Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA,

possessury, excepting mines and mining claims
In, proceeds of which alone shall be taxeds' I'm
place ri the words both reta and personal, in,
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. 49,
Article II Of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, WAS amended so a. to tx the salaries of
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUcATloS.l r.sa
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
Ia Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform ~ stem Of Common
chools, TO be maintained at least six months each
year In every School District. Any chool Dis.
trict failing to maintain such school for the space
Of dix munths or permitting sectarian instruction
thvrriA, 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
solrnnly 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-.
Partments. All teachers and professors are re-
quired TO take an oath Uf 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 constitutes
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors. aid Board is required to
Organize the Mining Department of the University
speedily aud efficiently AZ possible All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking ont so much az made
the attendance Of children On the schools compul,
sorry. by asking for the consent of Congress 10 the
appropriation to school purposes of the 500, 900
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE NII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and dScplning the militia and the effective
encouragement ut 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 XlII-PCBLlc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State TO foster benevolent institu.
tons and the counties to provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article il
the same rs in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE NIy-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun
Diary one degree further east. whenever Congress
shall assent, and IN far west as California may re-
inquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. H.
ARTICLE Observation-Disclosures PROVISIONS.
Section l fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years instead Of six
years, us in last years Constitution. -.a.-l
Section 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 3 prohibits amy person not only from
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Constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel
Section 4. No perpetuiiieS shall be allowed eK-
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section .. The aggregate number ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed rs
Sectiou7 requires county officers to hold their
Offices AZ the county seats -r-. ~
Section 8 provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. -aler..z.-
Srcfion9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections III and II relate to the election or ap
poiutment of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex-
coed four wears
Section II of the old Constitution, providing for
II tate Printer, WAS stricken OUT.
Sect n IL requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
prcme Court TO keep their Offices at the Capital
Section 10 provides for State census in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1851, 1875
and every ten years thereafter TO serve, together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-.
senlaton.
Sec Is establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XyI-AMENDNESTs.
Provides TOR amendment OF The Constitution by
two-thirds votes Of two successive Legislatures,
and Subsequent ratification by the people, Also,
that fl,. T,.trsl!.furt fhir,la
submit TO the people the question of calling Con
vention TO reNiSe the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xvu-scHEDuLE
Sections !, :, 3 and 1 provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions. prosecutions Judgments, CLAIMS,
e:c from the Territorial 10 the State Governments;
Tor tie continuance of Territorial lava until re
p.Ged OF altered by the Stats Legislature: for the
Transfer OF tiUes ucd forteitures recognizancts,
etc, and all iegs! proceedings.
Section iycs thr SAari, s-gor the first term OF
offcc-tioverncr, SI.RC; Secretary If State. Con.
| tro.ler AID Treasurer. each, S3,6O; Surveyor
General, 81 ,OOU; Attorney General, S2.5 Su.
Prriatendert OF Public Instruction, S2,U0O; each
Judge OF the Supreme Court. 81 600; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day ana 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
uleht OF the Legislature until otherwise provided
BY law Storey county, 4SenatOrs, i2 Assembly.
ESmeraldI county, Senators, 4AsSemblymcn /;
Humboldt county, = Senator's. 3 Assemblymen ,
Lander county, 2 Senators, 1 Asscmblymen; Lyon
county, l enator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, l Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
Assemblyman 0rmsby county, , Senators
Assemhlymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
utors, Assemblymen. -. .....
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indie btedness shall not in
terfere with the additional 100 authorized by
Article TX
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. .f s.-H SD s 8.
Section provides that the Senators frstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, one.haf going
out the day after the general election in ls66 and
the other half two years later
Sections l0 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makesthe first session Of the LegSla-
| ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next; the second on the first Monday Of jan.
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
oficers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the vDisirict
Judges are elected, with proviso for special
election In Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
GocCIOu ~ hACo thC tOlhlb VI INC oupiCluo anu
District Courts. a. I..f.-rH
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
Sc, 900; Second $1,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Filth, e360O; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh 5000;
Eighth, $3.50: Ninth, S5.0oO
Section 10 requires State officers first elected 70
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section Is makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges IVY s-r..
Section ~ relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $50, 200 each. --.sH
Section q requires counties, towns, ETC.. 10 pro.
vide for supporting their own officers. is u.I..
Section y provides for filling vacancies.
Section q transfers cases pending In the 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 gg3 r,,isF
Section 25 attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. lrr gars ..-r..
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