Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-01
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

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 ms to fix the salaries OF
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred 10 the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCAT1oS.
Provides for the election, once in TWO years, OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and LOT
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
rict 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 rs 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
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 In each
county. Floating school land warrants are to be
sold A 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. 4 half mill on
the dollar special tax is 10 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 said Board is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University il
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.
sory by asking for the consent of Congress to the
II Al
acres granted for iBlerual improvements, and in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature 10 provide for organ
Zing and discipliuing 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 aud the counties to provide for the aged, ILL.,
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article il
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUHDARY.
Establishes the State boundary us in the EnR.
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun
dairy one degree further east whenever Congress
shall assent. and far west California may re-.
linquish. There is no 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 mex three years, instead OF six
years, aS in last years Constitution.
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 ) prohibits any person not only from
holding ONCE, but which is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel
Section l. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex
ccpt for clecmosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section g. The aggregate number Ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices al the county seats
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section 9 authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections ~ and II relate TO the election or ap.
pointment Of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never Tex.
coed four years.
Section II of the old Constitution, providing for
a state Printer, was stricken out
Sccti1n II 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 a State census, i'll the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1915
and every ten years thereafter, to serve together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-
Sentatinm.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE NrI-AMESDMESTS.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
twU.thirds votes of two successive Legislatures
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature. by twO.thirds vote, may
submit 10 the people the question OF calling Con
r,,N-sLn
was in substance. the 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 RI.
pealcd altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer OF fines and forfritures, recognizanCeS,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-fOr the first term of
oihce-tiovernOr, "a LOCO; Secretary of State, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000: Attorney General, $500; Su.
pCrintcndpnt Of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 5000; members of
the Legislature, Sc per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apporton-
mem, OF the LcgsiatureRntil otherwise provided
by law: Storey county,a Senators, - Assembly
men; Douglas county.4Senator,2 > Assemblymcn;
Esincralda county, . Senators. 4Assemblymen !;
Humboldt county, Senator's Assemblymen !,
Lander county, Senators, 4 ASsemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, Assembymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Asscmblyman: Nye county, Senator
Assemblyman; Ormsby county, : Senators 3
Asscmblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
atOrs, 3 ASscnbl ymen,
Section transfers all debts of the Territory 10
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional 100000 authorized by
Article IN.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in january 1867.
Section provides that the Senators frstelected
shall draw for long anu short terms one.haf going
out the day after the general election in le66, and
the other half two years later
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting ASsemblymrn.
Section l2 makes the first session of the Legsla.
ture commence on the second Monday of Dccem-
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jun
uary lS66: succeeding sessions 10 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 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 10 ana II NIX lue HHlaTltS Vi the DlhtIlCt
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
5000; Second $4,000; Third and Fourth, S5,0OO;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, S6,O0Oi
Eighth, $500; Ninth, S5,00O.
Section 10 requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties ON the first Monday of De.
cembcr next, and continue till january, 1867.
Section ~ makes u similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 81 relates 10 the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in 500, OOQeach
Section 81 requires counties, towns etc. to pro-
vide for porting 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 to One per cent. and one.fourth of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness
Section % attaches RoOp TO Washoe county,
for judicial Legislative, revenue and county pur-
poses
Section &c makes provision for publishing 600
copies of the debates and proceedings of this
Convention, and for the compensation of the
Official Reporter of the same. ..