Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-26
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

possessory, excepting mines and mining cist.t
The proceeds of which alone shall Do taAe1' III
place of the words both real and PersonaI' IN
Guiding mines and mining properly. Ihs was
regarded MS the most important change maze ny
a rticle XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, yas amended so as to fix the salaries Of
State officers, etc. only for the first term ana tneh
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATToS.
Provides for the election, once in two years OF
n Superintendent of Public instruction, ana ior
the establishment of a uniform system OF Colninohh
Schools, to be maintained Mt least six months eaeh
year In every School District. Any schooi Di"-
trct failing to maintain such school for the space
Of six months, or permitting sectarian INSTRUCTION
therein, may De deprived Of its proportion OF ths
School Fund The Legislature may pass sueI
laws as will tend 10 secure general attendance Oh
children on the schools. The lands donated ny
Congress for educational purposes, md all Other
sources of income available for the purpose are
soleInnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which IL 10 be distrDu-
ted pro rata, according TO the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age in each
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 be
sold. A State University is to be established. EN-.
braclng agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
portments. All teachers and professors are r..
quired TO take an oath Of office. A half mill oil
the dollar special tax Ii to be levied annually for
schools The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute a
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature TO
elect their successors said Board is required TO
organize the Mining Department Ofthe University
us speedily and efficiently possible. AL secta'
rian instruction IN the schools or University IL
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of tue
old Constitution by striking out 80 much rs made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul'
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress 10 the
appropriation TO school purposes Of the 5OO,OOO
acres granted for internal improvements, and III
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izng 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 Is identical with The
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE MII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent insiitu
tions and the counties 10 provide for the aged Ill
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUsDARY.
Establishes the State boundary az in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and sis far west ~ California may re-
IinquiSh There is no change In this rom the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead Of xix
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and al
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and willnot be, engaged in duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which is additional 10 the old
Constitution from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel.
Section 4.~No perpetuities shall be allowed cx.
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section e. The aggregate number OfmembrrS al
the Legislature shall never exceed 10.
Secton7 requires county officers TO hold their
offices at the county Seats
Section 8 provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature to increitsr
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate TO the election ap-
pontment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never rx
coed four years.
Section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
Il state Printer was stricken out.
Section L. requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State. Treasurer. Controller and Clerk of the Su-
prrme Court 10 keep their Offices ut the Capital.
Section 10 provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, ls67. 1915
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, n basis Of repre-"
sentatiOn.
Sec IA establishes ;hrplurality rulen elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMESTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.thirds votes of two 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
ventiOn 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance, the in the old Consff'u tiOu
ARTICLE XvII-sCHEDULR
Sections l, ., 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 rr
pealed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures recognizanrrs,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the saaries-iOr the first term Ut
offce-Governor. 1000 Secretary of State, Con
troler and Treasurer, each, S36DO; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, S2,5OO; Sn'
perintendent Of Public Instruction, s2,OOO; each
Judge of the Supreme Court $1,000; members OF
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following appOrton,
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
men Douglas county, Senator, . Assemblymen
Esmcrada county, = Senators, IAssemblymeu
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, Senators Asscmblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, Assenblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, ] Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nyc county, l Senator
l Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators 3
ASsemblymen; Washoe and RoOp counties, . Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all dents Of the Territory TO
Is...I.
terferc with the additional S:OO,0O0 authorized by
Article TX.
Section 8 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, half going
out the day after the general election in 1866, and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes the first session Of the Lcgisa-
ture commence the second Monday Of Deem
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 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with provsO for a special
election in Lander county next November.
Section II continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme md
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
e. 600; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $1,000
Eighth, $780, Ninth, 5000
Section ls requires State officers first elected TO
enter on their duties the first Monday Of DE.
cembcr next and continue till January, ls67.
Section 10 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 So, 900 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to 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 oDe-fourth OF one per
cent. for Territorial Indebtedness.
Section % attaches Roop TO Washoe county,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur
poses.
Section 26 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 IL an ordI.