Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-06
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

The amendment of the old Constitution con-
ssts In substituting the words real personal and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims, |
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, in |
place of the words "both real and personal in.
Gliding mines and mining property" This was
regarded rs the most important change made by |
the Convention.
Article N of the old Constitution entitled sal.
aries, was amended SO as to fix the salaries OF
State officers, ETC., only for the first term and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUcATIoN.
Providesfor the election, once In two years, of
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for |
the establishment of uniform system Of Common |
Schools, to be maintained at least six months each |
year in every School District. Any School Dis.
trct 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 such |
laws as will tend TO secure general attendance of
children on the schools. The lands donated by |
Congress for educational purposes, and all other |
sources of income available for the purpose, are |
s0leinnly set apart and pledged to the School |
Fund, the interest only of which is b be distribu.
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 be |
sold. A State University is to be established EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de- |
partmcnts. All teachers and professors are re- |
quired to take IN oath Of Office 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 q |
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature TO
elect their successors Said'Board IL required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
speedily and efficiently possible. All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University IL
prohibited.
M: Ia, 4 AZ.
old Constitution by striking out so much made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
appropriation 10 school purposes of the SOC, 900
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE SII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing 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 is identical with the
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XlII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu-
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged, in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIy-BoUSDARY
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 AS far west California may re.
lnquish. 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, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath Of office, including
an oath of allegiance to tho United States, and an
oath that the party has not since the adoption of
the Constitution, andwillnot 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 i'll duel
Section /. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex-
cept for elcrmOsynary purposes.
Section 5 fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section o. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
SectiOn7 requires county officers 10 hold their
Offices az the county seats.
Section g 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 ap.
pointment Of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never en-
coed four years.
[Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
r 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 ut the Capital
Section Is provides for State census in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter TO serve, together
with the United States census ~ Il basis of repre-
sentaton.
Sec. IA establishes thepurality rulein elections.
ARTICLE XVI-AMESDMENTs.
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 twothirds vote, may
submit to the people the question of calling Con
vcntion 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvH-sCHEDULE
Sections l, ,, 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 fixes the salaries-fOr the first term Of
office-Governor, s., 600; Secretary of State Con
troer and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintcndent of Public Instruction, So O0O each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81, 900; members of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way
Section establishes the following apporton.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, 4 Senators, l2 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator 9 ASsembymcn;
Esmerada county, > Senator'S 1 AsSemblymen
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymcn
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, Assrmblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, lHsscmblyman Nyc county, Senator
| AsScmblyman; Ormsby county, = Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and ROOp counties, 9 Sen.
atOrS, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in.
terfcre 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, one.haf going
ont the day after the general election in ls66 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session the Legisla-
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem-
Der next: the second on the first Monday of jan
uRrv, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienni-
ally commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with provisO for a special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
section 10 likes tue leIlusu VI IIle anu
District Courts. s..s.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
$4,000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth S5,0U0i
Fifth, $4,000; Sixth "a 900; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $1,000.
Section IL requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De-
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes u similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in S30,0O0 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers. "a -a.t
Section ~ provides for filling vacancies,
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter
ritOrial 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-