Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-15
CONSTITUTION o. NEVADA ia

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siBts in substituting the words real peFsonaland
posssESry, excepting mines and mining clalmS,
| the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed. In
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.
Article xI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as to hx the salaries OF
State officers etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
/ ARTIcD8 XT-EDuCATIoN
| Provides for thgeleetion, once In two years, of
Superintendent of Public Instruction and for
the establishment of uniform system of Common
Schools, to be maintained ut least six months each
| year In every School District. Any school Dis
trct failing TO maintain such school Tor the space
Of SIX months permitting seetarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend to secure general attendance OF
| children on the schools The lands donated by
| Congress for educational purposes and oil other
sources Of income available for the purpose, are
solennly set apart and pledged to the school
Fund, the interest only of which is to be dstribu-
ted pro rata, according to the number of children
between six and eighteen years of age In each
county. Floating school land warrants are 20 be
sold A State University is to be established, en-
bracing 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 to be levied annually for
| the support Of the University and common
schools The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute a
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
speedily and efficiently as possible All secta,
rian instruction in the schools or University il
prohibited. .e-,r.' 4
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 $4,000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
| some less important particulars ...a.. rs
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA. s--.# ~, o.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
king and dlscipning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc. also gives
the Governor power TO call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. r..-..
ARTICLE MII-PUBLlc INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu-
tons and the counties to provide for the aged, in
hrm or INDECENT The language of tho Article is
the same as In the old Constitution. ...
ARTICLE MV-BoUNDARY.
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 rs California may re-
lnquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE xv-NIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section ixes the seat of Government at Car
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead of six
Sac,;or o rras:r; 10 ~, on.t "
nm oo,b of .lnc;onco ~ H. TIi..S &C., 1
oath that the party has not, since the adoption of
! the Constitution, andwillnot be- engaged in duel
boiS;na n pfTn,o s my person NOT only nom
Tons+ss,,nn e.on y ZION h 70 inc otu
Syav concernsd N = droI s' WIN ""' oee" q" any
Sections No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes
| Section fixes the general election ON the Tues.
| Ssct;on & The .cgraoot 10 nryy,h. ~ na,,S-, =,
,bs ossIe,rra ~ aiS 49, aS.,nI * u
Section renniras county otscarD - ho,d .h,;-
ofices Ar the county seats ~ "0'D '-'''
| Sact;or nroy,idss tor ,ha qualification ~. .o,,,.
Laws and Spprome Conrt Jsa;sions VI ''''u'e
Section authorized The TerisIatn-a toincrooss
| or diminisb salaries of nnhl;c officsrs -
Sections 10 and II relate 10 the election or an
pointment of officers and the tennre nj officers
Created by the LeeisIsture, which mnst mayer ar.
| SaS 49, - " -''N- N1N'' Ne''' Va
ceeS .oar year.; -, c...,..... -.,,,-.
D !. VI WIG osu SShs1Iu.Yn' Pr"Nioingior
So..;.a 10 $3.50 Ia ,So G. OuJ
stats Trs,.,rer Ton,.oiIsr vi SIn-S ~ ,S "
pSsc,;oo 10 ten ST. Ss we
d;..;o- 20 h iO ~ ISst ~ - IN, Ss
onS 80, @ eLas"ot, - ASoSI ieo., tSIo
och ar &C.,. en'a' " t0se.nei
ssn,o,;o, H " % 'aS1S "a rePt'
Ssc IA ss,.h,,.hes ,hs rlrroI,,, ,r,on election,
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ARTICLE xV1-AMENpAENTs;
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
| tW9tMroS votes OF Two successive Legislatures
ana suoSequent Iauncatlon oy me people Also,
| nas Tue LsslsrlaIure, oy st"o'tnirds vote, may
submit to the people the question calling Con
venhon 70 revise the constitution; This Article
"aS' IN SUBSTANCE the same IN 1ne QUO Communion
ARTICLE xyu-scHEpuLr
Sections 1, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer of
rights, actions. proseeuiiOn.. Judgments, claims,
etc. from the Territorial to the State Governments;
for the continuance Of Territorial laws until re-
pealed or altered by the State Legislature for the
| transfer OF nnes ana forfeitures, recognizances
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section > likes the salaries-for the first term OF
othee-Goyernor, S4,OOO; Secretary Of Estate, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500 Surveyor
General, SIOOO Attorney General, $500; Su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction, S2,OOOi each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, 90 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way .l.
Section establishes the following sPportion.
ment OF me Legislature until otherwise provided
BY law; storey county 4SenatoIs, IL assembly
men Dougiss county senator AssemDlymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, AsSemblymeni
HUMBOLDT county, Senators. Assemblymen,
county, senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
| Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman 'Nye county, l Senator
| l AsSemblyman; Ormsby county, 2 Senators
| Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop Counties 9 Sen.
stors, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional $500, 900 authorized by
| Article TX. .....-.-.. .....,
Section 8 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday nfter the first Monday
| in January 1867. .---.r' r.... .r-...s .....-
Section provides that the Senators first elected
shall draw for long and short terms onehalf going
out the day after the general election in ls66, and
| the other half two years later. ...,. ,E
| Sections 10 and IL provide for carving out the
| same rule respecting Assemblymep.
Section 10 makes The Ant sessiou of the Iesisla
tnre Commence on tbe second Monday of Decem.
her next !. The second on tho f3rst Mondnv of ian.