Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-25
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

ling grand and petit juries, and providing for their
compensation; regulating county and township
business regulating the election Of county and
township offieers Tor the assessment and couec-
poses providing for opening and conducting
elections of State, county or township officers,
and designating the places of voting; providing
for the sale OF real estate belonging TO minors or
other persons lsboring under legal disabilities.
UNIFORM system Oh county and township govern.
ment Ia required TO be established. Lotteries and
the sale Of lottery tickets are prohibited. Extra
compensation to officers and emnloyees of the |
Legislature Is forbidden. The ART Irregular seS.
sion Ii limited to ninety DAYS. EubseGuent SEES
SONS OF sixty Gays; and special sessions, con.
vened by the Governor, 10 twenty dayR. A
homestead as provided by law !" 1: required 10 |
be exempted from forced sale, except In certain |
enumerated cases. Provision Is made for sacur |
ing the separate property Of wife The comfy /
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisls.
ture TO prescribe their duties and eompensssnn |
The compensation of Legislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms each member Is allowed |
not exceeding eco per session for stationerv
newspapers, postage, ETC.; e day additional 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 offailure of the two Houses to
meet In Joint Convention within twenty daysfor
this purpose, the Governor may cal suen Con
vention or proclamation. Two'thirds OF all tue
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
pass any bill over the Governors veto. Inc
Governor Ia allowed I've days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which 10 Veio q
bill and In the latter case the bill must be lald
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 ses
1pOalafinn raHDRctinR
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 as sole traders emitting The
Limitation of the salaries Of county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE v-RxEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power In a Governor, to be
elected for four years, who must be quanned
eector. twenty five years of age, and, except at
the hrst 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 COMMANDMENT. Chief Of
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service of the United States He IL
to transact all executive business, See 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 AZ TO the time of adjournment, to adjourn
the Legislature to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
| Ing Of the next Legislature. He may suspend
| fines and forfetures and grant reprieves not ex.
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices of
| the Supreme Court and Attorney General are
| constituted Court of Pardons, except In cases
~ md imnaachmenfa a i Lieutenant
| Governor Is TO be elected at the same time and
| for the same term the Governor. The Usual
powers and duties Of such officer are prescribed.
A Secretary ri State, Treasurer, Controller, SUR
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for aud their powers and duties pre-.
Icribed. The Governor, Secretary OF state and
| Attorney General are constituted u Board of
State Prison Directors, and also BoPrd Of EX.
aminers, to 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 this Article is 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 LegS-
ature to add two aSsociates), nine District Courts
lat present) 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, no that one
| will 20 out of Office every two year,. The Su.
preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction in all
cases in equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate or mining claims, the legality of taxes,
assessments, fines, ETC., where the amount in con-
| troversy exceeds thres hundred dollars; also on
| questions Of law alone, IN criminal cases amount.
4 L.. It.,tl tNnN INA In
dicial DlHtricts; Storey county constituting the
| First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third,
| Washos the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the 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 q co.extenkiye and concur
rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are to 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 oil cases wherein the Su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
latinR 10 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.
sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
of cases mot coming within the Jurisdiction Of the
District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
| md 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 tenementy in certain specified cases. The
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! Courts ~ the Legislature may determine, are
Courts Of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perqusites for their own use.
Judges IRE 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 va
Gates bis Office. 1E L. ~
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 l.EE1f a.3s ~.
ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
| FROM OFFICE. f..- -
| Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate the Chief Justice to preside
| al the trial Of a Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and o.thirds of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and in.
diciRl officers except Justices Of the Peace are
liable 10 impeachment for misdemeanor or NAL.
fsasance In Office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party 10 liable, however, to indict.
ment and trial according to law, II the otense
IL indIctable. The Judges Of the Supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be- removed
nom office, after hearing, by vote Of two.
thirds of the members elected to each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made By law
for the removal OF other civil oficerA Z Il nj
This Article Is substantially the same as that
In the old Constitution. except the provision re-
quirine the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. ga&I
ARTICLE vuI-AuEIcIRALA AND OTHER coRPoR-
ATOMS
Prohibits special Legislation In regard to cor.
porationI, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under, general
laws. Property of corporations il subject 10 tax
alton ike thRt Of indiyidualS. CorporatorE in
corporations formed under che laws Of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
Liabilities Of such corporations, No bank notes or
pepper Of any kind can be allowed TO circulate ~
money except the Federal currency and the notes
Of banks authorized under the laws of Congress
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