Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-16
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

teBaIueu as tne MOST Important cnAnge MADE oy
the Convention. -.--. .. 5..-r -
Article II Of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as to tx the salaries Of
State officers, ETC., only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARrIcLE M-EDUcATIoS.
Provides for the election once In two years, Of
superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
schools, TO Do maintained at least six months esch
year In every School District. Any school Dis.
trct 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
soleinnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which is to be dstribu
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. State University Is to be established EN-
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining de.
psrtments. AL teachers and professors are re
quired 10 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 ceusti,utea
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 Of the University
rs speedily and efficiently an possible An sects.
rian instruction in the schools or University Is
prohibited. ~
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking ont 80 much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress- TO The
appropriation to school purposes of the 500, OOO
acres granted for internal improvements aud In
| some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and dscipning 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 XlH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
| firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article il
the same as in the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE XIv-BoUSDARY.
| 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 az far west as California may re-
linquish. There is no change in this from 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 sig
| years, as in last years Constitution.
Section Q 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 a duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
eept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
| Section g. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices az the county seats 49,. ...
Section g provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section 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.
Section l9 of the old Constitution, providingfor
q state Printer, was stricken out.
Section 10 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital
Section ID provides for State census in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 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-ANESpMENTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
anS snhssonsnt ratisrat;on he +hs racpIa IA
that the Ie9islatnre nv a So.,birds Yo;s nav
snh,n;, % ths naonIe ,bs onsst;on ~ can,no Co.
yention 10 reyise The C.ops,i,ntion This SrtirIs
was, in substance the same in the old Contribution
| ARTICLE Xvn-scHEDuLE. ....
,;SSt. an,;on: Sna aSr sns nani ,as, VI
80 ~, Ps,"-SI ~ - S..
o. an a,;nran.s ~ rs,;,n1;II ,,,n ~
NaaIsS or ALTERED hv the stats Ta1;so,rrs co. III
| fransfsr of 6nes and EorSaitnres rs.oen;,ancss
| etc and ali LEGAL nrocae6,ngs
Section fixes the salaries-for the first ter,n of
| ofice-(;oyernor "a 600 Secretary ofStats Con.
| trollsr and Treasurer. each. al 500: Surveyor
| General 81 900. Attorney General 40 5Oo Sn.
perintepdept of Public Ins,ructjon- a. 0OO each
the Ierislature' a. per dSy and 90 cents ner mile
each wsy. - = -.
Section 6 establishes the following apport;on.
ment of the LeriSlarure rutil Otherwise proyiSed
by law: Storey county, Senators, 70 Assembly-
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assem- bly, men;
| Esmeralda county, 3 Senators 4Assemblymep
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 Assemblymen :,
Lander county, Q Senators, 4Assembymen; Lyon
county, .enator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
| Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, l Assemblyman; Nye county, Senator
| l Asse mblyman; Ormsby county. Senators q
l COnltipa.
stors r issembIymen
Section 4 transfer all debts of the Terr;,orv N
the State provided said indebtedness shall moi in.
terfers with the additional 5000 OOO authorized bv
Article TX. =
Section 2 proyides that the frxt State of7csrs
shaI hold till the Tuesday after the f;rSt Monday
| in January 1867 : - y
Section 9 provides that the Senators f3rx,a,sc,sd
,hal draw for long and short termS ons half cone
out the day after the general election In 1855 and
the other haif two vea9s later $3.50 ~ 1sOO' o-'"
Sections m and II nrov;de for carrz,,, an, ,hs
.are rrIs ,ssnsc,in1 ksSsmhlnnnsr 'u' 'N'
Ss.,;o,, no ~ as III. a., 800, o,.h.Y
,rrs corn,rsncs on ,hs 1000 MorS",' oS G,s
hsr nsIt shs SsconJ oD ne frSt WoEdo ~ DeC I'm.
nar0 1875 sncceedino srssions N he hsid h,snni.
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Seon - S.N.s az aelrH9rlai sno county
SaSs apI ,h e pha. ELa ., III January,
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