Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-08
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

place of the words both real and personal in
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. '..... .-... "a. .....
Article XI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so rs TO fix tho salaries of
State officers etc. only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
u Superintendent of Public instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system of Common
Schools, TO be maintained mt least six months each
wear in every School District. Any school Dis
trict failing 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 suen
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated oy
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources OF income available for the purpose, are
soemnly set apart and pledged 10 the ocnooi
Fund the interest only Of which Is to be dstrlDu-
ted pro rata according TO the number OF children
between six and eighteen years OF age in eaeh
county. Floating school land warrants are to De
sold A State University is TO be established. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de'
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
0uired to take IN oath of office. A 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 censtitutea
Board Of Regents Of the University and puhhc
schools for the first four years. the Legislature 10
elect their successors. said Board IL required TO
organize the Mining Department Ofthe University
AZ speedily and efficiently rs possible. All seeta-
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 Tor the consent of Congress TO the
.I,aa1 81 S1,.f
acres granted for internal improvements, and i'll
some less important particulars.
l. ARTICLE XII--MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
ziug 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. .... e.
ARTICLE XIU-PuBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent nstltn'
lions and the counties TO provide for the aged IN.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article is
the same ~ in the Old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BOUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary ~ in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun'
diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west rs 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 us in last years Constitution
Section prescribes an oath OF office including
an oath of allegiance TO the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and winot he, engaged in aduel
Section 3 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 n duel.
Section 1. No perpetuites shall be allowed ex
cept for epemOSynary purposes.
Section j fixes the genera! election on the TUES
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section G. The aggregate number Ofmcmbers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed 10.
Srctinm7 requires county officers 10 hold their
offices ut the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws aud Supreme Court decisions.
Section Q authorizes The Legislature 90 increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or ap-
poinimenl OF officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years.
(section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer, was stricken out
Section ~ requires the Governor, Secretary of
Stare, Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the Su.
prrme Court TO keep their offices at the Capital.
Section - provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
ANA every ltU years hcENt
with the United States census, rs basis of repre-
semiaii0n.
Sec. IA establishes theplurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE WI AMENDMENTS.
Provides for amendment cf the Constitution by
twu.thirds votes of TWO successive Legislatures,
aud subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by tw0-thirds vote, may
submit TO the people the question of calling IL Con
vcDtion 10 revise the Constitution This Article
was, in substance, the in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-SCHEDULE.
Sections |, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer of
rights, actions prosecutions. judgments claims,
etc. from the Territorial 10 the State Government;
for the continuance OF Territorial laws until rr-
pracd 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
oficr-Govcrnor, $4,000; Secretary Estate, Con.
trocr and Treasurer each, S3,6OO Surveyor
General, $1,000: Attorney General, s., 800; Su.
pcrinirndcnt Of Public Instruction $1,000: each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, s., 900; members of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
I'd Section 6 establishes the following apportion.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
hy law: Storey county, { Senators - Assembly
E.cm Douglas county, Senator, : AsSGmhlymcn;
ESmprada county, . Senators, 4Assemhiymcn;
Humboldt county, Senator's Assemblymcn
Lander county, = Senators. Asscmblymcn: Lyon
county, senator, , ASStlnDlNlnPU. Lyon HlU
Churchill counties, / Senator jointly; Churchill
county, | ASsemblyman; Nye county, Senator
| Assembyman: Ormsby county, Senators 3
ASscmblymcu; Washoe and ROop counties , Sem
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts Of the Territory 10
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
tericrc with the additional 100000 authorized by
Article TX.
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 frstelected
shall draw for long and short terms onehalf going
out the day after the general election in lsGG, and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section u makes the first session ofthe LegiSla-
turc commence on the second Monday of Decem-
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions TO be held bienn.
ally, commencing on the frs; Monday of January.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till january,
1867 aud the 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 officers.
Section Is fixes the terms of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section I6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges. until altered by law. First District,
SO 900; Second, $1,000 Third and Fourth, $1,000;
Fifth, s3,6OO; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, $4,000;
Eighth, $780, Ninth, 5000.
Section ls requires State officers first elected TO
enter OH their duties on the first Monday of De-
ccmbCr next and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges. & u -.zrag z a.
Section % relates to the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $4,000 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers
Section ~ provides for filling vacancies
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
ritoria Probate Courts TO the District Courts
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent, and one.fourth of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness
Section 25 attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for Judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. -s ...-:.y..s 49,.
= Section &c makes provision for publishing 800
copies of the debates and proceedings of this
Convention, and for the compensation of the
Official Reporter Of the same. ...
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the Constitution proper is an ordi-
nance providing for the Submission of'the COnsti-
tuition TO the people AT the time provided by Act of
Congress- and also for the election of State officers,