Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-05
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.
The amendment of the old Constitution Con
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nossessory, excepting mines and mining cian ls
the proceeds of which alone shall De ta1eI1 a,
Mace of the words "both real and personal, m
Guiding mines and mining property. Inn wa
regarded as the most Important cnange niaue ny
the Convention. ~ IIgEYf
Article XI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
o,ies yyns amended so "a TO fx the salaries OF
State officers, etc. only for the first term ana tneh
stricken out and transferred to the scheanle' o.
- si'l' ARTICLE XI-EDUCAT10H. ADJ o.. r
pJoyides for the election, once In two years VI
a Snneriptendent of Public Instruction, ana ior
the establishment of n uniform system OF common
Schools TO be maintained Mt least six months eheH
veor n, every School District. Any school uls-
;rict falling 10 maintain such school for the space
Of Eix months, or permitting sectarian instrusnon
therein. may be deprived Of its proportion OF Ipe
School Pu1d. The Legislature may pass sucn
io,.,S az 1r tend 10 secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands. donated W
Gonoress for educational purposes, and all other
sourceG of income available for the purpose, are
SoiarnIyI set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only of which L. to be dstriDu'
ted pro rata, according to the number OF children
between six and eighteen years or age ~ eSf H..
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 De
sold. State University Is to be established en-
bracipc agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
auired 10 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 PuDnc instruction cehhnu .1t
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature !"
elect their successors said board y Tequneu :"
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently possible. All scotia
RAN instruet'eh !" 'he SeiooiS VI HtnIi'e'''' I"
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article ol Hne
oJd Constitution bV striking ont much made
the attendance OF children on the schools compnl
sory by asking for the consent OF Congress 10 the
appropriation to school purposes Of the 5OO,0OO
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars
-"t ARTICLE xH-MILlTIA.
Requires the Legislature to proyide for organ
izng and diScipliDtng the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer CORPS etc.i also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article IL identical with the
one In the old Constitution
ARTICLE Mn-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. ID.
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 II
the same as in the old Constitution. '.'
ARTICLE XIy-BOUHDARY, I'D.
Establishes the State boundary >as in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dary one degree further east whenever COncrrs,
shall assent and NJ far west an California may r..
linurish There ia no change In this FIR ON The old
Constitution. -..
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLASEous PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government al Car
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capiiut
buildings for rho nov three veara tnstead Of sir
wears, M in Int vearrs Ions,i,ution,
Section Drescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath of allegiance to the United States, and MI
oath that the party has not since the adoption Of
the Constitution and vii not be- engaged In duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
hnll if hT,f L. nIa fho nIl
CONSTITUTIONAL from voting, who has been in any
way concerned In n duel
oee s :. NO perPetul,ieS SNAIL oe hl""e" w
Soo,ior e." ,I p 20 "Io.,,o,, a. ,h r,,..
s',. nA.s 'se seueia eiecsSn w Aie "''
uas LIN ~teI ,ne hIht MohuHy u NpSelioer.
a.. sge.,Gn .. ne ugigregate NUMBER OF memOerS"'
'ne LesIs'stutr sum never e4ceeu 10.
seenon requires county oihcer' to hold the'
0n Sa,; y. 'Se couhS sea's
'I I 80 wi tHe Puoie"''on VI "'"'"''
c''o,;o,, ap,,.Ln.-on 49, a.,;sia, ;.,
- Si,n;UisS sniarial 80 rT e; I"
u snn.ors 10 I'll =, ~ PIN I"me ~ -,
e.,,,' ~ "au ia 80 us a. "p
rpron,eJ hy tho ocisi,tmra ,rhioh ,ns, roy"r ,.,
coed fonr years
TSonstn 10 ns,b a., r,,.,,,,.,,,, ,,-o,,d,r, g.,
80; - VI .ne W. ". "
sont,t 10 rao,';sos ,Ho coVorro- soors,,ry
sto,o rra,srrar rnTar 80 SIarS ~ tSo sw
nrama Conrt 70 tcsn tb.ir ofiicss n, Tho Cani,sI
Gact;nn prnvidaa q Gt0fa in
discretion Of Tho Teoislature in ls65. Is67 ls75
and every ten Years Thereafter 10 serve, together
with the limited States census IA basis of rcpr.
sentatton. ~
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule In elections
,Rr1crr xv1-.NrynNry1s
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
omS W. NV HIs
L. ~ .a.it''aiion W nc p"Pe. nso.
s,,I,,,;, 60 rs n,,io ~ ,a,.to aa,;' %
SUBMIT 10 Tue people tHe question oi cains u Eva
vention to revise the constitution; TINS Article
vas III '"'sNn'e 'He Naine III 'ne o'u Oo"'"'"u'"
... .... ARTICLE XYII-sCHEDULE. .r.T.
Sections !, 9, 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 forfoitnres, recogniznnces,
etc., and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
of6ce-GovernOr, $4,000 Secretary ofStatc Con.
troler and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, 81 900; Attorney General, SO, 500; Su.
perintendent of Public instruction, 50 600: each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 600 members of
the Legislature So per day and 40 cents per mile
each Way 80.
Section establishes the following apportiou
ment of the Legislature until otbrrvise providcd
by law: Storey county Senators % Assembly,
men; Douglas county, / Senator, . AsSmblymen.
Esmeralda county. ) Senators 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Humboldt comfy Senatnrs q Asssm6j,men
Lander countv oSenators aA,sc,nhIvn'nn! 7 rn,,
county. / senator, 2 AssemhIymen. Won -! ."d %
Churchill counties. / Srnntor aintIv. Gbn-o hi
comfy i A SseInblynon W. o,,s. S S..i
Asa mhlvman ormsbr .ornt,, senalor
Assennhivn1en washnn a:y IDouy, : oehat1ih "
ators 2 ssen,hIvmon 'l'No'op eD'uu'ieS' : seh'
- Snn,,o,, = sno,;as. ~. u,,.<,n
The S,a,a nro"JaJ soid vi 'ne terInory 10
tarfara ,,,,b .h SS;,o'a.I Sson S spa moi IN
- So SSo1tONV dutuOElZCu ny
Sac,ion q ,rov;dos ,h,. a.. s.-,.-o
shall hold mi ,be Tn.sda,, ~. e.a.e olieelS
in .Tannnry 1877 "'e' Inc n'S' Ahonuay
Sao,ioao nSn,.;do. a.. A.
JroIv fdr nng AMI sh inc senators unsolicited
ont the dav after The oenaroi Ja. going
the ether half two vsoss Ia.as pnp in ieoo' ana
Sect;ors m nnJIi ,rns;do Co.
san,e nile resn"rtino ssennbItn ~ out the
SECTION 10 make Nh. f,r,t .sss;on aloha ou,.,.
,ure Commence ON the SECOND Mondav ~ Eans.n
her next the second on Inc first Mondo,, ~ 1a.
nary. 1863 succeeding sessions IN he bsId h,onni
u 49, tcoo .5 neseLons W pe ueia olehnl@