Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-06
cOEsT1TrT1ON OPP NEVADA, !

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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 and then
stricken out and transferred TO the schedule.
af ARTICLE M-EDUcATIoE.
Provides for the election, once In two years, of
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of a uniform system Of Common
Schools, to be maintained Mt least six months each
wear In every School District. Any school Dis
trIct falling to maintain such school for the space
Of sig months, or permitting sectarian instruction
tbcrein, 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
sonrces of income available for the purpose, are
ooiannly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only of which is to be dstribu.
ted bro 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 De estsoIisnea en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments. All teachers and professor are re-
CURED to take an oath uf 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 n
Board of Regents Of the University and public
bShOUis ANl INV uibt IuuT years. "
elect their successors. said Board Is required %
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. AL secta.
rian instruction in the schools or University IL
prohibited Cd" #.Hrr - @'Iu a4..
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out so much az made
the attendance Of children ON the schools eompul.
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress TO thS
appropriation, TO school purposes ofthe 100000
acres granted Tor internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
'a ARTICLE XIt-MILITIA
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
zlng and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etci also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies. The Article Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. .-.ra.-i
ARTICLE MII-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State 10 foster benevolent insttu.
tionB and the counties provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IN
the same as in the old Constitution. ...
ARTICLE XIv-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 as California may
linquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. " :. .us- alI '".
ARTICLE Xy-MIscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car.
eoh Sh1' anu pTOHlUllb NhpNUl
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 an
oath that the party has not since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and willnot 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 in duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for cieemosy nary purposes. ....
Section fixes the general election on the Tues-
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section 8. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs
Section requires county officers TO hold their
Offices at the county seats '.".-
Section 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 or op.
pointment of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years.
Section 10 of the old Constitution, providing for
a st8te Printer, was stricken out
Section ~ requires the Governor, Secretary of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital
Section 10 provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865 1867 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
Sentation. Z. d.
Sec IA establishes the plurality ruiein elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMEETs.
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 two.thrds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Article
was, In substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Xyu-scHEDULE. .a
Sections !, 2, 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
office-Governor, 1000; Secretary ofState Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 80, 5OO; Su.
perntendent Of Public Instruction, s., 900; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, 81 900 members of
the Legislature, So per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. ..-..t .-.-.. .....
Section establishes the following apportlon.
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, ~ Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 Assembly men;
Esmeralda county, . Senators, 4Assembymen;
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymen
county, l senator. 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
| Asse mblyman; 0rmsby county. 2 Senators 3
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. ..I ....
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senator'S firstelected
shall draw for long and short terms, onehalf going
out the day after the general election in ls66 and
the other hall two years later. "
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 2 makes the first session Of the Legisla.
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem.
Der next: the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866; succeeding sesslnns to be held bienni-
ally commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section 10 continues ull 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. ..... ...... -
Judges. until altered by law. First District.
S6, QUO; Second. $4,000; Third and Fourth, ej0O0
Fifth, S3,6O0; Sixth, $1,000 Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $3.50; Ninth, $4,000.
Section lerequires 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 q similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
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 $50, 900 each.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers
Section - provides for filling yacancieA
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.
poses.
Section &c makes provision for publishing 600
copies of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the same. arHHa
ELECTION ORDINANCE. ..ry-
Following the Constitution proper 10 an ordi.
nance providing for the submission Of the Consti.