Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-11
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

ton Of taxes for State county and township pur'
! poses providing for opening anu conducting
elections OF State, county or township ofncers,
and designating the places OF Young; ProVluins
for the sale Of real estate belonging TO minors OF
other persons laboring under legal disabilities.
| uniform system of county and township govern.
| ment Is required to be established Lotteries ana
the sale OF lottery tickets are prohioited. EHtra
compensation to officers and employees OF inc
Legislature is forbidden The first regular ses'
sion Is limited 10 ninety days, subsequent SEES
sions Of sixty days; and special sessions, con-
vened by the Governor, 10 twenty days
| homestead " as provided by law, Is required 10
be exempted from forced sale, except IN certain
| enumerated cases. Provision is made LOT secur-
ing the separale property OF d VIE lne county
| officers to De elected are specified, Inc LeglSIa'
| ture TO prescribe their duties and compensation.
The compensation oflegislators cannot De GhanS,
ed during their terms; each memher Is alloweu
not exceeding 500 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage ETC.; 80 "a day aGuiilohal IL
allowed the presiding officers Of each branch.
| Elections OF United States Senators are TO be
| made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or immediately after the happening OF
vacancy; in case offaure of the two Houses TO
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days TOR
this purpose the Governor may call such Con
| vention or proclamation. TwothirdS OF all the
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed five days during the session.
or ten days thereafter, within which 10 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
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 10 net as sole traders omlttlng the
limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
| the per diem of the members ofthe Legisature,etc
ARTICLE v-EXECuTIvE DEPARTMENT.
! Vests the executive power in Governor, 10 Oe
| elected for four years, who must be qualited
/ elector, twenty-five years of age, and except at
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 il Commander i'll Chief OF
| the military forces of the State except when
called into the service of the United States He is
TO transact all executive business, that the
laws are 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
| lative business may be transacted, except such
as the Governor may call attention TO. He has
power, in case OF disagreement between the two
HOUSES US 10 tIlc tlhe Ol HiUOurnIneut, 10 uJouIu
the Legislature to such time he may think
| proper but not beyond the time for the meet
| ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitureS and grant reprieves not cX.
| ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices of
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
| constituted Court Of Pardons, except in cases
| of trensou and impeachmcnts 4 Lieutenant
! Governor is 10 be elected al the same time and
for the same term Us the Governor The usual
| powers and duties of such officer arc prescribed.
( A Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, Sur.
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers aud 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 Le-
gislature.
The only change of Importance from the old
Constitution in tns Article il providing for the
election of a Surveyor General
ARTICLE vI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the judicial power of the State in a Su.
| preme Court, consisting of n Chief Justice and
! two Associate Justices with power in the Legs-
lature to add two associates nine District Courts
| lat presently and Justices of the Peace. The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
| in incorporated cities and towns The Justices Of
| the Supreme Court are 10 be elected at general
elections tor six years EACH but those first elected
are TO draw for long and short terms, so that one
viii go out Of Office every two years The ~.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction in all
cases in equity, and in all cases at 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 eases amount.
ing TO felony. The State is divided into nine Jul
dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
| First, Ornsby 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 diminish the number of districts or
Judges. The First, or Storey District, has three
| District Judges with co-eXtensye and concur.
rent jurisdiction. The District Judges arc TO be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their
| spectiye Districts The District Courts have
original jurisdiction in all cAses wherein the Sn.
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also, re-
latng to estates of deceased persons, and persons
and estates of minors and insane persons and OF
the action of forcble entry and unlawful detainer
and of nil 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.
satiOn. Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
ofcases not coming within the jurisdiction of the
District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction az 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
$780, 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
to receive fees and perquiSites for their own
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
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 impeachiDg by the Assembly, and
trials BY the Senate. the Chief Justice TO preside
| at the trial of a Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor and two-thirds of the Senators elected 10
| be necessary for conviction. All State and in.
dicial officers, except Justices Of the Peace are
| liable to impeachment for nisdemeanOr or NAL.
teasance 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 10 law, II the OHense
| tx indictable 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 NAV BIZ made by law
for the removal of other civil officers.
This Article is substantially the same us that
in the old Constitution, except the provision re-
| curing the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
| IRTIcIr yIII-MUSIcIPAL AND OTHER CORPoR.
| ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation in regard TO cor.
porstions, 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 che laws Of the State
shall mot 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