Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-10

place Of the words both real and persenel p.
GLIDING mines and mining property" TINS wn
regarded as the most important change meae'py
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled "a:
aries, was amended 10 a. to hx the salaries o.
State officers, etc. only for the HIyt ana I'm
stricken out and transferred to the schsduisy n
ARTICLE M-EDucATIoS.
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and tnr
the Establishment Of uniform system 81 Commen
Schools to be maintained at least hx months easni
wear In every School District. Any Scbool DE-
trict failing to maintain such school for the spaco
of six months or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass suen
laws AZ will tend to secure general attendAnee Of
children on the schools. The lands donated ~
Congress for educational purposes, and I'll other
sources of income available for the purpoEe, AZ
solemnly set apart and pledged to tbs School
Find the interest only of which 10 10 be diStrihn-
ted pro rata, according TO the number Of chhofen
between six and eighteen years OF age In each
county Floating school land warrants are 70 oe
sold. State University 10 70 be established. TN
bracjpg agricultural, mechanical and mining as
partments, All teachers and professor are ne
aulred TO take an oath Of Office. A half MIL on
the dollar special tax Ia to be lowed annually Tor
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superintendent of Public obstruction eenatitntea
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the LegslRturs 10
elect their successors. said Board IL required 70
organize the Mining Department ofthe Uniyeftiiy
as speedily and efficiently as possible All .eeta-
rian instruction in the schools or University ID
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out 30 much - made
the attendance of children on the schools eompul'
sorry by asking for the consent of Congreba 70 the
appropriation TO school purposes Of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars f @s.'
ARTICLE xII-AIL1TIA
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and dsciplning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. s.. I...E..
ARTICLE xIr-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged, In
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article II
the same as in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress-
shall assent, and far west as California may re
uDqulSu IHeIo u uO cubuBe III luis HOn TIC ulu
Constitution. -.'s'.'
ARTICLE xy-MIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Gar.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead OF siK
years, az In last years Constitution. "a.
Section prescribes an oath Of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and willnot be- engaged IN duel
Section prohibits any person not only nom
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
Constitutonl from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel ...
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
| cept for eeemosynary purposes. 81
| Section fxes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberIo OF
| the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices al the county seats. = ..u
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature TO Increase
| or diminish salaries Of public officers. .U.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or Ap,
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never e.
coed four years. ..
State Printer was stricken out
Section u requires the Governor, Secretary Of
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, 1878
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, a. basis Of repre-
sentation- ..... ...-... 49,. H..
Sec II establishes the plurality rulein elections
| ARTICLE XrI-AAEEDAESTS. % -"
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-thirdS 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 Contribution
ARTICLE xvn-scHEDULE.
Sections l, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions, judgments, claimE.
ETC., from the Territorial to the State Government;
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeitureS, recognizaneeA,
ETC., and all legal proceedings. III no F. IT,.
| Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
office-Goyernor, $4,000 Secretary ofState, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General $1,000; Attorney General, $500 Sn.
perintendent of Public Instruction, $1,000 each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, 50 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. -...... u ..r ra... a..
Section establishes the following spportIon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senator, i2 Assembly.
men Douglas county, l Senator. 2 AsssmbIymen:
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4 AExsmbly men,
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 AssembJymen;
Lander county, SENATOR'S AbetmUlynleni Lyon
county, senator, ASsemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties Senator jointly Churchill
county, ! Assemblyman Nyo county, Senator
l AsSe mblymsn; 0rmsby county, , Senators ,
Assemblymen; Wsshoe and Roop counties, 2,ssn.
ators, 3Assemblymen. 49,. q. a..
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 20
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In
terfere With tho additional $500 600 authorized BY
Article k
Section provides that tho first State ofacsrS
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators 6rEt elected
shall draw for long and short terms one half going
out the day after the general election In 1865, aud
the other half two years later.
| Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont tho
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LegtIlA-
| ture commence on the second Monday Of Decena.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions TO be held bienni-
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 proyiso for special
election In Lander county next November.
Section Ia continues the Territorial officers VII
| election and qualification Of State oficerL
Section is fixes the terrns Of the Supreme and
| District Courts. . &n-' -u-.5
Section l6 and II liz the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered BY law First pistricS
|
| Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $500:
Eighth, $500; Ninth, e50U.
Section le requires State officers first eectedt 70
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of Do.
cember next and continue till January, 1907.
Section 10 makes q similar provision for The
| Supreme and District Judges.
| Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In $4,000 each. -
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. TO pro-
vide for supporting their own Officers. r.
Section 20 provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending IN the Ter.
rtorial Probate Courts 10 the District Courts.
Section 81 limits taxation for the hrst three
years TO one per cent, and onefourth Of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness |
Section 25 attaches Roop to WSShoe county,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur'
poses.
Section &c makes provision for publishing 600
| copies of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of The
| Official Reporter Of thS Eame. ~ -....s.
ELECTION ORDNANCE. E,.
Following the Constitution proper e an ord
nance providing for the submission Of tbs CenSt.
tuition 70 the people at the time provided By Actof
Congress and also for the election Of State oesrs
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday Alfr the
hrSt Monday of November, 1854. The ordnance
makes detailed provisions as to the soldiers votes,
the manner of voting, making and cRnvASSine tho
II. Al, lie nIS.a14 h. d