Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-23

not exceeding e300000, under caysfal Feyttstpuf
or to Q greater amount II necessary 70 Pfovloe
for the public defense F2y iiLDs 20. "'lL.!
The only material change from the Old Conl!t-
tuition Il omittng the section which NE
issuInF Of scrip or other evidences of n6sotenoss,
unless there were money In the State trsaSurY 70
pay the same.
-" r,.r, ARTICLE x-TAXATIoN.
Section l. The Legislature shall provide BY law
for a uniform and equal rate Of SSSSss.1ens ~
taxation, and shall prsScdbeT such regulatiepA a
shall secnre just valuation for taxation Of ~
property, rpal; personal md poSSessof9I i6o6sSL
ing mines and mining claims tho procee1So pf
which alone shall be taxed; and airo eIebptine
such property - may be lexempted hN NV II
municipal. edncational literary, scientific Fse:
The amendment of,ths old ConItItuHoa CO..
1ists In Enbstituttng the words real, personal and
poSsessory, sxceplIng mlnet and mining ,eiAimS.
Inc proceeds of which alone Sball, be tA4s4nll
place of the words "both real and personal, In
Guiding MINIS and mining prOp1Tty.e TheMA
regarded as the most important d change mA1dshy
Article XII Of tho old Constitution. e1ititlsd sel.
aries was amended so a. TO hx the I1lahpS o.
State officers ete, only for the Afst term, Hndthta
stricken out and transferred to the schedRlA Q
. ARTICLE M-EDUcAT1oS ~,
Provides for the election, once in'tWe years -
Superintendent Of Public Instruction. snnd ~
the establishment Of = uniform Tyttem oI Common
Schools, to be maintained at last slx aontkA VAaA
year in every School District. Any School DIG;
trct failing 70 maintain such school Tor the 1pAc9
Of six months, or permitting sectsriRn instruction
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pas such
laws az will tend 10 secure general attcndaaeeet
children on the schools. The lsndS donated BY
Congress for educational purposes, and "a othSr
sources Of income syRllshle for the purpoSS, Ase
Golemnly set apart and pledged to the Eehool
~
ted pro rata, according 70 the number Of children
betwe cen kix and eighteen years Of age IN sAeh
county. Floating school land WaErants an u 'hG
sold. A State University IA to be established en-,
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining De-
partments. All ,teachsrE and profeasorI are resr
quired to take an oath of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Is TO bs levied anhhAlly f6
the support of. the University and ,eommou
schools Ths Governor, Secretary Of State and
Superintendent of Public, InSirucfion csuniiuteH
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the frIt four Year,, the LesslSturG 70
elect their successors Said Board 10 ,req1ined: 20
organize the Mining Department fths UniyeTSify
as speedily and eH1eIently as possible An Sset6
risn instruction in the schools or ,Cnaysrytty y
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Articls Of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much ~ made
the attendance Of children on the schools e0mpdt:
sorry, by asking for the consent Of CugreM ~ m
appropriation to school purposes of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, "a ~
some less important particulars. cen y,,,.o--E, sjD
t'-li'! ARTICLE xn-NILITIA.
Requires the LegiElaturs 70 proyida for organ.
izng and disciplining the militia and the Elective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etc also Gtte5
the Governor power to call out the mki -.
emergencies. The Article Is Identical With the
one in the old Constitution f t,1lW .H'N
ARTICLE xlII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent lnstitu.
tions and the counties 70 provide for ths 1Eed, n
firm OF INDECENT. The Language Of tho Article d
the same as In the old Constitution. -
ARTICLE XIv-BoUhDARY. .rH- 2
Establishes the State boundary ~ In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for oxteuding such bonn
Diary one degree further east, whenever Coneresk
shall assent, and far west California may re-
linqubh. There b no change In this from %heeia
Constitution. . .--g ,s,,--. ..srs
ARTICLE xy-ArscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of GoyeJnment n Car,
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years, InSteSA&cf hx
years, as In Last years Constitution. = ys6sI
Section prescribes an oath Of Office, Including
an oath Of allegiance to the United 6tate1, and -
oath that the party has not since the adoption o[
the Constitution, and willnot be- engaged In dueI.
Section prohibits any person not only ho4
holding Office, but which Is additional to the old
Constitution] from voting, who has been b any
way concerned in q duel. r-.-.a--....--
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed eI.
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
| Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the hrst Monday OF November.
Section 6. Tho aggregate number ofmcrnberS Of
the Legislature shall never exceed Is .z...,I q
| Section requires county officers to hold their
| offices at the county BeatS. as -r-- '-.l
Section provides for the publication Of Ststate
| laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature TO Increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers. y--
| Sections 10 and IL relate TO the election or Ap.
| nnintm nj nfficAra and the tanuPa al oYnaaPn
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
| coed four years. .r. -i'ht'..S .aNL
Section l2 Of the old Constitution, providing fOr
a state Printer, was stricken out.
Section u requires the Governor, EecretaEy oi
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the 81.
| preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capirsi
Section l3 provides for State census, in tbs
discretion Of the Legislature, In 1865 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of reprs-
| sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMEEDNESTs. g., p.
| Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.thirds votes Of two successive LegislatufeS
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
| that the Legislature, BY two.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling q Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Artile
was In substance the same In the old stitutIoa
ARTICLE xvI-sCHEDULE. .-.4. q,
Sections l, 9, and provide for the transfer oi
I
80 nenSr .ha TIppsS.ar;oi ~ ~ S,a;u Gn.o,
e, ~ oi.nasi IS
or .le ni,ars.s h III sts,a sI -
| transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognIzances,
etc, and all legal proceedings. n" -5ioilel'
~ orn. Snc,..n, ~ a,... ~ "
trosIsr AMI Trsssnrsr each a son. Snrv.Oa.
| General, 81 LOCO; Attorney General, $500; Sn.
| Indoe of The Suprsmr Court a. mn, msmh.rs ~
the iecisature' ea Der day and 40 cent? M miIs
each wsv. :. 49, :" = :. rCIt7T =
Section G establishes tbs follo,vin1 anno,,Lon.
msnt Of tho 7 Iegisiature ,,nt otbsrIri.s nroyISsI
hy law. Storey comfy 4 senator, I9A SsnSjc.
men Douglas COUNTY. Senator. > 2is,embiTmSzn.
| ESneraIda county ) Ssnators 4 AsssmhiSr,ss !.
Humboldt county, ? Senator. 3 ASSem6iymen /:
Lander county, g Senators 4 Asserablyrsr LSdn
county, / senator, 3 AssembIymeu Lyon nnd
Churchill counties, i Senator Jointly; ChurchIi
county, Assemblyman Eye county, i Eenstor.
| ASsemblyman Ormsby county, 6enatoFS ]
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