Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-22
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

The amendment of the old Constitution con;
ssts in substituting the words real personal and
possessory, excepting mines Anu u in,us clsinis,
Mace of the words "both real and personal, in
Guiding mines and mining properly. This was
reCarded as the most important change made by
4rtjels XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal,
aries was amended so as to NIX lne salaries 1es OF
State officers, etc. only for tue nfss seIn anu 'nen
stricken out andtransferreG ~ ~, ,.IoS
,,-.,.,Sos Co. tha a,ection, once in two years. Of
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, ana lor
tbs sstahlishment of a uniform system OF Common
Schools to be maintained at least pa I ~
wear in every School District. any eehool Dis-
trict failing to maintain such Iol
of six months, or permitting seo.a nor.;on ~ tSa
thcrein NAV be deprived Of its proportion Oh Tue
School Fund. The Legislature may pass Such
laws as will tend to secure general a'sehuans0 VI
children on the schools The lands aohstea oy
Congress for educational purposes anu all o'her
sources of income available for the purpose, are
solemnly set apart and pledged 10 Lne SeHoo'
Fund, the interest only of when Is 10 pe us.i,ou
ted pro rata, according to the NUMBER Oh cnnuIen
between six and eighteen years OF age IN eaen
county. Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University is toll be established. en-
bracing agricultural mechanical and mining oe-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
uuired to take an oath Of office. half mill on
the dollar special tax 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 a
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature to
elect their successors. Said Board IL required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All Secta
rian instruction in 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 100000
acres granted Tor Internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
zing and disciplininE the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer CORPS ETC.; also gives
the Governor power to call ont the militia in
emergencies The Article ia identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE NlII-PUBIIC 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 xIY-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary rs in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
snail assent and as lar west California may re.
lnquish. 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 ak
years, AZ in last years Constitution.
Section 9 prescribes an oath of Office. including
oath of allppianpR IN tho
oath that the party has not since the adoption of
the Constitution, andwillnot be- engaged in Il duel
Section 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 4. No perpetuties 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 ofmombers 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.
Sections authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries ofpublc officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or up.
pointment Of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex-
coed four years.
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
q state Printer, was stricken out
Section 10 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital
Section - provides for g 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, basis of repre-
sentation.
Sec. IA establishes heplurality ruleln elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMENTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two-thirds 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 Xvn-scHEDULE.
Sections l, 9, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. Judgments, claims,
etc, from the Territorial 70 the State Government
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re.
peaed or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizanccs,
etc, and all legal proceedings
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term of
ofice-Governor, "a, 900; Secretary of State, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 81, 500; Su-
perintendent Of Public instruction, 81, 900; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000 members Of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section 6 establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 4 Senator'S, l2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen {;
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 Assemblymen !;
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, l AsSemblymani Nye county, Senator
Assemblyman; Ormsby county, 2 Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Q Sen
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with the additional $500 900 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. -..-'.
Section 9 provides that the Senators irstelected
shall draw for long and short terms one half going
out the day after the general election in 1906 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section u makes the first session of the Legisla.
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 bienn!
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 l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District
5000; Second, $4,000 Third and Fourth, &, 900;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $4,000 |;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, 5000 .... -. -.
Section Is requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De-
cernber next, and continue TIL january, 1861.
Section 10 makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 90 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in CSC, 900 each,
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers
Section 20 provides for filing 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 IS attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses