Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-11
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

The amendment of the old Constitution con-
sists 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.
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 FIX. the salaries OF
State officers, etc. only for the first term ana then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule
ARTICLE XI-EDUCAT1oE.
Provides for the election, once in two years. OF
Superintendent of Public Instruction. and lot
the establishment of uniform system OF common
Schools, to be maintained at least six months esch
year in every School District. ANY school Dis
rict failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months, permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived of Its proportion OF the
School Fund The Legislature may pass Bueh
laws AZ will tend to secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated Dy
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose are
soleInnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only of which Is to be dstriDu'
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-
partments. All teachers and professors arc re-
Quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special 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
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
as speedily and efficiently az possible. All secta-
rian instruction in the schools or University il
prohibited.
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 XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izng and discipliniug the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
/ the Governor power 10 call out the militia in
emergencies The Article IL identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIII-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 is
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary an in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun-
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
bIdll ubteHl, anu Us neHt ulhl re-
linquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-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, ~ in last years Constitution.
Section prescribcs oath of office, including
al oath Of allegiance to the United States, and an
oath that the party has not since the adoption of
the Constitution, and winot be, engaged in duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but which is additional 10 the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel.
Section 4. No perpeiuites shall be allowed eX.
ccpt for eleemoDynary purposes.
Section ! fixes the general election OH the Tues.
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section T. The aggregate number Ofmembers OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices al the county seats.
Section 8 provides for the publication of statute
| laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 20 and IL 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 70 of the old Constitution, providing for
state Printer, was stricken ont.
Section II requires the Governor, Secretary of
State Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
prcme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, i'll the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865 1861, 1915
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve, together
with the United States census, basis of repre-
sentaiiun.
Sec. II establishes the plurality rulein elections.
! ARTICLE XrI-AMESDMESTS.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
twO.thirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
| h,,f IL, Alsn
that the Legislature, by a twO.thirds vote may
submit to the people the question of calling Con
| ventOn TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance. the same in the old Constitution
| ARTICLE Xv1I-sCHEDuLE
Sections !, ., 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 ) fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofice-Giovernor, 81, 600; Secretary ofState, Con-
| troller and Treasurer, each, $4,000; Surveyor
| General, $1,000; Attorney General, 50, 500; Su-
| perntendent of Public Instruction, 1000; 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 apportion-
| ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
| by law Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly
mel Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen
| Esmeralda county, = Senators, 4ASsemblymen !;
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymcn ,
Lander county, Senators, Assemblymen; Lyon
county senator, Assemblymen Lyon and
| Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
| Assemblyman; OrmSby county, Senators
Asscmblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, . 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 Senator's tirStelected
shall draw for long and short terms, One.half going
out the day after the general election in 1906 and
| the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying ont the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section l2 makes the first session of the Legisla-
| ture commence on the second Monday of Decem.
Der next: the second on the first Monday of Jun
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to BIZ held benni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday of january.
Section l3 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 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 l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
So 900; Second 81 ZOO; Third and Fourth 5000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth $1,000; Seventh, $4,000;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, 5000.
Section le requires State officers first elected TO
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De.
cember next, and continue till january, 1867.
Section 70 makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.