Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-27
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, in
place Of the words "both real and personal in
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded rs the most important change made by
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries. was amended so as to fix the salaries Of
State officers, etc, only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule
ARTICLE M-EDUcATIoN
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system OF Common
Schools, TO be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District Any school Dis
trict failing TO maintain such school for the space
OF six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend TO 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 yet apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which is to be disribu
ted pro rata, according TO the number Of children
between six and eighteen years of age in each
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 IT,.
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax is 10 be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State aud
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute IL
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their successors. Said Board IL required 10
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All secin
rian instruction in the schools or University il
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out so much AS made
the attendance of children on the schools cOmpul
fOff
appropriation to school purposes of the JOO.0U
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE SII-MHITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
zing and discipining 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 institu'
tons and the counties to provide for the nged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article ~
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary ~ in the Ena
bling Act and provides for extending such b0un'
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and far west ms California may
lnquish. There is ITO change in this rom the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-NIsCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section I fixes the seat of Government at Car.
s0n City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath of allegiance TO the United States. and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution and willnot 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 cX
cept for elcemOsynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmcmbers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices NJ the county seats.
Sections provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section Q authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL 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.
[Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
q state Printer, was stricken out.
Section u requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, In the
discretion of the Legislature in ls65, 1867, 1915
and every ten years thereafter to- serve, together
with the United States census a. basis Of repre-
sentatiOn.
Sec. II establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE XYI-ANESDMENTs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
two-thirds votes oEtwo 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
rention to revise the Constitution. This Article
was, In substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvH-sCHEDULR.
Sections l, 9, 3 and provide for the transfer of
rights, actions, prosecutions, Judgments claims,
etc, from the Territorial TO the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re-.
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer Of fines and forfeiturcS, recognizancts,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term of
ofice-Governor, $4,000; Secretary ofState, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $4,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way
Section 6 establishes the following npportIon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, = Senators, 4 Assembymen
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, . Senators, ! Asscmblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
county, Assemblyman Sye county, Senator
l Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory TO
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional $500 600 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officer.
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators firstelected
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 ~ and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session of the Leeisa.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem-
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
uary 1866; succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
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 elected, with proviso for a special
election in Lander county next November.
Section Il continues the Territorial officers till
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.
$1,000; Second, 1900; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $4,000; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $4,000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, S5,00O. ......-
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section ~ makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in go, 900 each
Section q requires Counties towns, etc. 10 pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section - provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent and onefourth Of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness
Section 25 attaches Roop to Wsshoe county,
for judicial, Legislative revenue and county pur.
poses. .... ...'
Section 2f makes provision for publishing GOO
copies of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the same.
ELECTION ORDINANCE
Following the Constitution proper is an ordi.
nance providing for the submission Of the Consti.
tuition to the people at the time provided by Act OF
Congress- and also for the election Of State officers,
under the GonRtitutiOn the TuRadny after fin,