Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-13

ARTICLE Ix-FIEAHcE AED SrATE DKBT.
- The fiscal year commences Jauugy 1T 1eeeA
year. Taxes must be levied each year sumee,as
TO pay the annual expenses Of that yter. nd eSo
the deficit, K any, for the year Piecedlne 10
enable the State to do cash buKneSs from the
start, the State may contract debts TO an amount
not exceeding o3000O0. under careful reStFiedOns,
or to greater amount, II necessary to provDos
for the public defense. ~ -ls...g... sis....s
The only material change from the old ConIti-
tuition II omittng the section which prohibited the
sSuing Of scrip or other evidence ofindebtedness.
unless there were money In the State treasury to
pay the same. d.
ARTICLE x-rAxATIoN.
Section !. The LsgislHture Ghall provide by lsW
for uniform and equal rate Of asseSsmOnt and
taxation, and shah prescribe such regulations ~
shall secnre . just valuation for taxation Of Ill
property, real, personal, and poSsesaory, except.
Ing mines and mining claims, the proceeds Of
which alone shall be taxed; and also excepting
Guch property a. may be exempted BY law for
mAnlcipa, educational, literary scientific, rcbE.
Ions or charitable purpoSeG
The amendment Of the old Constitution con.
sIsts In substituting the words real, personal and
possesSOFy, excepting mines and mining claims.
The proceeds Of which alone shall be taxed" )" in
place of the words both real and personal, In
cludIng mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change mads BY
the Convention. .-,s.t.f- --...
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled Isi.
aries, was amended 20 ~ TO 6x the salaries Of
State officers etc., only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xE-EDUcATIoE. sa
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
q Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of a uniform system Of Common
Schools, to be maintained at least DIX month"; each
year ln every School District. Any ethool Dh.
triet falling to maintain such school for the spAes
Of sig months, Or permitting sectaFiAn instruction
therein, may ba deprived of Its ppsOottio0 q tbs
School Fund. The Legislature may pas such
laws As will tend 70 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
solemnly set apart and pledged 70 the School
Fund the interest only Of which Ia 70 BE- dIstribu.
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between Sx and eighteen year, Of age In saeh
county. Floating school land warrants are TO 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 oftice. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Ii to be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitute
Board Of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature TO
elect their successors. Said Board ID required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe UniyerIify
rian instruction in the schools or University IL
prohibited .ts
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much ~ made
the attendance Of children on the schools eompul.
sorry BY asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 500,00
acres granted for internal improvements, md In
some less important particulars
ARTICLE Xu-NILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
zing and disciplining 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 XlH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent instLu.
tIons and tho counties TO provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article Ii
the same as In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE Mv-BouNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary a. In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further eaSt, whenever Congress
shall assent and a. far west as California may rr.
llnquish. There ID no change In this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE xy-AIscELLASEoUs PRovIsIoSs.
Section fxes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead Of SIX
years. as In last years ConstitutIon.
Section 9 preseribes an oath Of Office. including
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 duel
Sectiou 4 prohibits auy person mot only from
holding Office, but (which is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel.
Section L. No perpetuities shall be allowed sH-
cept for eleemosynary purposeA
Section fi4es the general election on the Tues-
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemborS OF
the Legislature shall never exceed "a
Section requires county ofnceFS to hold their
offices ut the county seats.
Section 8 provides for the publication Of statuie
laws and Supreme Court decisions .-
Section authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
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 ex.
coed four years. ear Ls-.. q
Section l2 Of the old Constitution, providing for
a State Printer, was stricken out.
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
prsme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
Section l3 provides for State censul, In the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, serve, together
with the United States census, AZ basis Of repre-.
sentation.
See. IA establishes the plurality rulein electionI
ARTICLE xvI-AAESDAESTs. -.
NEOttoCb hVa "a h'I W
two.thlrds votes Of two successive LegislAiureI.
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also.
that the Legislature, by twothirds vote. may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revise the Consultation. This Article
was In substance, the same In the old Constitution
ARTICLE XyH-scHEDULE
Sections l, 2, 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 m.
peaIed or altered by the State LeRisature for the
transfer Of fines and forfeItures, recoRnirances,
etc, and all legal proceedings
Section s fixes the Salaries-for the first term Of
ofice-Goyernor, $4,000; Secretary ofState, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each. $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, O2OO0; e0ch
Judge Of the Supreme Court, 1000; members Of
the Legislature " per day and 10 cents per mile
eaeh way
SectiOn estaoiisneS the ioilo"ng apponlon.
ment OF the Legislature until otherwlSe provided
by law; storey county SENATOR. ~ Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, ASsembiymen;
Esmeralda county, senators, : ASsenplymep
Humboldt county, Senators. , AIsemblymen;
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 AsSemblymen; LyUu
eounfv I SanafnP AEaemhlVmen. I.vo1 nh,A