Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-17

nlaes OF the words "both real and personal, b..
Guiding mines and mining property" ThII was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. .rr..-s III .r,.:.s..
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
srieg.5 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.
l.s a ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoE.
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, and Tor
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools TO be maintained at least six months each
wear In every School District. Any School Dis.
frjct failing TO maintain such school for the Ipaco
of six months or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF tbs
School Fund. The Legislature may pas. 1uen
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated BY
Congress for educational purposes, and oil other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
solemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only OF which 10 70 De oistriou
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 DO
sold State University Is to be esteoitneo. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining DE-
partments AL teachers and profeSsors are &c.
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 ana
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 81 required 70
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. AL secta-
rian instruction in the schools or UniverIity ID
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of tho
old Constitution by striking out 80 much - 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 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xH-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
zing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article IL identical with the
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xIIr-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent inItitu.
tons and the counties to provide for the aged In.
firm or INDECENT The language Of the Article b
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARY. t-..
Establishes the State boundary az in the Ena-
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
linquish. There Is change In this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE xY-MISCELLAEEoUS PRoV1HoHs.
Section Axes the seat of Government at Car.
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the next three years. instead of SIX
years, AZ 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 wlnot 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 eleemosynary purposes. . 49,.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number OF nembern OF
the Legislature shall never exceed 70.
Section requires county officers to hold tneE
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions .....
Section authorizes the Legislature to inersAss
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or Ap.
pointment Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never sK'
coed four years.
[Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the su
| preme Court TO keep their Offices at the Capital
Section l3 provides for State census, IN the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, 1878
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
| sentation.
Sec. IA establishes hepluraity rulein elections
| ARTICLE XvI-AMEEDAEETs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
| twothirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also.
shaft he II aria tatr1 hxra fNyn ia
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same IN the old Constitutes
| ARTICLE XVII SCHEDULE
Sections l, 2, 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 forfeitures, recognIzsneeS,
etc, and oil legal proceedings. -....... ....
| Section fixes the salaries-for the first term OF
ofice-Governor, 81 ,00O Secretary ofState, Con-
troler and Treasurer, each, $500 Surveyor
| General, 81, 900; Attorney General, Sc, 500; Sn.
perintendent of Public Instruction, 5000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court e7,0O0; members Of
the Legislature, ss per day and 40 cents per mile
| each way. -
Section 6 establishes the following spportlop.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
| by law: Storey county, Senators, l2 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 AlSemblymen:
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4AsSemblymen /;
| Humboldt county, Q Senators. 3 Assernblymenf
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon? and
| Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, 1Assemblyman; Eye county, l-Senator
| l Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, Senators ,
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
| xtors, 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 9 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehalf going
out the day after the general election In 1895, and
the other half two years later
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont the
| same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session ofthe Eegtsla-
| 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 are elected with proviso for q special
| election 10 Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
|
Section 16 and II iI the salaries Of the District
Judges until altered by law. First District
5000; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, 5000;
Filth, $500; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, O., 500; Ninth, e50O0
Section ls requires State officers 6rst elected 70
enter on their duties on the FIRST Monday Of d.
cember next, and continue till January 1857.
Section l9 makes similar provision for The
| Supreme and District Judges .'.
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State oficeT1 aud District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In e30,0 900 each, LICK.
Section 81 requires counties, towns etc. 70 pro-
vide for supporting their own of1cefl.
Section % provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
| ritorial Probate Courts to the District CouTtk
Section "a limits taxation for the frat Tires
years to one per cent. and one.fourth OF oa0 pr
cent. for Territorial indebtedness .r-..
Section IS attaches Roop TO Washoo county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur-
| poses.
Section a6 makes provision for publbhIrg 600
copies of the debates and proceedings Of tbs
| Convention, and for the compensation Of Shs
Official Reporter Of the same f. I s.u.
| .. ELECTION ORDINANCE. ..'
Following the Constitution proper b an ordi.
nance providing for the submission Of the OonS0.
tuition 10 the people the time provided BY Act Of
Congress and also for the election Of Stats oiesf,
uuder the Constitution, on the Tuesday after III
| 6rst Monday of November, 1864. The ordinances
makes detailed provisions as to the soldiers yotes,
the manner of voting, making and eauvassine The
retnrns declaring the result etc. Upon the y