Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-09
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

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place of the words both real and personal IN.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change maze oy
the Convention.
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
| ARTICLE XI-EDuCATIOS.
Provides for the election, once in two years. OF
| a Superintendent of Public Instruction, ana LOT
| the establishment of q uniform system OF Common
Schools, TO be maintained at least six months each
| wear in every School District. ANY School Dis
trct failng 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 us 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
| sOlcmnly Set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund the interest only of which il TO be dstriDu'
ted pro rata, according to the number of children
| between six and eighteen years of age in each
county, Floating school land warrants are 10 DC
sold A State University is to be established, enl-
| bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partmcnts All teachers and professors are re-
| quired 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 q
| 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 NJ possible. All secta-
| rian instruction in the schools or University IN
/ prohibited.
| This amends the corresponding Article of the
| old Constitution by striking out SO much as made
the attendance OF children on the schools cOmpul-
sory by asking for the consent of Congress to the
! IN nf ha
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XlI-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature 10 provide for organ
izng and disciplning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc.; also gives
the Governor power to call ont 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 and the counties 10 provide for the aged, in
! firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
the same an 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 far west rs California may re-
linquish There il 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
Uanrs ~ in ,,st wears Constitution.
Section D 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 winot be, engaged in a. 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 peruetuities shall bp allowed ex.
| cent for elpemosvnary purposes
| Sac,ion = 6xes tho GENERAL alaction nm the Tues.
| 5o,, naxt of,ar IN. irsI Mnnd,y Of November
| Sactior q The apgrepntp nnnbpr of nernhars NJ
the Legislature shall never exceed T5
! S.ctiou 7 rponires county officers 10 hold their
offices M the county seats
Section nrovides for the notification of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
| S.rtIon o authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
Or S;m;n;sb snIarirs of nnbIic ofircrs
San,i"ns m and n rsIata IN tho sIacti,n or AN.
roin,mDnt of "fSc.rs and ,hs ,snnrr of officers
created bv the I'egslatnre. which mnst never ex.
| coed four wears
eeTS n o,%, nftho old orv,,,r,ior n-o,dino for
a state Printer, was stricken ont,
! Srrtjnn 10 requires the Governor. Secretary of
State. Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices Mt the Capital.
Section l3 provides for a State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, 1875
and every ten ycars thereafter TO serve, together
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sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE WI aMySDMINTs
provid.. for amendment Of the Constitution by
,,.1 ,hirI ,,o,ss of ,,to surcsssy, TagiSlatnr,S
and onhseonent rntifcation Inv the pro1le Also,
that the T.er;sIatnre Inv a o.tbirds vote. NAV
submit IN ,hr peoplr the question of calling Con
yen,ion n reyise the CONSTITUTION. This Article
was in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE xyII-sCHEDULE.
Sections i, 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 forfetures, recognizances,
etc and all legal proceedings
Section ; fixes the salares-for the first term OF
ofice-(ioycrnor "a, 600; Secretary of State, Con.
trOller and Treasurer, each, s., 600; Surveyor
General, 81 900; Attorney General $500; Su.
pcrintendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court $1,000; members of
the Legislature, Sc per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportton.
mcnt nf the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 ASscmblylnrn;
ESmeralda county, Senators, +AsSemblymcn :
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen ;
Lander county, 2Senators, Asscmblymen; Lyon
county, l Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
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county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
AsSemblyman Ormsby county, > Senators 3
ASscmbymen Washoe and RoOp counties, Sem
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfpre 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 1861
Section provides that the Senators irstelccted
shall draw for long and short terms One.half going
ont the day after the general election In ls66 and
| the other half two wears later
Sections 10 and ii provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section - makes the first session of the Legsla-
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 bieDni.
alIv, commencing on the first Monday of January
Section "a continues all Territorial and county
.oirers under the State organization till January,
| Is67 and the Probate Judges till the District