Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-04
CONSTITUTION OF NsyAbA


Artiele XI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended 90 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 elaetionI once In two years. of
a Superintendent Of Public Instruction and for
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools to DO maintained at least ak 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 set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which Is to be distribu
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 be
sold AState University is to be established, EN-.
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments All teachers and professors are re.
CURED 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 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 IL required to
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently as possible All sects.
rian instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited r.s .rfH|sEt5
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out SO much az 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 800. 600
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XI-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
king and disciplnng the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.. also giveI
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. 10 r a. e
ARTICLE NlH-PUBLlc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent insttu.
lions and tho counties TO provide for the aged
firm or INDECENT The language of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west as California may re-
liaquish There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. "G '- '''' d.
ARTICLE xy-aIscELLANEous PROVISIONS.
Section l fixes the seat of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead OF SIX
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section 9 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 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 ex.
ceptfor eleemosynary purposes. r.,...
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November G
Section 8. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section7 requires county officers to hold their
offices atthe county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Sections authorizes the Legislature to increase
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 ex-
coed four years. 81 OF. ~ O.. = z
Section 12 of tho old Consultation, providing for
4 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 10 provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1866, 1861, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-.
sentation.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE xvI-AMENDMEETs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two-thlrds 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 to revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xvII-scHEDuLI.
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 altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures recognizances,
ETC., and all legal proceedings. e..
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofhce-Governor, "a 600; Secretary of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, e2,500; Su-
perintendent of Public instruction, 81, 900; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, % per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion-
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
BY law: Storey county, 4Senators, u Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, . Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. AssembSmen
Lander county, Senators, 4 Assembiymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, lAssemblyman; Rye county, Senator
Assemblyman 0rmsby county, Senators
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 9 Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen. 1919 . ,y..,-r-
Section transfers all debts of the Territory TO
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional 100000 authorized by
Article TX. r#af.E. $50 .-
Section 8 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday affer the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators frstslected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehaf going
ont the day after the general election In le66 and
the other half two years later. HE 30
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. at
Section 10 makes the first session of the Legisla-
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 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 proviso for q special
election in 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
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
judges, until altered by law. First District,
$1,000; Second, $1,000 Third and Fourth, $1,000;
Firth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh. $1,000 |;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $4,000.
Section I9reqnires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on,the first Monday of De.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes q similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. Hss' ss
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 $50, 900 each. Is,
Section 81 requires counties towns, etc. to pro.
vide for supporting their own officers
Section % provides for filling vacancies
Section % transfsrs cases pending In the Ter.
htorial Probate Courts to the District Courts
Section "a limits taxation for the FIRST three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth Of one per
cent. for Territorial Indebtedness. Z
Section IS attaches Roop TO WaShoe county,
for Judicial. Legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. ''
Section IS makes provision for publishing 600
copies Of the deb6tss and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter. Of the sames - ri ~ i !
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the CONSTITUTION proper Is an ord.