Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-07

at length. The third reading of every bill must
| be by sections. and the ayes and noes must be
taken on the final passage Of every bill or joint
| resolution, A minority OF all the members elect
| ed TO each house b required to pass any bill or
| resolu ton Accurate statements Of receipts and
expenditures must be Published, with the laws at
| every regular session. All laws must be general
! and uniform In operation, as far as possible, and
local or special legislation Is expressly forbidden
4 I-ReKulating the Jurisdiction and duties Of Jus.
| tices of the Peace and Constables for the pun.
ishing of crimes and misdemeanors; regulating
the practice Of courts of juaticei providing for
| changing the venue In civil and criminal cases: !:
granting divorces changing the names of per-
sons vacating roads, town plots, Streets alleys
and public squares; suInmoning and impsnnel.
ling grand and petit jures and providing for their
| compensation; regulating county and township
business; = regulating the election of county and
township officers; for the assessment and eollec.
tion of taxes for State, county and township pur.
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections Of State, county or township officers,
and designating the places Of voting; providing
for the sale OF real estate belonging to minors or
other persons lsboring under legal disabilities A
uniform system ofcounty and township govern
ment Is required to be established. Lotteries and
the sale of oflottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
| compensation to officers and employers of the
Legislature Is forbidden The first regular seq
sion Is limited TO ninety days, subsequent ses.
slons Of sixty days; and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor, to twenty days A
homestead +" az provided by law" b required to
be. exempted from forced sale, except in certain
enumerated cases. Provision b made for secnr-
ing the separate property Of q wife. The county
officers TO be elected are specified, the Legisla-
ture to prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation oflegislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms; each member Is allowed
not exceeding $50 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, ETC.; 81 day additional is
allowed the presiding officers Of each branch.
Elections of United States Senators are to be
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening OF 9
vacancy In case offailure ofthe two Houses 10
meet in Joint Convention within twenty daySfo for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con-
yention or proclamation. TUo-thirds Of all the
members elected to each branch are necessary to
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed Ave days during the session.
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto a
bill and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session of the Legislature. '
The ehangesin In this Article from the old Con-
sttutIon 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
omltting the specification Of the amount or value
Of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law; ouiItting the section for
ried women to oct as sole traders; omitting the
limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislature etc.
ARTICLE Y-ExEcuTIyE DEPARTMEST.
Vests the executive power In a Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be a qualified
elector, twenty-five years Of age, and, except at
the first election, for two year, preceding his cleo
tion resident of the 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 "a
to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed, and to All 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 10. He has
power, in case Of disagreement between the two
Houses as TO the time Of adjournment, 10 adjourn
the Legislature to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeltures aud grant reprieyes not ex-
ceedng 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 Is 10 be elected at the same time and
for the same term as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed.
A Secretary OF State, Treasurer, Controller, sur
veyor General and Attorney General arc also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-
scribed9 The NGoverIor, Secretary Of stats and
Attorney General are constituted Board of
State Prison Directors, and also Bosrd Of Ex-
aminers, to audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the lie.
gislature. ITO.
The only change of Importance from the old
Constitution In ths Article il providing for the
election Of Surveyor General. -...
ARTICLE VI-JUDIcIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the Judicial power of the State IN q Su-
preme Court, consisting Of u Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices C,Sith power in the Legis.
lnture TO add two Rssociates) nine District Courts
lat presently and Justices Of the Peace The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
in incorporated cities and towns. The Justices of
the Supreme Court are TO be elected at general
elections tor six years EACH but those fnt elected
arc to draw for long and short terms 30 that one
will 60 out Of Office every two years. The Su-
preme 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-
dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, orms6y the second. Lyon the Third,
Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop is
attached to the Washoe district. The Legislature
may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
increase or diminish the number of districts or
Judges. The First or Storey District, has three
District Judges with a co-eStenslve and concur
rent Jurisdiction The District Judges are TO be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
spective DiBtrictG The District CourtB have
original Jurisdiction in all cases wherein the su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
ating TO estates of deceased persons, and persons
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and Of
the sction of forcbe entry and unlawful dstainer,
and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate Jurisdiction
in all cases arising In Justees' Courts and other
inferior tribunals The Legislature determines
the number OF Justices OF the Peace m each city
and township, and hxea their dntles and comp4n-
sstion. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
ofcases 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
enforcemenG OF mechanics liens, not exceeding
$500, and Of actions for the possession Of lands
and 7tenements In certain specihed cases, 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 perquisites for their own use.
Judges are inellgibieto other than Judicial Offices
during their terms. Provision is made for docket
fees, to be applied toward the payment Of the
salaries of Judges. Noyleaye Of absence can be
granted to any judicial officer, and the absence
Of sueh officer from the State for ninety days va.
Gates his Office. ..-a" i.-
This Article Is radically different from the cor
responding Article OF the old Constitution where.
in the Judicial system was copied substantially
from that Of California ' '"..
ARTICLE VII - IMPEACHMENT, AND REMOVAL
-..s,.f.y ,.T-. FROM oFFIcH. ..-.y-
Provides for impeaehlng by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice to preside
at the trial Of q Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor, and tw0.thirds of the SenstoFs elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju-
dicial officers, except Justices Of the Peace, are
liable 10 Impeachment for smisdemean0r or NAL
feasance In Office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and Disqualification from holding
office. The party ls liable, however, to indct
msnt and trial according to law II the offense
Is indirtable. The Judges of the, supreme and
District Courts are also. liable 10 be removed
rom Office, after a hearing, by vote Of two.
thirds of the members elected to each branch of
the, Legislature. Provision may be made by law
for the removal Of other civil officers. '',i 10
This Article is substantially the Eame as that
in the old Constitution, except the provision re.
quirtng the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ARTICLE YIII-MDSIcIPI an avn oTurR cORPOR.