Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-03

place Of the words "both real snd personal, b.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This WA11
regarded as tho most important change made ~
the Convention. ..,
aries was amended 50 as TO hx the '.lAIsss q
State officers, etc. only for the frst term and thsu
stricken ont and transferred TO the schedule q.
ARTICLE XI-EDucATIoS.f ~ I'D
Provides for the election, once in two year., OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the es,ablIshment of uniform system Of Common
Schools. 10 be maintained at least six months each
year IN every School District. Any school Dis
;rIct falling to maintain such school for the Spsea
of lin months, or permitting sectarian instruction
tbrreir. NAV be deprived Of Its proportion Of tbs
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The LANDS don1tsd oy
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpoge, are
soIemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only Of which % 70 be diStfton'
ted pro rata according TO the numoer OF cuhofea
between six and eighteen Year, of age IN eaeh
county. Floating school land warrants are 70 %
sold A State University IL to be established. en-
braenR agricultural mechanical and mining do
partments. All teachers and professor! are ne
quired TO take an oath Of Office. A half MILL on
the dollar special tax Is TO be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State md
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 10 required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All secta-
rian instruction In the schools or Cniversity n
prohibited. ...
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much a. made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sory BY asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes of the 500 900
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE Xu-MILITIA-
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izipg and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc. slHo gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article Is identical with thS
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XlU-PUBIIc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent tustitu.
tons and the counties to provide for the aged In.
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article u
the same AZ in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARI.
Establishes the State boundary In the Ems
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and far west as California may re-
lnquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. ~.
ARTICLE xy-MIscELLAsEous PRovIsIoRs.
Section l fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead Of six
years, US In last years Constitution.
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 winot be, engaged In duel.
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office but (which Is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In any
way concerned In duel. .....-. .-...
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed e..
cept for eleemogynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofmembsrBo Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs ........ L
section7 requires county officers to hold thetS
Offices at tho county seats ....-.- . .g.r
Section provides for the publication OF statute
laws and Supreme Court decidonB.
Section authorizes the Legislature to incresS0
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and il relate 10 the election o. ap-
pointment Of officers and the tenure OF omcefa
created by the Legislature, which must never sx-
coed four years.
[Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer, was stricken out.
Secti l2 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State Treasurer Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
prems Court to keep their Offices at the Cspitl.
Section l3 provides for State census In tha
discretion of the Legislature, In 1865 1857, 1875
aud every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, az basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec Il establishes the plurality rule In elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AAESDhEHIs. q ST..
Provides for amendment of the Constitution By
two.thirds votes Of two successive LestSlAtureA,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, BY two-thirds vote, mny
submit TO the people the question Of calling Con
ventIon to revise the Constitution This Article
was In substance the in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xvn-scHEDuLE.
Sections !, 2, 3 and provide for the 1antfer Of
rights, actions. prosecutions, jndgmeniS claims,
etc, from the Territorial to the State Government
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re-
pealed or altered by the State LesSlature for the
transfer of fines and torfeitures, recogniESnesA,
ETC., and all legal proceedings. sy- ...u !.
Section 5 fixes the salaries-for the hrSt term Of
ofice-Governor, O. 900; Secretary Estate, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000 Attorney General, %, 500; gu
perintendent of Public Instruction, d, 700; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, f7,0O0; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. .-s.
Section establishes the following spportou.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, { Senators, i2 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, Assembly men;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators. 4AsSemblymsn !;
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 AEssmblymsn !;
Lander county, 9 Senators. 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, / :enator, 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblymsn Nye county, Senator
l Asse mblymsn 0rmsby county, Senators ,
Assemblymen; WaShoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
atorp 3Assemblymen .. . ... '..' ''|
Section 7 transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In
terfere with the additional s3OO,OO AuthoriIedby
Article TX. .- g..
Section provides that the first State of'csrS
shall hold till the Tuesday after the firSt Monday
! in January 1867.
| Section provides that the Senators 6rstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, one. half going
out the day after the general election In 1906 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section ~ makes the first session Of the LegiSlAr
ture commence on the second Monday Of Deem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866: succeeding sessions to be held bIennl-
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section l3 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 Il continues the Territorial ofhcern tnl
election and qualification Of State officers
Section IS fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges until altered by law. First District,
GOVVUs oeCOuuI Sf.OSOi 1uuo SoUOOf
Fifth, $1,000; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, $1,000
Eighth. $500; Ninth, 5000. ....-.'- ...-
Section 10 requires State officers first elected 70
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of D.
cember next, and continue till January, 1857.
Section 10 makes a similar provision for TIE
Supreme and District Judges
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer 10 give bonds IN $50, 900 each 2 ..-
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. 70 pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courth
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth Of one pr
cent for Territorial indebtedness o.. III.
Section 25 attaches Roop 10 WsShoe county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses.
Section &c makes provision for publishing 800
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation OF ~
| Official Reporter Of the same. vi.
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the Constitution proper 70 an ord
nance proyIdfng for the submission Of the ConSt.
tuition 10 the people at tho time provided by Act Of
Congress and also for the election Of Stats oeefa
nnder tbe Constitution, on the Tuesday after The
| 6rst Monday Of November, 1854 The ordinance
makes detailed provisions a. TO the soldiers yote1,
tbe manner Of voting making and canvssSing the
returns declaring the result, etc. Upon tho "
suing of the Presidents proclamation TO DO n.
celyed by telegraph), admitting the State Into The
Union this Constitution shall Be ordained and -