Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-23
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place Of the words "both real and peFsonht ~
GLIDING mines and mining property. Iniswas
regarded as the most important change maze oy
the Convention. II .aLEE1Fr. lt-.. ~,
Article XI of the old Constitution, entitied sai,
aries, was amended so as to fix the salaries OF
State officers, etc. only for the first term anu 'nen
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUCAT1oE. -
Provides for the election, once In two years, oL
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, ana ior
the establishment of uniform system of Common
Schools, to be maintained at least six montnS @
year In every School District. Any Scnool Us'
trict failing to maintain such school Tor the space
of six months, or permitting sectarian INSTRUCTION
therein, may be deprived of its proportion OF Ine
School Fund. The Legislature may pass Sucn
laws as viii tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated py
Congress for educational purposes. and all other
sources of income available for the purpose, are
soemnly set apart and pledged 10 the School
Fund the interest only Of which Is to be distribu'
ted pro rata, according to the number of children
between six and eighteen years of age In eaen
county. Floating school land warrants nro TO Dc
sold. A State University Is to be established. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and miningde DC
Partments AL teachers and professors are re-
quired to take IN oath of Office A half mill on
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually for
the support of tho University and common
schools The Governor Secretary of State and
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 ~ required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University Is
prohibited ". ..# .-.. 49,.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 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 for internal improvements, and In
some less important particulars
ARTICLE Xn-dILITIA.
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 out the militia In
emergencies The Article il identical with the
one in tho old Constitution.
ARTICLE xlII-PUBLIC 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 Is
the same as In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARY.
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 as California may re-.
linquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. .....rE ...
ARTICLE Xy-MISCELLANEoUs 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, and willnot be, engaged in 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 perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes. l ...H
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.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section 8 provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public 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
State Printer, was stricken out.
Section u requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital.
Section ID provides for q 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, rs basis of repre-.
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections.
.-.s5 ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMEETs
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, 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 5 fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofice-Governor, 81 900; Secretary of State, Con-
troller and Treasurer each, $500 Surveyor
General, 81 1000; Attorney General So, 500 Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, e., 900 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 apportlon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, 10 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2AsSemblymen;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen !;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. 3 Assemblymen !;
Lander county, 9 Senators, 4 Assemblymeni Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman; Nye'county, Senator
| Assemblyman; 0rmsby county, Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, Sen.
atOrs, 3 Assemblymen
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in.
terferc with the additional 100000 authorized by