Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-20
CONSTITUTION ,,I1rl, Il1l, OF NEVADA D, i, :


regarded as the most important change made by
he Convention. ggN -sIEEEs= Er 2 A.thfsa i
Article Xl of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
,ries was amended SO as to nix the salaries OF
State officers, etc, only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE &I-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election once In two years, Of
/ Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
he establishment of q uniform system Of Common
chools, to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school Dis
rct failing to maintain such school lot the space
If six months, or permitting sectsrian instruction
herein, may be deprived Of its proportion oil the
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
avs as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated oy
Congress for educational purposes, and all otner
,ources of income available for the purpose, are
set apart and pledged to the School
Fund.- the interest only Of which Ia to be distriou-
led 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 A State University Is to be established. EN-
braeing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re
luired 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
of Public Instruction constitute
schools for the first four years, the Legislature to
elect their successors. said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University IL
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out so much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress to the
to school purposes of the 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XH-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature 10 provide for organ.
izing and dsciplining the militia and the effective
Of volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
The Article Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIn-PuBLIc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties to provide forthe aged in
firm or INDECENT The language of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE &Iv-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
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLAEEoUS PROVISIONS
Section 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. "l..
Section 2 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. sndwillnot 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
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cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section &. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shah never exceed IS
Section requires county officers TO hold their
Offices At the county seats. e..
Section 8 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 Ghe tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex-
coed four years .-
Section II of the old Constitution, providing for
a 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 AZ tho Capital
Section IL provides for a State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1861 1875
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, a. basis Of repre-
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in elections
ARTICLE xvI-AMEEpagSTs. r' .
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 to revise the Constitution This Article
was, in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xvu-sCHEDULE~
Sections /, 2, and 4'provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions. prosecutions. Judgments, CLAIMS,
etc. from the Territorial 20 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 recognizances,
etc, and all legal proceedings
Section likes the salaries--for the first term of
a. 600; Secretary ofState, Con-
troner and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 90, 500; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, q, 900; members OF
the Legislature, 90 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. d 4. "a ~ 81
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 4 Senators, i2 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4 Assemblyuen
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen !,
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4Assemblymen; Lyon
county, l senator, 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Assemblyman; Ormsby county, Senators
Wsshoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
stors, 3 Assemblymen.
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.
Section provides that the FIRST State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
In January 1867 -!
Section provides that the Senators frstelected
shall draw for long and short terms half going
out the day after the general election in 1850 and
the other half two years later. r....- -.....,
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Aasemblymen. ,.gHsa.F
Section - makes the first session of the Legisla-
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem-
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions 10 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 tho Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proyiso for special
election In Lander county next NovembeS
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers.
. Section Is fxes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. a. r-rarr.N 81 a........
Section l6 and II tx the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
%, 900; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Filth, $500, Sixth, A,000; Seventh, $4,000;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, e5,000. r.ttl.5. ... -
Section lerequires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme snd District Judges
Section 90 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In $4,000 each fEf
Section 81 requires eounties towns, ETC.. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section = provides for filing vacancies s-'
Section q transfers cases pending In tho Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts
Section q limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth Of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness fI tEtf 80.
Section Is attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses
Section rs makes provision for publishing GOO
copies Of the debates and proceedings of this
Convention, and for the compensation of the
Oficial Reporter Of the same.
ELECTION ORDINANCE .~. r
Following the Constitution proper Is an ordi.