Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-02
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, y In
Mace of the words .both real and personal, In
GLIDING mines and mining property inns was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. ,,
Article XI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so to fix the shlaries OF
State officers etc. only for the first term ana then
stricken out and transferred 10 the scheduie'
ARTICLE XI-EDUCAT1oN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction. anu to'
the establishment of uniform system OF C0nllhoI
schools, TO be maintained ut least SIN mounts vne"
year in every School District. Any Schooi bis-
rict failing to maintain such school for the Spce
of six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
therein may be deprived OF its proportion OF tne
School Fund. The Legislature may pass sucn
laws as will tend TO secure general attendance oi
children on the schools. The lands donated Oy
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 10 be distriou'
ted pro rata, according TO the number OF childreh
between six and eighteen years of age III each
county. Floating schoOllard warrants are 10 De
sold 4 State University il TO be established. en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments All teachers and professors are re-
qured to take an oath Of office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax il TO be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors. snid Board is required to
oIganiZethe Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible All secta
rim instructien in the schools or University Is
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking ont much ar made
the attendance Of children on the schools compu
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress 10 the
appropriation to school purposes of the 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA,
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
Zing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps etc; also gives
the Governor power 10 call out the militia in
emergencies. The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PuBlIc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevo institu
tions 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 XIY-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as In the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
linquish. There il 10 change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIScELLASEouS PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the three years, instead of six
years, in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath OF allegiance to the United States, and pn
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and wlno be- engaged in duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
Constitution from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel.
Section 1. No perpctuities shall be allowed eX.
crpt for clrcmOsynaTy purposes
Section , fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section D. The aggregate number Ofmcmbers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed Is.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Srction9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or ap.
pointmcnt 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
State Printer, was stricken out.
Scriicu II requires the Governor, Secretary of
State. Treasurer. Controller and Clerk of the Su
prcnc Court TO keep their offices at the Capital
Section l3 provides for u State census in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-
srntatiOn.
Sec. II establishes cpluraity rulein elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMESTS.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
twOthrdS votes of two successive Legislatures,
,,,H rn.; h,r ln manila lSD
that the Legislature by 4 two.thirdS vote, may
submit 10 the people the question of calling Con
ventiOn to revise the Constitution. This Article
WIS., in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-SCHEDuLE
Sections |, =, 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-
pcaed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizances
etc. and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salHreS-fOr the first term of
Ollire-GovernOr 81 900; Secretary OF State, Con-
trO!lrr and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General 81 600; Attorney General, 81. 500 Su.
perintrndcnt Of Public Instruction, 80. 900 each
Judge Of tho Supreme Court, S7,OOO; members Of
the Legislature 81 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following appor;ion-
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, 10 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, AssrmblymCn
Esmcralda county, Senator'S 4Asscmblymet !;
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymen ,
Lander county, = Senators, 1 Assembly men; Lyon
county, :enator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, AsSrmblyman Nyc county, Senator
| Assemblyman OrRlsby county, Senators
Asscmhlymcn; Washoe nud Roop counties, Sen
atoTS, 3 AsSem6lymcn.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory TO
a 4 g,1 Ia .l,,
trrfrre with the additional $500 900 authorized by
Article H.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867
Section provides that the Senators tirstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, one.half going
out the day after the general election in leG6 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting Asscmblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session of the Leeisa-
ture commence on the second Monday of Dccem-
Der next the second on the first Monday OF JAN
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions to be held benni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till january,
lsG7, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected. with proviso for n special
election in Lander county next November
Section IL continues the Territorial officers till
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts
Section 10 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges until altered by law. First District,
S6 900; Second, $1,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, S6,OOOi
Eighth, $500; Ninth, S5,0OO. ....
Section Is requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De.
ccmbpr next, and continue till January, ls67.
Section 70 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 30 relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $4,000 each,
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.
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years 10 one per cent, and one.fourth of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness.
Section 25 attaches RoOp to Washoe county,
sor judicial Legislative. revenue and county Dtlr-