Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-27
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

ton of taxes for State, county and township pur-
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections OF State, county or township ohcers,
and designating the places of voting; providing
for the sale of real estate belonging to minors or
other persons laboring under legal uisaoiiltieS'
uniform system of county and township govern.
Inent is required to be established LOTTERIES anu
the sale OF lottery tickets are ProhiDtea' Extra
compensation TO officers and employees OF inc
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.
homestead as provided by law" Is required TO
be exempted from forced sale, except III certain
enumerated cases. Provision is made LOT secur'
ing the separate property ola VINE. Inc county
officers TO be elected are specified the Legisia'
ture to prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation of LEGISLATORS cannot be chang
ed during their terms each member Is allowed
not exceeding $50 per. session for stationery
newspapers, postage, etc.; 81 DAY aouuohal N
allowed the presiding officers OF each branch
Elections OF United States Senators are 10 DC
made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration OF tne senatorial
term, or immediately after the happening OF
vacancy; in case offallure Of the two Houses TO
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days Tor
this purpose the Governor may call such Con-
vention or proclamation. TwO.thirds OF all the
members elected TO each branch are necessary TO
pass any uIIl over Inc GONeTuul 'StV- no
Governor is allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto
bill; and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session of the Legislature,
The changes in this Article from the old Con.
stitution are numerous. Among them are al
lowing the Senate TO hold secret executive SEES
sonS 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 Tor
bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women to act al sole traders; emitting the
limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem ofthe ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE r-EXEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests tho executive power in a Governor, 70 DC
elected for four years, who must be q quallhed
elcctor twenty-five years Of age, and, except NJ
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 Commander. Chief OF
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service OF the United States. He is
10 transact all executive business, see that the
laws faithfully executed, and TO fill vacancies
in office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legis.
latve business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention to- He has
power, in case of disagreement between the two
Houses to the time of adjournment, to adour
the Legislature to such time AS he NAV think
| proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
ing of the next Legislature He may suspend
fines aud forteiures and grant rcprevcs not eX.
cecdiug sixty days The Governor, Justices Of
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
| constituted Court of Pardons, except in cases
OF treason and impeachmcntS. 4 Lieutenant
Governor is 10 be elected at the same time AID
for the same term as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties Of such officer 1re prescribed
A Secretary of State Treasurer, Controller, sur
veyor General and Attorney General arc also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-
scrbed. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Attorney General are constituted n Board Of
State Prison Directors, and also n BOPrd 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 lie.
gislature.
The only change of importance from the old
Constitution in lIS Article il providing for the
election of Surveyor General
ARTICLE vI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power of the State in Su.
preme Court, consisting of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (with power in the Legis-
lature TO add two asS0ciates) nine District Courts
(at prescn) 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
elections tor six years each but those first elected
are TO draw for long and short terms, that one
will go ont of Office every two years. The Su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction in all
cases in equity, and in all cases ut law involving
real estate mining claims the legality Of taxes
assessments fines, ETC., where the amount in con-
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions of law alone in criminal cases amonnt.
ing 10 felony. The State is divided into nine Ju.
dical Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third
Oh tba anil Churchill thp Fifth
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop is
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, or Storey District, has three
District Judges with co.cXtensve and concur
rent jurisdiction. The District il Judges are 10 be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
spective Districts The District Courts have
original jurisdiction in all cases wherein the SUI
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re.
lating 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 cases 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.
station, 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 lands
and tenements in certain specified cases. The
Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
;u;t. ftntr
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial Offices
during their terms Provision is made for docket
fees to 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
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 iu.
dical officers, except Justices Of the Peace are
liable to impeachment for msdemeanor or NAL.
feasance in Office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
ment and trial according to law, If the offense
IL indictable. The Judges Of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
from office, after a hearing, by vote of two
thirds of the members elected to each branch of
the Legislature. Provision NAV be made by law
for the removal Of other civil officers.
This Article Is substantially the same as that
in the old Constitution except the provision re-
quiring the Chief Justice 70 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
ARTICLE yrII-MUMcIPAL AND OTHER coRPoR.
ATOMS. 5.. .,
Prohibits special legislation in regard to cor
poratons, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws Property Of corporations Is subject to tax
corpora,Ions formed under che laws of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
liabilities of such corporations. No bank notes or
money except the Federal currency and the notes
Of banks authorized under The 81 LAWS TVS Of cOpsso
Jaw muS os snS restricting their
of taxation assessment, borrowing money. con-