Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-03
coyoT1ruTIOS OF. NByADA.

The amendment .ha woYds ''resl, personal and
lists N snpstllu!St mines and mining claims,
'ossessosy a. ~ Thieh alone shall be taxed
Iace nj the words ''both real anu TI,is an,
hiding mines and mining properly - nads nv
erarded as the most important enAN
he Convention. .,,.,,,,or entitled sal.
Article NJ u .n1 40 a, 10 Ak the salaries OF
,.a., oTsners ETC. only for the first term, ahu
!, zen ont and transferred to the sehe
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATioN. oox. of
Provides for the election, once IN W and for
, Superintendent Of Public Msl I,n.n ofCommon
be establishment of a uniform system OF Cv uaoh
:cbooIs 10 be maintained ut least six months M
voor in eyrv School District. Any scnooi pn
Mot falling 10 maintain such school for the
Of six months, or permitting sectarian ms " ~
therein. may be deprived of its proporuon VI ~
School Fund. The Legislature may p pdancs of
laws az will tend TO secure general attenoais
children on the schools The lands donaied W
Congress for educational purposes, ana al otnei
sources of income available for the purpose, H
solemny set apart and pledged 10 lne oen
Fund, the interest only of which Is TO be disLDu,
ted pro rata, according TO the number OF cnbdren
between six and eighteen years Of age IN easn
county. Floating school land warrants are to De
sold A State University Is to be established en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining oe'
partments All teachers and professors are re-
duired 10 take an oath Of Office A half mill on
the dollar special tax IL to be levied annually tor
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary OF State anu
Superintendent Of Public Instruction censtiintea
Board of Regents of the University and Pupnc
schools for the rst four years, the Legislature TO
elect their successors. said Board Is required 10
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently az possible: All seeta.
rian instruction III the schools or Unlversity II
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
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 3OOO0U
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars.
| ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide Tor organ
izng and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc; also gives
am.rrUneitr. tPS" arIcIe Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE XIII-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS
| Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties to provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article IL
the same az in the old Constitution.
.. ARTICLE XIv-BoUEDARY. ..- .
| Establishes the State boundary as in the Ena
| bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
| dairy one degree further east whenever CongrtBs
shall assent, and US far west as California may re-
llnquish. There IL no change in this fro ON the old
| Constitution
ARTICLE xv-MIsCELLAEEous 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 2 prescribes oath Of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and I'm
oath that the party has not, since the adoption vi
the Constitution, andwinot be, engaged in duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which Is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been In amy
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuItes 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 ofmembers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS. .n..t.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats. Doom. ..
Section provides for the publication of statute,
laws and Supreme Court decisions .... =
Section Q authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and ii relate to the election or ap.
pointment Of officers and the tenure of officers.
created by the Legislature, which must never ex-
coed four years..
[Secton l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
State Printer, was stricken out.
Section l2 requires the Governor, Secretary of
State, Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the STU
preme Court to keep their offices ut the Capital.
Section IL provides for q State census In the
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve, together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XYI-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 Il 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 Xyu-SCHEDULE.
Sections l, 2, 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-
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
transfer of fines and fOrfeitures, recognizances,
etc., and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofice-Governor, S4,O 900; Secretary of State Con.
trollcr and Treasurer, each $500; Surveyor
General, 81 900; Attorney General, 90, 500; SUI
perintendent of Public Instruction, 5000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 1900; 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, Senators, ~ Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, . AssembIymen:
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4 Assembly men /;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. 3 Assembly men ,
Lander county, Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, l Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
Asse mblyman Ormsby county, 2 Senators 3
Assembymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 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 provides that the Senators irst elected
shall draw for long and short terms, one half 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 Assemblymen
Section l2 makes the first session of the Iepisa-
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
nary, 1866; succeeding sessions to be held biennt
ally commencing on the first Monday of January
Section ID 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 n special
election in Lander county next November ..
Section IA continues the Territorial officer tII
election and qualification of State officers
Section Is likes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts. ...... ..s..
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
So,uVVi oecohut Sf'VVOi lhlTu ana FOURTH, e5,OOO;
Fifth, $780, Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, 5000 (;
| Eighth, $500 Ninth, s50OO.
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties OH tho first Monday Of De-
cember next and continue till january, 1857
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in e306O0 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, ETC.. to pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section % provides for filing vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts TO the District Courts
Section "a limits taxation for the frEt three
years TO one per cent, and one. fourth of one Der
cent for Territorial Indebtedness =
Section % attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses.