Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-11
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

The amendment Of the old Constitution con.
lists in substituting the words real, personal and
,ossessory, excepting mines and mining Claims
he proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, In
place of the words both real and personal, in
.luding mines and mining property" This was
egarded as the most important change made by
he Convention. " -..
Article N of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
lries, was amended SO az TO fix the salaries OF
State officers, etc., only for the first term, and then
Itrfcken out and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE .XI-EDUCATIoH. m.Is-..
Provides for the election, once in two years, OF
, Superintendent Of Public Instruction and for
he establishment of n uniform system Of Common
schools, to be maintained &C least xix months each
year in every School District. Any School Dis
riot falling to maintain such school for the space
# six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
bcreip. NAV be deprived of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
avs as will tend TO secure general attendance Of
,biIdren OH 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 De distriDu
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 he
sold. State University Is to be established EN-
braclr% agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
par'ments. All teachers and professors are re-
CURED to take an oath Of Office. A half mill OH
TIE dollar special tax Is TO be levied annually for
the support Of the University and common
sehools' 1he 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
eject ineir successors said Board Is required to
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently az possible. All sectn.
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.
sorry by asking for the consent Of Congress to the
appropriation to school purposes of The 100000
acres granted for internal improvements. and In
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
zing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, ETC.. also gives
the Governor power to call ont the militia in
emergencies. The Article il identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE NIII-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benerolen institu-
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
the same as In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUEDARY.
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 az far west as California may
nhqulsn. Ihere ~ no cnahge III thiS from the nlh
constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MtscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead oil six
years, as in hist years Constitution
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dow roxt ofter tho frst Nondoy 81 Noron,h.r
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Section n nrovIdes for n Stntc cepsns In th,.
di.cretion Of The legislature in 1867 Iss7 1874
onJ yor,, ton ,,oots 1borcof,er ,o ssryo ,og.,b,r
with tba irnitcd States census "a n basis of Tenr
sentation
Sec IA establishes the pluroIftv rule IN eectIop,
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ARTICLE HvI-AhENDhENIs,
Provides ior amendment OF the constitution DS
two'thirds votes OF TWO successive Legislature
and subsequent ratihcatson by the people. AiS"'
that the Legislature, ny two-thirds vote. may
submit 10 the people me question OF eaiihg aCon
vention to revise the Constitution; This Article
was In substance the same III the OLD CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE XyII-ScHEDULE.
Sections /, @ 3 and 4 provide for the transfer of
rights, actions. prosecutions. Judgments, clnims.
etc. from the Territorial TO 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, recognzancer,
etc, and oil legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the tirst term OF
ofice-Governor, SA,OOO; Secretary OF state Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, S3,6OOi Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su-
perntendent of Public Instruction, $1,000 each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
VI .
men Douglas county, Senator, . Assembly men;
Esmeralda county, . Senators, 4Assembyncn
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county. 2Senaiors, 4 Asscmblymen; Lyon
county. l senator. 3 Assemblymen LYON and
Churchill counties, l Senator Jointly; Churchill
county. / ACKNOWLEDGMENT Nye county, Senator
/ Asse mbIyman Ormsby county, > Senators 2
Asscmblymcn; 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 S300,O0 authorized by
Article IN.
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 first elected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehaf 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 nrst session OF the Legisla'
ture commence on the second Monday OF Deem
Der next the second on inc hrst MONDAY OF jan