Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-04
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

sists in substituting the words 'renl 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
Guiding 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 fix the salaries OF
State officers, etc., only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
81. ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system OF common
Schools, to be maintained at least six months eacn
year in every School District. Any >chool DIS.
trict failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived of its proportion oil the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws AZ will tend TO secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and Oil other
sources of income available for the purpose are
sOlemnly 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 ~ each
county. Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold. State University is TO be established en-
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining de-
partmcnIs. All teachers and professors are re-
quired 10 take an oath Of of ce. A half mill on
the dollar special lax is to be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction constitute 4
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature 10
elect their successors said Board il required to
organize the Mining Department Ofthc University
as speedily and efficiently rs possible. All secta-
ran instruction i'll the schools or University Is
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking ont SO much as 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 SOC, 0OO
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILJTIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ
iZing aud discip!ining 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 ;hr old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-PuBLIC 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 as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BouSDARY.
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 us far west AZ California may re-
nQuish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MISCELLASEoUS- PROVISIONS -
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son CRY. and prohibits appropriations for Capito
buildings for the mex three years, instead If s1
years, Us in lust years Constitution.
Section . prescribes an oath of office, including
an oath Of allegiance 10 the United States, and M
oath that the party has not, since the adoption q
the Constitution, and willnO be, engaged ina duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which is additional 10 the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in II duel.
Section {. No perpetuiticS shall be allowed OK
crpt for rlccmnSynary purposes.
Section ! fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section t. Tho aggregate number Otmrmbrrs o
the Legislature shall never exceed 81.
Sectiun7 requires county officers to hold theil
offices al The county seats
Section 6 provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section 9 authorizes the Legislature 20 increas,
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate To the election or wp
pOintment Of officers and thc tenure of officer,
created by the Legislature, which must never eX
coed four years.
[Section II ofthe old Constitution, providing fol
state Printer, was stricken ont.
StcllHn u REQUIRES llt lIpNtIuuT, NttltluTN VI
State. Treasurer, Controller and Clerk OF the Su
prcme Court 10 keep their offices ut the Capital
Section Is provides for State census in The
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, 49,;
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, M basis of repre-
seutation.
Sec. II establishes the plurality ruleiu elections
ARTICLE I-AMENDMESTs.
Provides for amendment a: the Constitution by
of I
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature. by twn.thrds vote, may
submit Ia the people the question OF calling Con
vention 10 revise the Constitution. This Artcl,
WIS in substance. The same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE NyII-SCHEDuLE.
Sections |. >, 3 and provide for the transfer o
rights. actions. prosecutions. judgments, claims
etc, from III" Territorial to the State Government
for the continuance OF Territorial laws until IL
prari or altered by the State Legislature: Tor thu
transfer Of lines and forfcitures, rccognizancrS
ETC.. and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the Salaries-fnr the first term %
nfficr--tiOvcrnor. $4,000; Secretary of State. Con
tr"ilcr and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su
pcriItrndrnt Of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge OF tho Supreme Court, 5000 members o:
the Legislature, 81 per day and 10 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportidn
by law: Storey county, 4Scnators, - Assembly
men Douglas county. Senator, > AsSembiymrn
EsIncralda county, = Senators, iAssemblymen
HumbUld; county, . Senators. 8 Assemblymrn
Lander county, Senators, ASscmblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon ant
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Asscmblymnn Nye county, Senator
l Asscmblyman 0rmsby county, Senators ;
As>cmblympu; Washoc and RNop counties. = Sen
ators, 3 Assemblymcn.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory tc
the State provided said indebtedness shall not IN
tcrtrrr with the additional S3OO,Oa0 authorized by
Article IN.
Section provides that the first State officer.
shall hold ill the Tuesday after the first Monday
in january 1857.
Section provides that the Senators frstclectet
shall draw for long and short terms, one,half going
ont the day after the general election in lS66, anf
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes rho first session Of the LpGisla
lure commence on the second Monday of Drccm
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan
uary 1866 succeeding sessions To b. held bienni
ally, commencing on the first Monday OF January
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officer, under the State organization till January
lsG7, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with prOriso for speciu
election in Lander county next November.
Section Il continues the Territorial officers til
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme ant
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the Distric
Judges, until altered by law First District
5000; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, 5000
Fifth, $4,000; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $4,000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, S5,0OO. -
Section ls requires State officers first elected tC
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De
cember next, and continue till january, 1867.
Section l9 makes a similar provision for th'
Supreme and District Judges
Section ~ relates 10 the commissioning ant
qualifying ofthc first State officers and Distric
Judges, and requires the State Controller AMI
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 81 limits taxation for the first tire,
years to one per cent, and one.fourth of one PEE
cent for Territorial Indebtedness.
Section % attaches Roop to Washoe county
for Judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur
poses.
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