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

taken ON the nm a poSeA8e OF eSuI Ulh III yoAns
resolution. A majority of all the members elect
ed to each house u required to pass any bill or
resolution. Accurate statements Of receipts and
expenditures must be published, with the laws az
every regular session. All laws must BE- general
and uniform In operation, as far a. poaEDle, ann
local or special legislation s expressly forbidden
Regulating the fjurisdlction and dutiss OF JUS
tees Of the Peace and Constables: for the pun
sbing. Of crimes and misdemeanors; regulating
the practice of courts Of justice providing for
changing the venue in civil and criminal cases; |;
granting divorces; changing the names Of per.
sons yacatlng roads, town plots, streets, alleys
aud public squares summoning and impannel-
ling grand and petit juries, and providing for their
compensation regulating county and township
business; regulating the election of county and
township officers for the assessment and coliec.
tion of taxes for State, county and township pur
poses; providing for opening and conducting
elections of State, county or township pficerA,
and designating the places Of voting; providing
for the sale Of real estate belonging to minors or
other persons labaring under legal disabilities A
uniform system Of county and township govern.
nent 10 required TO be established. Lotteries and
the sale oflottery, tickets arc prohibited. Extra
compensation to officers and employees Of the
Legislature Ia forbidden. Tho first regular Ses
sion Is limited to ninety. days subsequent seS.
sions of sixty days; and special sessions. con-
vened by thei Governor, to twenty days A
homestead " as provided by law il required to
be exempted from forced tale, except IN certain
enumerated cases Provision Is made for secur.
ing the separate property Of q wife. The county
officers to be elected are specified the Legisla-
ture to prescribe their dnties aud compensation
The compensation Of Legislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms each member is allowed
not exceeding e6Q per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, ETC.; 81 day additional s
allowed the presiding officers of each branch.
Elections Of United States Senators are to be
al Tntr hty 0lGTfTT
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening Of q
vacancy; In case offailure Of the two Houses to
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con-
vention or proclamation. Twothirds Of all The
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto o
bill and In the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session of the Legislature. y
The changesin this Article from the old Con-
stitntion are numerous. Among them are al
lowing the Senate to hold secret executive Ses-
Sions permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money;
omitting the specification of the amount or value
Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by lawI emitting the section for
bidding tho passage of any law authorizing mar.
ried women TO oct as sole traders; emitting the
limitation Of the salaries Of county officers, and
the per diem Of the members ofthe Legislature, etc
ARTICLE r-ExEcuTIvE DEPARTMENT. D..
Vests the executive power In q Governor, to be
elected for four years. who must be q qualified
elector, twenty-five years of age and, except at
the first election, for two years preceding his elec
tion, resident ofthe State. Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers The Governor Is Commander in Chief OF
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He Is
A at.. 4haNR Rhn
laws are faithfully executed, and to fill vacancies
in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature but at such sessions no legis.
lative business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention TO. He has
power, in case of disagreement between the two
Houses as to the time Of adjournment, TO adjourn
tho Legislature to such time ss he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant reprieveS not eH.
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court of Pardons, except In cases
of treason and impeachments. A Lieutenant
Governor 10 to be elected at the same time and
for the same teru as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed.
Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, Sur.
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
scribed. The Governor, Secretary of state and
Attorney General are constituted q Board oi
State Prison Directors, and 1lso Boerd Of E1
aminers TO audit all clsimA against the State
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Lee
gislaturc.
The only change Of importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election Of q Surveyor General.
f ARTICLE Vl-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Vests the Judicial power Of the State In su
preme Court, consisting Of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (with power in the Legis
laturc to add two assoclare) nine District Court!
lat presenO and Justices Of the Peace. Tht
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courti
in Incorporated clties and towns The Justices o.
the Supreme Court are to be elected at general
elections tor sx years each, but those first elected
are TO draw for long and short terms, so that one
will go out Of Office every two years The Sn.
preuie Court has appellate Jurisdiction In all
cases In equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims the legality Of taxes
assessments, fines, etc, where the amount In con.
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars; also on
questions Of law alone. In criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju'
dical Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, 0rmsby the Second, Lyon the Third
Washoe the Fourth, Eye and Churchill the Fifth
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander tho Seventh, Doug.
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop is
attached to the Washoe district The Legislature
increaseo or diminish the number of districts or
Judges. The First, or Storey District, hss three
District Judges with q co-extensive and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are TO be
elected for four years, and are to bo paid out OF
the treasures of the counties comprising their re.
spectiye Distriets The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction in all wherein the Su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction ; also, re.
lsting to estates of deceased persons and persons
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and Of
the action Of forcbe entry and unlawful detainer,
and Of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
in all cases arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
the number Of Justices Of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen.
sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
of cases not coming within the Jurisdiction Of the
District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal Jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them Juris-
diction concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcemenT of mechanics' liens, not exceeding
$780, and of actions for the possession Of lands
and tenements In certain specified cRses. The
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and peTqusites for their own use.
Judges are Ineligible TO other than Judicial Offices
during their terms Provision IL made for docket
fees, TO be applied toward the payment Of the
salaries Of Judges. No leave Of absence can be
granted to any judicial officer and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office -E.iaag' g-g-~ar e. .-.C1
This Article is radically different from the cor.
responding Article ofthe old Constitution, where
In the Judicial system. was copied substantially
from that or California
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE
Provides for impeachlng by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate. the Chief Justice to preside