, county and township pur-
poses; providing for opening and conducting
elections of State, county or township officers,
and designating the places Of voting; providing
for the sale Of real estate belonging TO minors or
other persons laboring under legal disabilities, A
uniform system Of county and township govern.
nept Is re9ulredto be established. Lotteries and
the sale oflottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation to officers and employees Of the
Legislature Is forbidden. The hrst regular
sion Is limited 10 ninety days, subsequent ses-
sions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor, to twenty days. A
homestead as provided by law" Is required to
be exempted from forced sale, except in certain
enumerated caseA Provision IL made for secur-
ing the separate property of wife. The county
officers to be elected ars specified the Legisla-
ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation oflegislators cannot be chang
ed during their termsi each member Is allowed
not exceeding 600 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage. etc.; s2a day additional Is
allowed the, presiding officers of each branch.
Elections OF United States Senators are to be
made in. Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening of
vacancy; in case offailure of the two Houses to
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con-
vention or proclamation. Two-thirds of all the
members elected to each branch are necessaryfO
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto
bill and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session Of the Legislature
The changes In this Article from the old Con.
stitution are numerous Among them are: al.
lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive seS.
sions; permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money;
omitting the specification Of the amount or value
Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that TO
be provided for by law Omitting the section for.
bidding the passage Of any law authorizing mar.
ried women to act as sole traders emitting the
limitation of the salaries Of county officers, and
the per diem Ofthemembers ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE Y-ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power In Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be a qualified
elector, twenty five years of age, and, except ut
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo.
ton, resident Of the State Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers The Governor iS Commander.in- Chief Of
the military forces of the State. except when
called into the service of the United States He Is
to transact NIL executive business, see that the
laws faithfully executed, and to fill vacancies
in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
Of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legs-
lative business may be transacted, except such
a. the Governor may coll attention to- He has
power, in case Of disagreement between the two
Houses as TO the time of adjournment, TO adjourn
the Legislature to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
ing of the next Legislature. lie may suspend
fines and forfeltures and grant repricves not ex:
ceedng sixty days The Governor. Justices Of
the Supreme Court aud Attorney General are
constituted a Court Of Par1ons, except IN cnses
of treason and impeachmepts 4 Lieutenant
Governor Is 90 be elected ut the same time and
for the same term az the Governor. The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed.
A Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, Sur.
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-:
sciioeu' Aue uofetuoTi oecIethIy VI othte dhu
attorney General are eopsntuted board OF
State Prison Directors, and also u BOerd Of EX.
aminers, to audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
| fore such claims can be passed upon by the LIE.
| gislature. --.. ...n.." .n.. .... .. ...
Inc only cnange o. Importance from the old
CONSTITUTION IN thls Article " providing Tor the
election of O Surveyor General s 49,. ..-
ARTICLE vI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State In Su.
preme Conrt' consisting OF Chiet justice and
Two Associate JUSTICES Switn power 10 the LeBls-
ature 10 add TWO associates), nine Distrct Courts
lat present. and Justices o. the Peace. fhe
Legislature may aiso estaohsh Municipal courts
IN incorporated cltles and townA Inc JUSTICES OF
Ine supreme SouIt are 70 DC elected st general
eiecuons LOT nx years eacn out tnose nrst elected
are 70 draw for long and snort terms, 10 that one
Will go out OF otice every two years. The su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction In all
cases In equity, and In all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims the legality Of taxes
assessments, fines, ETC., where the amount In con-
troVerSy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions OF law alone In criminal cases amonnt-
ing TO felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju-
dlcisl Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third,
Washoe the Fourth, Nye aud Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug.
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth Roop is
attached to the Washoe district, The Legislature
may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
increase or diminish the number of districts or
Judges. The First, or Storey District, has three
District Judges with co-exteTsive and concur
rent jurisdiction. The District Judges arc to be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures Of the counties comprising their
spective Districts The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction in all cases wherein the STU
prcme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also, re-
lating TO estates Of deceased persons and persons
and estates of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action Of foreible entry and unlawful detaner
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate Jurisdiction
in all caSes arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals. r. The Legislature determines
the number of Justices Of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen-
sation. Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
Of cases not coming within the Jurisdiction Of the
District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
dicton concurrent with the District Courts in the
enforcement of mechanics liens, not exceeding
$500, and Of aetlons for the Possession of lands
and tene1ents IN certain specified cases. The
supreme Ctnrt' District Courts, and sueh otner
Courts as the tLeglhlaturo may Tueter1ntne, are