Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-10
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

ton oftaxes for State, county and township pur-
poses; providing for opening and conducting
elections OF State; county or township ofhcerS,
and designating the places OF voting; ProNlulne
for the sale ofreal estate belonging 10 minors OF
other persons laboring under legal disAhilitieS
uniform system Of county and township govern,
ment is required to be established. LOTTERIES anu
the sale OF lottery tickets are prohiDlted Extra
compensation to officers and employees OF the
Legislature Is forbidden The hrst regular ses'
sion Is limited to ninety days, subsequent ses-
siOns of sixty days; and special sessions con-
vened by the Governor, to twenty days. a.
homestead " "a provided by law, Is required 10
be exempted from forced sale, except m certain
| enumerated cases Provision IL made ior Secuf'
ing the separate property of a wife. Inc county
ofhcers 10 DC elected are speciheG' tne Leglst''
ture 10 prescribe their duties and cOmpensasloi.
The compensation of legislators cannot be chanE'
ed during tnelr terms each member Is allow.
not exceeding S6O per session for STATIONERY >
newspapers, postage, etc. 81 day hadiiiohal IS
| allowed the presiding officers of each orancN.
Elections OF United States Senators are 10 DC
! made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or immediately after the happening OF Il
vacancyi in case Offailure of the two Houses to
meet i'll JOINT convention within twenty Gays TOT
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con
vention or proclamation. Two-thirds OF all the
members elected 10 each branch are necessary to
Governor is allowed live DAYS during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto
bill and in the latter case the bill must he laid
before the next session of the Legislature.
The changes in this Article from the old Con-
stituti0ny are numerous. Among them are: III
| lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive seS
sions; permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money
emitting the specification of the amount or value
| OF the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law emitting the section for
| bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women to act as sole traders; emitting the
! limitation OF the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem Ofthemembers ofthe Legislature, etc.
| ARTICLE Y-EXECUTIyE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power in Il Governor, 10 De
| elected for four years, who must be q qualited
electOr, twenty-five years of age, and, except ut
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo
ton, resident of the state Provides for canvass.
ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers. The Governor is COMMANDMENT, Chief of
/ the military forces of the State except when
called into the service Of the United States He IL
| to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed, and fill vacancies
| in office by appointment where not otherwise
| provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but At such sessions no lcgis-
! lative business may. DO transacted except such
as the Governor may call attention to- lie has
/ power, in case of disagreement between the two
| Houses as to the time of adjournment, 10 adjourn
| the Legislature to such time us he may think
| proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
! ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines md forfeiturcs and grant repricves not eX-
! ceeding sixty days. The Governor Justices of
! the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted a Court Of Pardons, except in cases
| OF treason and impeachmentS A Lieutenant
! Governor is TO be elected at the same time and
| for the same term rs the Governor The usual
/ and nffn If ;I,al
4 Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, sur.
veyor General and Attorney General are also
| provided for and their powers and duties pre-
scribed. The Governor, Secretary of state and
| Attorney General are constituted Board Of
| State Prison Directors, and also Boerd of Ex.
aminers, 10 audit all claims against the State,
| except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
| fore such claims can be passed upon by the Lc-
| gSlature.
The only change Of Importance from the old
Constitution in th's Article is providing for the
election of Surveyor General.
ARTICLE vI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power of the State In u Su-
prcme Court, consisting of L Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices with power in the Lcgis-
ature to add two associateS), nine District Courts
| (at prcsenD 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
tltCllOus LOT YEARS Oul lHOht
are to draw for long and short terms so that one
will go out of Office every two years. The Su-
! prenle Court has appellate Jurisdiction in all
cases in equity, and in all cases nj law involving
real estate or mining claims, the legality Of taxes,
assessments, fines, ETC., where the amount i'll 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 u
dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, Ormsby the Second. Lyon the Third,
Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Dong.
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. RoOp il
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, Storey District, has three
District Judges with II co-eXtensive 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-
spectivc Districts. The District Courts have
original jurisdiction in all cases wherein the SU.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, TIE.
latng to estates of deceased persons and persons
and estates of minors and insane persons, and of
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detainer
and of all criminal Gases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
in all cases arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen.
sation Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
of cases 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
enforcement of mechanics liens, not exceeding
$500, and of actions for the possession of Ian $
and tenementS in certain specified cases. T. e
Supreme Court, District Courts and such 9th r
Courts as the Legislature may determine, az
Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allow |
TO receive fees aud perquisteS for their own ne
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial offices
during their terms. Provision is made for docket
fees, 10 be applied toward the payment of the
salaries of Judges. No leave of absence can be
granted to any judicial officer, and the absence
of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office.
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
FROM OFFICE.
Provides for impeaChing by the Assembly, and
trials BY the Senate. the Chief Justice to preside
at the trial of Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and two-thirds of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju-
dical officers, except Justices Of the Pence, are
liuble to impeachment for misdemeanor or nal.
feasance in Office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
office. The party is liable, however, to indict-
ment and trial according TO law, If the otfense
is indictabe. The Judges of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
from Office, after 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
This Article il substantially the same as that
in the old Constitution, except the provision re.
uuirina the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ARTICLE vuI-MuHICIPAL AND OTHER CoRPoR.
ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation in regard to cor
porations, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws. Property of corporations is subject to tax.
alton like that of individuals. Corporators in
corporations formed under the laws of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
liabilities of such corporations. No bank notes or
paper of any kind can be allowed to circulate as
money except the Federal currency and the notes
of banks authorized under the laws of Congress-
General laws must be passed for the organization
of cities and towns, and restricting their powers
of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, con.
tracing debts and loaning their credit except for