Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-16


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y FART1cLE Ix--TIIANcElHD STATE pxeL
The fiscal year commences January LIS u Seen
year. Taxes must BE- levied each year -. .caent
10 pay the annual expenses Of inst yen. mo 9so
the deficit, II any, for the year Preeeding. .Io
enable the State TO do cash buIneD1 nom tne
start, the State may contract debts TO IN enoaut
not exceeding 100000, under careful restFt0oone,
or to greater amount, II nsceAsary 70 provide
for the public defense. -..--., -..--------.--..
The only material change ftum the Old Con1el-
tuition s omttIng the section which prohibited the
issuing Of scrip or other evidence ofindebteduess,
unless there were money In the State treAsury 70
pay the same. -@'"
. lsT.Ea rs ARTICLE Ex-TANATI0H.i a aaal
Section !. The Legislature shall provide by Iaw
for uniform and equal rate Of as0eSSnsot md
taxation, and shall prescribe such teEulstiopl 9.
shall secnre Just valuation for taxation OF I'll
properly, real, personal md posSeaOoIy, 14oopt.
ing mines and mining claims, the proceeds Of
which alone shall be taxed md also excepting
such property e may be exempted by Nv for
ious or charitable purposes. - -E ~ l1f
The amendment Of the old Constitution con.
sists IN substituting the words real personal and
poSBsssOry, excepting mines and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone ahall be .taxed, " In
place Of the words ''both real and personal, In
regarded a. the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article XII Of the old Constitution. snatsd nj.
aries, was amended 20 ~ to hx the salaries Of
State officers, etc. only for the ArSt term, And then
stricken ont and transferred to the Sehednle. ID
ARTICLE M-EDUcLTtoR.
Provides for the election, oneo in4Np years. OF
O Superintendent OF. Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of q Uniform system Of Common
Schools, to be maiutRined at least hx mnlth1 each
year In every School District. Any School Dis
triet failing to maintain such school for the Spaes
OF six months, or permitting BeetafAn insqf fnction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF tho
School Fund The Legialatufe may pe11 such
children on the schools The lands donated by
Congress for! educational pnrposAaT and n other
sources Of income available for the purpose, rAre
Bolemnly set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund the interest only Of which ls 70 DO dIstEihu
ted pro rata, according TO the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age m each
county,. Floating school land waHrapts ar6 20 be
sold AState University Is to be sstablished, em-
hracing agricultural mechanical and mining de.
partments. AL teachers and -profeSsor1 are re-
duired TO take an oath of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special lax Ia to be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superintendent Of Public Instructlon constitute
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their meceaSorG 4SRid BoHrd u required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
AZ speedily and efficiently as possible. All sectH.
rian instruction in the schools or UniveraIty il
prohibited
This amends tho corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much ns made
the attendance Of children ON the schools coinpul
sorry, by asking for the consent Of ConGrsa % the
appropriation TO school purposes OF the SO0,OO
acres granted for internal Improvement, and'in
some less important PARTICULAR rzagrt,f s..r
. '-'- '..-... ARTICLE XII-M1LIT1A.
REQUIRES the LegislRtnreto to provide for organ
izng and disciplining the milltia and the elective
ENCOURAGEMENT Of volunteer corps, ETC.; Rlao gives
the Goyernsr power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article Is identical with, the
one in the old Constitution. !---i-H 4'
ARTICLE xIu-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 4
Requires the State to foster benevolent inStitu-
tons and the counties 10 provide for the aged In.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article Ii
the same as in the old Constitution. II. a.sg
- ARTICLE XIV-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary az In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such bonn
dary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and ~ far west % California may re-
lInquiSh, There Is no change In this II ON the old
Constitution ....s. .fr.s ir-ar-sp rdyy grrI
ARTICLE xv-MrscELLA AEEous PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations Tor Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of six
years, al In Last years Constitution oEt.I
| Section prescrbes IN oath of of1ce, including
an oath of allegiance to the United EtatsA and an
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
ConstitutionI nom voting, VINO mas Deen In any
| way concerned In dueL
Sections. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex-
cept for eleemosynary purposea
Section fixcs the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of Noyenber.r
Section G. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed 70
L kH.a " al N
Offices at the county oeat1. ''
Section provides Tor the Puollcat'on OF statute
laws and supreme Conit aecis,cnn
Section > autnorlLes tns Legissatore toine'eure
or diminish ~ saiarieS iPIDnc oIce me- nio.,,,, ~,
Sechons ~ uau - S ~, :" t,'.e ~ nssp op
polntent o. GSs .s,,t s,u ,vh;sS T,n.s nsu.s sn
eIea'eu W Ihe EeSi'iH''0 - ""'SA A'1''
ceed four years ..I
lsecnon IL OF tne olu S9nsutut'9Vn' Pfo''u'"B wi
state Printer, was stiicKen outI
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the su
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital
:, Section l3 provides for State census, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1s7.
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United states census as baai' Of repre-
Sec IA establishes the plnrality rulein elections
i -g.g .. ARTICLE xvI--AAEHDAES1s.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution BY
two-thirds votes Of two successive LegiGatures
aud subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature, Dy tWothirdS VOTE may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention 70 revise tne Consutu,lon; - nrEis
was, N suoStance, tue stInc IN tt.e oe
ARTICLE xyH-scHEDULE HaA
Sections l. - . and pfoSiae i9r tne tAnnsf ,ts
Sn' A th apS.o,isi ~ tSs S.a;s nov.,~r,sn,
etc, from tne IeIH'oiS, - ~ VIC otH'T
for the continuance 0l aerIt1lia, Laws unIu ~ re &c
pealed or altefed py lne etAte LeelAAIuIe Ior tns
transfer OF. nnes ann t0IieIuIes' s' 'ecosniAAnees