Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-10
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA


The amendment Of the old Constitution CON
ssts In substituting the words resl, personal and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, In
place Of the words both real and personal, In.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. , ..... ......
Article XI Of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries was amended so as to az the salaries Of
State officers etc. only for the first term. and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE M-EDUcATIoE. ..,-rs
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
a superintendent Of Public instruction, and for
the establishment Of uniform system Of Common
Schools to be maintained at least six months each
wear In every School District. Any School Dis
irict falling to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of it, proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as 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, are
solennly set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund, the interest only of which Ia 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-
braeing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments. All teachers and professors are n.
quired to take IN oath of Office. A half mill Oh
the dollar special tax Is TO be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction cenStItutsH
Board of Regents of the University aud public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature 70
elect their SUCCESSORS Said Board ID required 10
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently AZ possible. All secta.
rian instruction in the schools or University Il
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 80 much ~ made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes of the 500OO0
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-NTLITIA.
REQUIRES the Legislature to provide for organ.
izng and discIplining the mittn mud the effective
encouragement Of volunteer CORPS etc.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identiral with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIH-PUBIIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent insiiIu
tons and the counties TO provide for the nged, In
firm or INDECENT The language of tho Article II
the same ~ IN the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIy-BouSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary nS in the Ena
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and us far west rs California may re-
linquiSh. There Is no change In this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of xix
years, US IN last years Constitution.
Section prescribes I'm oath OF Office, including
an oath of allegiance TO the United States, aud Ri
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and willnot BE- engaged In aduel.
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which is additional TO the OLD
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in a duel. ..u 0......-
Section I. No perpetuites shall be- allowed ex
cept for elccniosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section G. The aggregate number ofmemberS III
the Legislature shall never exceed IS. ...
Seciion7 requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats. ....
Section provides for the publication of statul.
laws and Supreme Court decisiOnE
Sections authorizes the Legislature TO increase
diminish salaries OF public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or mp
pOintment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never eS
coed four years.
lSeCtlOn IL OF tue COnttltullOll, pTOFlulnRt
state Printer, was stricken out. 70 . .e.-..
Section - requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1878
and every ten yearS thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, n basis of repre-
scutation. I.
Sec. IA establishes theplurality rule in elections.
ARTICLE,NyI - AMENDMENTS ....
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.thirds votes Of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also.
that the Legislature, by . two-thlrdS vote. may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xru-scHEDULE.
Sections !, 9, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. judgments, claims.
ETC., from the Territorial 10 the State Government;
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re-.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and brfeiturcS. rccognlzanceS,
etc, and all legal proceedings. .
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term of
offce-GOrernOr, $4,000 Secretary ofState, Con.
trOller and Treasurer, each, $1,000: Surveyor
General. $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, o. 600; cncI
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members OF
the Legislature, - per day and 10 cents per mile
each way. .t o..
Section establishes the following apportion'
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 1 Senators, 10 Assembly
men Douglas county Senator, Asscmblymer;
Esmcralda county, Senators, 4 Assembly men :.
Humboldt county. = Senators. 3 AssemblyInen
Lander county, 2 Senators, I Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman; Nys county, Senator
l Asse mblym Ornsby county, Senators ,
Agan nd Rnn . CT,
ators, } Assemblymen.
| Section transfers all debts of the Territory TO
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional S:I00OO0 authorized BY
| Article lX. .,.. %.
Section provides that tine first State officer
shall hold ill the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1861 ...
Section provides that the Senators hrst elected
shall draw for long and short terms one.half going
out the day after the general election in 1906 and
| the other half two years later. ...
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting AsSemblymen. I'M "
Section IL makes the first session Of the Legipa
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan
uary, 1866: succeeding sessions 10 be held bienn
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges ARE elected, with proviso for q special
election In Lander county next November
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section 10 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by Law First District
$1,000 Second, s4,0oOj Third and Fourth, $500:
Fifth, $500 Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $6.lOO;
Eighth, $4,000; Ninth. $1,000
Section le requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties ON the Hrst Monday M n,