Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-09
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

This body j. driving away at its work
about A. fast rs could be expected. On
Thursday it got the loyalty clause straight
ened out 10 suit it. as follows:
SECTION ,. No person who has been or
NAV be convicted Of treason or felony, IN any
STATE or Territory of the United States, unless
restored TO civil rights, and no person who,
after arriving AT the age OF eighteen years,
shall have voluntarily borne arms against the
United States, or held civil or military othce
under the So-called Confederate States, or
either of them, unless an amnesty be granted
10 such bv the Federal Government; and no
idiot, or insane person, or who refuses to take
the following oath, 10 wit: " l, -, do
solemnlv swear, TOR affirm, that Will sup
port, protect and defend the Constitution and
Government o! the United States, and the
Constitution and Government Of the State OF
Nevada, against all enemies, whether domes-
tic or foreign, and that will bear true faith,
allegiance and loyalty to the same, any or
dinance, resolution or law of any State, Con-
yention or Legislature to the contrary not
outstanding; and further, that do this with
! full discrimination, pledge and purpose,
without any mental reservation or evasion
whatsoever" shall be entitled to the priyi-
legeS of an elector.
Section three was amended as follows:
For tie purpose Of voting no person shall
be deemed TO have gained or lost residence
by reason Of his presence or absence while
EMPLOYED in the service Of the United States,
nor while engaged in the navigation OF the
waters of tine United States, or the high seas,
nor while student of any seminary Of learn
ING, nor while kept at any almshouSe or other
asylum at public expense, nor while confined
in any public prison
Section tye was amended to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. ). The right Of suffrage shall be en-
loved by all persons otherwise entitled TO the
same who NAV be absent from the State IN
the military or naval service of the United
States; prorideG, that the payment Of poll
tax or 4 registration Of such voter, shall not
be required as condition to the right of vo-
ting. Provision shall be made BY law regu-
lating the manner Of voting, holding cleo
lions, and making returns of such elections,
wherein other provisions are not contained IN
this Constitution.
SEC. 9. The Legislature shall provide BY
law for the payment Of an annual poll tax of
not less than two nor exceeding four dollars
from each male person resident in the State
indians excepted) between the ages Of
twenty-one and sixty years, one-half to be
applied for State and one-half for county
purposes and the Legislature may, in its
discretion, make such payment condition to
the right Of voting.
Yesterday morning, after much debate,
Section 10 was adopted in the following
shape:
"An persons qualified by law to vote for
Representatives to the General Assembly of
the Territory Of Nevada, on the 2lst day OF
March, 1864, and all other persons who may
be lawful voters in said Territory on the FIRST
Wednesday Of September next following,
shall be entitled to vote directly upon the
question Of adopting or rejecting this Consti-
tution."
Article Third was adopted without
change.
In Article Fourth, concerning the Legis-
lative Department, the following changes
were made: The clause fixing the valua-
ton of homeSteads was stricken out OF
Section 80. A clause permitting the cir
culation of notes of National Banks estab-
Gshed by law Of Congress, was inserted in
Section of the Article on Municipal and
other Corporations. Also, section rela-
tive TO three million loan for railroad
to the State line. Also, inserted pro-
vision for the payment of interest and
principal of State bonds, bearing interest
at seven per cent. per annum.
All this requires great deal OF talk-a
great deal more than one would suppose
who does not know how necessary to
ones fame it IS to make long speeches and
have them reported in the newspapers.
('The reports of this session lack one i'm
portant feature Of the one of last winter :
We have no daily bulletin of the state OF
John \. Collins health.)