Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-01

regarded as the most important change mAde y
the Convention. --
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended SO As to Hx the salaries OF
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUCAT1oE.
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
q Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of q uniform system Of Common
schools, to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school Dis.
trct falling to maintain such school for the space
of six months, or permitting Bect0risu Instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion of'the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws a. will tend to secure general attendance Of
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and al other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
solemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which Il 10 be dIStribu
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of arc In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 b
sold A State University Is to be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments All teachers and professors are re-
quired TO take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Ia to be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary OF State and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction cenStiiuteA
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their successors. raid Board II required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe UniverSity
as speedily and efficiently az possible. All sectA
rlan instruction In the schools or Unlverslty Ii
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking ont 20 much - made
the attendance Of children the schools compul
sorry, by asking for the consent Of Congress TO the
appropriation TO school purposes of the 10000
acres granted for Internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
zing and discipliniug 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.
ARTICLE XlII-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties 10 provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT The Language Of tho Article 10
the same az in the old Constitution. I
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 Cop1rrSH
shall assent, and far west as California may re-
lnquish. There IL no change In this Rom the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLAEEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government Ut Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, instead Of six
years, as In lust years Constitution
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 3 prohibits any person NOT only from
holding Office but which IL additional to the old
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shsll be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynaTy purpoSeB
Section fxes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the tirst Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberS OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section7 requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Srction9 authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or ap.
polntment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex-
! coed four years.
[eection 10 of the old Constitution, providing for
| a state Printer, was stricken out.
Secti ~ requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk OF the Su-
preme Court to keep their Offices At the Capital.
| Section 10 provides for State census In tho
discretion Of the Legislature In 1855, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve. together
with the United States census, a. . bsdI Of repro.
| sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule In elections
ARTICLE xvI-AMESDAENTs.
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 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
as, in substance, the same In the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xvu-scHEDuLE.
Sections /, 2, 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 70.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of fines and forfeitures, recogniEAncsS,
etc., and all legal proceedings.
Section S fixes the salHries-for the trSt term Of
ofhee-Governor, 1900; Secretary Of State, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, S3,6O0; Surveyor
General, 81 900; Attorney General. $500; Su.
perintrndent of Public Instruction, e2,0oO; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, o. 200; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators, IL ASsenbly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 AHSenblynen;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblyn,en
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. ; Assemblyme
Lander county, Senators, 4Assemblymeu; Lyon
county, senRtor, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties. l Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, lASsemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Asse mblyman Ornsby county, 2 Senators 3
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Washoe and Roop Counties 2 Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblynen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 10
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional s3O00 100 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
shall draw for long and short terms, onehaf going
out the day after the general election In 1906 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session Of the LeRisla.
ture commence on the SECOND Monday of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
uary, 1866: succeeding SrsSons to be held blenni.
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 likes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section l6 and II Ax the salaries Of the Distric,
Judges, until altered by law. First District
S6,0OOi Second. $4,000 Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth. $500; Sixth, S4,0Oo; Seventh, $4,000;
Eighth, 1850; Ninth e5,0OO. f..a
Section l8 requires State officers first elected 70
enter on their duties on the FIRST Monday OF De.
cember next, and continue till January. 1857.
Section 10 makes q similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the stste Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In $50 900 each,
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. 10 pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section % provides for filing yscaneieS
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section q limits taxation for the hrSt three
years to one per cent and one.fourth Of one per