Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-13

at length. The third reading ofevery bill must
be by sectionS, and the ayes and noes must be
take, on the final passage Of every bill or Joint
resolution. A majority Of all the member elect
ed to each house is required to pass any bill or
resolu ton Accurate statements 81 o. Ieee,pts rex ana
every regular session. All laws must bs general
| and uniform In operation, a. far ~ possible and
local or special legislation Is expressly forbidden
-Rsgulatiug the Jurisdiction and duties Of JUS
tices Of the Peace and Constables; for the pun
\ iBhing Of crimes and misdemeanors; 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; vacsting roads, town plots, streets, alleys
| and public squares; sunmonng and impannel
ling grand and petit Jures, and providing for their
compensation; regulating county aud township
business; regulating the election Of county and
| township officers for the assessment and collee
tion Of taxes for State, county and township pur.
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections Of State, county or township officers,
| for the sale of real estate belonging TO minors or
| other perDonS lAb0ring under legal dlSabItieE
! uniform system Of county and township govern.
ment 10 required TO be eStabllshed. Lotteries and
the sale oflottsry tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation to onicors and employees Of the
Legislature Is forbidden. The first regular res.
sion 10 limited 10 ninety days, subsequent seE
| aions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con-
yened BY the Governor, TO twenty .dayL A
homestead a. provided by law, !" i1 required to
enumerated cases. Provision is made for secur.
| ing the separate property of Wife The county
| officers to be elected are specified, the Legisla-
ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation oflegislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms each member 10 allowed
not exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
newspapers postage, etc.; % 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 necessary to
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 to hold secret executive ses
iions permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money;
emitting the specification of the amount or value
| Of the Homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law emitting the section for
| bidding the passage Of any law authorizing mar.
fted women 10 act a. sole TRADERS omttln8 the
Limitation Of the salaries of county officers and
the per diem Of the members ofthe Legislature, etc
| ARTICLE v-ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power In Governor, to be
| elected for four years. who must be q qualified
electOr twenty years of age, and except at
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 il Commander.in.C Chief Of
| the military forces Of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He Is
to transact all executive business, zee that the
laws are faithfully executed and to fll vacancies
In Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legis
| lative business may be transacted, except such
al the Governor may call attention to. He has
power, In case of disagreement between the two
Houses 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. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant reprieves not ex.
ceedlng sixty dRya The Governor, Justices Of
| the Supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court Of PardonS, except In cases
| of treason and impeachments Lieutenant
Governor is TO be elected at 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
| ycyor General and Attorney General are also
| provided for and their powers and duties pre-
scribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
Attorney General are constituted y Board Of
| State Prison Directors, and also BoRrd 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 Lee
| gslsture.
The only change Of Importance from the old
Constitution In this Article IL providing for the
| election Of q Surveyor General
| ARTICLE v1-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the Judicial power Of the State In Su.
preme Court, consisting Of q Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power In the Legis-
ature to add two associateS) nine District Courts
| lat presenD and Justices of tho Peace. The
| Legislature may also eStsblish Municipal Courts
| in incorporated cities and towns The Justices of
the Supreme Court arc to be elected at general
elections for ak years EACH but those first elected
are to draw for long and short terms 30 that one
| will go out Of Office every two year1. The Su-
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction In all
cases In equity, and In all cases ut law involving
real estate or mining claims, the legality Of taxes,
| assessments, hnes ETC., where the amount In con.
trovergy exceeds three hundred dollars; also on
questions of law alone, In criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju.
dicial Districts Storey county constituting the
\ First, Ormsby the Second Lyon the Third,
Wsshoe the Fourth, Nye and 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-extensiye and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are to be
elected for four years, md are tn be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their rs
| spective DistrictG The District Courts have
original jurisdiction In all cases wherein the SUI
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
ating TO estates of deceased persons, and persons
\ and estates Of minors and insane persons, and of
the action of forcble entry and unlawful detalner,
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 The Legislature determines
| the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
and township, and Axes their duties and compen'
sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
OF fcases not coming within the jurisdiction Of the
District Courts provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction "a may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris.
dction concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcement Of mechanics liens, not exceeding
$780, and Of actions for the possession Of lands
| and tenements In certain specified cases The
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts az the Legislature may determine, are
Courts Of Record Their Judges are not allowed
TO receive fees and perqulsites for their own use
Judges are ineligible TO other than judicial Offices
| during their terms Provision Ii made for docket
fees, TO be applied toward the payment of the
salaries Of Judges No leave Of absence can be
RfaQLe0 " Auy JuuCIhl OulCtIJ huu INC oUbCuCO
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va.
| Gates bis Office.
This Article Ia radically different from the cor
responding Article Of the old Constitution, where
| In the Judicial system was copied substantially
from that Of California.
ARTICLE VII u-IMPEACHNEST ASD REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE
Provides for impeachlng by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate. the Chief Justice TO preside
at the trial Of q Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and two o-thirds Of the. Senators elected TO
be necessary for conviction. AL Stats and ia.
dicial oficerS, except Justices Of the Peace, are
liable to impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL.
fesSance in office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party Is liable, however, to IndIet.
ment and trial according to law, II the offense
IL indictable. The Judges Of the supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
from Office, after q hearing, by vote Of two
thirds Of the members elected to each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made BY law
for the removal Of other civil oficerA
This Article Is substantially the same ~ that
In the old Constitution, except the provislon re:
quiring the Chief JuEtlce 20 preside at the trial
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
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