Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-21

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at length. Tho third reading Of every bin must
be by Iections, and the ayes and noes must be
taken on the final pasSags Of every bill or Joint
resolution. A majority of all the members elect
ed to each house Is required to pass any bpl Or
resolution. Accurate statements Of. receipts and
expenditures must be publshed, with the laws, p
levefyregulRr session. All laws must b general
and uniform In operation, Rs far as possible, and
ocai or special legislation Is expressly forbidden
Regulating the jurisdiction and duties Of Jus.
tices Of the Peace and Copstables; for the pun
| ishing Of crimes and misdemeanors regulating
tho practice of courts of justice; providing for
changing the venue In civil and criminal cases !:
granting divOrcesi changing the names Of per.
sons; yacating roads, town plots, streets, alleys
and public. squares summoning and impannel.
ling grand and petit juriBs, and providing for their
compensation !; regulating county and township
| business regulating the election Of county and
township officers for the assessment and collec.
ton Of tares for State, county and Township pnr-
poses; providing for opening and conducting
elections of State, county or township officers,
md designating the places Of voting; providing
for the sale Of real estate Belonging to minors or
other persons laborinR under legal disabilities A
| uniform system Of county and township govern
Inent il requiredto be established LOTTERIES and
the sale oflottery tickets are prohibited, Extra
compensation to officers and employees Of the
Legislature is forbidden The first regular ses.
sion is limited to ninety days, subsequent ses-
sions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor, 10 twenty days A
homestead " as provided by law" Is required to
be exempted from forced sale, except in certain
| enumerated cases Provision Is made for 'Becur.
ing the separate property Of wife. The county
officers 10 be elected are specified, the Legfsla-
| ture 70 prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation of legislators cannot be chang.
ed during their ternsi each member Is allowed
| not exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
| newspapers postage ETC.; o. a day additional Is
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 offailnre Of the two Houses to
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con-
! yention or proclamation. Two.thlrds Of nil ths
| members elected to each branch are necessary TO
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor IL allowed five days during the session.
or ten days thereafter, within which TO veto q
bill and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session Of the Legislature. 81.
The changes In this Article from the old Con-
stitution ore numerous Among them arc: al.
| lowing the Senate to hold secret executive HeS
Sions permitting special legislation respecting
fees und salaries, and the interest on money !;
omitting the specification Of the amount or value
be provided for by law emitting 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 ofthe members ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE Y-EXEcUTIyE DEPARTMENT. r-'
Vests the executive power In Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be q qualified
elector twenty-five years of age, and, except at
the first election for two years preceding his elec
ton, resident ofthe State, Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers. The Governor il Commander:in Chief Of
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service Of the United States Heis
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.
latiye business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention to. :. He has
power, in care of disagreement between the two
Houses TO the time of adjournment, 10 adjourn
the Legislature to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
| ing of the next LegislBture. He may suspend
fines and forteitures and grant reprieves not ex.
| ceedlng Sxty days. The Governor, Justices Of
| tho supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court Of Pardons, except in cases
Of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
| Governor Is to be elected at the same TINA and
| for the same term as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed
| A Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, eur.
veyor 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 q Board OF
| State Prison Directors, and also Bosrd 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 Le.
gislature.
| The only change of Importance from the old
1 E0natiiuliOn Ia fnr
election of q Surveyor General
ARTICLE vI-JUDIcLL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the Judicial power Of the State In Su-
preme Court, consisting Of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (with power in the Legis-
lature to add two associates, nine District Courts
(at present. and Justices Of the Peace The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
In incorporated cities and towns The Justices OF
| the Supreme Court are TO be elected at general
elections tor six years each, but those tt elected
are to draw for long and short terms SO that one
viii go out Of Office every two years The Su.
preune 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-
| troyersy 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 Dhtrietsi Storey county constituting the
| First, Ormsby the second, Lyon the Third.
Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
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| las the Eighth, Esmeralds 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 a co-extensive and concur.
| rent Jurisdiction The District Judges are to be
elected for four years, and are TO be paid out Of
the treasures Of the counties comprising their re-
| spectlve Districts The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction In oil cases wherein the Su-
prene Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
ating 10 estates Of deceased persons, and persons
and estates of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action Of forcbe entry and unlawful detainer.
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
| by law. They have final appellate Jurisdiction
in all arising in Justices' Courts and other
inferior tribunals The Legislature determines
the number of Justices Of the Peace In each city
and township, and fxes their duties and compen-
sation. Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
ofcaseS 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
dction concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcement of mechanics liens, not exceeding
| e300 and of actions for the possession Of lands
and tsnements in certain SPECIFIED caseI. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
| Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record. Their Judges are.not allowed
to receive fees and perquisltes for their own USE
Judges are tnenglDle TO otner tnan Jud1cla omces
during their terms, Provision is made for docket
| fees, to be applied toward the payment of the
| salaries Of Judges. No leave Of absence can be
granted to any judicial officer, and the sbSenee
of such officer from the State for ninety days va
| Gates his office. :.--t.-- a.H-il rl5'
This Article is radically different from the cor.
responding Article Of the old Constitution, where
! In the Judicial system was copied substantially
| from that of California 49,,
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
.sF FROM OFFICE.
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice to preside
1t the trial OF a Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and two thirds Of the Senators elected TO
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju.
dicial officers, except Justices Of the Peace are
liable TO impeachment for mTSdenea or NAL.
feasance In Office but judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party u liable, however, 10 indIet:
ment and trial according TO law, II the offense
Is 'indictsble. The Judges Of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be- removed
from office, after a 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 officers
This Article 10 substantially tho same ~ that
In the old Constitution, except the prOVislOn re.
quiring the Chief Justice 20 presids At the trial
.of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. y,...-, .s,
ARTICLE vIn-hUNIcIPALAND oTHER coRPoR.