Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-21
G0SsFffFfI0N Of NEYIba.

GUNSII1U1lUN VI N1NaphI
The amendment of the old Constitution con.
sistsin substituting the words "rea, persopalau
poGssssory, excepting Mmes and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, +" in
place of the words both real and personal, ir'
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded ~ the most important change made by
the Convention. ....
Article xl OF the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, was amended SO, as % iix the salaries OF
State officers, etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken ont and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATloN.
Provides for the election, once In two years, OF
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and ior
the establishment of uniform syS stem Of Common
schools to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District ANY cnooi Dis.
trct failing maintain such school Tor the space
of six months, or permitting seetarian instruction
shcrein, may be deprived OF Its proportion Oh TUG
School Fund. The Legislature may pass sucn
laws as will tend to secure general attendance VI
children on the schools. The lands donated oy
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose are
solemnly set apart and pledged 10 the Senooi
Fund, the interest only Of which Is to De dstrlou
ted pro rata. according to the number OF chilurep
between six and eighteen years of age IN eaen
county Floating school land warrants are to be
sold A State University Is to be established. en-
bracng agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. AL teachers and professors are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. A 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 is
prohibited .....-.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out SO much as made
the attendance of children on the schools eompul.
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
appropriation to school purposes of the 5OO,00O
acres granted for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars. ..
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izing and disciplining 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 the old Constitution. .
| ARTICLE xlIL-PuBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tons and the counties to provide for the aged, in
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.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and as far west as 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, andwillnot 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 any
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
| cept for eleemosy nary purposes.
Section likes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November
Section 8. 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 authorizes the Legislature TO increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers r- s.
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.
Section 12 of the old Constitution, providing for
| a state Printer, was stricken out. .r.
Sect IL requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller aud Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section IL provides for State census in thu
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec. IA establishes the plurality ruleiu elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMESTs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
! twothirds 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
wgs in su distance, the SAME in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xyu-scgEDULE
Sections l, 9, and provide for the transfer of
rights, actions, prosecutions, Judgments, claIms.
etc, FROM the Territorial 20 the State Government;
for :he 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 likes the saaries-for the first term OF
ofice-Governor, $1,000; Secretary OF State, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $780,, Surveyor
! General, $1,000; Attorney General, $3.50 Su
perintcIdrnt of Public instruction. 81 900; each
| Judge of the Supr me Court, g., 900; members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. .....-.
Section S establishes the following apportion.
mert Ct the Legislature until otherwise provided
Oy INV StOIeS " StuhtOTS, u AeseInOly-
meu Douglas county, Senator, 9 Assemblym
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, 2 Senators. 3 Assemblymen ;,
Lander county, : Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, enstor, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
Assemblymsn 0rmsby county, J Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
ators, 3Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State; provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terfere with ths additional s300OO0 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 fir 1t elected
shall draw for long and short terms, one.half going
out the day after the general election in ls66 and
| the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen
Section - makes the first session Of the Legisa.
| 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 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 tho 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 oficers
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
| District Courts. Ft.LEtE
Section l6 and II fx the salaries of the District
/ Judges, until altered by law First District
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, IS 600;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, $4,000 !:
Eighth, $3.50; Ninth, S5,0O0 ~ - -
Section IL requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1857
Section 10 makes q similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. ara %.
Section % relstes to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in go, 600 each.
Section q requires counties, towns ETC.. to pro.
vide for supporting their own officers, .,--
Section y provides for filing vacancies.