Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-28
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA,

The amendment of the old Constitution con-
sists In substituting the words real, personal and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed /" In
place of the words both real and personal, IN
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article XI 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 ont and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE NI-EDUCATION.
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system of Common
Schools to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any School Dis
trict 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
solennly set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund the interest only Of which is to be distrtou
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 of office. A nalt mn on
the dollar special tax is to bS levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary OF State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute u
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 as possible. All secta-
ran instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited ........-.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out so much az 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 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE NII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
king aud disciplining 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 XlII-PUBLlc 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 is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE X1v-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 as far west as California may re-
hnquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. ..
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section l fixes the seat of Government ut Car.
son City and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead of six
years, us in last years Constitution.
Section Q prescribeS an oath of Office including
an oath of allegiance 10 the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution and willnOt be, engaged in duel
Section 3 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
Section 1. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex-
cept for eleemosynary purposes. %.
Section ) fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number Ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats. ..-..., ...
Section 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 IL 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 IL of the old Constitution providing for
O state Printer was stricken out
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk Of the Su.
preme Court TO keep their offices at the Capital
Section l3 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. r..E.t.
See. IA establishes theplurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMENTS.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
two-thirls 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-SCREDULE.
Sections i, .. 3 and provide for the transfer of
rights actions, prosecutions. judgments, claims,
etc. from the Territorial TO 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 ) fixes the salarics-fOr the first term of
office-Governor, SiOOO; Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, S2,5OO; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, s., 600; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members of
the Legislature, Sc per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senator's, i2 Assembly
men Douglas county, l Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, 9 Senators, 4Assemblymen /;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. Assemblymen /;
Lander county, 2Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Gye county, Senator
l Asse mblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional S3OO,OO authorized by
Article TX.
Section 8 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators irstelected
shall draw for long and short terms one-hslf going
out the day after the general election In ls66 and
the other half two years later. #.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting AssemblymeD. ,..ss.
Section l2 makes the 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
officers under the State organization till January
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for q special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial. officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. ...... ...........
Section Is and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
5000; Second 1900; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $1,000; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, 5000 -.g
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section l9 makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges ......
Section 20 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, 900 each. b; 3
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers
Section % provides for filling vacancies,
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts. u
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent. and one-fourth of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness. '.3