Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-06
CONSTITUTION Or NEVADA,

lists in substituting the words real al 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 as the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article xI of the old Constitution, entitled sal
aries, was amended so an TO fx tho salaries of
State officers, etc. only for the frstterm antithen
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-IDucATloN.
Provides for the election, once in two yearB, Of
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.
trtct failing to maintain such school for the space
of SIX months or permitting sectRrian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws a. 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
solemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which ia TO 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-
partments. All 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
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 as possible AL secta-
rian instruction In the schools or University ID
prohibited
This amends tho corresponding Article OF the
old Constitution by striking out 30 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 500 600
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
king and dscipining the militia and the effective
announcement of volunteer corps, ETC.. also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article ia identical with the
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE Mu-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State 10 foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties TO provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article Ia
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE IIy-5oUSDARY.
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 as California may re.
hnQuish. 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. az in last years. Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath Of Office. including
an oath Of allegiance 10 the United States and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution. and willnot be, engaged ina duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in o duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section ) fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberS Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Section requires county officers 10 hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or sp.
pointment Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex
coed four years.
Section l2 of the old Constitution providing for
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 at 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, as baAiI Of repre-
sentatiou.
Sec II establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE xvI-AAESDAESTS.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
~ z aN,,ra
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature, by two.thirds 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 1vII-scHRDULE.
Sections /; ., 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, recogniZanceE
ETC., and all legal proceedings.
Section S ixes the salaries-for the first term Of
ofice-Governor, 1000; Secretary of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, 81, 900; Attorney General, $500 Su
perintendent Of Public Instruction, e2,000 each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, % per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section s establishes the following spportion.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, l. Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, 2 Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, 2 Senators 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4ASsemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, 1 Assemblyman; Eye county, l Senator
Assemblyman; Ormsby county, : Senators
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, . Sen.
afn
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 provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section 9 provides that the Senators tirs,elected
shall draw for long and short terms one.half going
out the day after the general election in 1866 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes the first session ofthe Legisla.
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan
uary, 1866; succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section % 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 Il continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers.
Section Is Axes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section is and II hI the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
5000; Second, S4.oooi Third and Fourth, 5000;
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $4,000. . .-..s
Section l6requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De.