Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-07
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

| township officers; for the assessment ana collec-
ton OF taxes for State, county and township pnr
poses providing for opening ana cohuMetlns
elections OF State, county or township onlcers
and designating the places Of voting providing
for the sale Of real estate belonging to minors OF
other persons ia6oring under legal dlsaonftleS -
uniform system of county and township govern,
ment is required to be established. Lotteries ana
the sale OF lottery tickets are prohoteu. ENt[a
| compensation 10 officers and employees oil the
Legislature Is forbidden. The first regular ses
| sion is limited to ninety days, subsequent seS-
| sions OF sixty days; and special sessions' con-
| vened by the Governor, 10 twenty days' a
| homestead " as provided by law, Is requHeu 10
be exempted from forced sale, except IN certain
| enumerated cases. Provision u made Tor secur'
| ing the separate property of wife. The county
| officers TO be elected are specified tue Lcsisl"
ture 10 prescribe their duties and comnehSasioD'
The compensation oflegisatorS cannot De GhuiG,
! cd during their terms each member Is nloweu
not exceeding $50 per session for stationery
newspapers, postage, etc: 81 q day additional IL
allowed the presiding officers OF cach DrahCh'
Elections of United States Senators are TO De
| made in JOINT Convention by the Legislature
| next preceding the expiration OF the SehHorlih
| term, or Immediately after the happening OF d
vacancy; in case Oftailure of the two Houses 10
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days for
! this purposefthe Governor may call such Con
| vention or proclamation. TwO-ihirdS OF all the
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
pass any bill over the Governors veto. Inc
Governor is allowed five days during the session.
or ten days thereafter, within which TO veto
bill; and i'll the latter case the bill must be iMu
| before the next session of the Legislature.
The changes in this Article from the old Con
stitutiOn are numerous. Among them are; Ill
! lowing the Senate 10 hold secret executive SEES
| siOns; permitting special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money
emitting the specification of the amount or value
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! be provided for by law; emitting the section for
bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
red women 10 act as sole traders; emitting The
Limitation of the salaries of county officers, ana
! the per diem Ofthemembcrs Ofthr Lcgislaturc,etc.
ARTICLE Y-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
! Vests the executive power in Il Governor, TO be
| elected for four years. who must be qualineu
| elector, twenty-five years Of Rgc, and, except at
the first election for two years preceding his cleo
ton, resident OF the state. Provides for canvjlsS-
| ing election returns for Governor and other state
officers. The Governor is Commander Chief OF
| the military forces of the STATE except when
called into the service of the United States. He is
to transact all executive business, that the
laws are faithfully executed and 10 ill vacancies
| i'll office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no lcgis'
| lative business may be transacted except such
I as the Governor may call attention to- lie has
Houses as 10 the time Of adjournment, 10 adjourn
| the Legislature 10 such time rs he may think
| proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
ing of the next Legislature. lie may suspend
| fines and forteitureS and grant reprevcs not cX.
! creding sixty days. The Governor Justices of
the supreme Court aud Attorney General are
| constituted Court Of PardunS, except i'll cases
! of treason and inpeachments 4 Lieutenant
| Governor is TO be elected at the same time and
| for the same term As the Governor. The usual
/ powers and duties of such officer are prescribed.
| A Secretary of State, Treasurer Controller, sur
veyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
! Scribcd. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
! Attorney General are constituted Board OF
| State Prison Directors, and also Il BOPrd of Ex'
aminerS, to audit all claims against The State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Lc-
| giSlature.
The only change of importance from the old
| Constitution in thus Article il providing for the
| election OF Surveyor General
ARTICLE rl-JUDlCIAL DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the judicial power of the State i'll a Su-
prcmc Court, consisting Of a Chief Justice and
! two Associate Justices with power in the Lcgls'
laiure to add two asSOciates) nine District Courts
| (ai presently and Justices Of the Peace. The
| Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
! in Incorporated cities and towns The Justices OF
| the Supreme Court are TO be elected az genera!
| lot BIN years lilpSe
| are to draw for long and short terms, so that one
will go out of Office every two years The Su-
| prcme Court has appellate jurisdiction in all
| cases in equity, and in all cases ut law involving
real estate or mining claims the legality OF taN"S
| assessments fines, etc, where the amount in con-
troversy exceeds three hundred dollars; also IN
questions of law alone in criminal eases amount
| ing TO felony. The State is divided into nine Jul
| dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
| First, Ormsby the Second, Lyon the Third
| Washoe the Fourth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth
| Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh. Doug
! las the Eighth, Esmerllda the Ninth. RoOp Is
attached to the wushoe district. The Legislature
| may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
, increase or diminish the number of districts or
| Judges. The First, or storey District, has three
| District Judges with a co.eXtensvc and concur
rent jurisdiction. The District Judges are to he
elected for four years, and are to be- paid ont OF
the treasurieS OF the counties comprising their IT,
| spectivc Districts. The District Courts have
original jurisdiction in all cases wherein the ~.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
lating 10 estates Of deceased persons, and persons
| and estates of minors and insane persons and ui
the action offorcible entry and unlawful detainrr,
| and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
| in all cases arising in Justices Courts aud other
| inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
| the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
and township. and fixes their duties and compen-
/
of cases not coming within the jurisdiction of the
! District Courts, provided they may have such
/ criminal jurisdiction us may he conferred by law,
and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
diction concurrent with the District Courts III the
| enforcement of mechanics liens not exceeding
$500. and of actions for The possession of lands
| and tcnemcnts in certain specified cases. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
! Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts Of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
TO receive fees and perquisites for their own use.
Judges are ineligible to other than judicial offices
| during their terms Provision is made for docket
fees, TO be applied toward the payment Of the
| salaries of Judges No leave of absence can be
granted 10 any judicial officer, and the absence
of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office.
This Article is radically different from the cor,
responding Article of the old Constitution. where.
in the judicial system was copied substantially
| from that of California.
! ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
/ FROM OFFICE.
! Provides for impeaching by the Assembly, and
trials bv the Senate the Chief Justice 10 preside
| at the trial of a Governor or Lieutenant Cover
| nor and two.thirds of the Senators elected 10
| be necessary for conviction. All State and jul
dicial officers except Justices Of the Peace, are
| liable 10 impeachment for misdemeanor or nal.
| feasance in office but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
|
ment and trial according to law, if the offense
is indictable The Judges of the supreme and
District Courts are also liable to be removed
| nom Office after hearing, by vote of two.
thirds of the members elected to each branch OF
the Legislature. Provision NAV be made by law
for the removal OF other civil officers
This Article ia substantially the same that
in the old Constitution. except the provision re.
quiring the Chief Justice 70 preside at the trial
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ARTICLE yII1-MUNIcIPALA AND OTHER cORPoR
| ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation in regard to cor
porations, except for municipal purposes but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws Property of corporations is subject to tax
cornorations formed under the laws of the State
shall not DO individually liable for the debts oil
liabilities of such corporations; No bank notes Of
money except the Federal currency and the notes
Of bank. authorized under the 81 laws rvs Of Congress
of ri,ies and towing and restricting their power,
of taxation, assessment, borrowing money. con